Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1853-12-14


at hall twelve and called the Senate
Is order 8 50
Mr. Johnson of Arkansas, Mr. Allen, Of Rhode
Island Mr. Bell of Tennessee. and Mr. slidell, Of
sLonisiana, new Senators were sworn in
Mr. Dodge, of Iowa, gave notice that he would In
troducc bin granting land to Iowa for Railroad pur
poses also bill to establish territorial government
in Nebraska. 3 l.gs sss.sssssss
rs Mr.. Gwin gave notice of bill to make donation
of public lands to- California for the purpose of con-
strncting railroad and telegraph line from San Fran
cisco to the Colorado bill to establish line of
mail steamers from San Francisco ria Sandwich
Islands to Shanghai China, &c.
On motion Of Mr.. Badger each Senator was allow
cd FIVE daily newspapers during s the session.
g The Senate soon after adjourned. @st
The galleries of the House of Representative were
densely crowded at an carly hour Monday morning.
Much excitement prevailed till noon when the House
called to order by Mr. Forney Clerk of the last
HoGse. 81 z members answered to their names. Mr..
Olds Of Ohio, moved that the House proceed to the
election of q Speaker; which motion prevailed and
Mcssrs Insersol Chandler, Davis and Ewing were
appointed tellcrs and the vote resulted follows:
&: For LlxS BoYp-Messrs j. C. Allen Ashc Bay Bav-
Banks Bark>d.e Barry Be!ehcr, BENTON Bissci Bliss,
Iecoek frsckinridge Bridges, Brgg Caskie Chamberlain
chastain chrisma1 Ghu1shwel Clark c1bb Golquitt
RI Dawson Dean Dent Disney Dowdel Drum Dun
lott Ellison English, Faulkner Fenton, Florence, Fuller
Gamble Goede, GEssn: Grow M Hamilton, Harlan Of Ind,
HEM H;bbard Hllysr Houston, Hughes ngsrsell john
s9n, Jencs Of n u Jones' of Tenn Kidwe k:t:redge,
Lnha% M M.ss Msy La Ms
rce Maxwell MayaiI Miller Of Ind Millsod, Morrison,
Of W Of
La Phelps Philips Powell. Pratt, Richardson, Riddle,
eke sseSns Sow a finn s'h y T Sm ha~ %
Ala, Snodgrass, Stanton of Tenn, Stanton of ky Sev.
Mich s,ratton strsur Stewart Of Mich Taylo5 of
{ Walker. Walsh Warren. Wells, John Wentworth, West
brq n4s Ball Cook Cor
win. Croker, cullom Dick Dickinson Ednonds Everhar
Howe, Hunt, Knox, McCuIoh, Mddesworth, Miller, Nor
ton Parker, Pennington. Prnge Ready Rchey. RUSSELL
Sabine Taylor Of Ohio vnton, Upham, Wentworth,
For IN Abercrombie, Bennett Chan
e'i For MR oaaFessrs Aiken, Boyce, Brooks and Nc
chase Dewitt Giddngs Ms,tesen. Morgan, sapR, Tracy,
/ sWashbnrn, of Illinois, and Washbarn of Maine-li
For MR. MIILEa-Aessrs Car'hers, Lnday and Oliver
For Ma AsnE-Mr clingman--l.
For Mr.. PREsroSM Cox, Haven and ZoHlkofer-3
For Mr.. Messrs Ethcrdge, Grey Kerr, Purryear,
/ Rogers and ssiInmons-6. -
i For Mr.. M1LLsoN--Mr. Rcitt-l. ...ss
8 For Mr.. BnEcxINRlDGe-Mr. Sollers.l:
For MR. HowEsfcssrs Campbell of Ohio and heacha'''
/ Mr. Boyd was conducted to the Chair by Messrs.
Chandler and Orr, and returned his acknowledge
sments in an appropriate manner. sses Z
b Soon after the House proceeded to ballot for a
Clerk With the following result: John W. Forney
s121 r. NJ Young p, 2. T. Smith TO- 3 B. prlngle
LIS. AR. Forney was duly elected. #FS
Seats we're selected, notices Of several bills were
: given, and then the House adjourned.
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