to muster the same into service immediately on being ready to be so mustered; and on being mustered the requisite arms, &c., will be furnished on the requisition of the mustering officer, who is hereby authorized to make the same.

I, John D. Clark, justice of the peace in and for Washington County, District of Columbia, do hereby certify that on or about the 20th day of June last General James H. Lane swore to and subscribed the form of the within oath before me, which I duly certified and delivered to him.

Given under my hand this 15th July, 1861.

By request of Mr. Stanton.

JOHN D. CLARK, J. P.

I, James H. Lane, appointed a brigadier-general in the Army of the United States, do solemnly swear, or affirm, that I will bear true allegiance to the United States of America; and that I will serve them honestly and faithfully against all their enemies or opposers whatsoever, and observe and obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to the rules and articles for the government of the armies of the United States. Sworn to and subscribed before me, at ·

this

day of

186-.

Justice of the Peace.

The following article appeared in the Daily Times, of Leavenworth, on the 26th of June last:

LEAVENWORTH, June 25, 1861.

Mr. EDITOR: On the 20th instant I was duly appointed a brigadier-general in the volunteer force of the United States, and thereupon received the following order: WAR DEPARTMENT, June 20, 1861.

DEAR SIR: This Department will accept two regiments for three years or during the war, in addition to the three regiments the Department has already accepted from the governor of Kansas, to be raised and organized by you in Kansas. Orders will be given to muster the same into service immediately on being ready to be so mustered; and on being mustered the requisite arms, &c., will be furnished on the requisition of the mustering officer, who is hereby authorized to make the same.

By order of the President.

SIMON CAMERON,

Secretary of War.

General JAMES H. LANE.

Fellow-citizens of Kansas and adjoining States and Territories:

The important trust thus confided to me has occurred at a momentous period in our history as a nation. An insurrectionary war, commenced by rebels, in defiance of patriotism and duty, has now approached our border. Treason has raised its bloody hand almost in our very midst to strike down our glorious flag made blessed by the memories of our fathers. The horrors of war are no longer far removed from us, but have been brought by traitorous hands to our very hearthstones. Impressed with the necessity of prompt and vigorous action in defense of our country, its flag, and our homes, the President has authorized the formation of a brigade of five regiments in Kansas. He has been pleased to place in my hands the honor of leading the gallant sons of the youngest State of the Union to victory in defence of that Union of which it has so lately become a part. Treason and rebellion surround us. Loyal American citizens driven from their homes are crying to us for protection. The best Government in the world is assailed by wicked hands. Men of Kansas and the surrounding country, in the name of all we hold sacred, and by the authority of our constitutional ruler, I invoke you to rally to the Stars and Stripes; come forward and join the regiments accepted from our State.

When organized, the watchword of the brigade will be the downfall of treason wherever found and the upholding of Union men in every State and place.

JAMES H. LANE,
Brigadier-General.

General Lane stated to the committee that he wrote the body of the address only, and did not affix his name as brigadier-general.

The requisitions mentioned in the following letter of General Meigs were read before the committee by General Lane; he stated that he made them but did not sign them as brigadier-general, nor was that title annexed to his name. The requisitions not being in possession of the committee are not inserted in this report.

QUARTERMASTER-GENERAL'S OFFICE,
Washington City, June 26, 1861.

SIR: I am informed that you are able and willing to supply the regulation uniforms for two regiments, including four companies of cavalry, four companies of mounted artillery, and twelve companies of infantry, subject to regulation, inspection as to work and material, and at the United States prices.

This clothing is for two regiments to be raised and commanded by General Lane, of Kansas, and must be delivered in time to reach Fort Leavenworth before the 20th July, at which time the regiment is to take the field.

I inclose General Lane's requisitions, three in number, specifying the articles and indorsed by me for identification. Also a copy of order No. 23, of November 30, 1859, fixing prices.

Be good enough to signify by telegraph your acceptance or rejection of this order, and if rejected return the requisitions by bearer.

When ready for inspection a United States inspector will be sent to Boston to look at them.

