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lter Norris, son of the late ex-Senator Norris, of New Hampshire, was killed at Bull Run. He was a member of the Beauregard Rifles, and for many years a clerk in the Post-Office Department, and resigned his place to enter the Southern army. Miscellaneous News. The New York Tribune's Washington correspondent says: Some of our missing soldiers are said to be working on farms between Alexandria and Piney Point. Gen. McDowell's report is in the hands of Gen. Scott. Senator Harian has a dispatch to-night from lowa, stating that Rebels, in strong force, have taken Croton, a small town on the Desmoines, near Keokuk. The Washington correspondent of the Herald says: The city of Baltimore has been selected as the principal rendezvous for the army in the east. A large force is being collected there, on account of the facilities of transportation thence either to Harper's Ferry, Washington or Fortress Monroe. The Paris correspondent of Le Nord, of Bruss
When Mr. Saulsbury's name was called, he said he should vote on no such measure. The following is the vote on Mr. Doolittle's amendment: Yeas--Messrs Anthony, Browning Chandler, Clark, Collamer, Cowin, Davis. Dixon, Doolittle, Foot, Harian, Harris, Howard, Howe, Lane of ind., Lane of Kansas, Latham, Powell, Sherman, Tea Eyck, Trumbult, Wade, Wright--23. Nays--Messrs, Bayard, Carille, Fessenden, Hale, Grimes, Henderson, Kennedy. King, McDougal, Morrill, Stark, Sumner, Wilkinsoall not exceed $100 for each person colonized." The motion was now on the amendment as above amended, and the vote being taken, resulted — yeas 19, nays 19, as follows: Yeas--Messrs Anthony, Browning, Collamer, Cowan, Davis, Doolittle, Harian, Harris, Henderson, Howe, Lane of Indians, Lane of Kansas, Latham, Powell, Sherman, Ten Kyck, Trumbull, Williamson of Mo., Flight--19. Nays--Messrs. Carlile, Chandler, Clark, Dixon, Fessenden, Foot, Gilmes, Hals, Howare, Kennedy, King, McDou
on of this amendment would render the bill nugatory, that this confession of allegiance to the Constitution would render it of no more effect than so much blank paper. The amendment was accordingly rejected by eleven ayes against twenty-nine nays, as follows: Yeas--Messrs. Anthony, Bayard, Prowning, Carliste, Cowan, Harding, Powell, Sanisbury, Turple, Wall, and Wilson of Missouri--11. Nays--Messrs. Chandler, Clark, Collamer, Dixon, Doolittle, Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Grimen, Hale, Harian, Harris, Henderson, Howard, King, Lane of Indiana. Lane of Kansas, Merrill, Pomercy, Sherman, Sumner, Ten Eyek, Trumbull, Wade, Wilkinson, Willey, Wilmot, and Wilson of Massachusetts--29. By this stiff and brazen vote the Senate of the United States declared their determination to treat the Constitution, which they have sworn to support, and the guarantees it throws around the liberties of the people, as a nullity. The vote of these twenty nine Senators is a damning and indelible reco