reporter's gallery of the Senate any reporter or reporters who may be employed, either partially or exclusively, by any agent or agents of the associated press. Mr. Crittenden presented the petition of William R. Combs, praying a pension on account of his services during the revolutionary war; which was referred to the Committee on Pensions. On motion by Mr. Clark, that the Senate proceed to the consideration of the resolution submitted by him, the 17th instant, calling upon the President for certain information in relation to Forts Moultrie and Sumpter, and the United States arsenal at Charleston, in South Carolina. A debate ensued, pending which, 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 of the day, which was the bill (S. 377) to authorize the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company to extend the Washington branch of their road to the Potomac river, and across the same by an extension of the present structure known as the Long Bridge, for the purpose of connecting with the Virginia railroads at that point; but that the unfinished business of yesterday, which was the joint resolution (S. 48) proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States, had preference in the special orders, and was the business now before the Senate; and The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the joint resolution (S. 48) last mentioned; and After debate, On motion by Mr. Nicholson, Ordered, That the further consideration of the resolution be postponed, and that the Senate proceed to the consideration of the bill (S. 377) to authorize the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company to extend the Washington branch of their road to the Potomac river, and across the same by an extension of the present structure known as the Long Bridge, for the purpose of connecting with the Virginia railroads at that point. It was determined in the affirmative; and The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the said bill; and On motion by Mr. Kennedy, Ordered, That the further consideration of the bill be postponed to, and made the special order of the day for, to-morrow, at half past twelve o'clock. Mr. Fitch, from the Committee on Printing, to whom was referred a motion to print five thousand additional copies of the report and accompanying papers 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, reported in favor of printing the same; and The report was agreed to. Mr. Fitch, from the Committee on Printing, reported the following resolution; which was considered, by unanimous consent, and agreed to: Resolved, That five hundred additional copies of the report of the President of the Columbian Institute for the instruction of the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind, be printed for the use of that officer, and so much of the late annual report of the Secretary of the Interior as relates to the same subject, be printed therewith. Mr, Brown submitted the following resolution; which was considered, by unanimous consent, and agreed to: Resolved, That the Mayors of Georgetown and Washington cities be allowed the privilege of the floor of the Senate on occasions when business relating to the District of Columbia is under consideration. On motion by Mr. Pearce, that when the Senate adjourn it be to Monday next. A motion was made by Mr. Cameron to amend the motion of Mr. Pearce, by adding thereto : And that when the Senate adjourn on Monday next, it be to Thursday, and that when the Senate adjourn on Thursday it be to the Monday following: and On the question to agree to the proposed amendment, It was determined in the negative. Mr. Pearce thereupon withdrew his motion. The Vice-President announced the appointment of the select committee under the resolution of the Senate of the 18th of December, as follows: Mr. Powell, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Crittenden, Mr. Seward, Mr. Toombs, Mr. Douglas, Mr. Collamer, Mr. Davis, Mr. Wade, Mr. Bigler, Mr. Rice, Mr. Doolittle, and Mr. Grimes. On motion by Mr. Davis, that he be excused from serving as a member of the said committee, It was determined in the affirmative. The Vice-President signed the enrolled bill (H. R. 861) making appropriations for the payment of invalid and other pensions of the United States for the year ending the 30th of June, 1862, and it was delivered to the committee to be presented to the President of the United States. After the consideration of executive business, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1860. Mr. Saulsbury reported from the committee that they this day pre sented to the President of the United States the enrolled bill (H. R. 861) making appropriations for the payment of invalid and other pensions of the United States for the year ending June 30, 1862. The President laid before the Senate the report of the acting Secretary of the Interior, communicating, in obedience to law, the annual statement of appropriations for that department, expended and unexpended; which was read. Ordered, That it lie on the table. Mr. Gwin presented the memorial of the Lake Pass Turnpike Company, of Placer county, California, praying the right of way through the public lands; which was referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Mr. Bigler presented the petition of William Wheeler Hubbell, of Pennsylvania, praying protection of rights in slave property in South Carolina, and the adoption of measures suggested for the peace and stability of the Union; which was referred to the select committee appointed under the resolution of the Senate of the 18th of December. Mr. Johnson, of Arkansas, presented a letter from the Acting Secretary of the Interior to the chairman of the Committee on Public Lands, recommending an appropriation for clerk hire, office rent, and fuel, for the land office at Kickapoo, Kansas; which was referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Mr. Rice presented the petition of Peter Quinn, praying compensation for a horse lost in the military service of the United States; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia. Mr. King presented the petition of H. T. Bacon, owner of the Canadian or British schooner Perseverance, praying a register therefor; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce. Mr. King asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in a bill (S. 524) authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to issue a register to the schooner Perseverance, of Ogdensburg, State of New York; which was read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Mr. Slidell asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in a bill (S. 525) to