M. C. MEIGS, Quartermaster-General.

Messrs. HAUGHTON, SAWYER & Co.,

The above is a true copy.

Boston, Mass.

M. C. MEIGS, Quartermaster-General.

MONDAY, August 5, 1861.

Mr. Lane, of Kansas, presented papers relative to his appointment as a brigadiergeneral of volunteers, and his acceptance of the said appointment. Ordered, That they lie on the table and be printed.

Mr. Foster rose to a question of privilege, and moved that the Senate proceed to the consideration of the report of the Committee on the Judiciary on the credentials of Frederic P. Stanton, claiming to be a Senator of the State of Kansas, under an appointment of the governor of the State, in the place of the Hon. James H. Lane; and

On the question to agree to the motion of Mr. Foster, it was determined in the negative-yeas 17, nays 21.

On motion by Mr. Foster, the yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present,

Those who voted in the affirmative are Messrs. Anthony, Breckinridge, Carlile, Cowan, Doolittle, Foot, Foster, Grimes, Harris, Johnson of Tennessee, King, Pearce, Powell, Simmons, Ten Eyck, Trumbull, and Wade.

Those who voted in the negative are Messrs. Baker, Bingham, Bright, Browning, Chandler, Clark, Dixon, Fessenden, Hale, Harlan, Howe, Lane of Indiana, Latham, Polk, Rice, Saulsbury, Sherman, Sumner, Wilkinson, Wilmot, and Wilson.

So the motion of Mr. Foster was not agreed to.

[The debate is found on pages 438-441 of the Congressional Globe, 1st sess. 37th Cong.]

TUESDAY, August 6, 1861.

The following message was received from the President of the United States by Mr. Nicolay, his secretary:

To the Senate of the United States:

In answer to the resolution of your honorable body of date July 31, 1861, requesting the President to inform the Senate whether the Hon. James H. Lane, a member of that

body from Kansas, has been appointed a brigadier-general in the Army of the United States, and if so, whether he has accepted such appointment, I have the honor to transmit herewith certain papers, numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, which, taken together, explain themselves; and which contain all the information I possess upon the questions propounded.

It was my intention, as shown by my letter of June 20, 1861, to appoint Hon. James H. Lane, of Kansas, a brigadier-general of United States volunteers, in anticipation of the act of Congress, since passed, for raising such volunteers; and I have no further knowledge upon the subject except as derived from the papers herewith inclosed. ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

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

"Resolved, That the President be requested to communicate to the Senate, at its next session, copies of any order under which General James H. Lane is authorized to raise troops for the war; also of all requisitions made by the said Lane, and of all orders given by the War Department at his instance for horses, arms, clothing, subsistence, and for mustering into service the troops composing the brigade known as General Lane's brigade in Kansas."

[Brief remarks in regard to the printing of the President's message are found on pages 450-452 of the Congressional Globe, 1st sess. 37th Cong.]

[Second session of the Thirty-seventh Congress.]

WEDNESDAY, December 11, 1861,

On motion by Mr. Foster, the Senate proceeded to consider the resolutions reported from the Committee on the Judiciary, on the 2d of August last, on the application of the Hon. Frederic P. Stanton for admission to a seat in the Senate as a Senator from the State of Kansas, under an appointment from the governor, in the place of the Hon. James H. Lane; and

On motion by Mr. Foster,

Ordered, That the resolutions lie on the table.

TUESDAY, December 17, 1861.

The Senate resumed the consideration of the resolutions reported from the Committee on the Judiciary, declaring Frederic P. Stanton to be entitled to the seat in the Senate now occupied by the Hon. James H. Lane; and On motion by Mr. Lane, of Kansas,

Ordered, That the further consideration thereof be postponed to to-morrow at 1 o'clock. WEDNESDAY, December 18, 1861.

On motion by Mr. Foster, the Senate resumed the consideration of the resolutions reported from the Committee on the Judiciary affirming the right of Frederic P. Stanton to the seat in the Senate now occupied by the Hon. James H. Lane; and

After debate,

On motion by Mr. Collamer that the resolutions and the report of the committee be recommitted to the Committee on the Judiciary, it was determined in the affirmativeyeas 26, nays 9.

