right side in the dispute, there still is no single good reason for precipitate action. Intelligence, patriotism, Christianity, and a firm reliance on Him who has never yet forsaken this favored land, are still competent to adjust, in the best way, all our present difficulty. you. In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow-countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. The government will not assail You can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors. You have no oath registered in Heaven to destroy the government, while I shall have the most solemn one to "preserve, protect, and defend it." I am loth to close. We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battle-field and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone, all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature. The President having finished his address, the oath of office was administered to him by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States; and The Senate returned to its chamber. On motion by Mr. Bright, The Senate adjourned. TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 1861. The honorable R. M. T. Hunter and the honorable James M. Mason, from the State of Virginia, attended. Mr. Hale submitted the following resolution; which was considered by unanimous consent, and agreed to: Resolved, That a committee, to consist of two members, be appointed to wait on the President of the United States, and inform him that the Senate is assembled and ready to receive any communication he may be pleased to make. Ordered, That the committee be appointed by the Vice-President; and Mr. Hale and Mr. Douglas were appointed. On motion by Mr. Trumbull, that the Senate take a recess of half an hour, It was determined in the affirmative; and, After a recess of half an hour, Mr. Hale, from the committee appointed to wait on the President of the United States and inform him that the Senate is assembled and ready to receive any communication he may be pleased to make, reported: That they had performed the duty assigned them, and that the President replied that he would forthwith make a communication to the Senate in writing. Mr. Anthony submitted the following resolution; which was considered by unanimous consent, and agreed to: Resolved, That of the twenty-five hundred copies of the correspondence relative to the Aves Island, heretofore ordered to be printed, five hundred be for the use of the State Department. On motion by Mr. Nicholson, Ordered, That leave be granted to withdraw the petition of Hugh Baker and the petition of the children of Nathaniel Smith. Mr. Mason submitted the following resolution for consideration: Resolved, That there be paid out of the contingent fund of the Senate such actual costs as shall be incurred pursuant to law by Silas Carlton, and those associated with him, in prosecutions or civil suits now pending in the courts of Massachusetts against them, founded on their acts in executing process of the Senate against a certain F. B. Sanborn, of said State. After the consideration of executive business, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1861. On motion by Mr. Hale, Ordered, That the administrator of the estate of George Fisher, deceased, have leave to withdraw the papers in relation to that case. Mr. Anthony submitted the following resolution; which was considered by unanimous consent, and agreed to: Resolved, That two thousand copies of the act to provide for the payment of outstanding treasury notes, to authorize a loan, to regulate and fix the duties on imports, and for other purposes, be printed for the use of the Senate. Mr. Douglas submitted the following resolution; which was considered by unanimous consent, and agreed to: Resolved, That the Vice-President appoint a member to fill the va cancy in the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, which occurred on the 3d day of March, instant, by the expiration of the term of the Hon. James A. Pearce. The Vice-President appointed the Hon. James A. Pearce to fill the vacancy in the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Mr. Nicholson submitted the following motion; which was considered by unanimous consent, and agreed to: Ordered, That the Court of Claims be requested to return to the Senate the papers in the case of Charles W. Welsh, heretofore referred to that court by order of the Senate, and that the petitioner have leave to withdraw the same when so returned. Mr. Dixon submitted the following resolution for consideration: Resolved, That there be printed for the use of the Senate the usual number of copies of the inaugural address of the President of the United States. The Senate proceeded by unanimous consent to consider the said resolution; and, After debate, On motion by Mr. Dixon, that the Senate proceed to the consideration of executive business, Yeas... It was determined in the affirmative, {e... On motion by Mr. Wigfall, 22 12 The yeas and nays being desired by one fifth of the senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Anthony, Baker, Bingham, Chandler, Clark, Collamer, Cowan, Dixon, Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Grimes, Harlan, Harris, Howe, Morrill, Simmons, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Wilkinson, Wilson. Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Bragg, Breckinridge, Clingman, Douglas, Hunter, Mason, Mitchel, Nesmith, Nicholson, Polk, Powell, Thomson. So the motion was agreed to; and, After the consideration of executive business, THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1861. Mr. Nesmith submitted the following resolution; which was considered by unanimous consent, and agreed to: Resolved, That the Secretary of War be directed to furnish to the Senate, if not inconsistent with the interests of the public service, such communications as may be on file in that department from Major Steen and Lieutenant John Mullan, United States Army, relative to the movement of troops overland to the northern portion of the department of the Pacific. The Vice-President laid before the Senate a letter of the Hon. Salmon P. Chase, resigning his seat in the Senate, as a senator from the State of Ohio, and requesting that the governor of that State may be notified of his resignation; which was read. On motion by Mr. Wade, Ordered, That the Secretary be directed to communicate to the governor of the