Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-12-13
THURSDAY, December 10.

SENATE MIR. johnson, Of Tenn g., introduced q
Joint resolution proposing to the States Of the
Union: IN accordance with the provisions Of the
Constitution, several amendments to that instru
ment. One amendment provides that the Sena.
tors shall be chosen by the people of the several
states another to limit the term Of the Judges OF
the Supreme Court and other United States Jud oes
to twelve years, ne-third to be changed every
fourth year; and that said Judges be chosen one.
half from the slaveholding and one half from the
non.slaveholding States; and that the President
OF the United States be alternately chosen from
the free and the slave States
He likewise proposed certain compromise reso.
lutions In relation to the fugitive slave law slave
representation In the Federal @ Government
The resolutions We're laid over under the rule
Some private bills were called up and passed
Mr.. lverson called up a bill providing for car.
Tying Into effect certain treaty stipulatons with
Considerable time was occupied In discussing
an amendment Of no general interest.
HousE.-The Speaker laid before the House
copies OF the Treasurer's account with the United
states for the third and fourth quarters of the
year 1852 and the FIRST and second quarters of the
year 1850, as adjusted by the accounting orcers of
be printed.
Mr. Hughes, of Ind was appointed on the
e, excused yesterday.
Mr. Morris. Of III, offered the following rsso-
Rs.o.ssd. sytas Hos.s Of Rsprs,snta,ivss, That
Union TO our collective and Individual happiness
and we cherish cordial, habitual, and Immcya,
BILE attachment to II. That we will SPEAK of IL a,
the Palladium Of our political safety and proane.
ritY. That we will watch Its preser tion Win
jealous anxiety. That we will discountenancc
whatever may suggest even susp' cion that N "a
In any event be abandoned; and that we will in.
dignantly frown down any attempt to aien,at.
any portion OF our country from the rest or I'm.
veigle the sacred ties which now bind together
the various parts.
md further, that we have seen nothing in IN.
election Of Abraham Lincoln to the Presidency al
the United States, or any other existing cause m
justify dissolution. And that we regard ~
perpetuity az Of more value than the teinporarv
triumph OF any party, or any man; and that an y
defects under IL ought to be corrected within ths
Union In peaceful and constitutional wav- That
we believe IL has sufficient power to redress every
wrong and enforce every right, growing out ~
us organization, or pertaining to It's proper func-
lions; and that IL Is the patriotic duty 10 stand nv
as our hope In peace and our defense In war.
MI Curry, Of Ala.-I object TO the resolution.
unless II L proposed to refer It to the committee
Mr.. Morris stated that he had not the s,iobtss,
ioea in the world OF having the resolution referred
40 20 'ne committee He wanted to get an imme-
q. Curry objected to ih confederation.
The Treasury note bill was passed with an. ~,
TWO amendments Of the Senate
The House then resumed the conside,.tso,, ~
me Dill reported yesterday proposing to grant al.
ternate sections Of land fof railroad nurne.e.
twas being considered az we went to press.