It was determined in the affirmative; and The Senate proceeded to consider the said bill as in committee of the whole. On the question to agree to the following reported amendment, to wit: At the end of the second section insert the following: And the proceeds of the sales of the public lands shall be specifically pledged and set apart to redeem the said notes at par; and the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized to purchase such notes at par with the funds thus specifically pledged for the redemption of the notes issued under this act, S Yeas... It was determined in the affirmative, { Nays.. On motion by Mr. Simmons, 38 16 The yeas and nays being desired by one fifth of the senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Baker, Bayard, Benjamin, Bigler, Bragg, Cameron, Clark, Clingman, Crittenden, Davis, Dixon, Fessenden, Fitch, Fitzpatrick, Foster, Green, Gwin, Hale, Hunter, Johnson, of Arkansas, Johnson, of Tennessee, Kennedy, Lane, Latham, Mason, Nicholson, Pearce, Polk, Powell, Saulsbury, Sebastian, Seward, Slidell, Sumner, Thomson, Wigfall, Wilson, Yulee. Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Anthony, Bingham, Chandler, Doolittle, Douglas, Durkee, Foot, Grimes, Harlan, King, Rice, Simmons, Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Wade, Wilkinson. The residue of the reported amendments having been agreed to, and no further amendment being proposed, the bill was reported to the Senate. On the question to concur in the following amendment, made as in committee of the whole, to wit: At the end of the second section insert: And the proceeds of the sales of the public lands shall be specifically pledged and set apart to redeem the said notes at par; and the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized to purchase such notes at par with the funds thus specifically pledged for the redemption of the notes issued under this act, On motion by Mr. Wade, to amend the said amendment by inserting at the end thereof the following: But nothing herein contained shall be held to affect the right of Congress to dispose of said lands to actual settlers and for other purposes, on such terms and conditions as it may deem to be advisable, It was determined in the affirmative, Yeas. ..... 28 27 On motion by Mr. Wade, The yeas and nays being desired by one fifth of the Senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Anthony, Baker, Bingham, Cameron, Chandler, Clark, Dixon, Doolittle, Douglas, Durkee, Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Grimes, Hamlin, Harlan, Johnson, of Tennessee, King, Latham, Rice, Seward, Simmons, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Wade, Wilkinson, Wilson. Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Bayard, Bigler, Bragg, Clingman, Collamer, Crittenden, Davis, Fitch, Fitzpatrick, Green, Gwin, Hemphill, Hunter, Iverson, It was determined in the negative. The residue of the amendments made, as in committee of the whole, were then concurred in; and, no further amendment being made, Ordered, That the amendments be engrossed, and the bill read a third time. The said bill as amended was read the third time. Resolved, That it pass. Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives in the amendments. Mr. Crittenden asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in a bill (S. 519) authorizing floats to issue in satisfaction of claims against the United States for lands sold by them within the Las Ormegas and La Nance grants, in the State of Louisiana; which was read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Mr. Powell presented the petition of Mary Mitchell, widow of A. J. Mitchell, deceased, purser in the Navy, praying that the securities of her late husband may be released from the payment of a debt unjustly alleged to be due from him to the United States; which was referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. On motion by Mr. Gwin, Ordered, That the memorial of Perry McDonough Collins, on the files of the Senate, be referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Forney, its Clerk: Mr. President: The House of Representatives having ordered the printing of certain documents, I am directed to notify the Senate thereof. The Senate resumed the consideration of the resolution submitted by Mr. Powell the 6th instant, to refer so much of the annual message of the President, as relates to the existing causes of trouble in the country, to a select committee of thirteen members; and, After debate, and the consideration of executive business, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1860. The Vice-President laid before the Senate a report of the Treasurer of the United States, communicating copies of his accounts with the United States for the third and fourth quarters of the year 1859, and the first and second quarters of the year 1860; which was read. Ordered, That it lie on the table. The Senate resumed, as in committee of the whole, the consideration of the bill (H. R. 276) for the relief of Mrs. Hannah McDowell; and, On motion by Mr. Bragg, Ordered, That it be recommitted to the Committee on Pensions. Mr. Johnson, of Tennessee, asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in a joint resolution (S. 48) proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States; which was read and passed to a second reading. On motion by Mr. Johnson, of Tennessee, Ordered, That the resolution be printed. Mr. Johnson, of Tennessee, submitted the following resolution; which was read: Resolved, That the select committee of thirteen be instructed to inquire into the expediency of establishing, by constitutional provision, 1. A line running through the territory of the United States, not included within the States, making an equitable and just division of said territory, south of which line slavery shall be recognized and protected as property, by ample and full constitutional guarantees, and north of which line it shall be prohibited. 2. The repeal of all acts of Congress in regard to the restoration of fugitives from labor, and an explicit declaration in the Constitution that it is the duty of each State for itself to return fugitive slaves when demanded by the proper authority, or pay double their cash value out of the treasury of the State. 3. An amendment to the Constitution declaring that slavery shall exist in navy-yards, arsenals, &c., or not, as it may be admitted or prohibited by the States in which such navy-yards, arsenals, &c., may be situated. 