State of Ohio information of the resignation by the Hon. Salmon P. Chase of his seat as a senator from that State in the Congress of the United States. The Senate resumed the consideration of the resolution yesterday submitted by Mr. Dixon, to print the inaugural address of the President of the United States; and, After debate, On motion by Mr. Fessenden, The Senate adjourned. FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1861. The Senate resumed the consideration of the resolution submitted by Mr. Dixon the 6th instant, to print the inaugural address of the President of the United States; and The resolution was agreed to. Mr. Grimes submitted the following resolution for consideration: Resolved, That the order of the Senate setting aside a part of the gallery for the use of the diplomatic corps be, and the same is hereby, rescinded. Mr. Foster submitted the following resolution for consideration: Whereas, L. T. Wigfall, now a senator of the United States from the State of Texas, has declared in debate that he is a foreigner; that he owes no allegiance to this government; but that he belongs to and owes allegiance to another and foreign State and government, therefore, Resolved, That the said L. T. Wigfall be, and he hereby is, expelled from this body. Mr. Rice submitted the following motion; which was considered by unanimous consent, and agreed to: Ordered, That the resolution of last session, making an allowance to the widow of Dominie Conroy, be recommitted to the Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate. On motion by Mr. Latham, Ordered, That Francis Hüttmann have leave to withdraw his petition and papers relating to his claim for the detention of the Peruvian bark Callao and cargo by the collector of San Francisco. Mr. Bright submitted the following resolution; which was considsidered by unanimous consent, and agreed to: Resolved, That the following be the standing committees of the Senate during the present session: On Foreign Relations: Mr. Sumner, chairman, Mr. Collamer, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Harris, Mr. Douglas, Mr. Polk, and Mr. Breckinridge. On Finance: Mr. Fessenden, chairman; Mr. Simmons, Mr. Wade, Mr. Howe, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Pearce, and Mr. Bright. On Commerce Mr. Chandler, chairman, Mr. King, Mr. Morrill, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Clingman, Mr. Saulsbury, and Mr. Johnson. On Military Affairs and the Militia: Mr. Wilson, chairman, Mr. King, Mr. Baker, Mr. Lane, Mr. Rice, Mr. Latham, and Mr. Breckinridge. On Naval Affairs: Mr. Hale, chairman, Mr. Grimes, Mr. Foot, Mr. Cowan, Mr. Thomson, Mr. Nicholson, and Mr. Kennedy. On the Judiciary: Mr. Trumbull, chairman, Mr. Foster, Mr. Ten Eyck, Mr. Cowan, Mr. Bayard, Mr. Powell, and Mr. Clingman. On Post Offices and Post Roads: Mr. Collamer, chairman, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Wade, Mr. Trumbull, Mr. Rice, Mr. Bright, and Mr. Latham. On Public Lands: Mr. Harlan, chairman, Mr. Bingham, Mr. Clark, Mr. Wilkinson, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Mitchel, and Mr. Bragg. On Private Land Claims: Mr. Harris, chairman, Mr. Ten Eyck, Mr. Sumner, Mr. Polk, and Mr. Bayard. On Indian Affairs: Mr. Doolittle, chairman, Mr. Baker, Mr. Cowan, Mr. Ten Eyck, Mr. Sebastian, Mr. Rice, and Mr. Nesmith. On Pensions: Mr. Foster, chairman, Mr. Bingham, Mr. Lane, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Saulsbury, Mr. Powell, and Mr. Mitchel. On Revolutionary Claims: Mr. King, chairman, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Wilkinson, Mr. Nicholson, and Mr. Nesmith. On Claims: Mr. Clark, chairman, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Howe, Mr. Cowan, Mr. Bragg, and Mr. Polk. On the District of Columbia: Mr. Grimes, chairman, Mr. Anthony, Mr. Morrill, Mr. Wade, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Clingman, and Mr. Powell. On Patents and the Patent Office: Mr. Simmons, chairman, Mr. Sumner, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Thomson, and Mr. Sebastian. On Public Buildings and Grounds: Mr. Foot, chairman, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Bright, and Mr. Kennedy. On Territories: Mr. Wade, chairman, Mr. Wilkinson, Mr. Cowan, Mr. Hale, Mr. Douglas, Mr. Sebastian, and Mr. Bragg. To Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate: Mr. Dixon, chairman, Mr. Clark, and Mr. Johnson. On Printing: Mr. Anthony, chairman, Mr. Harlan, and Mr. Nicholson. On Engrossed Bills: Mr. Lane, chairman, Mr. Morrill, and Mr. Mitchel. On Enrolled Bills: Mr. Bingham, chairman, Mr. Baker, and Mr. Saulsbury. On the Library: Mr. Pearce, chairman, Mr. Collamer, and Mr. Fessenden. Mr. Anthony submitted the following resolution; which was considered by unanimous consent, and agreed to: Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed by the Chair to consider and report what additional arrangements and regulations are necessary to the preservation of order in the galleries of the Senate. The Vice-President appointed Mr. Anthony, Mr. Mason, and Mr. Wade the committee under the foregoing resolution. The Vice-President laid before the Senate a letter from the chief clerk of the Court of Claims, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, the papers in the case of Charles W. Welsh; which was read. Ordered, That it lie on the table. The Senate proceeded to consider the resolution submitted by Mr. Mason, the 5th instant, to pay the expenses which may be incurred by Silas Carlton and others in defending prosecutions or civil suits pending against them in the courts of Massachusetts, founded on their acts in executing a process of the Senate against a certain F. B. Sanborn ; and, On motion by Mr. Sumner, Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. Sumner submitted the following resolution; which was considered by unanimous consent, and agreed to: Resolved, That the papers now on the files of the Senate relating to the matter of Frank B. Sanborn be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. On motion by Mr. Latham, Ordered, That when the Senate adjourn, it be to Monday next. On motion by Mr. Hale, Ordered, That there be printed for the use of the Senate two thousand copies of the act (S. 10) in addition to "An act to promote the progress of the useful arts," approved March 2, 1861. After the consideration of executive business, The Senate adjourned. |