The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-12-04
House OF Representatives.

MONDAY, Dec. 2, 1874
The scene in the House previous to its opening,
latory meetrg-the hearty shaking Of hsnds-the
compllments-the smiles, and the c0wgees, inter.
mingled with SITUATIONS OF How are you, old
fellow ~" How De do 9'-"How have you bin!
Feel like a book, "-"G!orious result, AS
founding defeat" Great victory" Clay's
doomed, '-"Pok's the n,"-"D-d NewYoIk"
=" Ten thousand dollars would have fixed it,
"The bloody natives deceived us."-.Ihe abol-
tonists could have saved the State, "-"New York
saved the Union, -" That devil, Bennett, prophe-
sled the whole Of it, but we dldn'! believe him.
He's newspaper statesman, by Cd. and nothing
else, "-"Lei's go down TO Johnny Foy's, and take
a nip, -" Who are you going. for, for chaplain -
"Well, Mac, where'd you git tina! new hat r.
new suit too, and pockets lull Of rocks besides"
Thus went the converse round, while John Quincy
Adams received the salutatlons OF his friends.-
Long John Wentworth, compliments TO ms Isngin'
Mcconnell, on the renewal OF his luxuriant whis-
kers and improved contour OF face, which 10 az
round, jolly and humorous as the laughing god,
and much resembles that oil the unfortunate Fewer;
and in the midst was seen the gentlemanly hgure
Of General Dawson, Of LOUISIANA. who, IN intel
ect, scars like the eagle, and III personal plumage
stands, .as john Foy says, the peacock oil me
various colleagues and friends; while looming
in the distance, stood Alexander Duncan, a
specimen Of western maniness and vigor-
Messrs Phenix, Leonard and Fish, of your city,
with Murphy, Of Brooklyn, and that exquisite,
Charles ]. Ingersoll, OF Forrest Hill, Philadelphia
while Cave Johnson, with his whitened locks and
frosty pow seemed like the father OF many an
honorable member whose vigorous limbs had
borne him TO this Hall. But enough OF particulars
all seemed happy, pleased and gay, but specially
and most particularly was good humor depicted In
the counienances Of the successful and lucky
Polkites, whose crowns were topped with the
spos OF victory, and whose well or III turned
limbs were neatly decorated with the tailors
stakes they had pocketed from their unfortunate
opponents
AT IL o'clock precisely, Speaker Jones raped to
order, and Clerk McNu,y, IN his clear sten'orIan
VOICE, called the names OF members, VINE q iIo
answered, as being absent A quorum being
found, Messrs. Benjamin White, OF Maine. Alfred
p. Stone and Edward :. Hamlin, OF ONO, Lew u.
Carpenter, of New York, George Fuller, at Penn
sylvania, Isaac L. Morse OF Louisiana, and VIM.
l.. Yancy, OF Alabama, elected to fill vacancies,
were sworn by the speaker, and took their seats In
the Hall
Mr. Yancy is very young man, but is represent.
ed as possessed Of brilliant talents, which IN point
OF eoquence is avowed by one OF his COLLEAGUES
"to ouitop Mafitt- annihilate Bascomb, and u ~;
Paul was alive, to lay him out cold as an icc.e."
But we shall soon hear him, and be better abe 10
Judge OF his powers.
The Senate were then informed that the House
was ready for business, and MessTs. cave johnson
and J. II. Ingersoll, appointed committee 70 sp-
Prise the President that they were ready 10 secssd
his communications. message was ieceNeu
| from the Senate in reply.
| ELECTION OF GALATIANS
| Mr.. HOLMES, of South Carolina, moved the pas.
sage of joint resolution to elect two chapIalns OF
/ n fIerenl denominations, one Tor each House, TO
serve during the session, and interchange weekly.
| SpyhKsa--The question will be-
| "Mr. speaker'-"Mr. Speaker'-"Mr. Speak
err shouted several voices; when
| JoHa PErTrr, OF Indisna, caught his eye, and
said he had an amendment TO offer to the resolu-
tion, which was TO the effect that the Chaplains
| thus selected should look to the members OF Con-
yress for their pay, and not 10 the Treasury OF the
nation. He commended iha, the Office OF Chap
lain was not conferred by the constitution
| that Congress had no right to appropriate
OF pay money for any such religious Ger;
vice, but that ii members needed u, they should