Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-12-17
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, Monday, Dee. s, 1853
sen ATE.

SENATE.
On the call of TIE roll fifty senators answered t.
the VI names. The oath was administered to Mr.
Bates of Delaware.
{ The credentials nr Mossrs Ward of Texas an,
Clingman of North Carolina. presented.
! ON motion of Mr. Gwin of California the Hous,
was notified that the Senate is now ready to pro
coed to business.
On motion of Mr.. Allen of r. l., a committc,
WIS appointed tolwait on the President and inform
him that the Senate is ready for business.
! Mr.. Mason of Va. gave notice that he would cal
up on Tuesday the case of the Spanish schooner
Amistad.
Messrs. Seward of New York, Fcsscndcu OF
Maine and Others objected to this claim being slip
gled out and Mr.. Seward called for n vote on she
question. Permission was accorded by yeas "a
nays Ia.
At the conclusion of the reading Of the message,
Mr.. Bglcr Of Pa moved that q, 600 extra copies
If it be printed.
/ Mr.. Hale of n. II. said il the President had con-
fined himself to an exposition o: the relations OF
the country, he would not have taken this opportu-
nifty to make comments; but he had abused his con-
stitutiona pserogative, and gone out ofhis way to
interpolate history Of Kansas, not in accordance
with the truth of history. He (IIale) did agree
fervently in the Presidents gratitude that Provi-
dence had interposed at a critical juneture in
affairs Nay, the teachings of Providence had
been brought to the Presidents own State and
town ami, like Job. tine good man tetlS the
stripes, yet blesseth the rod
He (liale) rejoced that the foreign affairs were
in SO satisfactory a condition. but he had expect
ed that the President would have enlightened the
country to the state of the relations with Aus
tria, and why it was new minister had to be sent
there so Immediately after the Pennsylvania elect
ion. Even as the English maiden, Florence
Nightingale. with plastic hand oftemale affection
tended the wounded here we have the President
in similar character, lowering about the battle
field, to pick up the wounded and send tden 10
the Austrian hospital for recovery Mr.. Hale then
went into further remarks on Kansas affairs the
Amistad case. etc. and defended his party from
the charge of being agitators. Adjourned.
The Senators present 10 day werc-Mcssrs. Al
len. Bigler Bright Brodericl. Bell, Brown, Cam
cron, Chandler Clark, Clay Clingman, Collamer.
Davis Durkee Dixon, Doolittle Fessenden, Fitch. |
fitzpatrick. Foot. Foster. urccn, Gwin. Hale Ham
mond, Hunter, Harlan, lyerson. Jones. Kennedy,
King, Mason, Pearce Polk, Rice Read. Seward !
Shields, Simmons Slidel, Sturrt, Thompson Of
Ky, Thompson Of y. j., Trumbull, Wade, Ward, |
Wilson, Wright.
The galleries Of the House were crowded while t
the members stood in confused groups loudly talk
ing, aud appearing t. be in fine humor.
At noon, the Speaker called the House 10 order. I
when a prayer was offered
The roll was then called and about two hundred
members responded to their names.
Gu motion of Mr. Florence Of Pennsy lvania res |
olution was adopted appointing committee, in
conjunction with tina. OF the Senate to wait the
President and inform him that quorum in both I
Houses had assembled and were ready to receive /
any communication he mi sht be pleased to make
The daily hour Of meeting was then fixed at II
o'clock.
A proposition here made to select seats
This occasioned much confusion and it was finally
adopted. Every seat was vacated, and selections
were made by each member as his name, on pieces
of paper, was drawn from the box.
Mr.. Grow of Pa introduced bill to amend the
act establishing the Court of Claims so as to per-
nit creditors to in the District Courts of the
United States.
Mr. Curtis Of Iowa introduced bill for the con-
struction of Central Pacific Railroad
Mr.. Dewart of Pa. asked leave to introduce
resolution instructing the Committee on Ways and
Means to report bill increasing the duty on coal
and iron and at the request of several gentlemen,
included lead, sugar and such other articles as
need protection against foreign competition. OBJ
lection made.
Mr.. Dewart moved suspension of the rules
negatived l02 against -, two-thir1s vote being
required.