The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1847-12-11

WAsIuSGToN, Dec. s, 1871.
The Presidents Message has been generally
read and digcsted, leaving the impression GER
tainly upon tie minds of the Wing people here,
that it is wanting in truth, in dignity, and in
character, and at the same time runs into the
extreme Of personal vanity and undue National
Boosting. ! can promise YOU in advance that
the Message will receive the sevcrest criticism
for the argument made and the narration given
of the state Of our Mexican relations. The Mes
sagc itself received very complimentary ac-
ton Yesterday al the hands of the Senate and
the House Of Representatives and the debates
upon it will convince the Executive that no
position, however exalted, can in this country
shield Il man eth er in his pervcrsity in error,
his mistatcment of fact, Or his misconduct in
Office.
There was an amusing scene in the House this
morning upon the choice Of seats. The mem
bcrs who were comfortably Squaiicd were rcuc-
tant enough to leave, but the rule was i!npcra-
tive 0nd a were ordered to the in front of
the Speakers Chair, there to bde their time.
Mr.. Adams seat was left by all ont of respect
TO his are and general qualities rs a man-Thc
same respect was manifested for hn at the last
session of Congress, by one Of his political OPP
pOncnts.
The drawing Of seats was a long labor. and
one attended with good deal of lodging and
barbarians'' who previously had good seats.
Some, too foremost for the change, only went
from bad TO worse. There were 225 members
present during the morning, with only 22S seats
in the Hall.
The members seated, the Wing members
opon the left of the Speaker and the opposite
party upon the right the further organization
was proposed by the election of Scrgeant-at
Arms The nominees ofthc caucus were soon
the nominees of the House. Nathan Sergeant
as the Wing nominee, and Newton Lane, the
present incumbent, of the Democratic members
Marked silence prevailed i'll the Hall among
the members as the names were called and the
responses given Mr.. Adams Mr.. Gddngs
and Mr. Levin all vote for Mr. Scrgeont, and
made his election certain. So did all these gen
t!cmcn, and Mr. Petit Of Ia voted for Mr. X. f..
iornor, of \. j as doOIkccper The Wing Ser
rcant at Arms, received ll6 votes, and the
Doorkccpcr III.
To-morrow, authority will be given for the
appointment Of Committees, and the two Houses
will then adjourn over TO Monday. The organ
ization Of the House is now complete. The
Senate will make choice of officers On Monday
next
The proceedings in the Senate were brief, and
clarac terizcd by no action of interest, excepting
the pnssagc Of the Bill for the relief Of the heirs
Of Paul Jones, which, was killed from the i'll
treatment il received at the hands of the com
mit,ec on Enrolled Bills The bill fell between
the seats of some OF the Senators, and the lrcs-
dent refused to give it his signature when carr-
ed to him tie next day by the proper committee
because the Congress was dead. Mr.. llannegan
stated the facts to the Senate, and the BIll was
passed at once.
The Bill was reported to the House during the
day, but will hardly be as f,vorably considered
there as it has been in the other branch of Con-
gress 1t is however,, but one of il score of claims
long delayed, and the loss the Bill last year,
under the circumstances, was case OF peculiar
hardship.
The Senate took off five thousand copies OF
the extraordinary number Of Messages ordered
yesterday, and made the Whole number 10000,
hall ith the accompanying documents, and
bali without.