The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-12-14
TELECRAPHIC DISPATCHES
XXXllI. ESS.
SENATE CALLED TO ORDER BY Mr.
ATCHISON.
House Organized by cleeting Lynn Boyd, Speak
err, and ". Fo,ney, Clerk. Notice Of ga
TiOuS Bills to DO Prevented.

washington, Dec. 10.
Lynn Boyd is elected Speaker by 142 out Of
2l7 votes.
SESArE.-Forty three Senators have arrived
in town. Senate was called to order by MIR.
| Atchison at ~ M. After the presentation Of
credentials, resolution was adopted directing
| the Secretary TO notify the House that a quor.
um of the Senate was present and ready to pro-
| coed TO business.
Mr.. Dodge. Of Iowa, gave notice Of bill
granting lands to Iowa for railroad purposes;
also, a bill to establish Territorial Govern
meni in Nebraska
Mr. Jones, Of Iowa, gave notice ola bill
granting lands to Iowa for railroad connecting
the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.
| Mr. Gwin gave notice Of the following bills
Making donations of public lands in California
for the purpose Of constructing railroad and
telegraph line from San francisco to the Colo
RADIO river, on the southeast boundary of sale
state, W. TIL branch passing through the val
| ley of the Sacramento river to the boundary
o. Oregon
| Also bill to establish line Of mail steamers
| from San Francisco via the Sandwich Islands
| to Shanghai. Also bill TO pay expenses in
Cured by California in suPpressng Indian hos
| tiliiies in said State.
Mr.. Gwin moved an adjournment to l2I
O'Clock. Lost.
Mr.. Badger moved that l2 o'clock be the
hour OF meeting for the Senate.
Mr.. Seward offered the following resolu
| ton:
Resolved, That the President be required if
not in his opinion incompatible with the public
interest, TO communicate to the Senate any cor.
respondrnce thtt may have taken place be.
tween the government of the United States
and his Majesty the King of the Sandwich Is
lands.
MIR. Fish submitted the following resolu-
ton:
Resolved, That Select Committee of five be
| appointed to ascertain the causes of the sick
nessand mortalties prevailing on board emf
grant ships on their voyages TO this country,
and what legislation is needed for the preserva
ton of the health and lives Of passengers on
board such vessels.
Senate adjourned at 20 minutes to one
o'clock
On motion Of Mr.. Badger each Senator was
allowed five daily newspapers during the sess
lon
House-The galleries were fully crowded at
an early hour and all was excitement until noon
when Mr.. Forney called the House TO order
with tbs consent OF the House. He called the
roll, when 2l7 members answered to their
names.
Mr.. Odds moved that the House proceed to
the election Of Speaker, rira roce.
Mr. Mace moved that the members be first
sworn Cries Of No! no!
Mr.. Olds' motion prevailing, Messrs. lnger-
soil, G. DAVIS and Ewing were appointed tel
lers, and Lynn Boyd, of Kentucky, was declar'
ed elected, he having received lab votes. =
Mr.. Boyd was conducted TO the chair, and
returned HE thanks in brief speech for the
honor conferred. The oaths were then admin
istered to him, when he procecde to swear in
the members
On motion of MIR. JONES', messenger was
sent to the Senate informing it that the House
was organized and ready to proceed with bust.
ness.
On motion, the firner rules of the House
were adopted with slight alteration.
On motion, committee was appointed TO
wait on the President, and inform him that the
House was ready to proceed TO business.
The House proceeded to elect Clerk, re.
suit as follows: Forney, l2I; Youn!r, 2; Smith,
TO-; Pringe, Is; Hutchinson, Is Forney was
declared elected, and sworn in.
House adjourned.
The Supreme Court met at noon-presen:,
Chief Justice fancy, and Associate Justices
Mclean. Wayne, Nelson, Grigs, Curtis, Catron
and Campbell. After opening the Court
crding TO custom, adjourned and waited upon
the President.