Medical Department.

Kirtley Ryland, of Missouri, to be assistant surgeon, April 28, 1859, vice Henry, resigned.

William A. Carswell, of South Carolina, to be assistant surgeon, November 29, 1859, vice Babcock, deceased.

Pay Department.

Captain Randolph B. Marcy, of the 5th Infantry, to be paymaster, August 22, 1859, vice Coffee, resigned.

Third Regiment of Infantry

Richard G, Lay, of the District of Columbia, to be second lieutenant, June 20, 1859, vice Lee, resigned.

I am, sir, with great respect, your obedient servant,
JOHN B. FLOYD,

To the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

To the Senate of the United States:

Secretary of War.

I nominate the officers named in the accompanying list for regular promotion in the Army of the United States, as proposed by the Secretary of War.

WASHINGTON, February 24, 1860.

JAMES BUCHANAN.

WAR DEPARTMENT, February 24, 1860. SIR: I have the honor to propose for your approbation the following list of regular promotions in the Army of the United States:

PROMOTIONS.

Regiment of Mounted Riflemen.

Second Lieutenant Laurence S. Baker to be first lieutenant, November 22, 1859, vice May, deceased.

Brevet Second Lieutenant Edward P. Cressey to be second lieuten ant, November 22, 1859, vice Baker, promoted.

Third Regiment of Artillery.

Second Lieutenant John Tipton to be first lieutenant, December 31, 1859, vice Ihrie, resigned.

Brevet Second Lieutenant Elias B. Carling of the 2nd Artillery to be second lieutenant, December 31, 1859, vice Tipton, promoted.

Fourth Regiment of Artillery.

Brevet Second Lieutenant Francis L. Guenther, of the 1st Artillery, to be second lieutenant, November 2, 1859, vice Bainbridge, promoted.

Fourth Regiment of Infantry.

Brevet Second Lieutenant Cabb H. Carlton, of the 7th Infantry, to be

Sixth Regiment of Infantry.

Second Lieutenant James A. Smith to be first lieutenant, December 2, 1859, vice Clark, deceased.

Brevet Second Lieutenant John J. Upham, of the 9th Infantry, to be second lieutenant, December 2, 1859, vice Smith, promoted.

I am sir, with great respect, your obedient servant,

JOHN B. FLOYD,

To the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

To the Senate of the United States:

Secretary of War.

I nominate the following named non-commissioned officers of the Army for appointment as commissioned officers, as proposed by the Secretary of War.

WASHINGTON, February 24, 1860.

JAMES BUCHANAN.

WAR DEPERTMENT, February 24, 1860. SIR: I have the honor to lay before you for appointment as brevet second lieutenants in the Army of the United States, with rank as such from September 13, 1859, the date of their examination, the following list of meritorious non-commissioned officers, who have been "found qualified for the duties of commissioned officers" by an Army board, "specially convened for the purpose," in conformity with section 5 of the act approved August 4, 1854, viz:

1. Sergeant Samuel Franklin Mills (now mustered as S. Mills Franklin) of Light Company M, 2nd Artillery, to be brevet second lieutenant in the 2nd Artillery, September 13, 1859.

2. First Sergeant Henry S. Pearce, of Company F, 1st Dragoons, to be brevet second lieutenant in the 1st Dragoons, September 13, 1859. 3. First Sergeant Richard H. Jackson, of Company L, 4th Artillery to be brevet second lieutenant in the 4th Artillery, September 13, 1859. I am sir, with great respect, your obedient servant, JOHN B. FLOYD, Secretary of War.

To the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

To the Senate of the United States :

I nominate William C. Price, of Missouri to be Treasurer of the United States, in the place of George W. Rowles, who declined the appointment.

WASHINGTON, February 27, 1860.

The messages were read.

JAMES BUCHANAN.

Ordered, That the nominations of Edward B. Hunt and others for promotions and appointment in the Army, the nomination of Lawrence S. Baker and others for regular promotion in the Army, and the nominations of Samuel Franklin Mills and others, non-commissioned officers, for promotion in the Army, be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia.

Ordered, That the nomination of William C. Price be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Mr. Seward presented the memorial of Gallespie and Stud well and others, merchants of New York, in favor of the ratifications of the treaties, now before the Senate, with Mexico.

Ordered, That it lie on the table.

Mr. Johnson, of Arkansas, from the Committee on Public Lands, to whom was referred, the 14th inst., the nomination of James E. Jones, reported.

Whereupon

Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of James E. Jones, agreeably to the nomination.

On motion by Mr. Green that the Senate proceeded to consider the following resolution submitted by Mr. Green the 21st inst.:

Resolved, That, in the opinion of the Senate, prudence requires that in the ratification of the treaty with Paraguay the Government of the United States does not mean to be considered as admitting that the Republic of Paraguay has such sovereignty over the navigation of the river Paraguay as would exclude the United States from commerce with the possessions of any power lying on said river above the said Republic of Paraguay,

It was determined in the affirmative.

After debate,

On motion by Mr. Mason,

Ordered, That the said resolution lie on the table.

On motion by Mr. Green,

The Senate proceeded to consider his motion, submitted on the 21st inst., to reconsider the vote of the Senate advising and consenting to the ratification of the treaty of friendship, commerce, and navigation .between the Government of the United States of America and the Republic of Paraguay, concluded and signed in the city of Assumption on the 4th day of February. 1859, and on the question to agree thereto, It was determined in the negative.

