boundary, and west by the one hundred and fourteenth degree of longitude. 2. A State of Kansas, including the present Territories of Kansas and Utah, east of the one hundred and fourteenth degree of longitude, a small portion of New Mexico, north of latitude thirty-seven degrees, and that portion of Nebraska which lies south of latitude forty-three degrees. 3. An enlargement of the jurisdiction of Minnesota, to embrace the proposed Territory of Dakota and the portion of Nebraska which lies north of latitude forty-three degrees. 4. An enlargement of the jurisdiction of Oregon, so as to merge and include the Territory of Washington. 5. A readjustment of the State of California, so as to include that portion of Utah and New Mexico lying west of the one hundred and fourteenth degree of longitude. Mr. Cameron presented the proceedings of a meeting of citizens of Berlin, Pennsylvania, held January 8, 1861, in relation to the present disturbed condition of the country. Ordered, That they lie on the table. Mr. Johnson, of Arkansas, submitted the following resolution; which was considered by unanimous consent and agreed to: Resolved, That the President of the Senate be authorized to fill the vacancy on the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, occasioned by the absence of the honorable Mr. Chesnut, of South Carolina. The Vice-President appointed Mr. Rice to fill the vacancy in the said committee. On motion by Mr. Wilson, The Senate proceeded to consider the resolution submitted by him the 14th instant, relative to the expenditure of the appropriation made at the last session of Congress for the Washington aqueduct; and The resolution was agreed to. Mr. Pearce asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in a bill (S. 539) to continue in force an act therein mentioned relating to the port of Baltimore; which was read the first and second times by unanimous consent, 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. The joint resolution (H. R. 57) for the benefit of Duvall & Brothers was read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred to the Committee on Claims. The bill (H. R. 852) for the relief of certain Chippewa, Ottawa, and Pottowatomie Indians was read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. The bill (H. R. 935) for the relief of Franklin Torrey was read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and considered 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 by unanimous consent. Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof. The Senate proceeded to consider the amendment of the House of Representatives to the bill of the Senate (S. 97) to authorize the institution of a suit against the United States to test the title to lots Nos. 5 and 6 in the hospital square in San Francisco; and Resolved, That the Senate concur therein. Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof. The bill (H. R. 585) for the relief of the heirs of the late Almon W. Babbitt, secretary of Utah, was read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Mr. Johnson, of Arkansas, from the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, to whom was recommitted the bill (H. R. 132) to remove the United States arsenal from the city of St. Louis, and to provide for the sale of the lands on which the same is located, reported it with amendments. Mr. Saulsbury reported from the committee that they presented to the President of the United States, the 15th instant, the following enrolled bills: H. R. 693. An act for the relief of Richard C. Martin. H. R. 915. An act for the relief of Hockaday and Liggit. Mr. Bingham reported from the committee that they had examined and found duly enrolled the bill (S. 97) to authorize the institution of a suit against the United States to test the title to lots Nos. 5 and 6 in the hospital square in San Francisco. On motion by Mr. Bigler, to postpone all prior orders, and that the Senate proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution (S. 54) proposing certain amendments to the Constitution of the United States, It was determined in the affirmative; and The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the said resolution; and, An amendment proposed by Mr. Powell being under consideration, 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 special order of the day, which was the bill (H. R. 23) for the admission of Kansas into the Union; but that the unfinished business of yesterday, which was 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, had preference over the special order, and was the business now before the Senate. On motion by Mr. Bigler, to postpone the consideration of the bill (H. R. 701) last mentioned and all prior orders, and that the Senate continue the consideration of the joint resolution (S. 54) proposing certain amendments to the Constitution of the United States, S Yeas...... 226 27 It was determined in the affirmative, On motion by Mr. Wade, The yeas and nays being desired by one fifth of the senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Bayard, Benjamin, Bigler, Bragg, Bright, Clingman, Crittenden, Douglas, Fitch, Green, Hemphill, Hunter, Iverson, Johnson, of Tennessee, Kennedy, Lane, Mason, Nicholson, Pearce, Polk, Powell, Pugh, Rice, Saulsbury, Sebastian, Slidell, Wigfall. Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Anthony, Baker, Bingham, Cameron, Chandler, Clark, Collamer, Dixon, Doolittle, Durkee, Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Grimes, Gwin, Hale, Harlan, King, Latham, Seward, Simmons, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Wade, Wilson. Whereupon the Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the resolution (S. 54) proposing certain amendments to the Constitution of the United States; and, On the question to agree to the amendment proposed by Mr. Powell, to wit: after the word "territory," in line 14, section 1, article 1, of the proposed amendments, insert the words: now held or hereafter to be acquired, Yeas..... It was determined in the affirmative, Nays. On motion by Mr. Sumner, 29 24 The yeas and nays being desired by one fifth of the senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Baker, Bayard, Benjamin, Bigler, Bragg, Bright, Clingman, Crittenden, Douglas, Fitch, Green, Gwin, Hemphill, Hunter, Iverson, Johnson, of Tennessee, Kennedy, Lane, Mason, Nicholson, Pearce, Polk, Powell, Pugh, Rice, Saulsbury, Sebastian, Slidell, Wigfall. Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Anthony, Bingham, Cameron, Chandler, Clark, Collamer, Dixon, Doolittle, Durkee, Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Grimes, Hale, Harlan, King, Latham, Seward, Simmons, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Wade, Wilson. An amendment being proposed by Mr. Clark, After debate, On motion by Mr. Collamer, to postpone the further consideration of the joint resolution, and that the Senate proceed to consider the bill (H. R. 23) for the admission of Kansas into the Union, It was determined in the negative, {Nays...... On motion by Mr. Collamer, 25 30 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, Hale, Harlan, King, Seward, Simmons, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Wade, Wilkinson, Wilson. Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Bayard, Benjamin, Bigler, Bragg, Bright, Clingman, Crit-tenden, Douglas, Fitch, Green, Gwin, Hemphill, Hunter, Iverson, Johnson, of Arkansas, Johnson, of Tennessee, Kennedy, Lane, Latham, Mason, Nicholson, Pearce, Polk, Powell, Pugh, Rice, Saulsbury, Sebastian, Slidell, Wigfall. So the motion of Mr. Collamer was not agreed to. On the question to agree to the amendment proposed by Mr. Clark, to wit: strike out the preamble and all after the word "Resolved' where it first occurs in the resolution, and, in lieu thereof, insert: That the provisions of the Constitution are ample for the preservation of the Union, and the protection of all the material interests of the country; that it needs to be obeyed rather than amended; and that an extrication from our present dangers is to be looked for in strenuous efforts to preserve the peace, protect the public property, and enforce the laws, rather than in new guarantees for particular interests, compromises for particular difficulties, or concessions to unreasonable demands. Resolved, That all attempts to dissolve the present Union, or overthrow or abandon the present Constitution, with the hope or expectation of constructing a new one, are dangerous, illusory, and destructive; that in the opinion of the Senate of the United States no such reconstruction is practicable; and, therefore, to the maintenance of the existing Union and Constitution should be directed all the energies of all the departments of the government, and the efforts of all good citizens, It was determined in the affirmative, Neys.. On motion by Mr. Bingham, 23. 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, Hale, Harlan, King, Seward, Simmons, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Wade, Wilkinson, Wilson. Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Bayard, Bigler, Bragg, Bright, Clingman, Crittenden, Fitch, Green, Gwin, Hunter, Johnson, of Tennessee, Kennedy, Lane, Latham, Mason, Nicholson, Pearce, Polk, Powell, Pugh, Rice, Saulsbury, Sebastian. So the amendment of Mr. Clark was agreed to. On motion by Mr. Pugh, Ordered, That the resolution lie on the table. On motion by Mr. Collamer, 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 motion by Mr. Collamer, Ordered, That the further consideration of the bill be postponed to and made the special order of the day for Friday next, at one o'clock.. 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. Bigler, that the Senate proceed to the consideration of executive business, It was determined in the affirmative; and After the consideration of executive business, Mr. Douglas stated that he was not in the Senate when the vote was taken upon the amendment of Mr. Clark to the joint resolution (S. 54) proposing certain amendments to the Constitution of the United States, and asked the unanimous consent of the Senate to be allowed to have his vote recorded in the negative on that question. Mr. Collamer objected; and The President (Mr. Foot in the chair) decided that it could not be done unless by the unanimous consent of the Senate, and that objection being made the senator could not have his vote recorded. On motion by Mr. Bigler, Ordered, That the Vice-President appoint a member on the Committee on Commerce to fill the vacancy occasioned by the absence of Mr. Clay; and Mr. Nicholson was appointed. On motion by Mr. Cameron, to reconsider the vote agreeing to the amendment proposed by Mr. Clark to the joint resolution (S. 54) proposing certain amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Ordered, That the further consideration thereof be postponed to tomorrow; and, On motion by Mr. Hale, The Senate adjourned. THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1861. Mr. Fessenden presented the credentials of the honorable Lot M. Morrill, elected a senator by the legislature of the State of Maine, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of the honorable Hannibal Hamlin. The credentials were read, and the oath prescribed by law was administered to Mr. Morrill, and he took his seat in the Senate. The Vice-President laid before the Senate a communication from the governor of the State of Ohio, inclosing the credentials of the honorable Salmon P. Chase, elected a senator by the legislature of the State of Ohio, for the term of six years, commencing on the 4th day of March, A. D. 1861. The credentials were read. The Vice-President signed the enrolled joint resolution (H. R. 55) authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to change the name of the schooner Spring Hill" to that of "The United States," and it was delivered to the committee to be presented to the President of the United States. A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Hayes, chief clerk: |