On motion by Mr. Foster, the yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present,

Those who voted in the affirmative are Messrs. Bright, Browning, Carlile, Chandler, Clark, Collamer, Cowan, Fessenden, Foot, Grimes, Hale, Harlan, Harris, Howe, King, Lane of Indiana, Latham, Morrill, Pearce, Pomeroy, Saulsbury, Sherman, Sumner, Wade, Willey, and Wilson.

Those who voted in the negative are Messrs. Bayard, Dixon, Doolittle, Foster, Johnson of Tennessee, Nesmith, Simmons, Ten Eyck, and Trumbull.

So it was

Ordered, That the resolutions and the report of the committee be recommitted to the Committee on the Judiciary.

[The debate on the motion to recommit is found on pages 127-130 of the Congressional Globe, part 1, 2d sess. 37th Cong.]

MONDAY, January 6, 1862.

Mr. Foster, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was recommitted the report of the Committee on the Judiciary on the credentials of the Hon. Frederic P. Stanton, claiming to be entitled to the seat in the Senate now occupied by the Hon.

James H. Lane, reported the same without amendment, and with a recommendation that the Senate do adopt the following resolutions:

Resolved, That James H. Lane is not entitled to a seat in this body.
Resolved, That Frederic P. Stanton is entitled to a seat in this body.

TUESDAY, January 7, 1862.

On motion by Mr. Foster, the Senate resumed the consideration of the resolutions reported from the Committee on the Judiciary, declaring Frederic P. Stanton entitled to the seat in the Senate now held by the Hon. James H. Lane as a Senator from the State of Kansas; and

On motion by Mr. Kennedy, the Senate adjourned.

WEDNESDAY, January 8, 1862.

The Senate resumed the consideration of the resolutions reported from the Committee on the Judiciary, declaring Frederic P. Stanton entitled to the seat in the Senate now -held by the Hon. James H. Lane as a Senator from the State of Kansas; and After debate,

On motion by Mr. Grimes,

Ordered, That the further consideration thereof be postponed to to-morrow. [The debate is found on pages 222-227 of the Congressional Globe, part 1, 2d sess. 37th Cong.]

MONDAY, January 13, 1862.

The Senate resumed the consideration of the resolutions reported from the Committee on the Judiciary, declaring Frederic P. Stanton entitled to the seat now held by the Hon. James H. Lane as a Senator from the State of Kansas.

On motion by Mr. Collamer that Frederic P. Stanton, who contests the seat of the Hon. James H. Lane, have leave to be heard in person at the bar of the Senate, it was determined in the affirmative-yeas 32, nays 4.

On motion by Mr. Fessenden, the yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present,

Those who voted in the affirmative are Messrs. Anthony, Bright, Browning, Carlile, Chandler, Clark, Collamer, Davis, Doolittle, Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Grimes, Harlan, Harris, Howe, Johnson, King, Lane of Indiana, Lane of Kansas, Latham, McDougall, Morrill, Nesmith, Pearce, Pomeroy, Powell, Simmons, Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Wade, and Wilson.

Those who voted in the negative are Messrs. Dixon, Hale, Sumner, and Wilkinson. So it was

Ordered, That Frederic P. Stanton, who contests the seat of the Hon. James H. Lane, have leave to be heard in person at the bar of the Senate.

On motion by Mr. Fessenden that the Senate reconsider the vote agreeing to the motion of Mr. Collamer, it was determined in the negative.

On motion by Mr. Clark to amend the first resolution reported by the committee by striking out the word "not,"

After debate, and the consideration of executive business,

On motion by Mr. Pearce, the Senate adjourned.

[The debate is found on pages 290-297 of the Congressional Globe, part 1, 2d sess. 37th Cong.]

WEDNESDAY, January 15, 1862.

The Senate resumed the consideration of the resolution reported from the Committee on the Judiciary, declaring Frederic P. Stanton entitled to the seat now held by the Hon. James H. Lane as a Senator from the State of Kansas; and

The amendment proposed by Mr. Clark to the first resolution, viz, strike out the word "not," being under consideration,

After debate, and the consideration of executive business,

On motion by Mr. Hale, the Senate adjourned.