Mr. Trumbull presented the petition of George Leslie and others, of Chicago, Illinois, to ratify the treaties now before the Senate, with Mexico.

Ordered, That it lie on the table.

The treaty of transits and commerce between the United States of America and the Mexican Republic, dated at Vera Cruz, December 14th, 1859, was read the second time and considered as in Committee of the Whole.

An amendment to the 8th article having been proposed by Mr. Pugh, After debate,

On motion by Mr. Mason,

Ordered, That the further consideration of the said treaty be postponed to, and that it be the special order of the day for, to-morrow (Tuesday), the 28th inst., at half past one o'clock, p. m.

Mr. Simmons submitted the following resolution for consideration : Resolved, That the President be requested to transmit to the Senate (for its use in executive session), if not in his judgment incompatible with the public interest, copies of the instructions given to our minister or ministers in Mexico, relating to the negotiation which resulted in the treaty with that country, now before the Senate.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1860.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the treaty of transits and commerce between the United States of America and the Mexican Republic, dated at Vera Cruz, December 14th, 1859, together with the amendment of the 8th article, proposed

Ordered, That the further consideration of the said treaty be postponed to, and that it be the special order of the day for, Thursday next, March 1st, at half-past two o'clock, p. m.

Mr. Gwin, from the Committee on Finance, to whom was referred, the 27th inst., the nomination of William C. Price, reported.

Whereupon

Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of William C. Price, agreeably to the nomination.

Mr. Sebastian, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom was referred, December 21st, the nomination of Perry Fuller, reported. Whereupon

Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of Perry Fuller, agreeably to the nomination.

On motion by Mr. Simmons,

The Senate proceeded to consider the resolution submitted by him the 27th inst, requesting the President to transmit to the Senate the instructions given to our minister or ministers in Mexico, relating to to the negotiation which resulted in the treaty with Mexico, now before the Senate; and

It having been amended on the motion of Mr. Simmons, was agreed to as follows:

Resolved, That the President of the United States be requested to transmit to the Senate (for its use in executive session), if not in his judgment incompatible with the public interest, copies of the instructions given to our minister or ministers in Mexico relating to the nego tiation which resulted in the treaty with that country now before the Senate, and all the correspondence of the State Department with it. Ordered, That the Secretary lay the said resolution before the President of the United States.

FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1860.

The following messages were received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Buchanan, his secretary.

To the Senate of the United States:

I nominate William D. Shipman, of Connecticut, to be a district judge of the United States for the district of Connecticut, in place of Charles A. Ingersoll, deceased.

WASHINGTON, 28 February, 1860.

To the Senate of the United States:

JAMES BUCHANAN.

I nominate First Assistant Engineers N. P. Patterson and Montgomery Fletcher to be chief engineers in the Navy, to fill existing vacancies.

WASHINGTON, D. C., 28, February, 1860.

To the Senate of the United States:

JAMES BUCHANAN.

I nominate Henry A. Powers, of Arkansas, to be register of the land office for the district of lands subject to sale at Little Rock, Arkansas, to take effect from the 4th day of March, 1860, at which time his present term.of office will expire.

JAMES BUCHANAN.

To the Senate of the United States:

I nominate Charles W. Bradley to be surveyor of the customs for the port of Madisonville, in the State of Louisiana, in the place of John C. O'Grady, deceased.

WASHINGTON, February 28th, 1860.

To the Senate of the United States:

JAMES BUCHANAN.

I nominate H. G. S. Key to be Navy agent for the port of Baltimore, Maryland, for four years from the 27th of February, 1860, at which date his former commission expired. JAMES BUCHANAN.

WASHINGTON, D. C., March 2nd, 1860.

To the Senate of the United States :

I hereby nominate Martin A. Bowdoin to be deputy postmaster at Griffin, in the county of Pike and State of Georgia, whose commission expires on the 25th of March, 1860.

WASHINGTON, D. C., 1 March, 1860.

To the Senate of the United States:

JAMES BUCHANAN.

I nominate William F. Groves to be deputy postmaster at Marietta, in the county of Cobb, and State of Georgia, whose commission expires on the 27th March, 1860.

WASHINGTON, D. C., 1 March, 1860.

To the Senate of the United States:

JAMES BUCHANAN.

I hereby nominate George Klaber to be deputy postmaster at Mokelumne Hill, in the county of Calaveras and State of California, in place of Lewis M. Hellman, resigned.

WASHINGTON, D. C., March 1st, 1860.

The messages were read.

JAMES BUCHANAN.

Ordered, That the nomination of William D. Shipman be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Ordered, That the nominations of N. P. Patterson, Montgomery Fletcher, and Henry G. S. Key be referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.

Ordered, That the nomination of Henry A. Powers be referred to the Committee on Public Lands.

Ordered, That the nomination of Charles W. Bradley be referred to the Committee on Commerce.

Ordered, That the nominations of Martin A. Bowdoin, William F. Groves, and George Klaber be referred to the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads.

Mr. Green, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred, February 14th, the nomination of Charles E. Weed, reported. Whereupon

Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of Charles E. Weed, agreeably to the nomination.

Mr. Sebastian, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom was