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be printed. Now, as this was subject OF general
interest, and he was convinced that there would be
very extensive call for circulation of that docu
ment, be would move that FIVE thousand additional
copies be printed for the use Of the Senate which
motion was referred to the Committe on Printing.
Mr.. Sidell would call up something personal,
and which might hereafter involve question of
privilege. He had that morning received a tele-
graphic dispatch frow New Orleans correcting
statement purportlng TO have been received from
the Associated Press, to the effect that " Senator
Slidell had charged, on the floor Of the Senate,
President Buchanan with fmbecilitY, inputing to
him the cause of the present troubles, and the au-
tho ship Of the present criss.o He need scarcely
say that there was not shadow of foundation for
the statement as he had never opened his lips in
any manner on the present condition of affairs in
the country, in or out of the Senate. He would
like to know how, when, and where this base fab
rication originated, and unless some satisfactory
explanation was made by the reporter Of the As
sociated Press, he would feel bound to move for
his expulsion from the reporters gallery of the
Senate. He alluded also to another statement sent
over the wires that his colleague was about TO
make Union speech. He was aware that gentle
men connected with the press, in their zeal to OBJ
tain information, might be sometimes misled while
others perhaps might be prone to fabricate state
ments to suit their own particular views What
ever may have been the motive, unless some satis-
factory explanation was afforded, and that prompt
ly, he should pursue the course indicated by him.
and move for the expulsion of the offending re-
porter.
7. dWln also caie0 the atteltl0n OF the Senate
to statement that had been sent from this city
associating his (Mr. G.'s) name with that of the
honorable Senator from Louisiana, as having had
an angry controversy with the President, and that
he had expressed like opinion of one President.
That was wholly untrue. No such opinion had ever
been expressed by him, nor was likely to be. He
would not have mentioned the subject had not the
Senator from Louisiana seen fit to bring it before
the Senate.
The Senate then resumed the consideration Of
the joint resolution introduced by Mr.. Johnson, of
Tennessee, proposing amendments to the Constitu-
ton of the United States, and after long debate
adjourned.
House. Mr.. Otero, of New Mexico, introduced
bill to provide for the completion of military roads
in the Territory of New Mexico.
Mr.. Sherman, from the Committee of Ways and
Means, reported bill making appropriations to
supply deficiencies In former appropriations for
various contingent expenses of the Government.
Also, bill making appropriations for the Legis-
lative, Executive and Judicial expenses of the
Government for the fiscal year ending June, 1862.
Both of these bills were referred to the Commit
tee of the Whole on the state of the Union.
On motion of Mr.. Sherman, the House then went
into Committee Of the Whole (Mr. Bocock in the
ehair.)
The committee first proceeded to consider the
bill making appropriations to supply deficiencies
in former appropriations for various contingent
expenses of the Government; which having been
amended in several particulars
MIR. Sherman proposed further to amend it, by
instruction of the Committee of Ways and Means,
by inserting item appropriating the sum Of nine
hundred thousand dollars to enable the President
to carry into effect the act Of Congress Of 1919,
and any subsequent act or acts for the suppression
Of the African slave trade.
The vote was then taken on Mr.. Burnett's
amendment to reduce the sum to $450, 900, and it
was rejec ed.
The committee then rose and reported the bill
to the House with amendments, which were con-
CURED in by the House, and the bill passed. Yeas
Ito, nays go.
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introduced the following resolution:
Res0lUed, the Senate concnrring, That when the
House adjourn tomorrow it will adjourn to NEE
on the 7th day Of January, 1851.
The question being put this resolution was neg
atived by q vote of 94 to SO.
The House then adjourned. @