The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-12-17
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON Dec. s.

Oo'O'h btOTtVh, VI luuianai praying lOT al
incteassd pay Of common soldiers. Reterr
ed to committee on Military Affairs.
Mr.. Nesmith offered a resolution instract
ing the Secretary Of War to report to thu
: Senate the number and ranks Of Aids de
camp appointed upder the act OF August
1861; and also the number and rank of those
appointed, drawing pay and not in active ser
vice. Adopted.
Mr. Wilson, OF Massachusetts, offered
resolution instrueting the Secretary of War
to report to the Senate the number of Major
Generals and Brigadier Generals now in the
service OF the United States, and where
, and how they are employed. .rt 7 H.
Mr.. Sumner offered a resolution that the
call upon the secretary Of war for correspond,
ence, &C., relating to the Army Of the POto-
mac, be extended, so as to efnbody all oper,
ations since the first movement of that army
Adopted. g'ls sE 84i g--r
Mr.. Latham introduced bili to provide
for the development OF mineral resources in
the United States and public domain. Re.
erred. ra ~ ~ r.F a-l
MIR. Salisbury called up resolution re~
lating to the arrest Of certain citizens OF
! Delaware. t ftt
Mr.. Wilson Of Mass, objected. 1885.
Mr. Bayard urged the adoption Of the res
oluton at some extent.
Mf. Dolittle said that he understood that
in all the cases of arrest the oifer OF liberty
had been made il the persons arrested would
take the GA of allegiance. lie would like
TO have the resolution lay over.
Mr.. Salisbury said he had referred to
these two persons because he had never
heard any charge against them They had
been arrested in loyal State, and Tor no
offence whatever. Peaccable citizens in
Delaware and Maryland had been arrested
and dragged from their homes and he
thought they had at least the right to inquire
| into the matter, as there was no disposition
to oppose the Government at all. "
| After further discussion, the Chair an
nounced the special order TO be the Bank.
| rupt Act, which was Informally laid aside.
| Mr.. Fessenden, from the Committee on
| Finance, reported bill concerning ude-
ments or certain suits brought by the Uni
ted States, which was amended and passed.
The Bankrupt Bill was taken up and
postponed until Thursday, the 18th, and
madeAhe special ott'er for that day.
| MIR. Davisse ftered joint resolution pro-
posing certain amendments to the ConStitu-
ton to alter the mode Of electing Pres
ident ard Vice President, that the President
and Vice President be elected in the follow
ing manner: Each STATE may, within thirty
days next before the time appointed for the
election OF President, in any mode adopted
by the State, nominate 70 Congress one can
dldate, and on the first Monday OF February
next before the expiration of each Presiden
! ial bo .Nf ebnu
meet together as a Convention in the Hall of
| ire House of Representatives, and all the
candidates nominal ed by the States within
the proceeding thirty days, not exceeding
one from each state, whose nominations
shall'haye been authenticated ito Congress,
shall be before said Convention, as candi.
dates for the Presidency, and thereupon said
Convention shall proceed, under the super
vison OF the presiding officers Of the two
Houses 10 vote by open ballot from among
said candidates for President; and when any
one shall lave received number OF votes
equal to all the members elected and appoin-
ted by both Houses of Congress, he shall be
declared by the President OF the Senate to
be elected President of the United States
In all cases we're hallotiug shall have contin-
ned in this mode through Eve days and no
election shall have been effected, on the sixth
day it shall be resumed; and after each bal.
lot the officers presiding shall drop the can
dldate who has received the smallest number
OF votes, or two or more candidates who
have received an equal number of votes and
less than all the other; and the balloting
shall be so continued among the remaining
candidates until one shall receive the major.
ity aforesaid, and thereupon the President OF
the Senate shall llanounce bin TO he elected
President Of the United States. The Con
venion snail then proceed In the same man
ner from among the remaining candidates to
elect Vice President of the United States.
Whenever it may occur in the voting for
President or Vice President, that all the
candidates but two have been dropped, bal.
loting between them may, il necessary, to
make an election continue two days longer;
and if then no candidate Shall have received
the requisite number Of votes, the officers
pre- idipg over the convention shall report the
state OF facts to the Supreme Court Of the
the United States, and it shall thereupon
pronounce which of the two candidates shall
fill the office. {Ira aHHas
The resolution was ordered to be printed.
o. Alter Executive session, the Senate adj
journed. tf+ sgH .s..
HoUsE.-the Speaker announced tho ap
poiptment of Mr.. Mcpherson to fill the
vacancy on the Military Committee IN
place OF Blair, OF Missouri, and Mr. Teaman.
OF the same committee in place of Mr., Jacks
son, deceased.
Messrs FeSsenden and Walker were ap>
pointed to fill vacancies on the Committee on
Private Land CLAIMS Other Standing Com
mittees remain as heretofore. n. .a
The Speaker appointed the following gen
temen as Special Committee to investigate
the charge derogatory to the standing OF
Mr. Ashley as published in the Toledo Blade
ana o'ner papers namely MI. Biake, OF
lnulaha' MT HoeIl OF missouri Sr; casey,
o' hentGckV; Mf' ha'enf, OF New ork. =
MIR, WlCkllitn lntrOIunt1 hill for the