The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-12-04
Meeting Ofthe Thirty-SecOnd Con.
SresS--First Session.


WASHINGTON, Dec /, 1851.
The Whig Representatives held caucus this
morning. Sixty members were present.
Resolutions were adopted in favor Of carrying
out the Compromise measures of the last Con-
gress.
The Democratic Senator'S also held caucus,
but had no decisive action upon the subject
They will meet again towards the last of the
week.
SENATE.
There was q full attendance in the Senate
Chamber at - o'clock, NJ. to-day, when the
Senate was called to order by Mr.. King, of
Alabama.
prayer was then delivered by the Reverend
Mr.. Butler.
The credentials of Hon. Hamilton Fish, Sen
ator elect from New York, and Hon. Benjamin
F. Wade, from Ohio, were presented.
| The credentials of Messrs. Stockton, of New
Jersey, James, of Rhode Island, Geyer, of Mis-
souri,, were presented by their colleagues res
| pectively. Mr.. Cass presen, ed the credentials
of Mr.. Sumner, of Massachusetts, All of the
new members elect were then sworn in and took
their seats.
Mr.. Morton presented the credentials of Mr..
Mallory, of Florida, and also a copy of the res
olutions of the Legislature of the State, without
any remarks thereon. The documents were
read, but the Chair declined to decide whether
Mr.. Mallory entitled to his seat. He sug-
gested that the Senate take some action in the
matter.
Mr. Bright, of Indiana, moved select COM
mittee of investigation.
| Mr.. Clay of Kentucky, thought that Dir.
Mallory wa. entitled to his seat, and would
move for his admission, if Mr.. Bright would
withdraw.
The debate was further continued by Messrs.
Foote, Berrien, and others, in behalf of Mr.
Mallory; and Mr.. Mason and others against his
right to a seat in the Senate, when Mr.. Bright
withdrew, whereupou Mr.. Mallory was admit
ted without opposition.
The Senate then adjourned to meet at II o.
clock tomorrow, and directed the Clerk to notify
the House of Representatives of its organization.
| HOUSE.
| The House was called to order at IL o'clock,
when the roll was called by the Clerk, and 2l3
members answered to their names.
The first business being the choice of Speak
er Mr.. G. W. Jones, of Tenn, moved to proceed
to an election moving also that the vote be taken
pipa voce He said he would merely remark
that for one he should vote for the Hon. Linn
Boyd, of Ky, not because he had received the
nomination of the Democratic caucus, but be-
cause he knew him to be a thorough and sound
Democrat, and tried and true Compromise
Union man.
Mr. Carter concurred with the gentleman
from Tennessee, (NIr. Jones,) in all he had saic
of Mr.. Boyd, but ne should vote for him because
he was the nominee of the Democratic caucus
Mr.. Stanley said the Wings in caucus hat
made no nomination for Speaker They hat
heard from the gentleman from Tennessee
about the Compromise measures, and would b'
bappv now to hear how far those measures hav'
been endorsed on the Democratic side.
Mr.. Savage-The gentleman had Better settl
his difficulties at home--the broils Of his OWL
household-before he seeks to regulate others
! Several voices-''Call the roll for Speaker
Mr.. Campbell, of Ohio, nominated Thaddeu
Stevens, of Pennsylvania, for Speaker In do
ing so he said he Mr.. Stevens was a gentle
man as pure, friend to the Union as stron:
and unwavering, and good Whig as an,
other. AS to the merits of the compromis
measures, he hoped gentlemen opposed to ngita
ton would not open this question so early il
the session. When the proper time comes sal,
he, if gentlemen insist on agitation, let it come
We will be ready. Weare not throwing the frs
brick.