Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-12-17
Twenty.Nmth COngress~SecOnd Session
ORGANIZATION Of CONGRESS-.

The teegraphic report to the New York papers of
yesterday, contain the following;
WASHINGTON December T. The second session
of the Twenty-Ninth Congress opened this day at
noon.
Senate. The Vce-Presdent called the Senate to
order at twelve o'clock. resolution offered by
Mr.. Speight and adopted directing the Secretary to
inform the House that quorum was present, and rea
DIV to proceed to business Twelve o'clock was fixed
as the hour of meeting until otherwise ordered On
motion of Mr. Breese, Messrs Breese, Crttenden and
Semple were appointed on the part Of the Senate to
wait on the President and the organization
of both Houses of Congress- Each Senator was
allowed newspapers equal to the cost of three daily
papers.
Mr. 3reese, from the Committee, reported that
they had waited on the President and that he would
communicate with both Houses of Congress, by mes
sage Tomorrow at twelve o'clock. Adj
In the House of Representatives. the Speaker took
the chair at - o'clock, and called the House to Or
der The Clerk was directed to inform the Senate
that quorum present. and Messrs. Hopkins and
Winthrop were appointed committee to wait on the
President and announce the organization of Con-
gress
On calling the roll at the opening of the session,
1872 members answered to their Names The follow
ing new members were qualified: Hale of Massachu-
sets, Ripley of New York, Mcdaniel of Missouri,
and Bowdeu and Cottrel of Alabama
Various resolutions as to the mode of choosing
seats were offered and finally the mode observed last
year was adopted The names of the members were
placed in box and drawn out at random. The Clerk
announced the names drawn, and the members desig-
mated then selected their seats Adj.
[The correspondent of the New York Tribune has
been restored to the usual privileges of other cores
pondents in the House of Representatives
TUESDAY In the Senate no business Of conse-
1 r.. 4. 6 tho ,og
sage.
In the House of Representatives, $4,000 copies Of
the message and documents were ordered to be print
ed. bill was reported to increase the pay OF the
privates in the army and of the volunteers engaged
in the Mexican war
Mr. Carrot Davis of Kentucky remarked that, in his
opinion portion of the message not sufficiently
explicit relative to the movements of the army and the
progress of the war. He asked lc ave to cfer
resolution requesting the President to turnisl
copies of the official orders issued to Generals Taylor
Wool, and Kearney, and to Commodores Soat ant
Stockton relative TO establishing civil governments il
conquered provinces. Objection was made, the yea
and nays were ordered, but before the question wa
taken, the House adjourned
WEDNESDAY. In the Senate, the report of the Sec
rotary of the Treasury was received.
Mr.. Cameron moved instructions to the MIltar
Committee to enquire into the propriety of grantn!
100 acres of land to every volunteer and increasing
, his pay,
Mr.. Breese gave notice that he should introduce
bill for the graduation of the Public lands; bill 70
the Territorial Government of Oregon and bill 70
the establishment of an Oregon Land Office.
House. Mr.. Garret Davis offered resolution 70
obtaining information in relation to the teTritoriu
governments in Mexico. His object was to know il
the President had violated the law of nations and tn
constitution; if so he prepared for Interior meas
ures lie denied the Presidents power to estabis
civil governments and challenged him to produce h
authority Mr. Harralson defended the President an
advised waiting till he 1.-THE Pres had com nunlcate
the facts Mr.. Rhett of s. C. defended the establish
ment of governments in the conquered territory, o.
the ground of their being military occupations M
Schenk, of Ohio, contended that, from the President
own showing, New Mexico within the u. States
and could not therefore be regarded as merely mil
: tary occupation Mr.. Winthrop of Mass. propose
to wait for the Presidents answer but denounced the
portion of the message which advocated the justice q
the war The resolution was still under dlscusso
when the House adjourned.
THURSDAY. The Senate to-day received from til
Secretary of war, a report of the names of the kc
in the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Paint
1 Mr. Crittonden introduced a resolution to increas
the pay of the volunteers and regulars engaged in tn
Mexican war
Inc senate reused 10 give lhe appointment ol III
r Committees to the Vice President and resolved t
, choose their Committees by ballot on Monday next
Mr.. Cameron's resolution instructing the Mlar
Committee to inquire into the proprety Of granting lG
acres of land to each volunteer serving in the preseI
war with Mexico and to increase the pay, and the
lowance for transportation and subsistence of volur
tcers, from the time of leaving their homes to the
|, arrival at the seat of war, was taken up and
. dopted
The Senate then adjourned to Monday
The House was again all day taken up with discus
sing Mr.. Davis resolution calling upon the Presldol
for the official instructions gwen to certain OF the Ge
erals and Commodores engaged in the operation
against Mexico.