New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-12-11
Thirty Fourth Congress First Session

SAsAiE.-lne oenate was called TO order at
y o'clock on Monday, the Sd inst, by JesseD.
Bright, Of Indiana, President, pro tenn, thirty
one senators appearing in their Seats in addition
to Messrs. Collamer, Fitzpatrick, Biggs, Seward,
Foster, Pugh, Iverson, Slide,l, Bell Of New
Hampshire, Crittenden, Butler, Trumbu,l, and
Harlan, who were ssverally qualified and took
their seats. In the cases Of the two latter gen.
tleman, protests against their election were re-
ceived; and when the committees are organized,
the matter will undergo the consideration Of
the Committee on the Judiciary. After short
session, without transacting any business, the
Senate adjourned
House OF REpREsENrArIvEs.--The House met
at ~ o'clock. The Clerk of the House then
proceeded to call the roll, when two hundred
and twenty-five members answered to their
names, leaving nine absentees. On motion Of
Mr.. Jones. Of Tennessee, the House proceeded to
the election Of speaker. The first ballot re-
suited as follows Richardson, IA; Campbell,
IS; Banks, %; Pennington =; Marshall, 80;
Fuller, IS; scattering. 1s. After four ballots,
with similar result. on motion the House sd-
journed to II O'clock Of the following day.
From the Washington Evening Star we ex-
tract the following report Of the proceedings on
the 4th: IN tl .st
In the Senate, to-day, after Messrs Hale, oi
N. H., Durkee, Of Wisconsin, Yulee, Of Fla, and
Pearce, CT Md, new members, were duly sworn
in, they proceeded to elect q chaplain by ballot
with the following result, viz. a.
Whole number Of votes given, 45; necessary
to choice, %.
Robt. G. Dean received 90, W. Hodges 8, J.
G. Butler 10. Henry Ward Beecher 2, T. Par.
ker l., David tPaul) Brown ., B. H. Chaplin 1
Leonidas Rosser l, VIM. Fl. Holcomb i, Arch.
bishop Hughes l. -
The Senate then adjourned.
In the House, the Clerk of the last HOUSE
(presiding in the Clerks desk) having read ths
journal OF yesterdays proceedings
Mr.. Jones, of Tenn, moved that the rules O.
the last House be enforced so far as they ex
clude persons not admitted under them within
| the chamber while the House may be in session
Mr.. Morgan objected.
The Clerk put the affirmative of the question
and announced the motion carried.
On motion Of Mr.. Bocock, they next proceede,
to fifth ballot for Speaker, with the follow
ing result;
Whole number Of votes cast 900. Necessary
for q choice, Ill.
Mr. Richardson received "a; L. D. Campbell
IS; Banks, %; H NJ Fuller, 90; Fl. Marshall, 1e
Pennington, 8; Wheeler, L.; Walker, q; Mich
OILS, L; Haven, 2; Oliver, of New York, L; How
ard, 2; Lindley, l; Williams, L; Thurston
Zollicofer, l.; Mace, l.
No choice being made, the House proceeded
to the sixth ballot, with the following result
viz: @@
Whole number of votes cast 223 necessar,
to choice, 112 Mr.. Richardson received IS
Campbell, 81; Pennington, 9; Banks, 25; Full
ler, 22; Marshall, 18 j; Walker, l.; Nichols,
Haven, q Oliver, of New York, 1 Howard
q Lake, a; Thurston, q; Zollicoffer, L; Mace
i; Garlic, and one or two others receives
scattering votes.
No choice having been effected, they pro
ceeded to the seventh ballot, with the following
result 8@a
Whole number of votes cast 223; necessar,
to choice, 112
Mr.. Richardson received IA; Campbell, 81
Pennington, 10; Banks, %; Fuller, 20; Mar
shall, 20; Wheeler, l.; Walker, Haven, l
Oliver, Of New York, I; Howard, q; Wash
burn, of Maine, | ; zollicoffer, 2; Thurston,
Etheridge, /; Carlile, 9
No choice having been effected, they wer
engaged in taking the eighth ballot when ou
report went to press. v..-z'.
| The following table, which we copy from til
New York Herald. exhibits the aspect of th
present, as compared with that of the previou
Congress:
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