, 1861-12-10
NKrHTH CO6GRES--FlRST SESSION.
WA9MSGT0K, December G. 1851.
SENATE


SENATE
A number Of petitions vert presented and
referred to the appropriate committees. Sew
cral on the emancipation o. the slaves Of Tcb-
els were presented and referred to the Com
mlttee on the judiciary.
Mr. SUMNER Of Mass. presented reso-
luton that Ill memorials and papers on the
tiles Of the Senate relating to the recognition
OF Liberia and Hayti be taken from tile files
and referred to the Committee on Foreign AZ
fairs- Agreed to. !.
requesting the Marshal Of tue District to in
form the Senate By what authority lie keeps
slaves Of the District in jail, merely becauze
they are refractory. He said he had Visited
the jail and found number Of slavcs
OF the District, confined for no reason
only because their masters or mistresses
scrt them n there because they were re-
1ractory. The resolution was agreed to,
Nj. HALE,s resolution, directing the Judi
clary Committee to inquire into the expedien-
" ol abolaEhlng the present Supreme Court.
and 70 establish another, WAS taken up. &c
$40 tHe present 13 Supreme Court had failed
succeed, the Supreme Court would decide
that the soldiers now in Vir.inia were
trespassers and rioters.
Mr.. COLLAMER Of Vermont moved as d
snhstitute, that all portions OF the President S
n me4H,sage 4, relating to the judiciary BE referred
o.,n-ao,nt oun,lultec. AZ Solaher
aemosn. a. "aanI was aSTeeo 70, aud the resolution
On motion Of Mr, CHANIYYff. .1K Of Michigan,
the resolution inquirlng the. cause Of the dis
asters to our army at Bull Run and Balls Bluff,
"aT Tba .ahea agas4Rlo,, aR; .r,z 49, +,.o
lHe queEtlon was On Tie substitute offered
by Mr. Grimes, that i selecteommittee bc ap-
pointed to Investigate the fause Of all tile dis
astcrs that hare happened 10 the Union forces.
Mr. CHANDLER said that affairs Of the
army were NOT, indeed, Liable to impeachment,
oul 9he o. our own number has fallen (Baker)
:lu nopoaIas 10 blame. II thought the
tI tacts oueht 10 DC knoWn- he wanted the
ro9aa I'LL hno"h ~ fesafn1ng ols9sters IN Missouri
Te1erred T ere to by the Senator Lane from Kansas.
II 0en. frcmoat Is to blame, Let it be known !;
hut u not, in Gods name, let Him be Justified,
'nN ~ le1 FmsTPR ans Tr1P4Rn11y y r. SnoW *,a =
mttestlgate my the subject now under tile pres,
nct1ef moi 40 It. II military officers managed
tue army badly, Congress would only make q
int p.tu ti 3l.aGr s;: "oIse W mtG!1efhg he would
nn;rr ~ th;s ;n'9 raJv ,a1,, ~ .iDti " nr An N
men uway from, h;sbcr du1}ns +o onir al satl
sfr sHFRSaN u, ~ n1,ho G;o ihe hs,;n9a ;n.9aafy
tigation wonid be beneficial espeeiaiIV en M uss zen
er'r aa inquiry ada INTO m the whoe conduct Of the
yIcton TIT lefo,. IT, ~. m.e son
wo,,1d oln,oe+ = MT n,,.;r:5-. s"sS sLate!t
hut te war Should be carred m % WtSoGf anr
reference 4 to the subject Of fsayery, to preserve
fn.e No 11,;;+ ~ ~ ~ 4Se nlele We Monto ~
luse 1ne spirll OF me peoEe INTO all the de-
soon eng:
Nr. NlLsON OF Mass. WAS glad the Presi-
dent would take wide field, He thought if
was time the Procl,uations y Of officers
should cease and the Coyernnent hare rio
sor sctticis naia W. ,,,-,.4 ~, u.,se .nc
s ee.tIu PoAet. W 1nnst remember We
f;r,-t r,;si1-os ~ ~ i.aSy 1ApeliInce'
-, ~ t,.t peeh naa!e ana were luxe
- ~ nlslae. oat ut "anted II understood
ll1.'i thc 1tol,{f expected nq mistake would be
hn il.auu. pu. I'M every anan wonld give I'LL he
n'.s ;anu - ~ ~ t!ie coEnlrE.
,1 - ,,,,. II nh ~ VI Sl: aSkeo 1or Tue yeas
.ao .nu .1a aiH 'he fesoip.loa was agreed to,
s':ss M, ~, nass o.
E;aa. as n Msls saessIs. ta5alie; LaLnana, and
Fnat' ts1ss' 14e aosenteGS Wefe b17Sht, Colamer,
Hool; nnoanPsoll' HAlesi!aha wilson.
a'Joernea. -
AotsE oF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Alr. DAWES Of Mass. from the Committee
OIL Elections, introduced: i resolution, which
was passed; authorizing tle parties in the coll
tested election case Of Be4eh against Upton,
~ ene ra'r'aA district ol Virginia, to takc cSi-
,ropD7r
~, -hVhi1LL OF ~, gaSe notice OF his
tIo - tntro4uet pl4 aonatng iands 10
.nt sG'ei:i esNes loF Isie bsneht OF agriculture
fa ,lf 13e uc mechanic arts and the establishment
M % RIEH,rDso,1 c.A 4.s7f....
e1i';t,- 49, .'gta ae 1Gs9inmttee On
was passcd ef'@se>F 'as 'oA1>' =" '''s7'' "'aeA
present rebellion has a1renGy Iec nrnrtiead in.
rectfy. and As such exchange would not only in
crease cnl1stn'ents and add to the yisor Of our