The national Republican., 1861-12-17
THIRTY-sEVENTH CONGRESS-,
SECOND SESSION.
IN SENATE.
MONDAY, DrcsxBER le, 1851.

MEMORIALS. -. ~
The following memorials we're received and
referred.
BY Mr.. KING From the Chamber Of Com.
merce Of New York. asking that the Unit d
States Assay Office Of that city, have conferred
upon il the privilege Of carrying, into the NJ
tional army such portion of gold and silver
bullion as may b. deposited with the treasurer,
At New York for that purpose. s.... ,
By Mr.. HARRIS From the Board Of Dele
gates of American Israelites, asking amend
msut Of law. making Determinations against
professors of the Jewish faith.
BY Mr.. CARLILE. From John Brsnnan,
asking compensation for services as Librarian
of the Department Of State.
By Mr.. GRIMES: From citizens of Iowa.
asking modification Of law prohibiting assign
ment of Jewish chaplains to the army.
From citizens Of Iowa, asking for the aboli
ton Of slavery.
BY Mr.. SUMNER: From citizens of New
York, asking confscation Of slaves Of rebels.
From citizens Of Boston, asking the abolish
ing of prohibition against Jewish chaplains.
From citizens of Philadelphia, asking conH,
cation of slaves of rebels.
BY Mr.,WILSON From J. W. Beckman, Of
New York, asking for law for the proper
management of remittances from soldiers to
their families.
By Mr.. SALISBURY: From Hagen N. Sol.
omon, asking indemnify for money advanced
by his father to the Government during the
revolutionary war.
By Mr.. CHANDLER: From citizens Of Mich
igan, asking provision for an exchange Of pris
oners.
From the Executive Board of the Michigan
Conference, asking authority for the President
TO proclaim the freedom Of the slav IS In the
United States.
Mr.. TEN BYCK submitted resolution de.
claring 1t the object Of the Administration to
sustain tn" Union and uphold the Constitution
In the conduct Of the war against rebellion.
Laid over and ordered to be printed.
On motion OF Mr.. HALE,
Resolped, That the Committee on Military
Affairs be instructed to inquire into the 'expe.
diency and propriety of establish ing by law a
u, form mode of dealing with the slaves OF
rebels escaping from their masters, as to, or
taken rs prisoners by, the army.
On motion of MIR. LANE, of Indiana,
Resoloed, That the Committee on the Judi.
ciary be instructed to inquire into the exped.
ency prohibiting by law all the aiders and
abettors of the present wicked rebellion from
bringing suits for the collection of debts in any
Of the courts of the United States, and to report
by bill or otherwise.
On motion OF Mr. HALE,
Resolued, That the Committee on Naval AZ.
fairs he instructed to inquire into the expedi.
ency and propriety Of dividing among the 10y al
which would have been distributed to disloya al
officers, but which has been withdrawn on &C.
count OF their disloyalty.
On motion Of Mr. SUMNER, q resolution was
passed relative to the securing Of patents by
person of African descent.
Ou motion of Mr.. HOWE, resolution was
agreed to, making inquiry relative to the escape
Of the pirate Sumter from Port Royal on the
Path of November last.
RESOLUTION TO ExPEL SENATOR.
Mr.. WILKINSON offered resolution for the
expulsion Of Hon. J. d. Bright for completely
With rebellion, aud read letter from the Sen
ator to Jeff .rson DAYS, introducing a Mr.
Lincoln, inventor OF an Improvement in fire.
arms
Mr.. BRIGHT explained, asking the reading
of letter Of explanation heretofore published
and complaining bitterly Of newspaper criti.
cism.
On motion Of Mr.. COwAN, the resolution
Was referred 10 the Committee on the Judi
ciary,
TRUMBULL's RESOLUTION.
Nj. Trumbull's resolution of inq uiry relative
to arrests of prisons in loyal States, being th+
order for the afternoon,
Mr.. DIXON opposed It as implying a cen
sure upon the Executive, who had erred, II a.
all, on the side of lenity.
Mr.. TRUMBULL deemed the policy of such
arrests, by the click of the telegraph, as with
ont warrant, unconstitutional, and tyrannical.
The debate was continued, with much spirit
at great length by Messrs. Wilson, Haze, Ken,
nedy, Pearce, Bayard, Doolittle, Latham, FEES
senden, and Browning and referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary-yeas 25, nays II
as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Anthony, Browning, Chan
dler, Clark, Collamer, Cowan, Dixon, Doolittle
Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Harris, Howe, John
son of Tennessee, King, Lane of Indiana, Nor
r, POmeroy, Rice, Sherman, Simmons, Sum
ner, Ten Eyck, Wade, and WlsOn-25.
NAYS Messrs. Bayard, Bright, Carlile
Grimes, Hale, Harlan, Kennedy, Latham, Nc
Douga, Nesmith, Pearce, Powell, Salisbury
Thomson, TrumbulI, Wilkinson, and Willey-l7
The Senate went into executive session