The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-02-07
Monday, February 1, 1856.

SENATE.
message was received from the Uouse =
representatives, announcing the election q
Speaker; when a resolution was introduced h
MI. Ioucey, to the effect that the Chair appoin
committee, on the part of the Senate, to wal
on the PRESIDENT, and inform him of their read
mess TO receive any further communication h,
might be pleased to make.
MeSsrs Toucey, Biggs, and Jones Of Iowa
were appointed the committee.
MIR. Hunter, from The Committee on Finance
reported the following resolution:
IteS0tced, That the Committee on Finance h,
instructed to prepare and report such of the
general appropriation bills as they may deem
eXpedient.
Mr.. Seward would prefer that the resolution
lie over; and it was laid over accordingly.
Various resolutions and bills were introdn
ced-among the latter, bill by Mr.. Adams. Of
Mississippi, to alter the naturalization laws.
Mr.. Seward pointed to the lateness of the
hour. AT one O'Clock the special order was ia
| De taken up, but the press of business had nre
vented 1t. lie understood from Mr. Foot. the
Senator entitled to the floor, that he did no,
care to commence at so late a period and he
would therefore move that the subject be taken
up, IN order to be postponed until one o'clock
| tomorrow.
Mr. Stuart held the motion to be unneccsso
ry, as the subject would cn,,,~ .,Is wish To nro.
| Mr. Foot L ~ the appointed bour md ~;
ness 10 commence at so late q nor;,J
ingly. ' postponed accord
she Inc subject was then postponed, and tbo
Don'''o went INTO Executive session. ord g &c
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The Speaker called the House to order at
twelve o'clock.
After prayer by the Rev. Mr. Day, the Jour
nal Of Saturday was read
The Speaker stated that it was the duty Of
the Chair to administer the oath required by
the Constitution to the members OF the House.
Unless otherwise ordered, the Clerk would call
the members of the House by States, and gen
tlemen, as their names were called, would have
the kindness to advance to the area of the
House, when the oath would be administered.
The Clerk accordingly called the names Of
the delegation from Maine, who presented
themselves, and were duly qualified by the
Speaker. The delegations from the other States
presented themselves in like manner, and quail
fed, and then the Delegates from the Terrific
ries were sworn in
When the name of Mr.. Whitfield, the Dele
gate from Kansas, was called, and presented
himself at the desk
Mr.. Grow, Of Pennsylvania, rose, and re-
marked that he did not propose to interpose
any objection to the oath being administered
to the Delegate from Kansas. Out of def
erence to the wishes of the gentlemen with
| whom he acted he should withhold that OBJ &c
| ton, though the circumstances surrounding the
case were such as, in his judgment would war
| rant the House in departing from the usual
course of admitting Delegate coming under
| the supposed form of law. But he had no OBJ
| lection to nterpose now, and when the proper
time should arrive, he hoped to be heard upon
this question.
Mr.. Campbell, of Ohio made few remarks
| Of similar purpOrt.
Mr.. Whitfield then took the oath prescribed
by the Constitution.
Mr.. Washburn, Of Maine, submitted the fol-
lowing resolution, which was agreed to:
ReSolred, That message be sent 10 the
Senate, to inform Chat body that a quorum o
the House of Representatives have assembled
and that Nathaniel =. Banks, one of the Rep
resentatives from the State Of Massachusetts
has been chosen Speaker, and that the House
is now ready to proceed to business.
On motion by Mr.. Pennington, of New Jer
| sey,
Resolced, That committee be appointed on
the part of the House, to join such committee
as may be appointed on the part of the Senate
to wait on the President of the United States
of Representatives has assembled, and tha
Congress is ready to receive any communica
ton he may be pleased to make.
Mr.. Walk, of New York, submitted the fol
lowing resolution
Resolced, That the Hon. William Cullom, o
the State of Tennessee, be declared Clerk o
the House of Representatives for the Thirty
fourth Congress.
Mr. Orr, of South Carolina, moved that III,
resolution be laid on the table. The Hous,
had Just refused to go into an election, tina
they might draw for seats.
The question was taken, and the motion wa
decided in the negative-ycas 1913, nays l3.
The resolution was then agreed to, by tn
following vote:
IEAs-Messrs. Albright, Allison, Ball, Bar
bour, Bennett of New York, Benson, Bingham
Bishop, bradshaw, Broom, Burlington, Burlir
game, Campbell of Pennsylvania, Campbell {
Ohio, Garlic, Chaffee, Clark of Connection
Clawson, Colfax, Comins, Covode Cragin, Gu
len, Cumback, Damrell, Davis of Maryland
Davis of Massachusetts, Dean, De Witt, Dicl
Dickson, Dodd, Dunn, Durfee, Edie, Etheridg,
Evans, Flagler, Foster, Fuller of Pennsylvania
Galloway, Giddings, Gilbert, Granger, Hall {
Massachusetts, Harlan, Harris of Maryland
Harrison, Haven, Hoffman, Horton OF Me-
York, Howard, Kelsey, Kennett, King, KNAPP
Knight, Knowlton,l Knox, Kunkel, Lake, Line