4. Congress shall never interfere with slavery in the District of Columbia so long as it shall exist in the State of Maryland, nor even then without the consent of the inhabitants and compensation to the owners. 5. Congress shall not touch the representation of three fifths of the slaves, nor the inter-State trade, coastwise or inland. 6. These provisions to be unamendable like that which relates to the equality of the States in the Senate. On motion by Mr. Johnson, of Tennessee, Ordered, That the resolution be printed. Mr. Brown presented a memorial of the president and directors of the Columbia Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind, praying an appropriation for the purpose of providing a suitable building and grounds; which was referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. Mr. Pugh, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill (S. 518) for the relief of William A. Linn's estate, reported it without amendment. The Senate proceeded to consider the said bill as in committee of the whole; and, no amendment being made, it was reported to the Senate. Ordered, That it be engrossed and read a third time. The said bill was read the third time. Resolved, That it pass, and that the title thereof be as aforesaid. Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein. A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Forney, its Clerk: 'Mr. President: The House of Representatives has passed a bill (H. R. 841) making further provision in relation to consolidated land offices, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate. The House of Representatives has passed the bill of the Senate (S. 82) to amend the fourth section of the act for the admission of Oregon into the Union, so as to extend the time for selecting salt springs and contiguous lands, in Oregon. The House of Representatives having ordered the printing of certain documents, I am directed to notify the Senate thereof. On motion by Mr. Cameron, The Senate proceeded to consider, as in committee of the whole, the bill (S. 490) for the relief of Eliza B. Mills, widow of Robert Mills; and, On motion by Mr. Cameron, Ordered, That the further consideration of the bill be postponed to to-morrow. Mr. Davis asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in a bill (S. 520) to furnish arms and accoutrements to a volunteer company in Lexington, Kentucky; which was read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia. On motion by Mr. Hale, Ordered, That when the Senate adjourn, it be to Monday next. A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Forney, its Clerk: Mr. President: The House of Representatives agrees to the first amendment of the Senate to the bill (H. R. 863) to authorize the issue of treasury notes and for other purposes; and it agrees to the second. amendment of the Senate to the said bill, with an amendment, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate. The Senate proceeded to consider the amendment of the House of Representatives to the second amendment of the Senate to the bill (H. R. 863) last mentioned; and, On motion by Mr. Hunter, Resolved, That the Senate concur therein. Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof. Mr. Davis presented the report of the commission appointed, under the eighth section of the act of Congress of June 21, 1860, to examine into the organization, system of discipline, and course of instruction of the United States Military Academy at West Point. On motion by Mr. Davis, Ordered, That the report be printed. Mr. Bingham reported from the committee that they had examined and found duly enrolled the bill (S. 82) to amend the fourth section of the act for the admission of Oregon into the Union, so as to extend the time for selecting salt springs and contiguous lands, in Oregon. On motion by Mr. Iverson, The Senate resumed, as in committee of the whole, the consideration of the bill (S. 112) to further carry out the provisions of the fif teenth section of the treaty between the United States and Mexico, concluded on the 2d day of February 1848; and the amendment proposed by Mr. Hamlin having been disagreed to, and an amendment being proposed by Mr. Hale, Pending debate, The President announced that the hour of one o'clock having arrived, it was the duty of the Chair to call up the special order, which was the resolution submitted by Mr. Powell the 6th instant, to refer so much of the President's annual message, as relates to existing causes of trouble in the country, to a select committee of thirteen members; and The Senate resumed the consideration of the said resolution; and, After debate, On motion by Mr. Doolittle, The Senate adjourned. MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1860. The bill (H. R. 841) making further provision in relation to consolidated land offices, was read the first and second times, by unanimous consent, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. On motion by Mr. Gwin, Ordered, That the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads be discharged from the further consideration of the report of a committee of the Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco, California, in favor of the transmission of the entire mail between the eastern States and California through the territory of the United States. Mr. Pugh presented the petition of M. C. Mordecai and others, owners of the steamship Isabel, praying compensation for mail service; which was referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads. Mr. Fitch, from the Committee on Printing, to whom was referred a motion to print the report of the Secretary of State, communicating, in obedience to law, an abstract of returns of registered American seamen, reported that the committee be discharged from the further consideration of the motion; and The report was agreed to. Mr. Hemphill asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in a bill (S. 521) for the relief of E. P. Hunt; which was read the first and second times, by unanimous consent, and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Mr. Hemphill submitted the following resolution; which was considered by unanimous consent and agreed to: Resolved, That the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads be instructed to inquire into the expediency of establishing a tri-weekly mail route from Monroe, in Louisiana, to Rondo, in Arkansas. Mr. Yulee presented the memorial of Jane Gantt, praying indemnity for losses sustained by her late husband, Dr. Joseph Gantt, in |