be danger of collision between any State and the federal forces stationed there, the forces be promptly withdrawn. On motion by Mr. Douglas, Ordered, That the foregoing resolutions, and all other resolutions. heretofore submitted on the same subject, be printed. Mr. Crittenden asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in a joint resolution (S. 50) proposing certain amendments to the Constitution of the United State; which was read and passed to a second reading. On motion by Mr. Crittenden, that the resolution be printed. On the question to agree to the motion, It was determined in the affirmative. The hour fixed for the consideration of the special order having arrived, the President called up the bill (H. R. 23) for the admission of Kansas into the Union, which had been made the special order of the day for one o'clock to-day; and The Senate resumed, as in committee of the whole, the consideration of the said bill; and, On motion by Mr. Green, Ordered, That the further consideration thereof be postponed to and made the special order of the day for Monday next, the 24th instant, at one o'clock. 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, The resolution having been modified, on the motion of Mr. Powell, to read as follows: Resolved, That so much of the President's message as relates to the present agitated and distracted condition of the country, and the grievances between the slaveholding and the non-slaveholding States, be referred to a special committee of thirteen members; and that said committee be instructed to inquire into the present condition of the country, and report by bill or otherwise. On the question to agree thereto, It was determined in the affirmative. So the resolution as modified was agreed to. Ordered, That the committee be appointed by the Vice-President. A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Hayes, chief clerk : Mr. President: The House of Representatives having ordered the printing of certain documents, I am directed to notify the Senate thereof. On motion by Mr. Johnson, of Tennessee, that the Senate proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution (S. 48) proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States, It was determined in the affirmative; and The said resolution was read the second time, and considered as in committee of the whole; and, After debate, On motion by Mr. Bragg, The Senate adjourned. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1860. The honorable Robert Toombs, from the State of Georgia, attended. On motion by Mr. Foot, that 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, be printed, Ordered, That the motion be referred to the Committee on Printing. Mr. Green submitted the following resolution; which was considered by unanimous consent, and agreed to: Resolved, That one copy of the laws and journals of the legislature of the several Territories, sent to the Senate, shall be bound and preserved in the office of the Secretary of the Senate, and the other referred to the Committee on Territories. Mr. Durkee presented memorials of the Oneida, Seneca, Tuscarora, and Onondaga tribes of New York Indians, praying compensation for lands in Kansas, under the treaty of January 15, 1838; which were referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Mr. Hamlin presented the petition of Amos Kyle and others, invalid pensioners, residing in Androscoggin county, Maine, praying that the decision of the Court of Claims allowing pay from the date of disability may be carried into effect; which was referred to the Committee on Pensions. Mr. Davis, from the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 527) for the relief of Julius Martin, reported it without amendment, and submitted an adverse report, (No. 285;) which was ordered to be printed. On motion by Mr. Davis, Ordered, That the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, be discharged from the further consideration of the memorial of Thomas H. Burley. On motion by Mr. Davis, Ordered, That the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, be discharged from the further consideration of the bill (S. 93) for the completion of the military road from Fort Benton to the WallaWalla. On motion by Mr. Davis, Ordered, That the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, be discharged from the further consideration of the resolution of inquiry into the expediency of securing the exclusive use and benefit of a system of communication by cypher, in writing, or by telegraph, between the officers of the government. Mr. Hemphill asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in a bill (S. 522) making an appropriation for the erection of a light-house, or providing a light-ship, at the entrance of Galveston harbor, in the State of Texas; which was read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred to the Committee on Com merce. Mr. Hunter, from the Committee on Finance, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 861) making appropriations for the payment of invalid and other pensions of the United States for the year ending the 30th June, 1862, 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 pass to a third reading. The said bill was read the third time. Resolved, That it pass. Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof. Mr. Hunter, from the Committee on Finance, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 862) making appropriations for the support of the Military Academy for the year ending the 30th of June, 1862, reported it with an amendment. The Senate proceeded to consider the said bill, as in Committee of the Whole; and, the reported amendment having been agreed to, the bill was reported to the Senate, and the amendment was concurred in. Ordered, That the amendment 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 amendment. On motion by Mr. Brown, Ordered, That Sallie Eola Reneau have leave to withdraw her memorial and papers. Mr. Hale presented a memorial of the People's Pacific Railroad Company, in aid of their memorial of April 16, 1860, praying a grant of lands and the right of way through the public lands. Ordered, That it lie on the table. A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Hayes, chief 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, 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; and The amendment proposed by Mr. Polk having been agreed to, and an amendment being proposed by Mr. Hamlin, Pending debate, The President (Mr. Foot in the chair) announced that, the hour of one o'clock having arrived, it was the duty of the Chair to call up the unfinished business of yesterday, which was the joint resolution (S. 48) proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States; and that it was also the duty of the Chair to call up 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, which was the special order of the day for one o'clock to-day. The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill (S. 377) last mentioned; 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 one o'clock. The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the joint resolution (S. 48) proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States; and, After debate, and the consideration of executive business, The Senate adjourned. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1860. The Vice-President laid before the Senate a letter of the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating a report of the Superintendent of the Coast Survey, showing the progress of that work during the year ending November 1, 1860, with a map, prepared in obedience to an act of Congress approved March 3, 1853; which was read. Ordered, That it lie on the table. On motion by Pearce, that the letter and accompanying report be printed, Ordered, That the motion be referred to the Committee on Printing. Mr. Pearce submitted the following resolution; which was considered by unanimous consent, and referred to the Committee on Printing: Resolved, That there be printed, in addition to the usual number, six thousand two hundred copies of the report of the Superintendent of the Coast Survey for the year 1860; one thousand two hundred of which for the use of the Senate, and five thousand for distribution by said superintendent; that the same be printed and bound, with the charts and sketches, in quarto form, and that the printing of said charts and sketches shall be done to the satisfaction of the Superintendent of the Coast Survey. Mr. Bingham presented the petition of John S. Livermore, an invalid pensioner, praying that he may be paid from the time his disability occurred; which was referred to the Committee on Pensions. Mr. King presented a memorial of citizens of New York interested in the steam marine of the United States, praying that they may have the privilege of being heard before the Committee on Commerce in relation to the bill to provide for the safety of passengers on vessels propelled in whole or in part by steam, heretofore referred to that committee; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce. Mr. King presented the memorial of Mrs. J. A. Constant, for herself and others, heirs of John Sinclair, deceased, praying indemnity for spoliations committed by the French prior to 1800. Ordered, That it lie on the table. On motion by Mr. Fitzpatrick, that the Senate proceed to the consideration of the bill (S. 414) for the relief of Keziah Pritchett, formerly widow of David Moore, It was determined in the affirmative; and The said bill was read the second time and considered as in Ccmmittee of the Whole. On motion by Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ordered, That the bill be recommitted to the Committee on Pensions. Mr. Hunter, from the Committee on Finance, to whom was recommitted the bill (H. R. 338) 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, reported it without amendment, and with a recommendation that the consideration of the bill be postponed to the 4th day of March next. Mr. Davis, from the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, to whom was referred the bill (S. 520) to furnish arms and accoutrements to a volunteer company in Lexington, Kentucky, reported it without amendment, and submitted a report (No. 286;) which was ordered to be printed. Mr. Davis, from the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, to whom was referred the memorial of Lieutenant George L. Hartsuff, of the United States Army, submitted a report, (No. 287,) accompanied by a bill (S. 523) for the relief of Lieutenant George L. Hartsuff, United States Army. The bill was read and passed to a second reading. Ordered, That the report be printed. A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Forney, its Clerk: Mr. President: The House of Representatives has passed a bill (H. R. 866) to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the service of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1861; in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate. The House of Representatives has passed the bill of the Senate (S. 518) for the relief.of William A. Linn's estate. The Speaker of the House of Representatives having signed an 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, I am directed to bring it to the Senate for the signature of its President. The bill (H. R. 866) to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the service of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1861, this day received from the House of Representatives for concurrence, was read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred to the Committee on Finance. Mr. Slidell submitted the following resolution for consideration: Resolved, That the Vice-President be requested to exclude from the |