Senators-Continued. Page. Resolution by Mr. Fessenden declaring the seats. of certain, vacant, &c....... Yeas and nays. ....416, 417, 418, 418 Segeant-at-arms directed to request the attendance of absent........... Seneca Indians. (See New York Indians.) Sergeant-at-arms and doorkeeper, resolution by Mr. Hale for the election of.. Yeas and nays 430 .423, 425, 427 ..425, 425, 426, 426 Resolution by Mr. Trumbull authorizing the Ser- Sewell, John Y. (See bill H. R. 426.) Seward, Hon. William H., attended. Shaw, Joshua, daughter of. (See Elizabeth C. Willett.) Sherman, Hon. John, credentials presented Qualified and took his seat Ships-of-war, recognition of the right of a State to keep. (See joint resolution S. 53.) Siebert, Selmar, report of the Court of Claims.... Siebert, Selmer. (See bill S. 534.) Simmons, Hon. James F., attended.. Simpson, Captain J. H., report of, of explorations for a wagon Report of the Secretary of War Report in favor of printing.. Sinclair, John, heirs of. (See Mrs. J. A. Constant.) Slaves and slavery- Mr. Powell's resolutions... 432 3 313 124 425 425 46 3, 400 165 197 357 33, 35, 35, 38, 38, 40, 43, 46, 49, 66, 67, 72, 76 Mr. Johnson's (of Tennessee) resolution......41, 60, 66, 67 Mr. Lane's resolution..... Mr. Davis's resolution.... .47, 66, 67 .63, 66, 67 Mr. Rice's resolution..... Protection of slave property in South Carolina, petition of William W. Hubbell ....... .64, 66, 67 56 Bill for the more effectual suppression of the slave Protection of slave property. Proceedings of a Against the extension of slavery- Petitions of citizens of Oswego county, New Slaves and slavery-Against the extension of slavery-Con- Page. Petition of citizens of Massachusetts.. 298 346 346 346 346 Petition of citizens of Winnebago city, Minne- 346 346 346 346 153 324 195 198 Petition of citizens of Waterville, Minnesota... Memorial of citizens of western Pennsylvania... the constitution, petition of inhabitants, &c., Abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia, Slidell, Hon. John, attended. Resolutions submitted by, viz- To exclude reporters of the associated press from Withdrawn... 177 192, 288 249 276 324 32 53 73 Relative to the appointment of Mr. Holt, the 77, 87 Yeas and nays. 87 Declaring the reasons assigned by the President for the appointment of Mr. Holt as acting Sec- Sloo, A. G., trustees of. (See Marshall O. Roberts and others.) Amendment proposed to bill H. R. 971........... Smiley, W. H. (See joint resolution S. 67.) 126, 135 343 Smith, Anne M., widow of General Persifer F. Smith, peti- tion..... Report (No. 306) and bill, (see bill S. 569) 275.) Smith, Ferguson, leave granted to withdraw papers......... Smith, Nathaniel, children of, granted leave to withdraw peti- tion..... Smithsonian Institution, letter of the secretary of, communi- cating the annual report...... Resolution by Mr. Fitch to print extra copies.. Page. 91 299 390 410 311 312 to fill the vacancy in the Board of Regents of. 91, 410 Joint resolutions for the appointment of regents Smoot, Mrs. Ann E., widow of Captain Joseph Smoot. (See Snelling Colonel J., widow of. (See Abby S. Chapman.) Soldiers of the war of 1812. (See Pensions.) Officers and soldiers of the revolutionary war, South Carolina, message of the President communicating the Copy of a letter from the commissioners from, Reading objected to....... Read, yeas and nays.. 147 133 80 ....... 83, 84, 88, 92 83 84 84 203 72, 94 415, Message of the President communicating the cor- Resolution by Mr. Douglas relative to the forts, 417, 420, 421, 421, 421, 422, 424, 427, 428 Yeas and nays... Spain, bill declaratory of the acts for carrying into effect the ninth article of the treaty between the United Spalding, Azel. (See bill H. R. 996.) Spear, Elizabeth, widow of Thomas Williams, leave to with- draw..... Spirit Lake, indemnity to citizens of Iowa and Minnesota for 420, 428 36 329 Springfield township, Pennsylvania, inhabitants of, petition Spring Hill, schooner, change of name of, to United States, Stanfill, Sampson. (See bill H. R. 724.) State Department- Contingent expenses of, report of the Secretary of Copies of the President message and documents Purchase of certain manuscripts for, memorial of C. B. Norton............... Copies of the commercial relations for the........ State, Secretary of, reported- Contingent expenses of the Department.. Abstract of returns of seamen....... Committee discharged. Commercial relations with foreign countries. Motion to print extra copies...... Extra copies ordered to be printed...... Number and designation of passengers arriving in the United States.... States and Territories, copies of the President's message and documents for public libraries in the......... one State or Territory against another, &c. Withdrawal of troops from garrisons on the ap- Page. 312 69 33 45 212 225 409 33 34 43 185 185 225 387 44 dock-yards, &c., to, resolution by Mr. Hunter 69, 77, Joint resolution to provide for the maintenance Joint resolution in relation to a suspension of Secession of certain States. (See Secession.) Page States and Territories-Continued. Recognition of the rights of the people in all the and ex-governors of States the privilege of Resolutions of the legislature of New Jersey, rela- passing a general enabling act for the admis- Resolutions by Mr. Douglas relative to the forts, Yeas and nays..... 146 152 173, 195 198 103 .415, 417, 420, 421, 421, 421, 422, 424, 427, 428 Steamers, war, construction of seven. (See bill S. 554.) Amendment proposed to bill H. R. 914, yeas and nays..... Steam vessels, safety of passengers on, memorial of citizens of New York.. Stearns and Todd counties, Minnesota, citizens of, petition, Steel. (See Iron.) Steuben county, New York, legal voters of, petition in favor of peaceable secession...... Stillwater, Minnesota, citizens of, memorial in favor of Mr. Crittenden's or Mr. Rice's resolutions.. Stockton, Robert. (See joint resolution H. R. 39.) Stone, John H., administrator of. (See Nathaniel P. Causin.) Sumner, Hon. Charles, attended... Correspondence relative to foreign vessels in the port of Charleston, South Carolina............. 420, 428 215, 218 52 165 411 416 419 356 256 282 191 3, 399 113, 118 413 165 |