Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-12-03
THIRTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
SENATE.
DLNA 4 "a.
MONDAY, December Sd, 1866.

Il.
Vice President in the chair.
Mr.. FOOT presented the credentials Of Hon. JACOB
CoLLAxEr as United States Senator from Vermont
andmoved that they be read and he be sworn, which
was done. a @
|. He was followed by Mr.. REID, Of North Caro-
lima, who presented the credentials Of ASA BIGes,
Of North Carolina.
FIrzrArhicK, Of Alabama.
Mr.. CLAYTON presented those of .JoHN j.
CRITrENDEN, of Kentucky.
Mr.. FISH, who asked that the papars,of W. 81.
SEWARD be read again, saying that the fact of their
being read last session made no difference.
Mr.. WELLER, who presented the credentials Of
GEO. e. PUGH, Of Ohio.
Mr.. BRIGHT. who presented those of JAMES
BELL, Of New Hampshire.
Mr.. CLAY, who presented those Of ALFRED
JOHNSON, Of Georgia. "
Mr.. EVANS, who reported tho credentials of
Hon. A. J. BUTLER as not yet at hand although he
was elected without opposition.
Mr.. CRITTENDEN, who presented the creden-
tials of LYMAN TRuMBULL, of Illinois.
Mr.. CASS, who presented protest against the
reception of LYMAN TRUMBULL, from portion Of
the Senate and House of Representatives of ILL
nos.
Mr.. BROWN, Of Mississippi, who presented the
credentials of Hon. john SLIDELL, of Louisiana.
Mr.. JONES, of Iowa, who presented the creden-
dials of JAMES HARLAN, of Iowa.
All the credentials presented were read, and tho
new Senators were sworn and took their respec-
tive seats
Mr.. MASON asked that the protest received
from the Legislature of Iowa, against the reception
of JAMES HARLAN, be read which was done.
Mr.. WELLER then moved that the House Of
Representatives be notified Of the organization of
the Senate; which motion was ruled out of order.
Mr.. HAMLIN moved that the hoar Of daily
meeting be fixed at IL o'clock, meridian; which
was carried.
The Senate then adjourned, at a quarter to one
o'clock.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
AT IL M. John W. Forney, Clerk Of the late
House of Representatives, called the House to
order, and then proceeded to call the roll. There
was very full attendance; every member but
Mr.. G. w. JONES, of Tennessee, moved that
the House proceed to elect a Speaker pira pocs.
Carried.
Mr.. Jones, of Tennessee, nominated Mr.. Rich
ardson, of Illinois
Mr.. Letter, of Ohio nominated Mr.. Campbell, of
Ohio.
Mr.. Knight of Pennsylvania, nominated Mr.
Fuller of Pennsylvania.
Mr.. De Witt, of Massachusetts,, nominated Mr..
Banks, Of Massachusetts,.
Mr.. Bishop, of New Jersey, nominated Mr.. PEN
nington, Of New Jersey.
Mr.. Whitney, of New York, nominated Mr. H.
Marshall, Of Kentucky.
The roll being called, the result was az follows:
For Richardson, "a; Campbell, "a Banks, 81;
Fuller, II Pennington, Marshall, 80; l. Wash
burn, p; Wheeler, 8 Haven, ] I; Miller, I Ben
nett, ! Sage, g. w. Jones, /; B. B. Thurs.
| ton, 3. "
225 votes cast. lls necessary for choice. No
choice.
| second trial was then had, with the following
result:
Richardson, "a Campbell, IS Banks %; Full.
Ter, IS; Pennington, = Marshall, 80.
DEMOCRATIC NoxIsArIoSs.--Ata Caucas of the
Democratic Members of the House of Repro.
sentatives, held on Saturday night, the following
nominations were unanimously made for officers on
the organization of the House to-day:
| For Speaker-Hon. w. A. Richardson, Of I'LL
| nois
| For Clerk-A. d. Banks, of Virginia.
For Sergeant-at-Arms-A. J. Glossbrenncr, Of
Pennsylvania.
| For Doorkeeper-Z. w. McKnew, OF Maryland.
| For Postmaster-John NJ. johnson, of Virginia
For Public Printer-Cornelius Wendell, of New
| York