New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-12-28
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btNAfE-Ihe Secretary called the Senate and
read letter to him from the Hon W. B. King request
ing him to lay before senste his resignation pre-
siding officer We -
The letter Of resignation was in the following words
Senators-The feeble state Of my health renders
unable to discharge the duties Of President pro tr Ac
cept beg yon my resignation Of the honorable position
in which you have, with 30 much unanmity placed me
In taking leave Of YOU Senator'S permit to express
grateful Acknowledgements for uniform personal
to give me in my srts to order and enforce the
parliamentary law. May mereiful Providence pre-
to each of you the greatest Of all earthly blessings
health. .4.
With the highest respect and esteem an your obedi
Mr. Butler said his colleague, Mr. De saussure, was
present and in pursuance precedent moved that the
oath Of Office be administered to him by the Hon John
Davis Agreed and theoath Of ofce administered
to Mr.. De Saussure by Mr.. Davis
Mr. Bright submitted resolution appointing the Hon
R. Atchison President tsmpore Agreed to unani-
mously.
Mr. Atchison took the chair and said
Senators-Permit me to return to you my thanks for
honor you have again conferred upon and at the
other member Of the Senate the which has
duced the necessity for the election Of presiding officer
It this time cannot expect-indeed I would be vain
to this body the degree of satisfaction presiding
officer that my predecessor has rendered But itmeg
not be in bad taste for to say that pledge myself 81
least such presiding officer to act with impartiay
ward all.
thanks of the Senate to the Hon wilam R. King for
the dignity courtesy with which he had discharged
the duties of the chair and expressing the regret of the
Senate at his continued illness Adopted unanimously.
Secretary was directed inform the President of
the United States and the House of Representatives Of
the election of the Hon.. D. R. Atchison MS President pro
| tempore Of the Senate ye
| A large number of petitions were presented.
Mr. Shields submitted resolution which WAS adopted
the erection Of the lunatc asylum in the District
OF Columbia-whether site has been purchased, where
and for how much, etc -
On motion of MI Gwin ten thousand copies of the ad
dresses made in Congress upon Mr. Websters death
ordered to be printed
After variety Of unimportant business the Kentucky
| contested election taken mp.
Mr. Douglas addressed the Senate in opposition to the
| validity OF Mr.. Dixon's election.
| Mr.. Cass and Mr. Mason followed, expressing smilal
| views. z
Messrs Seward and Rusk supported Mr. D1on's claim
A The question was than taken the resolution de
claring Mr. Dixon duly elected Senator and entitled
the seat and was decided in the affnfatiyt yeas
| mays 16 as follows.
4 Reas-Messrs Adams, Atchison, Badger Bell, Brooke
Butler, Chase Clarke, Cooper Davis, Dawson Dodge
Iowa Fish aeyer Hale Jones of Tennessee Miller. Nor
ton. Pearce, Rusk, Seward Smith, spruance, Sumner
| Underwood, Upham, Wade-N.
| Nays-Messrs. Bayard, Borland, Bright, Bradbury
Cass Cathcar Desaussure Dodge Of Wisconsin, Douglas
/ Downs Fech Gwn, Mason, Norris, Toucey, Weller-l6
The Senate then adjourned
HousE RErKEsErrArwEs.-Mr Brown, of Mississip
moved that the rules of the House be suspended to
able him to submit resolution for establishing Commit
tee of Claims to consist of fifteen members. He ex
planned his views and the objections he had to board
commissioners The duty OF the committee would h
rate claim, the House finally to determine.
| Mr.. Sweetser Of Ohio considered it an important
proposition and said he opposed to throwing any
additional difficulties in the way Of settling claims,
giving facilities for passing frivolous claims He ir
favor Of throwing open the courts Of Law to the decision
| of claims
| Mr. Stephens of Georgia saw objection to the
utou every member would still have the power Of de-
Gliding on claims; he thought if claims to be set
tied by courts Of justice. that ures would give mon
| that Congress would not grant a
Mr. Cleveland, Of Conn, opposed the resolution. ant
satisfied that if members would attend to the
siderution of claims on Fridays and Saturdays, they
| would all be disposed of .s 4g.l7l.,. ~
Mr. Stuart, Of Mich. expressed his for oppo
sing the resolution, the practical operation Of whCt
would defeat the object which the gentleman frou
Mississippi had in view the effect would be to get tht
| House into difficulty and work injustice AZ respec
| claimants.
MIR Campbell of Ill., was in favor of the resolution bu
great difficulty in the COMMITTEES having an opportu
nifty to report.
Mr. Freeman, of Miss. moved that committee he ap
pointed to inquire into the expediency of referring
claims to the district courts and to report by bill
| otherwise. s ..f
Several other gentlemen having expressed themselve
for and against the BILL tellers appointed th
amendment, which negstived yeas 63, nsys. 49, su
Mr. Stuart moved that the resolution lie the table
and the yeas and nays having been ordered the motion
was nsgatived, yeas n, nays 30. s,.5,s-- .
The question then taken the original resolution
which was negatived, yeas "a. nays SO. g, IT,.
Mr. Ewing, of Ky, moved that it be referred to tn
Committee Judiciary to enquire into the expedienc
of amending the Constitution that electors for Presi
dent and Vice President be appointed for separate dis
trcts instead of entire States which agreed to.
| The House then adjourned g.