New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-09
xxxyru,h CcyCnEss-Taird session'
SENATE. .WAsHiNGToE Dec. 8, lco2.
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GENERAL BANKRUPT ACT.

II VI
,eyeraliy presented petitions in favor Of General
Bankrupt Act
PETITION FOR INCREAsED PAY TO SOLDIERS;
Mr. WRIGHT TN, Ind presented memorial
from Governor Morton of Indiana PRAYING lot lno
increase Of the pay Of coDlmon toidirIs. ~ was
referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
NAVAL.
Mr.. HALE Rep, y. II. presented petIIlonp Pro,
testing agGi0st the action OF the ADVISORY Doat u
the Navy. IIeaiso gave notice that he snonld inIro-
duce bill 10 abolish the grade OF heae"i Objects
in the navy.
RELATIVE 70 AlD-DE-cAMrS.
Mr.. NESNITK Dem, Oregon offered a reso'
lption iustucting the Secretary OF War 10
report TO the Senate the number anu ranks
Of tie aidde-Camps appointed under the act
OF August, 1861, ana also ihe nuuioer anu
rank Of those appointed drawing pay, and not
In active service He SAID according TO lis estimate
there were about SO Colonies, 81 Lieut.. -Colonels
and 22l Captains; and there were drawing pay and
not on active service about 70 Ccionsls, Lieut.
Colonels 10 Majors, 80 Captains; drawing on the
aggregate pay Of $l3,320 per month, and $l5S,7ol
per anuum. The country was full OF them. lie
knew os one Colonel practicipg law, another run
ming ;aw-miil, another keeping lagel-beer shop,
and many others campaigning about hotels aud
drawing money from the Treasury. Ihe resolution
Wa s0oped.
NUMBER OF OUR GENERALS.
Mr.. WILSON tRep., Mara offered a resolution,
instrIciiug the Secretary OF War 70 report 10 the
Senate the number OF Aia]or-Gene rails and brgacleT-
Generals now in the service Of the United States,
and where and how they are employed. Adopted.
TRANQUILITY or MARYLAND.
Mr. WILSON Rep, Mass. offered resolution,
instrnoting the Committee OH Military Affairs 70 in
Quire into the expectancy OF providing, by law for
the more eieclual suppression Of the rebellion and
securing tranquility in the State of Maryland.
Adopted.
THE ARMY OF TIE POTOMAC.
Mr.. SUMMED, Rep, Mass. offered a resolution
that the call upon the Secretary Of War for the
correspondence, &c, relating 10 the Army the
Potomac be extended so 10 embrace sll operations
since the first movement Of that Amy. Adopted.
MIDSHPMEN.
Mr. McDOUGALL Dem, Call offered a resolu-
ton instructing the Secretary Of War TO inform The
Senate whether any Congressional District Of the
United States hes more than two mdshipmen in the
Naval Academy. If so, by what authority or
what law they were thus appointed. Adopted.
Mr. FOSTER rep, Conn., offered joint resolu-
ton to pay tie widow Of TIE late John Z. Thorn
son the amount Due BIN az Senator.
MINERAL RESOURCES TO BE DEVELOPED.
Mr. LATHAM Dem, Cal introduced IN to
provide Tor the development, Of the mineral drces
OF the United States and public domain. Referred.
ARRESTS IN DEIAwA ARE.
Nj SALISBURY (Dem., Dell called NJ the
resOluton relating TO the arrest Of certain citizens
of Delaware.
Mr.. WILSON REP, Mass.l objected to the reso-
luton. He said there might have been some
mistake in these arrests but Tn ere were mar more
who ought to have been arrested than who really
lave.
Mr.. BAYARD Dem, Deli thought that ,Li
Government was especially valuable from Us iro
tecticn to citz ms. In 20 otaer free Goveriln.n
Was The citizen liable 10 arrest az the discretion o.
ay aud every officer. lie moved tho adoption q
thu resolution at some lough.
