Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-12-14
TWenty.SeYenth Congress.
From the National Intelligencer
MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1912.

This beirg the day established by the
constitution ftr the commencement of the
annual session OF Congress-, those mem
bers who have reached the seat Of Gov
ernnenl assembled at the Capitol yester-
day, when the folio wing proceedings look
place.. ..:...*. -~
SENATE.-The President, alter hav.
ing waited until half past II O'clock, an
nounced that there was NJ q1ofum pres
eut; when H..
" Mr.. HuNTINGToN rose and moved that
the Senate adjourn, it being evident, from
The Iateness of the hour, that no Quorum
would be present during the day; which
motion having prevailed, the Senate al
journed. ..... " .=:.. ...:=
There were twenty fur Senators,as fol-
lows: .."
Messrs. Allen, Archer, Bites, Bayard
Ben'on, Buchanan, Clayton, Conard,
Crafts, Dayton, Evans, Huntington, Kerr.
King, M4ngum, Merrick, Rivrs, Sur
geon, TaIlmadg", TaPran, Wilcox, Will
i1ms, Woodbury., Wright --21.
H0UsE.-Al twelve O'clock the Hon.
john WHIrE, of Kentucky, Speaker, cail-
ed the House to order. .::: ~.
The roll was called by MATTHEW ST
CLAIR CLARKE Esq. clerk of the House.
Mr. BRIG9s, of Massachusetts in.roduc,
ed to the House the Hon. ROBERT G..
WINTHROP, member elect from the first
| Cong ressIonai district of the state of Mass
achnscas, (vce the Hon. NATHAN APP
PLEToN, resigned. WHO was qualified AMI
took his seat -"
The SPEAKER having announced that
a quorum Of the House was present,
| Mr.. CUSHING rose ard moved that the
| usual message be sent TO the Senate, in.
forming that boly that quorum If the
House had assembled, and tia, the House
was ready 10 proceed to business.
The motion was agreed to- 49,.
Mr.. CUSHING moved that the usua
ljoint resolution o., adopted, providing fol
! the app0lntmen: of the usual Joint con.
mittee on the pa., Of the Senate and The
| House to wait upon the President of 1ht
United States and inform him that a gao
rum ot the two houses h d mblrd, anf
that Congress was ready TO receive an,
communication which be might b. pleas.
cd 10 make. .......*
MIR. HOPKINS suggested that the fac
was not yet ascertained that a quorum o
the lWo houses had assembled. L would
be better first 10 ascertain il before adopt
ing The resolution. "..':
Mr. Cushing. 1t is immaterial. w
can pass the resolution.
Mr.. HoPKINs had no objection, he said
So the resolution was adopted
d. -.:.=:: The Bankrupt Lau. >~..
Mr. EVERETT rose and gave notice tha
he would Tomorrow, or at as eeriy da'
as practicable, ask leave to introduce
bill TO repeal the act entitled IAN act t
establish uniform system of bankrupc
e throughout the United States"
I Tie notice was entered on the journa
+. r." The Ifpenty- First Rule -:
Mr.. ADAMS rose ADD gave notice thu
he would tomorrow Offer the foIlowin
' resolution: =.=.::
Y Resoiced, That the 2lst rule for con
r ductiAg business in this House, in The 70
i lowing words A." No petition, memoria
il or resolution, or other paper praying II
| abolition Of slavery iii the District Of c.
n lumoIa, or any Stale or terfEory. or II
. slave trade between the states orterriteri,
: of the United States IN which it now e.
: lists, shall be received by this House,
'e entertained in any way whatever" be,at
lg the same is hereby rescInded. :.....
is The SPEAKER here ANNOUNCED the fo
ic loving members as The committee appoi.
re ed, under The motion OF Mr.. Gushing,
wait on he President, &c:
Mr.. Gushing. of Massachusetts; N
Tillinehast, of Rhede Island and n
HINT, OF New York.
SENATE-The Speaker stated to t
a House that he hal been informed that t
a Senate was now in 5, ssion, no quorum
,r. that body having been present.
/ The House adjourned till tomorrow
IL O'Clock.
l., DEATH OF CoNGREssMAN.- Hon.
w. Williams, representative from ii
80 ford. Baltimore, and Carroll counties, N
died in his carriage, of apoplexy, on F
le- day last, en- route to Washiugton.-Mo
:. ing Chronicle.