Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1862-12-09
TnIRT VS. E vENTH CONeREss,
- second session.
MoSDAf, December 8, 1899. h1
, " SENATE,

k.p MONDAY, DereDabu 8, io"r- IN
SENATE,
Messrs. FOSTER, SUMNER DIXON, La
THAN, FEesENDEN, GRiMEs ~ KING
severally presented petitions In favoF of s'gen-
eral bankrupt act M
Mr.. WRIGHT presented memorial Of Gov.
Morton, of Indiana, praying for an increase In
the paw of the common soldiers. Referred to
the Committee on Military Affairs. 5..Is
Mr.. HALE presented a petition protesting
against the action of the advisory board of the
navy. He also gave notice that he should In
troduce bill TO abolish the grade Of medical
officers In the navy.
Mr.. NEsMITH offered resolution instruct
ing the Secretary of War TO report to the Senate
the number and rank of aids-de-camp appoint
cd under the act Of August, 1851, and also the
number and rank Of those appointed, drawing
pay and not in active service.
He said, according to his estimate, there were
about 80 colonies, "a lieutenant colonels, 221
captains; and there were, drawing pay and not
in active service, about 20 colonels, 8 leuten-
ant colonies, 10 majors and SO captains, draw
ing an aggregate pay of s13, ,23O per month and
sl5s, ,760 per annum. The country was full of
them. He knew one colonel, practising law;
another, running a saw mill; another, keeping
a lager beer shop; and many others campaign
ing about the hotels and drawing money from
the Treasury. The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. WILSON, of Massachusetts, offered
lnhtruCtlnB tnc GtcTttdTy Ol W Ut 10
report to the Senate the number of major gen
erals and brigadier generals now in the service
of the United States, and where and how they
are employed. Adopted.
Mr.. WILSON, of Massachusetts, offered
resolution instructing the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs to inquire into the expediency of
providing by law for the more effectual sup
preston of the rebellion and securing tranquil
ity In the State of Missouri. Adopted.
MA SUMNER offered q resolution, that the
call upon the Secretary of War for correspond
ence, &c., relating to the Army Of the Potomac
be extended, SO as to embrace all such opera
tions since the first movement Of that army.
Adopted.
Nj. McDoUGAL1. offered resolution in
structing the Secretary Of War to inform the
Senate whether any congressional district Of
the United States has more than two midship-
men in the Naval Academy; II so, by what au-
thority or what law they were thus appointed.
Adopted.
Mr.. FOSTER offered a Joint resolution to
pay to the widow of the late John r. Thomp-
son the amount due to him as Senator.
Mr.. LATHAM introduced a bill to provide
for the development Of the mineral resources
of the United States and the public domain.
Referred.
Mr.. SALISBURY called up the resolution
relating to the arrest Of certain citizens in Del
aware.
Mr.. WILSON, of Massachusetts, objected TO
the resolution. He said there might have been
some mistakes in these arrests, but there were
many more men who ought to have been arrest
ed than who really have.
Mr.. BAYARD thought this Government was
especially valuable from Its protection to the
citizen. In no other free government was the
citizen liable to arrest at the discretion of any
and every officer. He urged the adoption of
the resolution at some length.
Mr.. DOOLITTLE said he understood that in
all these cases Of arrest the offer of liberty had
been made, IL the persons arrested would take
the oath Of allegiance, but they had refused.
| There had been complaint that the Government
had been too lenient, and that many who had
been simply imprisoned had not been hung or
shot. He would like the resolution to lay over.
| Mr.. SALISBURY said he had referred to
these two persons, because he never heard Of
any charge against them. They were arrested
| in loyal State and for no offence whatever.
Peaceable citizens In Delaware and Maryland
had been arrested and dragged from their homes,
and he thought they had at least right 10 in
quire into the matter. There was no disposition
10 oppose the Government at all.
After further discussion, the Chair announced
the special order to be the bankrupt act, which
was Informally laid aside.
Mr.. FESSENDEN, from the Committee on
Finance, reported bill concerning judgments
in certain suits brought by the United States
which was amended and passed.
MrSDAy1S offered a joint resolution propos.
ing certain amendments to the Constitution, tc
alter the mode of electing President and Vice
President:
That the President and Vice President b,
elected in the following manner: Each Stat,
may, within thirty days next before the time
appointed for the election of President, in an,
mode adopted by the State, nominate TO Con
gress one candidate, and on the first Monday
of February, next before the expiration of eacl
Presidential term, the two Houses Of Congress,
shall meet together, Us a convention, in th'
Hall of the House of Representatives, and al
T the candidates nominated by the States, withir
the preceding thirty days, not exceeding ont
from each State, whose nominations shall hay,
been authenticated to Congress, shall be befor,
} said convention as candidates for the Presi
. dency; and, thereupon, said convention shal
proceed, under the supervision of the presiding
officers of the two Houses, to vote by open bal
lot from among said candidates for President
and when any one shall have received mum
Der of votes equal to all the members electe,
and appointed by both Houses of Congress, III
shall be declared by the President of the Senat
to be elected President Of the United States.
In all cases where the balloting shall hav
continued in this mode through five days an,
no election shall have been effected, on the sixth
, day 1t shall be resumed, and after each ballo
the officers presiding shall drop the candidat
= who has received the smallest number OF votes
or two or more candidates who have received al
equal number of votes and less than allthe Others
, and the balloting shall be so continued anon
! the remaining candidates until one shall re
4 ceive the majority aforesaid, and thereupon tn
President of the Senate shall announce him u
be elected President Of the United States. Tn
: convention shall then proceed in the same man
s ner from the remaining candidates TO elect
Vice President of the United States. When
ever II may occur in the voting for President o
Vice President, that all the candidates but tw
e had been dropped, the balloting between then
Q may, If necessary TO make an election, con
tlnue two days longer, and If then no candidat
> shall have received the required number O
votes, the officers presiding over the convention
shall report the state of fact TO the Suprem
Court of the United States, and il shall there
upon pronounce which Of the two candidate
4 shall fill the office.
= Ordered TO be printed
The Chair laid before the Senate communi
. cation, from the Secretary of the Treasury, il
answer TO resolution calling for the amount
= paid for the prosecution and litigation of Ian
e titles In California.
=, Mr.. ANTHONY offered Joint resolution In
creasing the bonds of the Superintendent @
Public Printing TO $4,000.
Y The bankrupt bill was then taken up, an
q read at length, and, on motion of Mr.. Foster
postponed TIL Thursday, the 18th, and mad
the special order for that day.
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