Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-12-17

rs WAsHINGroN, Dec. Z, 1916.
The second session of the Twenty Ninth Coo
gress opened this day at noon.
SENATE.
The Vice President called the Senate TO order
at ~ o'clock. resolution was offered bv Mr..
Speight, and adopted, directing the Secretary to
inform the House that quorum was present. and
ready to proceed to business. Twelve o'clock was
fixed as the hour of meeting until otherwise order
ed. On motion Of Mr. Breese, Messrs Breesr. Crit
tenden, and Senlple were appointed to wait on the
President and announce the organization of both
Houses of Congress. Each Senator was allowed
nowspspers equal to the cost of three daily papers,
MIR breese, from the Committee, reported that
they mad waited on the President, and he would
communicate with both Houses of CONGRESS- bv
message, tomorrow, at 12 o'clock. Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
In the House of Representatives the Speaker
took the Chair at IL O'clock and called the House
to order. The Clerk directed to inform the
Senate that quorum was present, and Messrs
Hopkins and Winthrop we're appointed a committee
to watson the President and announce the organiza-
ton of Congress.
On calling the roll at the opening of the session,
1872 members answered to their names The fol-
lowing new members were qualified Hale, of
Mass. Ripley, Of N. Y; and Bowden and Cot
trell, 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 mem
bers placed in a box, and drawn out at ram
dom. The Clerk announced the names drawn, and
the members designated then selected their seats.
Adjourned.
TUESDAY, Dec. g. 1916.
SENATE. The Message was read and the usual
number ordered to be printed
HoasE. Mr. Boyd introduced bill to increase
the pay Of the army, and grant militia volunteers
bounty lands in certain cases.
| The Presidents Message was received and read
after which Mr. Brodhead moved to print $1,000
COPIES with the documents and 10000 without.
| Mr. Thompson, Of Miss, moved to strike out the
10000.
! MIR Payne, of Ala, was IN favor of the larger
number, on the ground that the dissemination of
the messnge would unite the people in favor of the
war.
| Mr. Robert Smith moved an amendment that five
Thousand copies be printed in German. Rejected.
Mr. fhompsons amendment prevailed, aud the
resolution agreed to as amended
MIR Garrett Davis said that portion of the mos.
sage not explicit and asked leave to offer "A
resolution calling upon the President for copies OF
orders 10 Generals Taylor, Wool and Kearney, ancl
Comnodores Soat and Stockton, relative to the es-
tabshnent of civil government in captive prov.
inces
Objections being made, Mr. Davis moved to sus-
pend the rules, and deI9aHded the yeas and nays
which were qr4e'ed; without taking the question,
Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 8.
SENATE. Mr. Cameron, OF Pennsy vania, moved
instructions to the military committee to enquire
into the proprety of granting 100 acres of land to
every volunteer, and increasing his pay.
Mr. Breese, of Illinois, gave notice that he should
introduce bill for the graduation Of the public
lands bill for the territorial government OF Or
egon; and bill for the establishment OF an Ore
gon land Office. Adjourned
HOUSE. Mr. Garrett Davis, of Kentucky, offer
cd resolution for obtaining certain information in
relation to the territorial governments in Mexico.
Mr. HARRISON, of Georgia, moved to amend by
adding, if not Incompatible with the public inter-
ests. The information called for might prove det-
rmenta to the country by placing the enemy in
possessiou of our plans.