New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-16
SENAIE--.-WhsHMGToS, Dec. i, 1852.
fTITIONS.

M stAti- SS.'sFL' ESS--GtirG SetsiOD.
SENATE. W.asHiSGroS, Dec Is, 1852.
PETITIONS.
Mr.. KING tkep. :, n. " presented II petition pro-
testing against Il action Of the Advisory Board of
the Navy
Mr. KING also presented petition in favor OF
General Bdl hruptcy Act.
Mr. FL hD (isep., y. j. presented petition ask
iug for bJuu,y Tor rick sud WouDded soldiers
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE on FIHANCE.
Mr.. FESSENDEN, rep, Mel from the Com
mitee GA Finance reported b2' mo bll' concefnrF
the Judgments in The suits bFopgGt 10y the Omed
States with the recommendation that the q nena-
ment OF Tie House be cisaQeodto. Tho recommends
! ton OF the Committee Wa adopted.
| Mr. FESSENDEN rreseuted a letter rom NJ.
P-aTce % Maryland asking 20 be excused from iur-
Tier service or the Committee Oh Finance, on "c-
count Of i'll health.
Nj. Peafce WAC excueed aud the ce- presiGcnt
appointed Mr.. Rice Of Minnesota 10 ili iAo va
Caucy.
MI WILSON l2ep., Mass.) from ihe Comm {,
on Military fairs reported back the bill 20 abolish
tic grade o. medical officers il The service q tie
United States, with tie recommendation That a. 20
not pass.
AMENDiNG TARIFF AND CONFIsCATtoN hCrs
A Mr. SHERAAF introduced bll 20 amend tie
act providing for duties on Imports. and tha nc. 10
ooufscatc property used for insarieclor'ry pur-
poses. Referred.
INDIAN TITLES ~ KANSAS.
Mr.. LANE rep, Kan.) introduced ll to pro-
vide for the extinction e toe Indian titles ~ han-
sas and provide for the removal OF Tie Indians. Re-
ierrred.
4 TIE NEW ORLEANS COMMISSION.
u Mr.. COLLAMER rep, VI offered a roso licn,
requesting tie President, II moi inconsistent with the
pubic interests, 10 transmit TO the senate tae report
and accompany ing documents OF the Hon heNcidy
johnson. as Commissioner Of the United States
during the last Summer, at New-Orlonns. Adopted.
/ Mr. COLLAMER presented Tho credentials OF tie
Hon. Solomon Foot, reelected Sera.or from The
state Of Vermont, for six years FROM the TN Of
March, 1863. They were placed on iile
4 CONDEMNATION or BUCuANAS's MBrCUTy.
Mr.. DAVIS In, KY offered IA resolution, that
after it bad become manifest that an insurrecuon
against tie United States was about TO break ont
IN several Southern States, Jane Buchanan, thea
President, from sympathy with the consprators and
their reasonable roJecls ime take the neec'say
and proper measures TO prevent il; where ore be
should receive the censure aud condemnation Of the
senate aud of the American people. Laid over.
LANCASHIRE SUFFERERS.
r M FIELD offered resolution ins'ruc'irg The
Committee on Foreign Reiaiions to inquire whether
sme method cannot be devised 90 manifest tho syrc-
parby OF Congress with the suffering Lancashire
operatives. Ordered 10 be printed
! n;DEMNTTY TO LOYAL CITIZENS.
Mr. WRIGHT TN. lad. Offered q lesoui N that
the Committee the Judiciary be Instructed 70 IN
1ulre into tne expectancy OF providing by act 0.
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who hss sustained damage fIom tie troops q the
S.a,es ENGAGED IN the present rebellion, may set of
such Sa,ns rs against any claim or demand Undo
ngains, him IL any action at law by am sncL rebel
lions States or the agents trustees o. such states,
Or Ia any case where su b im demand j. Tor tl5
uso or benefit Of such Staies. Adopted.
\ VOLUNTEER APPoINrMEyTs-THE ARRESTS ~
\ DELAWARE.
On motion Of Mr HALE REP, y. II the mo-
ton TO indefinitely poet pone The bil providing !cr
the confirmation b. the senate II the volunteer ny
pontInents 20 the Navy was recon-idered. The biN
was iaaen up and discussed until DE expiration %
tie morning hour whom The rcsola'l0 relative o.
certain citizens Of Delaware wac fEkra up.
Mr. DAVIS PRO. Slav., h proceeded 70 speak
n length in favor Of the resolution argrlng that the
President had authority, uuier tie CJLttuilon,
| 20 mako any such arrests. The Preslictt bad nn
IL BIT 10 suspend law define its execution. Al
tsr further Argument, AIR. DAVIS aamsstsd ahai she
\ President was excusable Ia aTTestlng tor. More
head OF Kentucky. II WIS even commentaolo. IL
,sould not hNe been inrAcusable 10 bave arrested
the leaders OF tho Hartford Convenloni nor
Ter Buchanan % 1--we srrtslcd Phillips.
tLeeyer, aud tlos WifefAoin rii.Tc4iilh.
lie denied that Siasey was tie cause % TIE "hr.
/ 1t was because New England and other ha'es Dad
abolished Slavery and commenced a crusade against
the States which held Oh 20 H. 10 ~ lcAt Tie fc)-
lie would aliss aud reconstruct tbs Uu.on, and oas
Massal hus0tts on; 81 the cold and frozen IesOls. n
the war had been Carried according 20 me prircl
plea Of the Cdtteudeu COmprOmlfc, & would have
| Teen finished long ago.
I Tie Senate tLen went into executive b-s..ou an
VI IT. conclusion, ADJOURNED.