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SENATE.

okNAIE.
To-day both Houses Of Congress can.
vened IN the Capitol. Ia the Senate
the Vice Presidcpt. At IL O'Clock. took
me seat % presiding officer. Il an
pesfed that there were present the fol-
lowing Senators:
Ewing and Robinsoa, Of Hnisols.
Ewing and Morris, Of Ohio.
Crundy and white, Of Tsupcsssc.
Hendricks and Upton. OF Indiana.
Kent, Of Maryland.
knight and Robbins. Of Rhode island.
King and Moore, OF Alabama.
Niles and TomIinsoa, % Coan>clicut.
rrsntss and swim. of vermnnl.
Benton and Linn, Of Missouri.
Brown, Of North Carolina.
5eenansn and Mexican, OF Peansylvapia.
Clay and Criitsndsn. of Kentucky.
King. Of Georgia.
Dasis, Of Massachusetts
Rivcs, Of Virginia.
Rngylcs, Of Maine.
seuthard and Wall. OF New Sesssy.
Wright, Of New York.
Walker. of Mississippi
MIR. Benton presented the creden-
tails Of Messrs. Sewer and Fulton,
Senators elect from the State Of Arkan.
sas. who being qualified took their seats.
Resolutions were submitted by Mr..
G:undy appointing the usual commit
Zee to wait on the President Of the u.
States-and ordenng . message to the
other house. Informing that body Of the
presence OF quorum, in the Senate.
The Secretary Of the Senate. MFR.
Lowrie. having By letter rendered the
resignation Of bis Office, Mr.. Benton.
aiter some complimentary expressions
Of his regret al the resignation, moved
that the chief clerk discharge the duties
OF Secretary until the Senate should
sPPoin, successor; which motion was
adopted.
% motion Of Mr.. Wall. the Senate
proceeded TO appoint . committee ON
the contingent expenses of the Senate.
his committee was composed of
Messrs. Mexican, Tomlinson, and Hen
bricks.
Aher some other ordinary business,
the Senate adjourned, 10 meet to- NOR
row at IL o'clock.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
AT IL o'clock the Speaker took the
Chair. and the roll Of the House wa,
called, and one hundred and seventy
six members appeared. Several now
members appeared and were sworn.
A message was received from the Sc.
nate, Informing the House that the Sc
nate was organized, and Vas ready u
proceed to business.
On motion Of Mr.. Pierce. of Rhode
isIaaeSa committee vas appointed 10
wait on the President and inform him
mat the House was ready TO proceed
to business.
Mr.. Boon moved that the appoint
ment OF committees be postponed un-
Ill Thursday.
Mr.. Whittlesy. of Ohio. hoped tina,
the appointment Of committees would
not be postponed to Thursday. II vas
OF Importance to the public business
that the committees should be appoint
ed as soon as possible. II had former
ly been the practice TO appoint the
committees on the 6rst day.
On motion Of MIR. WhitIlesy, the
question was put by yeas and nays,
and decided in the negative.
On motion Of Mr.. Mann, Of New
York, the consideration Of the CUES
tioo was postponed until tomorrow.
The House adjourned.
~. 8. TsLsrepA.
The following members from Viz.
GINA answered TO their names. vhen
the roll Of the House was called over
BY the Clerk:
Frons Tirginia.
James Nj. A. Besle, James w. Boul.
din, Nathaniel A. Claiborne, Walter
Coles. Robert Craig, James Garland,
George w Hopkins, Joseph Johnson,
George Loyal. Edward Lucas, William
McComas. Charles F. Mercer. William
s. Morgan. John NJ. Patton, John Tai
iaierFo. Henry A. Wise.
Archibald Yell, Of Arkansas, being
the hrSt Representative from this new
State. appeared, was qualified, and
took bis seat.