Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-12-10
xxxVrH coNGRESS-sECoND SESSION
81 Mondays Proceedings.
WAsnINoToN, Dec. 8

Mondays iroceedings.
WAsHINaToN, Dec. 6.
Senate.4-lrifty Senators answered the
roll call The cath of Office was admins
tered to M. w. Bates. and took his seat as
Senator from Delaware.
The credentials of Matt Ward Of Texas
and Thos Clingman Of N O. were presen-
ted on motion of Mr. Gwin of California.
The House was notified that che SEN
ate was ready to.proeeod to business.
On motion Of Mr.. Allen committee
was appointed to wait on the President.
Mr. Mason gave notice that he would,
on Tuesday, call up the case of the Span
fsh schooner Armistead
Messers Sewart, Fessenden, and others
objected that this claim should be sing
led out and Sewart called for vote on the
subject, which stood->yeas "a, nays 10
AT ten minutes before two O'Clock, the
message from the President was received
and the reading oft commenced.
When the message was read, Mr.. Big
Ter, of Pa, moved that 10000, extra cop
les be printed.
Mr. Hale, of N. H., said that, if the
President had confined himself to an ex-
position of the relations of the country,
he would not have taken this opportunity
to make comments, but the President had
abused his constitutional prerogative and
gone out of his way to interpolate his
tory of Kansas not in accordance with the
truth of history He did agree, most
fervently, in the Presidents gratitude that
Providence had interposed at critical
juncture in our affairs; nay, the teaching
of Providence had been brought to the
Presidents own State and town, and, like
Job, the good man, he feels the stripes vet
blesseth the rod
Mr. Hale rejoiced that our foreign affairs
are so satisfactory, but he had expected
the President would have enlightened the
country as to the state of our relations
with Austria, which required new minis
ter to be sent to Immediately after the
Pennsylvania election. Even as the Eng
lish maiden, Florence Nightingale, who,
with the plastic hand of female affection
tended the wounded, here we have the
President, in similar character, lowering
about the battle field to pick up the
wounded and send them to the Australian
hospital for recovery.
Mr.. Hale then went into further remarks
on the subject of Kansas, the Armistead
case, &C., and defended his party from the
charge of being agitators. s.
The motion of Mr.. Bgler was adopted
Mr.. Gwin, of California gave notice that
he would bring up the Pacific railroad bill
tomorrow. The Senate then adjourned
House.--About 200 members responded
to their names.
On motion of Mr.. Florence a resolution
was adopted appointing a committee in
conjunction with that from the Senate, to
wait on the President and inform him that
the two houses were ready to receive his
message.
A drawing for seats was then had
Mr.. Grow, of Pennsylvania INTRODUCED a
bill to amend the act of establishing the
Conrt of Claims so as to permit creditors to
sue in the District Court of the U. States.
Mr. Curtis, ofIowa introduced bill for
the construction of a Central Pacific rail
road.
Mr. Dewart, of Pa, asked leave to intro
duce resolution instructing the Commit
tee OF ways and Means to report bill in
creasing the duty on coal and iron, and at
the request of several gentlemen, included
lead, sugar, and such other artielesas need
protection against foreign competition.
Objection being made, Mr. Dewart moved
a suspension of the rules, which was mega
tived two thirds being required yeas 102
nays 81.
The Speaker was authorized to appoint
the various standing committees.
Mr.. Florence, of Pa, from the select
committee appointed to wait upon the
President, reported that the latter would
Immediately communicate his message.
The message was received, and the rea-
ding commenced about 2 O'Clock. et
On motion, the Presidents message was
referred to the Committee of the Whole on
the state of the Union, and ordered to be
printed. Adjourned