[The debate is found on pages 336-344 of the Congressional Globe, part 1, 2d sess. 37th Cong.]

THURSDAY, January 16, 1862.

The Vice-President announced that the hour of 1 o'clock having arrived, it was the duty of the Chair to call up the unfinished business of the Senate of yesterday, which was the resolutions reported from the Committee on the Judiciary, declaring Frederic P. Stanton entitled to the seat in the Senate now held by the Hon. James H. Lane as a Senator from the State of Kansas; and the Senate resumed the consideration of the said resolutions.

On the question to agree to the amendment proposed by Mr. Clark to the first resolation, viz, strike out the word “not,"

After debate, it was determined in the affirmative—yeas 24, nays 16.

On motion by Mr. Clark, the yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present,

Those who voted in the affirmative are Messrs. Bright, Browning, Chandler, Clark, Collamer, Cowan, Doolittle, Fessenden, Hale, Harlan, Harris, Howe, King, Lane of Indiana, Latham, Morrill, Pomeroy, Rice, Sherman, Sumner, Trumbull, Wilkinson, Wilmot, and Wilson.

Those who voted in the negative are Messrs. Anthony, Bayard, Carlile, Davis, Dixon, Foot, Foster, Johnson, Kennedy, McDougall, Nesmith, Pearce, Powell, Saulsbury, Ten Eyck, and Wade.

So the amendment was agreed to.

On the question to agree to the resolution as amended, it was determined in the affirmative.

So it was

Resolved, That James H. Lane is entitled to a seat in this body.

On the question to agree to the second resolution reported by the committee,

On motion by Mr. Hale,

Ordered, That the further consideration of the resolution be postponed indefinitely.

COMPENSATION OF MR. STANTON.

[First session of the Thirty-seventh Congress.]

TUESDAY, August 6, 1861.

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

Resolved, That the usual mileage and pay be allowed and paid to Frederic P. Stanton while contesting his right to a seat in the Senate from the State of Kansas."

[Second session of the Thirty-seventh Congress.]

THURSDAY, January 16, 1862.

Mr. Dixon submitted the following resolution; which was considered by unanimous consent, and referred to the Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate:

"Resolved, That the usual compensation and mileage of a Senator be allowed to Frederic P. Stanton up to the time of the termination of his contest for a seat in the Senate as a Senator for the present Congress, to be paid out of the contingent fund." [The debate is found on pages 359-364 of the Congressional Globe, part 1, 2d sess. 37th Cong.]

FRIDAY, January 17, 1862.

Mr. Dixon, from the Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, to whom was referred the resolution allowing the usual pay and mileage of a Senator to Frederic P. Stanton during the time he was contesting the seat of the Hon. James H. Lane, reported it without amendment.

The Senate proceeded to consider the said resolution, as in Committee of the Whole, and having been amended on the motion of Mr. Fessenden, it was reported to the Sen ate.

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

The said resolution was read a third time, as follows:

"Resolved, That the usual compensation, exclusive of mileage which he has already received, of a Senator be allowed to Frederic P. Stanton up to the termination of his contest for a seat in the Senate as a Senator for the present Congress, to be paid out of the contingent fund;"

And on the question, Shall the resolution pass? it was determined in the affirmative.

On motion by Mr. Fessenden that the Senate reconsider the vote on the passage of the resolution allowing pay and mileage to Frederic P. Stanton, it was determined in the affirmative.

The question recurring upon the passage of the resolution, and the same having been amended on the motion of Mr. Fessenden, by striking out the words "which he has already received," it was agreed to, as follows:

Resolved, That the usual compensation, exclusive of mileage, of a Senator be allowed to Frederic P. Stanton up to the time of the termination of his contest for a seat in the Senate as a Senator for the present Congress, to be paid out of the contingent fund."

[The debate is found on pages 376-379 of the Congressional Globe, part 1, 2d sess. 37th Cong.]