On motion by Mr. Sebastian,

Ordered, That Charles A. Kinkead have leave to withdraw his petition and papers.

On motion by Mr. Sebastian,

Ordered, That the Committee on Indian Affairs be discharged from the further consideration of the letter of the Secretary of the Interior, communicating a map of the Indian territories within the United States, with a copy of the report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs accompanying the same.

On motion by Mr. Sebastian,

The Senate proceeded to consider, as in Committee of the Whole, the bill (H. R. 127) for the relief of O. F. D. Fairbanks, Frederick Dodge, and the Pacific Mail Steamship Company; 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. Crittenden presented thirty petitions of citizens of Detroit, Michigan, two petitions of citizens of Philadelphia, a petition of citizens of Coles county, Illinois, and a petition of citizens of Monongalia county, Virginia, praying the adoption of the compromise measures proposed by Mr. Crittenden.

Ordered, That they lie on the table.

Mr. Crittenden presented a memorial of citizens of New York, in relation to the present disturbed condition of the country. Ordered, That it lie on the table.

On motion by Mr. Crittenden,

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the joint resolution (S. 54) proposing certain amendments to the Constitution of the United States; and,

On the question to agree to the motion submitted by Mr. Cameron the 16th instant to reconsider the vote agreeing to the amendment proposed by Mr. Clark,

It was determined in the affirmative, {eas....

On motion by Mr. Sumner,

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The yeas and nays being desired by one fifth of the senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative are,

Messrs. Bayard, Bigler, Bragg, Bright, Clingman, Crittenden, Douglas, Fitch, Green, Gwin, Hemphill, Hunter, Johnson, of Arkansas, Johnson, of Tennessee, Kennedy, Lane, Latham, Mason, Nicholson, Pearce, Polk, Powell, Pugh, Rice, Saulsbury, Sebastian, Slidell. Those who voted in the negative are,

Messrs. Anthony, Baker, Bingham, Cameron, Chandler, Clark, Collamer, Dixon, Doolittle, Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Grimes, Hale, Harlan, King, Seward, Simmons, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Wade, Wigfall, Wilkinson, Wilson.

So the vote agreeing to the amendment proposed by Mr. Clark was reconsidered; and

The question recurring upon agreeing to the amendment of Mr. Clark; and,

An amendment being proposed by Mr. Bigler to the said amendment,

On motion by Mr. Bigler,

Ordered, That the further consideration of the joint resolution be postponed to and made the special order of the day for Monday next, at one o'clock.

On motion by Mr. Iverson, that the Senate proceed to the consideration of the bill (S. 321) for the relief of Robert A. Matthews. It was determined in the affirmative; and

The bill (S. 321) last mentioned was read the second time, and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and, no amendment being made, it was reported to the Senate.

Ordered, That it be engrossed and read a third time.

The said bill was read the third time, by unanimous consent. Resolved, That it pass, and that the title thereof be as aforesaid. Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein.

On motion by Mr. Wilkinson,

The Senate proceeded to consider, as in Committee of the Whole, the bill (H. R. 447) for the relief of the children of the late Captain E. A. Capron; 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.

The joint resolution (H. R. 62) for the benefit of George H. Giddings was read the first and second times, by unanimous consent, and referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads.

On motion by Mr. Cameron,

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill (H. R. 338) to provide for the payment of outstanding treasury notes, to authorize a loan, and to fixt he duties on imports, and for other purposes; and

On motion by Mr. Cameron,

Ordered, That the further consideration of the bill be postponed to and made the special order of the day for Wednesday next, at one o'clock.

A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Hayes, chief clerk:

Mr. President: The Speaker of the House of Representatives having signed two enrolled bills (S. 97) and (S. 539,) and an enrolled resolution (S. 57,) I am directed to bring them to the Senate for the signature of its President.

Mr. Green asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in a joint resolution (S. 59) to provide for the maintenance of the Union, or for a convention for a peaceable separation of the States,

and the restoration of harmony upon the principles of justice and equality to all; which was read the first and second times, by unanimous consent, and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and

A motion being made by Mr. Green, that the resolution be referred to the select committee appointed under the resolution of the Senate of the 18th of December last,

Pending debate,

The President announced that the hour of one o'clock having arrived, it was the duty of the Chair to call up the bill (H. R. 23) for the admission of Kansas into the Union, which was the special order of the day for one o'clock to-day; but that 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, being the unfinished business of the Senate of yesterday, had preference of the special order, and was the business now before the Senate; and

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill (H. R. 701) last mentioned; and

On motion by Mr. Collamer,

Ordered, That the further consideration of the bill be postponed to and made the special order of the day for Tuesday next, at one o'clock. The Vice-President signed the following enrolled bills and resolution, and they were delivered to the committee to be presented to the President of the United States:

S. 97. An act to authorize the institution of a suit against the United States to test the title to lots numbers five and six in the Hospital Square, in San Francisco.

S. 539. An act to continue in force an act therein mentioned relating to the port of Baltimore.

S. 57. A resolution authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to permit the owners of the steamboat "John C. Fremont" to change the name of the same to that of "Horizon.'

