The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-03-12
SENATE.
SPECIAL SESSION.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH III, 1857.

WEDNESDAY MARCH ii, 1857.
Mr. RUSk sshed leave to withdraw from the lilies OF the
Senate the petition of William A. Cameron praying the
Of an act for the settlement of the claims OF John
Denman and George Townley of New Jersey, for cattle
furnished by them for the use OF tue army Ia tne
tion.ry war; which was agreed to-
Mr KENNEDY asked leave to withdraw from 'ne mes
OF tbe Senate the petition and papers of Samuel W. Le-
compte; which was agreed to.
RESOLUTIONS SUBMITTED.
Mr. WILSON submitted the following resolutions; which
lie over until tomorrow, under the rule;
Reoe That the Postmaster General be directed to fur
nsh the Senate at early day as practicable VIII copies
Office Department. authorizing 70 neglect OF
refuse to deliver letters to parties entitled to the "n
esoped further That he be also directed to furnish the
Senate with copies of the following named letters v
letter from the First Assistant Postmaster General under
date August 1885, addressed to the postmaster at San
Francisco letter from the same officer, and under the
cisco also the letters to which the commun
in repy and in addition thereto copies OF the
been held since july 1885, between
the Office Department and the postmaster and assistant
of San Francisco in relation 70 the course
sued by the Post authorities towards the Penny Post
Company of California.
Mr.. BENJAMIN submitted the following resolution; ;
which lies until tomorrow, under the rule;
esved That the Secretary of the Senate obtain for the
use of the Senate the reporter Of the decisions OF the
supreme Court twenty thousand copies Of the opinion Of
the judges Of the Supreme Court in the case OF Dred Scott
tract from the forthcoming volume reports OF the de-
cisons of that during December term 1856 and
that the be paid for out OF the contingent fund OF the
Senate Mt exceeding fifteen per hundred
pages Provided The shall be delivered stitched with
paper covers, in pamphlet form.
oAMERos's ELEcTIos.
Mr. BENJAMIN, from the Committee on the Judiciary
whom referred the protest of certain members OF the
and house Of representatives of the State OF Penn
sylvana alleging certain irregularities end iegnes IN
the election Of the Hon. Simon Cameron senator from
that State submitted elaborate report in writing upon
the subject From this report 1t appears that the GROUNDS
of the prottst arers that there was not concurrent
majority Of each house in favor OF the candidate declared
TO be elected second that the senate Of Pennsylvania did
not comply with the requirements OF the State laws by
appointing teller and making nominations, &c at least
one day previous the meeting of The joint onvenon
and third proesans charge that the ection OF the
said Simon Cameron was procured, they informed
and believe by corrupt and Unlawful means, influencing
the action and votes certain members Of the house Of
Representatives Of this State and they request that in
vestgation be ordered by the Senate only into the
regularity of the said election but into the charges which
they present in order that opportunity may be afforded
of submitting the proof upon which they rest
la relation the first two grounds of protest. the com
mittFe unanimously Of opinion that no facts are pre-
sented tending in the slightest degree impair The validity
the election OF Mr. Cameron and proceed 10 state the ea
for that opinion In regard the third charge the com
mittee regard the allegation as entirely TOO vague aud inde
mite Justify such accommodation as the protesanssk
as not single fact nor detailed basis for
legged to be corrupt and unlawful nor the tme place
manner Of using them set FORTH is II even alleged
that the sitting member participated in the use OF such cer'