release from reservation for live oak purposes, and to authorize the sale of "Pecan Island," 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. Slidell presented the petition of William L. S. Dearing, praying payment for horses and equipage furnished by him to a company of Tennessee volunteers in the Florida war in 1837; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia. On motion by Mr. Powell, Ordered, That the Vice-President be authorized to appoint a member on the select committee under the resolution of the 18th December, in the place of Mr. Davis, who was excused from serving on said committee. Mr. Wilson presented the petition of John Beeson, praying that the Indians may be satisfactorily provided for; which was referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Forney, its Clerk: Mr. President: The House of Representatives has passed a bill (H. R. 701) to secure contracts and make provision for the safe, certain, and more speedy transportation, by railroad, of mails, troops, munitions of war, military and naval stores, between the Atlantic States and those of the Pacific, and for other purposes; in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate. The Speaker of the House of Representatives having signed an enrolled bill (S. 518,) I am directed to bring it to the Senate for the signature of its President. The President of the United States approved and signed, the 17th instant, an act (H. R. 863) to authorize the issue of treasury notes, and for other purposes. The bill (H. R. 701) this day received from the House of Representatives for concurrence, was read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and considered as in Committee of the Whole. On motion by Mr. Gwin, that the bill be postponed to and made the special order of the day for Wednesday, the 2d day of January next, at one o'clock. On motion by Mr. Bragg, that the bill be referred to a select committee of five members to be appointed by the Vice-President, It was determined in the negative. On the question to agree to the motion of Mr. Gwin, It was determined in the affirmative. So it was Ordered, That the further consideration of the bill be postponed to and made the special order of the day for Wednesday, the 2d day of January next, at one o'clock. The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill (S. 112) to further carry out the provisions of the fifteenth section of the treaty between the United States and Mexico, concluded on the 2d day of February, 1848. On motion by Mr. Kennedy, that the further consideration of the bill be postponed, and that the Senate proceed to the consideration of the bill (S. 377) to authorize the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company to extend the Washington branch of their road to the Potomac river, and across the same by an extension of the present structure known as the Long Bridge, for the purpose of connecting with the Virginia railroads at that point, It was determined in the affirmative; and The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the said bill; and the reported amendments having been amended, were, in part, agreed to. On motion by Mr. Fessenden, to reconsider the vote agreeing to the following reported amendment, to wit: Section 1, line 11, after the word "pile," insert, or other suitable. It was determined in the affirmative; and On the question to agree to the said reported amendment, It was determined in the negative. On motion by Mr. Fessenden, to amend the bill by inserting at the end of the first section the following words: And provided further, That from and after the acceptance of the privileges conferred by this act, the property of the said company within the District of Columbia shall be subject to taxation as real estate, in the same manner and to the same extent as the real estate of individuals, excepting, however, the road bed of said company, within said District, (Yeas. It was determined in the negative, Nays.. On motion by Mr. Fessenden, 19 24 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, Collamer, Dixon, Doolittle, Durkee, Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Grimes, Harlan, King, Polk, Simmons, Wilson.. Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Benjamin, Bragg, Clingman, Davis, Douglas, Fitzpatrick, Green, Gwin, Hemphill, Hunter, Iverson, Johnson, of Arkansas, Johnson, of Tennessee, Kennedy, Lane, Latham, Mason, Nicholson, Powell, Saulsbury, Slidell, Toombs, Wigfall, Yulee. On motion by Mr. Fessenden, to amend the bill by inserting the following as an additional section: SEC.. And be it further enacted, That this act may be repealed and all the privileges hereby granted may be annulled or modified, limited or restrained, at the pleasure of Congress. On motion by Mr. Mason, to amend the amendment of Mr. Fessenden, by striking out the words, "this act may be repealed and all;" and also the words, "annulled or," so that the amendment will read: SEC. -. And be it further enacted, That the privileges hereby granted may be modified, limited, or restrained, at the pleasure of Congress, It was determined in the affirmative, On motion by Mr. Fessenden, Yeas Nays. 21 20 The yeas and nays being desired by one fifth of the senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Benjamin, Bragg, Clingman, Davis, Fitzpatrick, Green, Gwin, Hunter, Iverson, Johnson, of Arkansas, Kennedy, Latham, Mason, Nicholson, Polk, Powell, Rice, Saulsbury, Slidell, Wigfall, Yulee. Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Anthony, Bingham, Cameron, Chandler, Clark, Collamer, Doolittle, Durkee, Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Grimes, Harlan, King, Simmons, Sumner, Trumbull, Wade, Wilkinson, Wilson. So the amendment to the amendment was agreed to. On the question to agree to the amendment as amended, On motion by Mr. Cameron, to amend the bill by inserting as an additional section the following: SEC.. And be it further enacted, That all the provisions of this bill shall be inoperative, unless the said Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company shall check baggage over their main line or branches, to and from Washington city, with and over all railroads terminating at Alexdria, Washington city, or Baltimore, and with the connections of the same, on terms as favorable as the said Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company may make with any other terminating or connecting lines. It was determined in the affirmative, On motion by Mr. Cameron, Yeas.... 25 21 The yeas and nays being desired by one fifth of the senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Anthony, Bigler, Bingham, Cameron, Chandler, Clark, |