The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1862-12-16

SENATE.


sr efi ~ WAsnINoroS, Dec. 8.
Messrs. Foster, Sumner, Dixon, Latham,
Fesseuden, Grimes and King severally pre-
sented petitions in favor of a general bank
rupt law. . '.sfi
Mr.. Wright presented q memorial from
Governor Morton Of Indiana, praying for
. increase Of the pay Of common soldiers
Referred to Committee on Military Affairs. q.
Mr.. Nesmith offered resolution instructing
the Secretary Of war to report 10 the Senate
the number and ranks of Aid de Camps ap.
pointed under the act OF August, 1851 and
also the number and rank Of those appointed,
drawing pay and not in active service
Adopted f1 4f no
Mr.. Wilson, of Mass. Offered resolution
in,tructing the Secretary of War to report to
the Senate tho number Of Maj. Gems. and
Brig. Generals now in the service of the
United States, where and now they are en-
ployed. ra
Mr.. Sumner offered q resolution that tho
call upon the Secretary Of War for the cores
pondence, DC. relating to the army Of the Po-
tomac, be extended 90 as to embody all
operations since the fut movement Of that
army. Adop'ed. 80 mti.
The bankrupt bill was taken up and post
poned, until Thursday, 18th, and made the
special ordor for that day. yae1r
Mr.. Davis offered joint resolution propos-
ing certain amendments to the Constitution !,
TO alter the mode OF clecting President and
Wise President DO elected in the following
manner: Each State may, within thirty
days next before the time appointed for cleo
tion of President, in any mode adopted BY
tho State, nominate to Congress one candi.
date, and on the first Monday of February
next, before the expiration Of each Presiden.
tial term, the two houses Of Congress shall
meet together az a convention in, the hall Of
the House Of Representatives, and all the
candidates nominated by the States within
the preceding eighty days, not exceeding one
from each State, whose nomination shall have
been authenticated to Congress, shall be be.
fore said convention as candidates for the Pre-
sidency and thereupou said convention shall
proceed under the supervision Of the presid
ing officers Of the two Houses, to vote by open
ballot from among tsid candidates for Presi
dent, and when any one shall have received a
number Of votes equal to all the members
elected, and appointed by both Houses OF
Congress, he shall be declared by the Pres'.
dent Of the Senate to be elected President OF
the United States. In all cases where ballot.
ing shall have continued in this mode thro'
five davs and no election shall have been eli.
fected, on the 9th day it shall be resumed,
and after each ballot the presiding shall drop
the candidate who las received the smallest
number of votes, or two or more candidates
who have received an equal number of votes,
and less than all the others, the balloting
shall be 20 continued among the remaining
candidates, until one shall receive the majori-
ty aforesaid, and thereupon the President OF
the Senate shall announce him to bo elected
President Of the United States. The con-
veutiou shall then proceed in the same mat
uer, from among the remaining candidates, to
elect Vice President OF the United States
Whereurou it may occur in tho voting for
President or Vice President, that all the can
didates but two have been dropped, balloting
between them may, if necessary to make an
election, continue two days longer, and if then
no candidate shall have received the required
number Of votes, the officers presiding over the
convention shall report the state OF facts 10
the Supreme Court Of the United States, and
il shall thsreupon pronounce which OF the twe
candidates shall fiji the office. Resolution or
dered to be printed.
Aud an executive session the Senate al
ourned. 59- srsaa.
The speaker appointed the following gen
tlomen as a special committee to investigate
the charges derogatory to the standing of rep
Ashley, as republished in the Toledo Blade
and other papers, namely; Blake, Of Ind Noe
of Mo. Casey, Of Ky. and Haight, Of Nov
York. =,
Mr.. Van Wyck introduced bill 10 provid
for the immediate payment OF clothing lost 10
service by soldiers Of the United States Arm!
also a bill increasing the pay Of privates, non
commissioned officers and mu,icians. Boil
, bills were referred to the committee on mill
tary affairs. ..
Mr.. Stevens introduced a bill to indemnif.
! President Lincoln and other persons for sus
pending the privilege Of the writ Of hab@
, corpus, and for all acts done in pursuanc
thereof. The bill is the same az that ofiere'
last week. l - ~
. Mr.. vallandigham objected 10 the readin
: Of the bin a second time. Therefore unde
the rule, the question occurred. Shall tn
, bill be reiectedi The House refused to re
8 ioct, "a against 90. The bill was then reat
I a second time.
! Mr.. Stevens moved to postpone farther cor
+. sidsration till next Thursday, and make il
Q special orde, for that day.
. Mr.. Valandigham rejected.
Mr.. Cox desired TO refer it 10 the judicial =
, Committee.
!. Mr.. Stevens then asked that tho bill sho'
J, be put on iis passage. The main 1ucstio
/. was ordered S3 against a..
: Mr.. Olin expressed surprise that any objet
q ton should be made to the postponemen
when an opportunity for its discussion coul
be afforded. II postponed until Thursday,
, could 10 examined with the care and wisdom
= which the House should bring TO bear upc
y the subject. What he objected to especial
was that measure Of such great importsnc
. and upon which there was such diversity I
y opinion, should be hurrisdly thrust throug
= tho House. The President had authority b
: law to exercise all the power he had exercise
= with regard to the writ Of habas corpus. II
concurred with Mr.. Stevens that bill Of th
: character was proper, but while he thus CO..