The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-12-24
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WEDNESDAY MORNING, DEC. "a

WEDNESDAY MORNING, DEC. -.
ABSTRACT OF CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
As it is impossible in our small space, to give
the full proceedings of Congress from day ,o
day, in connection with other and important sub
jects of interest to o,ir readers, we have deter
mined to give an abstract, embodying the mos.
important part of the proceedings, from time to
time as we receive them
! The first days session in the Senate, was &C.
cupicd in receiving the credentials Of new mcm-
bers and disposng of their cases.
! MIR. Seward presented the credentials of Hon
| Hamilton Fish, elected Senator from N. York
for six years from the 4;h of March 1851, which
were read.
+ Mr.. Chase presented the credentials of the
for six years, from the 4th of March, 1851, which
were read.
Mr.. Miller presented the crcdcnt tials of the
Hon. Il. F. Stockton, elected Senator from
New Jersey, for six years from the 4th of March
1851, which were read.
Mr.. Clarke, presented the credentials of the
Hon. Charles I. James, elected Senator from
Rhode Island, for six years from the 4th March
1851, which were read.
Mr. Atchison, presented the credentials of
Hon Henry S. Geyer, elected Senator from
Missouri, for six years from the 4th of March
1851, which were rea d.
Mr.. Cass presented the credentials of the
Hon. Charles Sumner, elected Senator from
Massachusetts, for six years from the 4th of
March 1851, which were read
Messrs. Fish, Wade, James, Geyer and Sum-
ner thereupon presented themselves, when the
oath prescribed by the Constitution was admin
istercd to them; after which they took their
seats in the Senate.
Mr.. Morton, presented the certificate of the
Governor OF Florida, certifying the election Of the
Hon. S. r. Mallory, to the Senate of the U.
States, and also the Journal of the House of
Representatives Of Florida, detailing the joint
proce edings of the two houses of the Legisla-
ture on the occasion of the election Of Scna-
tor upon which the Hon. David l.. Yulee cloim.
ed his seat.
Upon motion of Mr.. Bright, 10 refer the sub
ject to Select Committee, lengthy and some
what heated discussion arose, in which Mcssrs
Clay, Foote of Miss. Berrcn, Mason, Hale,
Seward and Bright participated. Mr.. Mallory's
credentials were received and he was sworn in
and took his seat. The papers of the contest
ant were referred to Select Committee.
On motion Of Mr. Dodge of Iowa, the Sec
rotary was ordered to acqnaint the House of
Representatives that quorum Of the Senate
ness.
On motion of Mr. Clemens, the daily hour
of meeting for the Senate was 12 o'clock NJ,
until further ordered.
NoTIcE OF BILLs.-Mr. Dodge of Iowa,
gave notice that he would at some future day,
ask leave to introduce bill for the improve
ment of the navigat ion of tile Upper Mssis-
sippi river.
Mr.. Wslker of Wisconsin, gave notice that
he should at some future day ask leave to intro
duce bills of the following nature.
A bill authorizing the Governor of Wiscon-
sin to select other lands in lieu of such as had
been sold in the tract granted to aid in the i'm
provcmcnt Of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers.
A bin to grant to the State of Wisconsin,
lands to aid in the construction OF railroad
from Milwaukee, by way of Watertown to Pra-
irie La Cross, on Tie Mississippi r.ver.
bill to grant to Wisconsin lands to aid in
the building of railroad from Fond du Lack 10
Janesyille.
A bill to cede the public lands of the United
States to the States respectively, in which they
are situated.
Mr.. Jones gave notice that he would at some
future day, ask leave to introduce bill to grant
|1lo.thpStatc OF Iowa, lands, to aid in the con-
ceailsOad from Dubuque to Keokuk
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