The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-03-10
CONGRESSIONAL.
called Executive session.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH ., 1859.


SENATE.
The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a com
muncation from the Department OF War made IN
pliance with resolution Of the 7h inst calling for in
tormationas 70 whether Sharpes rifle carbine Is
ployed In amng the mounted troops OF the United
States army &ci which read, laid the table,
Printing
Mr. FITCH, from the Committee ON Printing, reported
in favor of printing the usual number of the correspond
ence between Commander Footo and his exeelency Q.
A. Biundeil, relative TO the ship "Henrieta Maria =
which ooncurred in.
On motion by Mr.. COLLAMER
Rol That the Postmaster hereby requested
near possible in the report
Post once Department letters consigned
letter Office during The fiscal year and what further gaon
cesr 70 diminish The number Of such letters TO provide for their
return 10 the writers thereof
Mr. SEWARD submitted the following resolution for
consideration
lures no, ordered oy The senate . be printed be returned 70 Che 10
such restrictions as The Secretary may
Mr. GREEN objected to its present consideration and
it lies under the rule.
Mr.. CLAY submitted the following resolution and
asked its present consideration
RESOLVED That the President requested
communicate 70 the Senate all the information his going
90 show the amount OF money expended by the OF the
United States directly indirectly, Of recapured Af
sent 10 Liberia the OF tho act Of Sd March, 1872
and IN pursuance Of said act and what such
has been applied any aid of the colony republic Of Ib
and in what manner and at what time also whether
agents for receiving the eeapred Africans has have been
with tbe Colonization Society the quantities all
furnished 70 said colony for the benefit Of the cpyes and
the military and object
annual estimated of maintaining the eighty guns
under the treaty Washington for the suppression Of the slave
trade the coast Of Africa tho number Of deaths OF officers and
men while In said service and the whole number Africans
tured and restored.
Mr. GREEN objected to its consideration and it lies
under the rule.
Mr. TRUMBULL rose TO make the statement which he
commenced yesterday but had forbore to press in
sequence of the senator from North Carolina Mr. CLING
MAN not being in his seat That senator being present
he would now proceed
Mr. JOHNSON, of Arkansas, to point OF order,
ntimatng that if the senator allowed to proceed
his remarks must lead to protracted discussion The
point raised was that nothing before the Senate
the senator could not be allowed to proceed unless by
unanimous consent of the Senate
This motion led to discussion, which parti-
cipated in by Messrs. TRUMBULI, JOHNSON Of Arkan-
sas, HUNTER, IVERbON, WADE MALLORY, KING,
and Others points of order being also raised by Mess
INVERSION, HUNTER and MALLORY when the Chair
said it would submit the question TO the sense OF the
Senate.
Mr. MALLORY moved that the Senate proceed to. the
consideration of executive business
Mr. TRUMBtLb raised point of order in turn, which
that motion to go into executive business not
in order to supersede his right to the floor.
The CHAIR decided the motion of Mr. MALLORY to be
in order.
Mr.. TRUMBuLL would not appeal from the decision,
but would content himself with calling for the yeas and
nays the motion
The question having been taken, il decided in the
affirmative by the fol- wing VOTE and the galleries
cleared
YEAS Messrs Bayerd Bcamm, Bger, Bragg, Bright Brown
Iycrson johnson Raus johnson d Tenuesaec Kennedy Lane
Mallory Mlson Mich on, POWELL Rice Salisbury Sebastian and
NAysscssrs Anthony Bingham Chandler oolaner Dooll,c
Foot Foster Crime Hale King Seward simmons Trunbuli Wade
AT half past two the doors rcopened and MIR Sc
BASTIAN called up the report made by him in legislative
session in relation to allowing the proceeds of the sales
such public lands have been sold by the United States
the LIST day of January last deducting herefrom the
cost of survey and SALE with all proper expenditures
der the 18th article OF the treaty of June 1855 with the
Choctaw and Chckasaw Indians which, having been
amended, agreed to.
Mr.. RICE moved that n committee of two members be
appointed to wait the President and inform him that
unless he may have any further communications to make
the Senate having finished the business before it, is
ready to adjourn.
The VICE PRESIDENT appointed Mr. RICE and Mr.
CHANDLER the committee for this purpose
The following message received from the President
of the United States:
"75 he Senate ellie United Staes:
1t has become my sad duty to announce to the Sen
ate the death Of Hon. AARON " BRowN, late Postmas-
ter General at his residence in this city yesterday
morning at twenty minutes past nine o'clock.
g The death of this distinguished public officer, espe-
Oay at the present moment, when his eminent services
are so much needed is great loss TO his country He
able, honest, and ndefatgabe in the discharge of
his high and responsible duties, whilst his benevolent
heart and his kind department endeared him to all who
approached him.
''Submittng, as do, with humble resignation to the
viii of Divine Providence in this canmtous dspensaton,
shall ever cherish his memory with aectonae regard
JAMES BUCHANAN
WASHINGTON, March g. 1852
Mr.. NICHOLSON then addressed the Senate in feel
ing and appropriate the melancholy event of
the death just announced by the President and closed
by offering the following resolutions which were unani
mously agreed to
Resoire impressed with profound the
the Hon BRowS
the which
melancholy boen by The President.
Reod That the Senate win attend body the cbsegn Of the
dead member of the cabinet tho Hon Aaran Brown aud that
be appointed % make arrangements for the funeral
Re That the senate wa so into mourning by wearing Grape
the eft for thirty days
Rsole That copy these resolutions be laid before the Pres
dent OF the United STATES
esoIus Tha, consideration dispensation
Senate do adjourn.
The Senate adjourned TO meet at two o'clock to-
morrow.
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