The Sergeant-at-Arms having executed the order of the President, and cleared the galleries on the right of the chair, On motion by Mr. Doolittle, The Senate adjourned. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1861. Mr. Hunter presented petitions of sundry importers of hardware in the cities of New York; St. Louis, Missouri; Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukie, Wisconsin; New Haven, Connecticut; Baltimore, Maryland; Detroit, Michigan, and Richmond, Virginia, praying that the present duties on iron may not be increased. Ordered, That they lie on the table. Mr. Hunter submitted the following resolution for consideration: Whereas certain forts, magazines, arsenals, dock-yards, and other needful buildings have been placed under the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States, by a cession to that effect from certain States, and it may be the desire of one or more of those States to resume the jurisdiction thus ceded: Now therefore, Be it resolved, That the President of the United States ought to be authorized by law, upon the application of the legislature, or of a regular convention of the people of any such States, to retrocede this jurisdiction to such States upon taking proper security for the safekeeping and return of all the property of the United States, or for paying for the value of the same, if destroyed or injured by the act of any of the States making such application. Mr. Bigler presented the memorial of Dr. Isaac J. Hayes, praying that the name of the schooner in which he is about to sail to the Arctic seas, on a voyage of discovery, may be changed from "Spring Hill" to that of "United States;" which was referred to the Commitee on Commerce. On motion by Mr. Davis, Ordered, That the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia be discharged from the further consideration of the petition of W. L. S. Dearing. On motion by Mr. Green, Ordered, That the bill (S. 365) to provide a temporary government for the Territory of Arizuma, and to create the office of Surveyor General therein, be printed, as amended by the Senate. On motion by Mr. Foot, Ordered, That the Committee on Claims be discharged from the further consideration of the report of the Court of Claims adverse to the petition of Samuel Norris, and that it be referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Mr. Crittenden was, on his motion, excused from serving as a member of the Committee on Revolutionary Claims. On motion by Mr. Gwin, The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the 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; and On motion by Mr. Gwin, Ordered, That the further consideration of the bill be postponed to and made the special order of the day for Saturday next, at one o'clock. 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. Mr. Davis asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in a joint resolution (S. 53) in relation to the militia of the States, to the forts, magazines, arsenals, dock-yards, military power, withdrawal of troops from garrisons on the application of a State, and the recognition of the right of a State to keep troops and ships of war by proclamation of the President; which was read, passed to a second reading, and ordered to be printed. 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, On motion by Mr. King, that the Senate proceed to the consideration of executive business, It was determined in the negative. On motion by Mr. Polk, that the Senate adjourn, Yeas.... It was determined in the affirmative, Nays. On motion by Mr. Seward, 27 23 The yeas and nays being desired by one fifth of the senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Benjamin, Bragg, Brown, Clingman, Crittenden, Davis, Fitzpatrick, Green, Gwin, Hemphill, Hunter, Iverson, Johnson, of Arkansas, Johnson, of Tennessee, Kennedy, Lane, Mallory, Mason, Nicholson, Polk, Rice, Sebastian, Slidell, Thomson, Toombs, Wigfall, Yulee. Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Bigler, Bingham, Chandler, Clark, Collamer, Dixon, Doolittle, Durkee, Fessenden, Foot, Grimes, Harlan, King, Latham, Powell, Seward, Simmons, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Wade, Wilkinson, Wilson. Whereupon The Senate adjourned. THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1861. A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Barclay : (H. R. 865) making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian department, and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with various Indian tribes for the year ending June 30, 1862, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate. The Speaker of the House of Representatives having signed three enrolled bills, (S. 523,) (H. R. 436,) and (H. R. 862,) I am directed to bring them to the Senate for the signature of its President. The House of Representatives having ordered the printing of certain documents, I am directed to notify the Senate thereof. On motion by Mr. Gwin, Ordered, That when the Senate adjourn, it be to Saturday next. Mr. Collamer presented a petition of citizens of Craftsburg, Vermont, praying that the pension of John Woodbury may be made to commence from the date of the disability for which it was granted; which was referred to the Committee on Pensions. Mr. Bigler presented the memorial of Alexander Wilson, praying remuneration for expenses incurred, and compensation for services rendered by him as United States Attorney for the Territory of Utah; which was referred to the Committee on Claims. Mr. Bigler presented two petitions of citizens of Philadelphia, praying the passage of the resolutions introduced into the Senate by the honorable Mr. Crittenden, on the 18th December, 1860, relative to the present disturbed condition of the country. Ordered, That they lie on the table. Mr. Bigler presented the proceedings of a meeting held in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, the 22d December, 1860, and the proceedings of a meeting held at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, relative to the present disturbed condition of the country. Ordered, That