Scylla and Charybdis, origin and history of Latin verse on, XII. 371-380; application of same, XII. 409-412. Seamen, wages of, in case of wreck, IV. 324; rule for determining same, IV. 325; abolition of above rule by England, IV. 326. Secession, pretended right of, VII. 326; IX. 323. Proposed concessions to prevent, VII. 327-333. Acts of, impotent against United States, VIII. 164; X. 196. Secretary of State, assistant, office of, and Mr. Hunter, XIV. 82. Security, the national, and the national faith, XII. 305. Selden, John, on trial by battle (or duel), I. 38 (_note_), 42; XVIII. 179. Self-defence, right of, I. 294, 378. Restrictions on, II. 334. Dymond, the Quaker, on, II. 335. Self-government, local, advantages of, XVI. 59. Senate of the United States, secrecy in its proceedings, IV. 16; XVIII. 9. Functions of, IV. 16; XIII. 347. Origination of appropriation bills by, a usurpation, V. 84. Cannot abrogate treaties, V. 101, 109. Usurpation of, in imprisoning a citizen, VI. 80; XIX. 133. Its powers of enforcing testimony, VI. 82 _et seq._, 89 _et seq._; XIX. 132. Cannot enforce testimony in Harper’s Ferry investigation, VI. 84-87,--in order to aid legislation, VI. 86, 91; XIX. 141. Attempt to kidnap a citizen under order of, VI. 99. Has discretionary power to expel members, VIII. 116. Limitation of debate in, VIII. 155. Order in its business, VIII. 161. Loyalty in the, VIII. 208; X. 273; XVI. 73. Should examine loyalty before administering oath, VIII. 215; XVI. 76. Sacredness of its required oath, VIII. 221. Proper despatch of business in, IX. 110. Constitutional quorum of, IX. 169; XII. 358. Representation of Virginia in, XII. 134. Limitation of its business, XV. 189. Obligations of caucuses of, XV. 189, 207-215. Privileges of debate in, on officers liable to impeachment, XV. 241, 249. Right of President of, _pro tem._, to vote on impeachment of the President, XVI. 88; authorities denying same, XVI. 90. Powers of, in trying impeachments, not judicial, XVI. 137, 228. Testimony to early want of eloquence in, XVII. 191. Consideration of treaties in open, XVIII. 9. Eligibility to: the question of inhabitancy, XVIII. 11. Cannot continue imprisonment of witnesses after end of the session, XIX. 134, 153; English and American authorities proving same, XIX. 134-140. Does not possess the prerogatives of the House of Lords, XIX. 136. Arguments and authorities against its power of arresting witnesses for violation of its privileges, XIX. 140-149. Power of, to break into telegraph-offices, XIX. 149. Parliamentary law on appointment of special committees of, XX. 45; authorities stating same, XX. 49-54, 56-59. Senate Chamber, the: its ventilation and size, XIV. 119.