Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-12-05

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.Uonddy, Dee. =, 1889.
IN SENATE.

uonday, Dee =, 1899
Conform,b,v :, in SENATE ,,o so,,.. oon
vened this day, Mr. King, pres,den, pro tenn in the
chair The credentials of Mr.. Tapr-.:, .. onIo Va,
White, of Indiana, and Mr. Belts, OF Sohhectc"''
having been duly presented and fead thty were se'e
rally qualified and took their seats 'h'fe were pre-
From Maine. NIessrs Ruggles and Williams.
From New Hampshire, Messrs. Hubbard and Pierce,
From Massachusetts,, Mr. Davis.
From Rhode Island, Mr.. Knight.
From Connecticut, Mr. Belts.
From New York, Mr.. Wright.
From New Jersey Messrs Southland and Wall.
From Pennsylvania, Mr.. Buchanan.
From Delaware Mr.. Clayton.
From Virginia, Mr.. Roane.
From North Carolina, Mr.. Brown.
From South Carolina, Mr.. Calhoun.
From Georgia, Mr.. Lumpkin.
From Kentucky, Messrs. Clay and Crttenden.
From Tennessee, Mr.. White.
From Ohio, Messrs Allen and Tappan.
From Indiana, Mcssrs Smith and White.
From Mississippi MIR. Walker.
From Illinois, Messrs. Robinson and Young.
From Alabama, Messrs. Clay and King.
From Missouri, Messrs. Benton and Linn.
From Arkansas, MIR. Fulton.
From Michigan, Mr. Norvell.
On motion OF Mr.. Walker, the Secretary of the Sen
ate directed To acquant the House Of Representa-
tvs that the Senate has formed quorum, and ready
TO proceed to business.
On motion, committee was appointed, (by the
Chair) consisting of Mr.. Wright and Mr.. Allen the
part of the Senate TO Join such committee may be
appointed BY the House Of Representatives, to wait on
the President of the United States and inform him that
guorums of both Houses had assembled and that they
ready to receive any communication he might be
pleased to make.
Mr. Benton then gave notice that he would to-
introduce bill for the summary recovery and
collection of small notes i'll the District of Columbia
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
An unusually full assembage of Members elect Of
the House of Representatives being convened in the
Hall, at twelve o'clock precisely the Clerk of the
House at the last session. Hugh A. Garland, ESQ (who
continues to be Clerk until another election made TO
that ofcc) ut his desk, and said that, in conormi-
" with the practice heretofore Observed he now
ready, if il the pleasure of the House, to call List
which he had formed of members elect of the House OF
Representatives for the twcntysNt Congress, at this
It's first session
No objections being made, the Roll commenced,
and the members from the several New England States,
and also those from the State Of New York. having
swcred to their follows:
-Noias.-Nathan Clifford, Albert Smith Benjamin
Randall, George Evans, Virgil d. Paris, Hugh j. An
derson, Joshua A. Lowell, Thomas Davee.
.re,o Hompshirc.-Chares &. Atherton, Jared w.
Williams Tristan Shaw, Edmund Burke, Ira a.
Eastman.
Observation-Disclosures Lawrence, Lcverett Salton.
stall, Caleb Gushing, William Parmentcr, Levi Lin
coin, George y. Briggs, William b. Calhoun, William
). Hastings Henry Williams, John Reed, John GUM
~ ADAMS, Zone Vacancy
Rhode Lsland-Joseph l.. Tillinghast, Robert b.
Cranston.
Coanecticm-Joscph Trumbull, William l.. Storrs,
Thomas w Williams, Thomas B. Osborne, Truman
Smith, John II. Brockway
Fcrmont.-Hiland Hall, William Sladc, Horace Eve
rett, John Smith, Isaac Fletcher.
.Nese York -'rhos b. Jackson, Jas dc la Montayne,
Ogden Hoffman, Edward Curtis Moses IL. Grinnell,
James Monroe, Gouvcrncur Kemble Charles Johnson,
Nathaniel Jones, Rufus Paen Aaron Eanderpoel Jno.
Ely, Hiram 7. Hunt, Daniel ID. Barnard Arson Brown,
David Russell, Augustus {. Hand John Fine Peter j.
Wagner, Andrew w. Doig, John c. FLOYD David P
Brewster Thomas c. Chttendcn. John H. Prcntiss
Dana, Edward Rogers, Nehemiah II. Earl, Christopher
Morgan, Theron r. Strong, Francis Granger, Mere.
dith Mallory, Seth M Gates, Luther C. Peck Richard
T. Marvin, Willard Fillmore, Charles F. Mitchell
The Clerk next proceeded TO the State of New Jersey
and called the name of Joseph f. Randolph. Having
done So he paused and stated that there FIVE OIL
the seats belonging TO Representatives of this State
which contested, and, feeling il to be his duty
10 decide the question of right to them, he would i'll
such course should be approved by the House, pass
the remaining until the other States should
have been gone through with, after which he would
submit; such evidence i'll his possession touching
the rights ofhe several claimants 20 seats from that
State.
Many voices cried "Agreed, agreed.
Mr.. VIM. Cost Johnson objected to having the State
passed until it decided who her Repre-
sentatives in this Congress.
Mr.. MAXWELL Of New Jersey, now rose and address
d the House for few minutes Directing 10 the course
Of passing the State of New Jersey in calling the
roll He demanded that the evidences Of the titles
seats from New Jersey, which were in possession of