Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-12-09
XXXIst Congressional Session.
+ - WAsH1NcroN. Dec. 2


The Senate was called to order. 40
members were present. Senator Sturgeon
offered resolution that tho Secretary in.
form the House that a quorum is present
and ready 10 proceed 10 busines. Adopted
On motion ofDodge Of Iowa, Senators
are allowed newspapers equallo tho cost
Of four dailies. On motion, the hour Of
meeting shall be u o'clock. A message
was received from the House that quo.
rum wss present. Berrien and Dickinson
was appointed q committee to inform the
I President that, quorum was present in
each House, and ready to receive any com.
munica,ion from him. .-4 .a
The Message was received and read a,
u o'clock. z.v sss1,.gr. =-s-
In the House, tho Clerk called the roll.
when l60 members answered TO their
names. message was received from the
Senate, informing the House thatshat holy
was ready TO proceed TO business. Similar
news from the House was communicated
to the Senate. Ii sass ..t4
Geo. M. Morrison, elected member from
New Hampshire, in place of james Will
son, resigned, was qualified and took his
seat. ---.rs.e ...s. B.. -H-. s..s 4.
Mr.. Tuck presented memorial from
Jared Perkins, centesling the seat Of Mr..
Morrison, which was referred to the Gem
mittee on Elections. ,,. >-I s,s
On motion Of Mr.. HiAard, Committee
was appointed by the House to join sim.
liar committee on the part of the Senate, to
wait on the President and inform him that
quorum Of both Houses is now in session,
and that Congress is ready to receive any
communication which he may be pleased
to make. 1t consisted of Messrs Hilliard,
Mcdowell and Duer. 7--sset
Mr.. johnson, of Arkansas offered q res.
olu.ion that members vaca.e their seats,and
that they proceed to draw for choice =
Several amendments were proposed, but
one only was adopted, providing that Owens,
who is sick in this city, shall have the priv.
ilege Of drawing through friend. The
R esolution that amended was adopted
the members vacated their seats and their
names were placed into box, and as each
name was drawn the members selected.
Geo Bright Hilliard, from the joint
Committee, reported that the President
would Immediately send his message to
both Houses. 1t was then announced, and
was handed by the Speaker 10 the Clerk,
who read it. 1t was then referred TO the
Committe of the whole, on the state of the
Union, and that 1900 extra copes be
prin,ed-agreed to. ~ es5-s. z
Mr.. Wentworth gave notice that at an
early day he would move to take up the
River and Harbor Bill. @ IS
WARRINGTON, December 8.
SENATE.-Dayton, Underwood and
Greene appeared iu their seats. -
Resolved, that Mr.. King, President pro
tenn, be authorized to appoiat standing com.
mittees.
Mr.. Benton gave notice Of several billss
Granting land 10 Missouri for the purpose
of internal improvements grant to that
State the 2 per cent. fund for the same
purpose-to grant lands to construct rail-
road and common highway from S:.LouIs
to San Fransisco-to relinquish tolls on
the Louisville and Portland canal-to cede
public lands TO the State in which they lie
to abolish the salt tax.
Mr.. Hale offered resolution calling for
the proceedings .ofahe coart martial on pri.
vate soldiers tried at Portsmouth, N. H.
Adjourned.
HoUsE.-A number of new members
appeared in their seats to day. among them
Darmer in place Of Mes.
On motion, the House proceeded to the
election of Chaplain. Gurley. Presbyteri
an, was reelected, having 96 Of the l74
votes cast.
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