New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-03-21
United states senate---<peciaI ses,Ion.

WASHINGTON, March IS, 1s57--Mr. S1ideiI submit
ted the following resolution for consideration
Resoloed, That the clerks of those committees
which have been discontinued shall be entitled to
ment of the Senate at six dollars per day.
Mr.. Jones. Of Iowa, submitted the following reso-
luton for consideration:
Resored, That the editors Of the National Intelli-
gencer and Washington Union be paid at the rate of
four dollars and fifty cents column for publishing in
their respective papers the debates and proceedings
Of the Senate during the late session.
Mr. Reid submitted the following resolution; which
was considered by unanimous consent, and agreed to-
Resored, That the Secretary Of War be requested
to furnish the Senate at the commencement Of the
next session of Congress estimate of the necessary
appropriation to erect a Fort at New Inlet, North
Carolina f
On motion by Mr. Wilson, the Senate proceeded to
the consideration of the following resolutions, which
be submitted several days since
Resoired, That the Postmaster General be directed
to furnish the Senate at early day as practicable
with copies OF any instructions which may have been
issued by the Post Office Department, authorising
posmasters to neglect to refuse to deliver letters
to parties entitled to the same, with view to exact
more than the lawful postage.
Resotred further, That he be also directed to fur
nish the Senate with copies of the following named
letters VIZ letter from the First Assistant Post
Master General, under date Of August I6, 1856 ad.
dressed to Master of San Francisco; letter
from the same officer and under the same date, adj
dressed to Henry L. Goodwin, of San Francisco also
Tue lelers 70 Wnlcn tne above named communications
were in reply and, in addition thereto copies of the
correspondence that has been held since July 1856
between the Post-O Office Department and the Post
Master and Assistant Postmaster of San Francisco
in relation to the pursued by the Post Office
authorities towards the Penny Post Company of Cali
fornia. sza g'..s,.
Mr.. Rusk moved to strike out the first resolution as
it seemed to imply that orders had been issued by the
Post Office Department which were contrary to law.
Wilson expressed his willingness to accept any
modification of the language that might be suggested.
He certainly had intention Of casting any reflection
Oh that department.
Mr.. Mason said that there was great necessity for
executive session, and moved to lay the resolution
on the table for that purpose. I
The motion was agreed to.
Mr.. Benjamin rose to question of privilege. He
desired before going into executive session. that the
Senate should dispose of the report Of the Committee
on the Judiciary, in relation to the right Of Hon.
Simon Cameron to his seat. The committee merely
asked to be discharged from the further consideration
of the subject. :. -
The question being taken on the resolution, it was
agreed to, and the committee accordingly dis
charged from the further consideration of the subject
the consideration of executive business but yielded
the floor to allow Mr.. Toombs to make report. with
the understanding that if debate arose the subject
should be laid aside. - v
E Mr. Foot asked and obtained leave to withdraw the
resolution which he submitted the other day declaring
Mr. Cameron entitled to his seat. h
After long debate upon the contested election
of Hon. G. N. Fitch and Hon. Jesse D. Brights
of Indiana, the Senate went into executive session.
and soon after adjourned.