Mr. SUMNER. I now ask the Senate to take up the resolution on the table to which the Senfrom Maryland objected the other day, that we may make an amendment in it, according to his suggestion, and pass it. [he motion was agreed to; and the Senate resumed the consideration of the following resolution: Whereas it is provided by not of Congressthat every person. in the civil, military, or naval Deptsof the public service. exccpting the POTUS, shall beforeentering upon the duties of his office and before being entitled to any of the salary or other emoluments thereof, take and subscribe a certain oath in prescribed form and it is further provided in another act of Congress (February 9, 1863c. hapter 25. section 2; that “ no money shall be paid from the Treasury of t in U.S. to any person acting as an officer, civil, military, or naval, as salary in any otheo, which office is not authorized by some previously existing law. unless where such o the c shall be subsequently sanctioned by law;" and whereas it is reported that, notwithstanding these acts of Congress, certain persons have been allowed to enter upon the duties of Office and to receive the salary and emoluments thereof, without takin the prescribed oath, and certain other persons have conappointed toothees" not ahthorised by any previously existing law:" Therefore, Resolved, That the SecyTreasury be requested. sofar as the records of his Dept allow, to furnish to the Senate the names of any persons who have been permitted to enter upon the duties of office, and to receive the salary and emoluments thereof, without taking the oath prescribed by Congress; also, the titles of such Offices. with an account of the salary and emoluments thereof and out. of what fund the some have been paid; also. the names of any persons who have been appointed to any office“not authorized by omo previousl existing law, ” and if the some have received any so. ary, what it was, and out of what fund it has been paid. The ending question was on the amendment of Mr. cursor to strike outthe preamble and also all of the resolution nfler the world “resolved, ” and to insert the following in lieu thereof: That the SecyTreasury be requestedtoin form the Senate whother thqro are any persons in tho civil, military, or naval service of the U.S., except the POTUS who are discharging the respective duties of such offices, and who are receiving the pay and emoluments thereif. without having comlic With the provisions of the acts of Congress of Icbruary 9, 1863, chapter 25, section 2, and ifthero be, that be state his reasons for tho same; and also whether there be any persons appointed to any offices “not authorized by some previously existing law, ” and receiving salary and if so, what it was and out of what fun it has been paid, and the reasons for the same.