The New York herald., 1861-12-17
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pHs DESAyr ON SENATOR rauMBULL's hEs9AgIivs--
TUE sTRENGTG or TIE ADMINISTRATIONS ~ lux
SENATE.
The debate " ssas2 i!sss..s e: .:,olron @ DAY va.
Interesting and important, aud IN the iesnii indicative Of
The administration. strength IA The Senate The fesoiu-
tioG inquired Of the Secretary o. State what suthory
certain arrests ip the oya States have been mads such
resolution ordnari. PASSES without dissent THIS Sss
cogenty and most piausely urged by Senator rrumbnl
who moved II. 0ppcrton 70 IL was opened earnest
ana able manner by Senator Dixon, and b strong and
pointed debate followed, participated lin by
Hale, Wilson, Fesssndcu Kennedy, Pcsrce, Bayard,
. Mcfougai. latham snd others. Senator IS0ite
finally moved refer the resolution 70 the
Judiciary Committees enforced his motion by pow.
eriu and patriotic speech The reference was
ously opposed by Senator Irl,pbun and ,hs democratic
side Of the sena's apa advocated in brilliant speech by
senator Browning others by tho decisive
vote Of twenty dve 10 seventeen The is to
senator Trnmbnss committee bot it IL likely thai
hing more will be hesrt Of the resolution, for IL its
friends could no, prevent s reference to committee
they cannot hope ~ pass ii, Thf Senate, we'll The
people don't wsh ,e rqGse what authority traitors
arrested They will stand ty tine administrator,
al i,s efforts to squeieh aut tins infamous rebellion
vIsir OF ExMISisrER FAULKNER TO vHE Bousf
REPRESENTATIVES,.
role ,oe exchange hnasef for Congressman Ely,
paid visit to-day The lobby or The House OF Bcprescu
tativss, ard oe there several"r those who were
BERG with hn Of tho iSst foesress He upon h,s
loyaty to the GOV bu, believes him. Mr..
Schuyler CoaS, of mdaus gave hi,o hundred dollars
Ia gold 70 be distributed among the SICK and destitute Of
prisoners k.ehmond who have e,herwae bee
provided fo,. v
" MOVEMENTS OF EeSEnAl h'cLHLLAs.
General Mcclellan has had 3 long Interview WITH the
President night, .ad been ex"eedbg. busy with
hie leading stsn officers ny tats hon, Tonight.
THE FIRr Al CHARL EsvuN--FEAns ron rHk SAFETY
or COLONEL coRcoRAN AND orHEr uNIok PRISON
ERs.
The news Of the tts AT Charleston has caused consider
able anxcty the part Of the President that toonet
Coscoran aud other Nnicp prisoners may have their
lives.
rHE CONWAY AMP s0uKs blfeMu,ry.
lhp affair between Mossrr. Conway atd louke in M
House resarrect-.i to-day Nj, Conway desired an
explanation and received NJ rouhe Of
his expressions Of Thursday stronger than he
! fore. ML Conway ,etorteo, csllin, Colonel Fonke
| biackguard and scolpJrel. Amid gfea,
confusion 9nd ctias Of order, COL f.uke managed dc
nounco Mi conway as disgrace to hrs state, disgrace
- The nation, and disgrace 10 humanity Immediately
afterwards both these gentlemen Disappeared ,heir
Seats and have been sser siuce. Their particular
friends nave beer NiSire. duel ;,S
inevitable The opinion OF whose who skilled IN such
encounters is that the Myon Mr. conway who by
his conduct to-day, acknowledged that he orst Of
fronted His effort 10 throw the insult upor HE
adversary 10 the House today is regarded
FUGITIVE Loyal CfTizbss faoK rExAs IN psrnsss
AT rAapiCo
franklin Chase United States Consul Yanlpco, IN
forYas the Secretary that the city is bropped
whloya United States c,tzens nsitves fon 1eras in
great Distress Of whom he has relieved so far as
his limited private wauld allow. rs Congress
however, makes provs,op the relet destitute
in foreign countries unless they scamen the
cf the fugitive mentioned by MIR. Chase appeal
strongly to tho sympathcs OF the charitable q, home
FORAaISG EXPEDITION
Early this morning Colonel AvarI. Peansylvanis "a
valry and three regiments ntautry from General
HcIowes division far Fairfax Cour, House, and
returned with eighty wagon loads OF forage They
lid not meet the enemy.
RELEASE OE pE. rioyD.
Ds Lssiie Lloyd, who arrested weeks ago,
charged with sympa,h2ine intercourse with the rebels
thereafter released lie is member "f the un-
conditional Union party Of Alexandria.
THE NAVY.
appears oireial documents that the lumber Of
registered in tie several ports the Union
during the year ending with September las, was fou,
thousand i've hundred and snteen, waoo hun
dred and forty were natnralizcd
SENATE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
There was an executive session OF the Senate day
large number Of military and civil appointments were
considered.
GENERAL SUMNER coSvALEsciHG.
News General Sumner 10 nigh, ,s tha, he is re-
covering fast and will be in the saddle few days
PERSONAL.
MI Wu,. NJ. Evarts, Of New York had quite long in
tervjew with the President night
YHKRTY.SEVEN'rH xONs,uEss