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill (H. R. 23) for the admission of Kansas into the Union; and

On the question to agree to the following amendment proposed by Mr. Green, to wit: in the first section of the bill strike out the following words:

"Beginning at a point on the western boundary of the State of Missouri, where the thirty-seventh parallel of north latitude crosses the same; thence west on said parallel to the twenty-fifth meridian of longitude west from Washington; thence north on said meridian to the fortieth parallel of latitude; thence east on said parallel to the western boundary of the State of Missouri; thence south with the western boundary of said State to the place of beginning;" and in lieu thereof insert the following:

Beginning in the main channel of the North Fork of the Platte river, at a point where the twenty-fifth meridian of longitude west from Washington, crosses the same; thence down and along said channel to its junc

tion with the main stream of the Platte; thence down and along the main channel of the Platte to the Missouri river; thence south along said river and the western boundary of the State of Missouri to the northern boundary of the Cherokee neutral land; thence west along said northern boundary, the northern boundary of the Osage lands, and the prolongation of the same, to the twenty-fifth meridian of longitude west from Washington; thence north on said meridian to the place of beginning. After debate,

(Yeas

It was determined in the negative, Nays...

On motion by Mr. Green,

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The yeas and nays being desired by one fifth of the senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative are,

Messrs. Bayard, Benjamin, Bragg, Bright, Fitch, Green, Gwin, Hemphill, Hunter, Iverson, Johnson, of Arkansas, Johnson, of Tennessee, Kennedy, Lane, Mason, Nicholson, Pearce, Polk, Powell, Rice, Saulsbury, Slidell, Wigfall.

Those who voted in the negative are,

Messrs. Anthony, Baker, Bigler, Bingham, Cameron, Chandler, Clark, Collamer, Crittenden, Dixon, Doolittle, Douglas, Durkee, Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Grimes, Hale, Harlan, King, Latham, Morrill, Pugh, Seward, Simmons, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Wade, Wilkinson, Wilson.

An amendment being proposed by Mr. Fitch;

Pending debate,

Mr. Bigler stated that the hour of two o'clock having arrived, he would call upon the Chair to enforce a special order of the Senate, made in executive session.

and

The President (Mr. Foster in the chair) thereupon directed the Sergeant-at-Arms to clear the galleries and close the doors of the Senate; The Senate proceeded to the consideration of executive business; and After the consideration of executive business the doors were opened; and

A motion was made by Mr. Slidell, that when the Senate adjourn, it be to Monday next.

On motion by Mr. Trumbull, that the Senate adjourn.

S Yeas....

It was determined in the affirmative, Nays.

On motion by Mr. Trumbull,

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The yeas and nays being desired by one fifth of the senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative are,

Messrs. Anthony, Bingham, Cameron, Chandler, Clark, Collamer, Dixon, Doolittle, Douglas, Durkee, Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Grimes, Hale, Harlan, King, Morrill, Seward, Simmons, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Wade, Wilkinson, Wilson.

Those who voted in the negative are,

Messrs. Bayard, Bigler, Bragg, Clingman, Crittenden, Fitch, Green, Gwin, Hemphill, Hunter, Iverson, Johnson, of Tennessee,

Kennedy, Lane, Latham, Mason, Nicholson, Pearce, Polk, Powell, Pugh, Rice, Saulsbury, Slidell, Wigfall.

Whereupon,

The Senate adjourned.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 1861.

Mr. Thomson presented a petition of soldiers of the war of 1812, at Freehold, New Jersey, praying that pensions may be granted to the survivors of that war and to the widows of those deceased; which was referred to the Committee on Pensions.

Mr. Thomson presented three petitions of citizens of New Jersey, praying that a national convention may be held at Independence Hall, Philadelphia, to promote the general welfare and adopt such measures as may tend to peace and harmony throughout the country.

Ordered, That they lie on the table.

Mr. Thomson presented resolutions adopted by a meeting of citizens of Trenton, New Jersey, the 15th instant, relative to the present disturbed condition of the country.

Ordered, That they lie on the table.

Mr. Thomson presented the proceedings of a meeting of mechanics and working-men of Newark, New Jersey, held on the 9th instant, in favor of the adoption of the compromise measures proposed by Mr. Crittenden.

Ordered, That they lie on the table.

Mr. Grimes submitted the following resolution; which was considered by unanimous consent and agreed to:

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Navy be, and he is hereby, directed to furuish to the Senate a detailed estimate of the expense of building and equiping a steel or iron armed gun-boat of the capacity and armament of the United States gun-boat Iroquois.

On motion by Mr. Sumner,

The Senate proceeded to consider the resolution submitted by him the 18th instant, requesting the President of the United States to furnish to the Senate a copy of all recent correspondence between the Department of State and ministers of foreign powers at Washington with reference to foreign vessels in the port of Charleston; and

The resolution was agreed to.

Mr. Polk presented the proceedings of a meeting of citizens of St. Louis, Missouri, held on the 12th instant, declaratory of their devotion to the Union as originally formed, and recommending the full recognition and protection of all property rights of whatever description, including slaves, as the surest means of preserving that Union and restoring peace and harmony to the country; and moved that the same be received and laid upon the table.

The reception of the proceedings being objected to,

The Vice-President submitted the question to the Senate, Shall the proceedings be received? and

It was determined in the negative.

Mr. Johnson, of Arkansas, presented a petition of citizens of Ashley