they lie on the table. Mr. Crittenden asked, and by unanimous consent obtained leave to bring in a joint resolution (S. 54) proposing certain amendments to the Constitution of the United States; which was read and passed to a second reading. On motion by Mr. Crittenden, Ordered, That the resolution be printed. Mr. Kennedy presented the petition of Ira Call, praying that his pension may be made to commence from the date of the disability for which it was granted; which was referred to the Committee on Pensions. The Vice-President signed the following enrolled bills, and they were delivered to the committee to be presented to the President of the United States: S. 523. An act for the relief of Lieutenant George L. Hartsuff, United States Army; H. R. 436. An act for the relief of Mrs. Eliza A. Merchant, widow of the late First Lieutenant and Brevet Captain Charles G. Merchant, of the United States Army; H. R. 862. An act making appropriations for the support of the Military Academy for the year ending the 30th of June, 1862. The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the considera tion of the joint resolution (S. 48) proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States; and, After debate, On motion, Ordered, That the further consideration of the resolution be postponed to to-morrow. On motion by Mr. Douglas, The Senate proceeded to consider the motion submitted by Mr. Powell, the 31st of December, to print one thousand additional copies. of the report and journal of the select committee appointed under the resolution of the Senate of the 18th of December; and, After debate, On motion by Mr. Toombs, Ordered, That the further consideration of the motion be postponed to and made the special order of the day for Monday next, at one o'clock.. On motion by Mr. Gwin, that the Senate adjourn, It was determined in the affirmative, {eys... On motion by Mr. Gwin, 24 4 The yeas and nays being desired by one fifth of the senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Bigler, Bragg, Brown, Clingman, Davis, Doolittle, Douglas, Fitzpatrick, Foot, Foster, Gwin, Hemphill, Iverson, Johnson, of Tennessee, Kennedy, Lane, Latham, Polk, Rice, Saulsbury, Simmons, Wigfall, Wilson, Yulee. Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Grimes, Sumner, Toombs, Wilkinson. The Senate adjourned. SATURDAY, JANUARY 5, 1861. Mr. Thomson presented the proceedings of a State mass convention of citizens of New Jersey, held at Trenton, on Tuesday, the 11th of December, 1860, to consider the present condition of national affairs; which were referred to the select committee appointed under the resolution of the Senate of the 18th December. The bill (H. R. 865) making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian Department, and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with various Indian tribes, for the year ending June 30, 1862, was read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred to the Committee on Finance. Mr. Mason submitted the following resolution for consideration: Resolved, That the Secretary of War be directed to communicate to the Senate copies of all orders issued from that department, or from the Commander-in-Chief of the Army, to the officers in command of the fortifications of the United States, in the State of South Carolina, since the 1st day of November last. And that he also communicate to the Senate copies of any military plans or recommendations of the Commander-in-Chief of the Army, or of any officer thereof, to the War Department, touching the military occupation, by increased force or otherwise, of the forts or arsenals of the United States in the State of Virginia, or in any of the States bordering on the Atlantic or Gulf of Mexico south of Virginia, in the District of Columbia, or the navyyard at Pensacola. And that he inform the Senate whether any such plans or recommendations have been adopted at his department, and what orders, if any, have been issued pursuant thereto. Mr. Seward presented a petition of a number of citizens of Ebenezer, in Erie county, New York, representing a religious community of one thousand souls, composed of naturalized citizens of the United States, in relation to the present disturbed condition of the country. Ordered, That it lie on the table. Mr. Latham presented the petition of Elizabeth C. Willett, daughter of the late Joshua Shaw, praying the payment of the balance of an appropriation made to compensate her father for the invention of the percussion cap and lock for small arms, and the wafer primer for cannon; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia. Mr. Johnson, of Tennessee, presented the petition of Ellen Morris, widow of Lewis R. Morris, an officer in the revolutionary war, praying a pension; which was referred to the Committee on Pensions. Mr. Slidell presented the petition of Clementine Lamotte, widow of Jacques Folse, and also of Valentine Robicko, praying the confirmation of the title to certain lands in the State of Louisiana; which was referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Mr. Slidell presented additional papers in relation to the claim of Charles H. Hyde; which were referred to the Committee on Com merce. Mr. Sumner presented the petition of Moses H. Gale, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. On motion by Mr. Slidell, The Senate proceeded to the consideration of the resolution submitted by him the 20th December, 1860, for the exclusion of the reporters for the associated press from the reporters' gallery of the Senate; and After debate, Mr. Slidell withdrew his resolution. Mr. Seward presented a petition of sundry citizens of New York, praying a donation of land, and other assistance, for the People's Pacific Railroad Company. Ordered, That it lie on the table. On motion by Mr. Gwin, that the Senate proceed to the consideration of the special order of the day, It was determined in the affirmative; and The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the 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. On motion by Mr. Polk, to amend the bill by inserting in section 1, |