Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1853-12-10
THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS.

The Senators commenced assembling in their
chamber on Monday last at halfpast eleven o'clock,
and spent an hour in the interchange of friendly
greetings. Mr.. Atchison, president pro TEN. took
the chair at half-past twelve and called the Senate
to order.
Mr. johnson, of Arkansas, Mr.. Allen, of Rhode
Island, Mr.. Bell, of Tennessee, and Mr. Sdell, of
Louisiana, new Senator's were sworn in.
Mr.. Dodge, of Iowa, gave notice that he would in
troduce bill granting land to Iowa for Railroad pur
poses Also bill to establish territorial government
in Nebraska.
Mr.. Gwin gave notice of bill to make donation
of public lands to California for the purpose of
structing railroad and telegraph line from San Fran
cisco to the Colorado-a bill to establish line of
mail steamers from San Francisco ria Sandwich
Islands to Shanghai, China, &C.
On motion Of Mr.. Badger each Senator allow
ed five daily newspapers during the session.
The Senate after adjourned.
The galleries of the House of Representative were
densey crowded at early hour Monday morning.
Much excitement prevailed till noon, when the House
called to order by Mr. Forney, Clerk of the last
House 217 members answered to their names Mr..
Ods, of Ohio, moved that the House proceed to the
election of Speaker which motion prevailed, and
Messrs. Ingersol Chandler, Davis and Ewing were
appointed tellers and the vote resulted follows:
For LINN Borp-Messrs. J; c. Allen, Ashe, Bay, Bay
w. Banks Barksdae Barry Belcher Benton, Bsscl Bliss
Bocock Brcckinridgc Bridges, }ugg Caske Chamberlain,
Chastain Chrisnan, Churchweh Clark Cobb, Coiquitt
Cige Cumming, Curtis, Cutting Davis of Ind Davis of
R. L. Dawson, Dcan Dent Disney, Dowdell, Drum, Dur
bar D%nham Eastman Eddy, Edgerton Edmonds9n FL
lott Ellison English, Faulkner Fenon Florence, Fuller,
Gamble, Goodc Green. Grow Hamilton, Harlan, of Ind,
HEM Hbbard H;lycr, Houston Hughes, Ingersol John
JONES' of \. Y, Jones' of Tenn kidwel kittrcdge,
McDonaid McDngalI McSuilen McNa;r Mace, May, Maui,
rice, Maxwell M"yall Miller Of Ind MiSon Morrison,
Orr Parker Peek Pcckham, Perkins, of y y Perkins Of
La Phelps, Philips, Powell, Pratt Richardson Riddle
Shower Shelton Smith of Tenn, Smith, of Va, Smith, of
Aa Spadgrass Stanton, of Tenn, Stanton; of ~ Stev
~ ThG Tr"ue W Te9 Vail a 1"Vsan M1bTdg
broa W Tss Wtte us
F'EJ r. CEATpLERD Me Applet4n Ball Cook Cor
FARLEY FIag!cr Franiln Goodrich Harlan of Ohio Hester
Howe, Hunt Knox, McCunh MiddieSworth, Miller, Nor
Sabine Sage Taylor Of Ohio Inton, Upham Wentworth,
of MASSACHUSETTS,, and Iaes,23.
For Mr. Haven Messrs; AbercrombiC, Bennett, Chan
der, Ewing. Stephens of Ga, and Reese-5.
For Mr.. oEn-1Icssrs. Aiken, Boyce Brooks and Nc
For Mr. CAMPBELL, of Oho-NIessrs Benson Carpenter,
Wasbn nq" of mos snd Wshbnrn q" Mns tracy
For Mr. MILLER-Messrs Caruhers, Lindlay and Oliver
For Mr.. AsuE-Mr. CIingnan-1
For Mr.. PnEsroS Mcssrs Cox Haven and Zollikoffera
For Mr.. EwINGMessrs Ethcridge Grey Kerr, Purryear
For Mr.. MLlsox-SIr. Rett-1.
For Mr.. HowE-Messrs. Campbell of Ohio, and Meacham
>.
Mr. Boyd was conducted to the Chair by Messrs.
Chandler and Orr, and returned his acknowledge
ments in appropriate manner.
Soon after the House proceeded to ballot for
Clerk with the following result John W. Forney
121, R. NJ. Young 81, E. P Smith 10, B. B. Pringle
Is. Mr. Forney was duly elected.
Seats were selected, notices of several bills
given, and then the House adjourned
Little of interest was done in either branch of Con-
gross on Tuesda+, besides the receiving and reading
Presidents E1ssage. The Senate ordered ten thous-
and copies of the Message with accompanying docu-
ments, and the House ordered twenty thousand.
In the Senate, Wednesday, the Rev. Henry
Slicer was elected Chaplain. In the House the
same day Robert Armstrong ofthe Union, was cleo
ted public printer. The Rev. Henry Alillburn was
elected Chaplain.