The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-03-31
coNFEDEkArE CoKGREss
HRST SESSION.
ST NATE.

StNATE.
SAru. DAT, March %, 1852.
The Senate met at IL o'clock n Prayer BY
Rev. Dr. Il. ID. Hess. OF the Presby terrain
Church.
Mr.. BAkss, OF Florida, Introduced q bill 10
create the Eastern Judicial District Of Fori.
ia, and to provide tor the Judges and cmcers
Eai.tse CT the Judiciary.
PArxlRr OF PRIZE xosBr.
MT SEAMBs OF L., Submit the following
j1int ssoiuiion, which was adopted:
Resolcsd BY TIC Congress Of the COrjslvass Statss
Thst any share OF pr 4s monty awarded, or
which may b award:d, 10 my seaman OF
marine Woo may bs prisoner IN The hands
Of the enemy, shall, under the direction Vt the
sGch eeAman or III ariae during his captivity.
PIHsIos 70 Widows.
.r. SPAIRow. OF La, from the Committee
Gu Military AH,trs. to whom was re ferred
DILL rel.tive 20 ths payment OF pensions 10
widows OF deceased soldiers, &c returned
the same, and asked to b. discharged from.
tbs further consideration thereof.
e1sARlZArIox CT THE NAVY
The Ssnate proceeded to the consideration
OF a bill TO amend an act to provids for tbs
o.gR0ix alton OF the navy.
On melton OF Mr. HILL, o! GA, 3 clause was
inssred providing for the appointment Of
no. more than twelve chaplsiEs,
Nir CAa Indicated pucpcse 70 submit: an
snlendnsc: which ia had not An cprortu
ui.y 20 prepare. Al his instance the bill was
aEsin laid upon tbs u bic Tor :he pres.n.
tbs PRHsIDxsTAL OFFICE
The bill declaring the ofh ser who shall &C,
as Pre- Of tent In case Of vac .nciss in the cl1ce
CT both President AMI Vice President, w., .
taken up, aud the a'uendm N IS PR posed b.
the Com IL ittee On III. Jud tclArv asI eed to.
kr. CRAY, Of Ala then moved TO strike out
~ frer "a ArSt NJ hofo
that portion providing for 40 election. By
In case of vacancies In both of6ces.
This m ntion gave rise 70 debate Of the
question OF cops,itutionali'y prasea I'd, Mr..
CLAY aud Ear P.Rsfos o. Va farratng that
a proper construction OF the Con eLeH Ats Oob .
~tIta Ion disAliow populsr election OF
Precedent except for the reg aAar term Of six
years, and only author I'D, IN case OF vnean-
CT, the ex 81 ciss OF the func,i Jns Of The Pre- /.
dent,al Office by an officer EN- powered TO 'ae.
as p -es,dsnV for he residue OF the term.
Mr. SsxNBs, Of LIS, admit ed that q Presi
deBt coald only be elected for the prescribed
term Of six years. but Hrs ued that the OOnsti.
tu:iOu, coAs. II actively, gran d TO the people
fbe right OF selecting + -esident. In case tAe
Office should become vavant. He asked for q
record of the vote on The lesuon OF consti-
.u,ionai construction invoivsd.
The motion 70 strike out was then agreed &c
by The folio wing vote:
YsAs-Nes.rs Baker, Brown, Burnett, Clay
Ozark. Hunter. J oh nsoD, maxwell. Mltcheii,
Oldh M, Phe,sn. Pey ION, Preston, Simms
and Yancey-lS.
NAYs-NcssIs. Barnwell, Haynes, Henry,
Orr, sparrow, and Semmes-6.
CoNsoklPTIoH.
A mssss e from His fxcelleacy, the Presi.
dent, recon ne en- ding the sonecrip tiOn Of per.
suns subject 10 military duty between the
ages Of IS AID IS, was laid before the Senate
Mr. SPARROW, OF La moved that II be re.
ferred to the Committee on Military FAIRS
A long debate ensued, In which ~. Old.
ham opposed tina recommendation. and
BIessrs sparrow, Clark Of MO. and Wi9fas
favored 1t.
The motion to refer the message to the
Committee on Military Allure was theS
secret session.