Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1857-03-21
SPECIAL SESSION OF TIE SENATE.
SATURDAY. MARcH IA

| SPECIAL SESSION OF TIE SENATE.
SATURDAY, MARCH IA.
The reading of the journal of the preceding day
spensed with and there were yery considerable efforts
ade the part of Senators to get p resolutions and to
ake up others.
Mr. THOMSON, of New Jersey, submitted the follow
hg resolution
tssored, That committee consisting of two members be
dnted to wait the President and Inform him that
lbs further communications to make the Senate is now
al to adjourn.
qune Senators objected to its consideration.
frol STUART rose to question of privilege. He
ent;o correct that portion of the journal stating that
! -. ientals Of the Hon. JESSE D. Bright had been
na'ill to the Committee ON the Judiciary.
Gus CHAIR That can be done by unanimous con-
H DIR. MASON said it was not so clcaro his mind that
be resolution offered by the Senatorrom New Jersey
within that class which could be objected to under
rule 1t certainly ought to be adopted, and that at
lce otherwise they might be supposed to be delinquent
courtesy to the President.
Mr. GW1N wished the time fixed for adjournment ex-
Aded later hour than one O'clock but would inter
BE no objection to the passage of the usual resolution
The resolution submitted by Mr.. THOMSON, of New
asey, then considered and agreed to, and Messrs
TOMsoN and CoLLAMER were appointed to wait on the
Pssident.
Mr. BRIGHT moved to correct so much of the report
ofhe Committee the Judiciary stated that his
"details before Them He was very certain they
hs never been referred to that committee.
II. SEWARD desired to say that since the subject
waup the other day. he had asked the reporters of the
See to refer to their notes. and had been informed by
th that the credentials Of the honorable Senator had
bea referred He remembered to have thrown out the
suggestion at that time that the of the honorable
Sdator rested the basis that of the other
.hoasrabla Senator from the State Of Indiana the
ae1entsHs of both should be referred. He was, how
ey not sure that he had made any motion the sub
c but presumed that the suggestion he had thrown out
had been generally acquesced in and that the Senator
from Illinois (Mr. TRUMBULL had modified his motion
to embrace both If the reference had not been
made he hoped there would be objection to its being
made now, and let the report of the Committee the
Judca be adopted and the Senators be allowed to take
TESTIMONY in their respective cases.
Mr.. bright contended that the whole investigation
to the protest in relation to his colleague and
not to himself His credentials still the files of
the Senate and consequently could not have been refer
red to the Committee the Judiciary. If, however it
the desire of any Senator to make that notion he
Mr. B. desired to be heard the subject, though he
had no disposition to delay the Senate.
MIR. SEWARD declined at this late hour to press the
motion; and the question was taken on Mr.. BRIGHT
motion, and it was agreed to.
REPORT ON THE CAMPAIGN IN THE CRIMEA.
Mr.. DAVIS submitted resolution directing the Com
ntee Printing to inquire into the proprety OF print
the report Capt McCleand the armies of Europe
AID the campaign of the Crimea and that FIVE thousand
extra copies be printed for distribution, &c.
Mr.. D. would like to have the resolution agreed to at
once 1t was the in effect that recently reported
adversely by the Committee Printing, mainly the
ground he had since learned from the chairman that
it was supposed to have been the commencement of
continuous work Such, however, not the fact this was
complete in ITSELF There three officers sent to the
seat OF who not to report board of commits
sion, but separately The report before them OF
peculiar interest and likely prove highly useful to the
militia service and to the army Capt McCelland while
abroad had studied the Russian language and has trans
lated some of their most valuable works into English
thus embodyng great deal of useful information in his
report This was the first book in langu ge giving
fccoun of the organization of the Russian army and
thdr mode of conducting campaign, and indeed he
might say that all the descriptions of the mos
grsphic kind, and the report was the whole,
the most interesting he had for my years. Capt
McClelland though young had had great experience
having served as an explorer distinguished as al
engineer and had laurels in battle that he hae
entered upon these duties with all 1.-THE prerequisite
VIII fh could be foun1 combined in AMI one individual
Uie resolution was agreed to, and THE Committee OF
Pfting subsequently reported in fay of the printing
apt OF 1000 extra copies for distrif which re
IN 40 so- following RESOLUTION, whic
warNgreed to:
Relped That the President be reoueed to cause to
laid before the Senate the first day ids session. tn
copies of papers called for by the resolution of the Senate
the 10th February 1857 including those communicated b.
the President the Sd instant all Their details as requir
ed IN said resolution also, detailed what par
ticuar vouchers therein referred were explained and
what form and manner explained whether " endorsement
the body of the vouchers and So what and which
OF Them or otherwise the vouchers and If So which
them and if in separate pieces of paper which of them
Also which of said vouchers if any bear evidences having
been altered amended after the had been signed
also specifying separately all explanations made subsequen
to the action of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs suc
mad As 'n0" 0s Sn0m sa'h Of sang explanations wa
PRESIDENT PRO TEN. OF THE SENATE.
NJ BRECKINRIDGE resigned the chair in order t,
allow the Senate to elect President pro tenn of tina
body
Mr.. FITZPATRICK moved that the Hon. THOMAS ]
RUsK be declared elected to that Office
Mr.. WILSON inquired if the rule to elect by ballo
was not Imperative if it ought not to be dispensed
with
The Senate then proceeded to ballot for a Presden
e when the whole number of votes polled was Al
necessary to choice "a, which resulted as follows:
For Mr. Rusk...... ...........................29
For Mr..
For MT Mason.... 4
scattering
Mr.. RusK, having received q majority of tie whole
number of votes given, was declared duly elected
Alabama, and ALLEN, of Rhode Island, from whence
he returned his thanks for the honor conferred upon and
confidence reposed in him in very brief but neat and
appropriate address, in which he said he would endeayor
to reque it by seeking to discharge the duties of the
chair with justice and impartiality
Mr.. SEWARD submitted the following, which was un-
animously agreed to:
hsoived That the thanks of the Senate unanimously
rendered the Hon. JOHN c. BREcKINRDGE the dignity
ability and mpartiaty with which he has discharged the
duty Of presiding officer of this body
Mr.. SLIDELL moved to take up the resolution SUBJ
mited by him yesterday in relation fixing the
Of certain clerks to standing committees to the
Senate.
The motion having been agreed to- several amendments
were offered which led to discussion when
Ar. MASON moved to lay the whole subject the
table pointing to the very brief space of time left for the
consideration of Executive business which motion