Hr DOOLlITLE rep, Nis.) said .het he q
der STOOD that III al eases 81 arrest the ciier ii -
cry had been usdc If tie persons arrested WculC
folq he atl Of l h.rf
had been compsiEt that TIE GOyernElect had teel
zoo lenent, and that many who had been siup y
imprisoned bad rot 5eea hung or shO'. He Won
like to have The resolution Ee over.
Mr.. SALISBURY said he had referred 70 these
two persons because he had never heard any charge
against them. They had been arrested il loysl
State, AID Tor DO oiiesse whatever Peaceaoic cti-
zeus IL Delaware and Maryland I'D bee arrested
and drag red from their homes, ard lie th)CIat they
had al least night 20 inquire into tie ma'',r There
was nc disposition 70 oppose tie GoveInre1t al all
Aiter further discussion the CHAIR announced
the special order 10 be tie bankTIr, act, h.ch
informal Rid aside.
Mr. FLSSENDEN Rep. Ne from The Com
mittee on finance, reIor'cd BIZ concerning the
judgments il certain salts brought by the United
Sta.es, which was amend and passed.
TIE BANkRUrr BILL.
The Bankrrpt Blu taken up. All Postponed
untl Thursday. Tie ISL iIst, aud made the special
order fer that day.
TIE ELECTION OF PRESIDENT AND VICE
Mr. DAVIS Tn, Ky. offered i5'nt resolution,
proposing certain au.enCH eDts 10 TIC tOustl,utOa.
10 alter the mode Of eiectug the President and
Vice. President; that tie P.e,dent I'D tice-Pgesi-
dent re eiecle1 in The following Manner Ltch j. ate
usv within thirty dow next before the time a.-
pointed ior the election of lie Presiieut iu any
mOde adopted by the St&Ie, nOmIua-e 20 C0Islc ss
one candidate; and on the fret MO41 y OI February
next before the expiration G! cafl Presidential!
Term. the two houses o. Congress fIoil meet TO-
ee.Ler a. d Convention, iu tie ball I'll tic iouse q
REPRESENTATIVES,; ana al .he CANDIDATE Nominated
BY tue Slatcs within tie precelng ;lr.y dayt, not
exceeding one from each STATE, w.oso rouiilt lions
shall have been authenticated 60 Congress, sagll be
before eac Convention cand tee 1Og the tlesl-
dency; ana .leTeulOn sild COnvcltj0n shall pro
coed under tue supervision OI the pTesiclug
oiEseis Of tie two Houses ~ vote ty opl1 balcl
FROM among said candidates for President, alG WHEN
auy one shall have received a n-nbcr Of votes
eQaai TO al tue number elected and -pI yluted by
botn NOusss Of Congress, lie thcll BE- Gecl4red IS
tie President Of the Senate % Pee &c ,c1 PIesccL,
Of TIE United States. ~ al cases wacIc biliOGlg
shall nave Continued in thi. mod, through FIVE DAYS
auG 30 election shall have been elected, Oh 9. e
SIN day i shall be resumed, and atter each ta.lJ,
Tie olfcers prcsid.. snail drop The candidate who
bas received lie su-icst Aull1er oi otes, or t.yO
OF more candidates who Iuye received al equal
number O. votes sud less than 40 re others; ard
the oalloliu9 slal be ~ confined among The le-
naming can Mates until shall receive The uli-
jofy Aforesaid; and lLerelqQu the Presdctt Of Tie
Senate ehali announce him 20 5e elected Fros drut
Ct the United States Ile Convention shall
tien proceed in tho sane manner from
among the remaining cauoi-a.es - csDt
a Wcc-Pie1.eut q The Ur;e3 State.
Whenever j, an.y occur in the so.ug Tor r.sid.l,
Thai al the oau. -4.es bu. Two have been dropped
ba Icing betwte1 them luay, il Eeccssafr o. make
e.ecto1, 60 4...ile Two days 10 gcs, iAl n iLcn
10 candidate staI have received tie re- lui-ed num-
Der Of woes, ihc o.ces presiding over the Colvcu-
ton stal TeIou ihe tta e Of i4cts u the Supreme
Court CT tie United States, and j. shall t.orcup0n
pronounce which o. the twO candidates siaIi ~ Lo