Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-12-09
CONGRESSIONAL.
WAsHlKerck, Dec. 6, 1876

SEkArE.-Fiity Senators answered their
nsues W hen the roll was called. The oath
OF Office WAS. administered 10 Martin ".
ystes,l and he took his seat as Senator irtm
Delaware. The credentials of Matt Ward,
ofTexa<, and Tho.. Clingman, of North
Caroiina, were presented.
On motion Of Mr.. Gwin,. OF California,
the Huuse vas notified that the Senate is
ready 10 proceed to business. .-.-
> On motlyn oi Mr.. Allen committee was
appointed to. wait on the President.
Mr.. Mason gave notice I at be would, on
Tuesday call up the case of the Spanish
schooner srmis:ed. atii.rHaA e.
Messrs. Seward. Fessenden and others
objected that this claim should be sienaled
out and Mr.. Seward called for a vote on the
subject--it stood ayes "a, nays 10.
At ten minutes. to 2 O'Clock the message
from the President wa, received and the
sesding oft Immediately commenced.
,Whenthe message was read Mr.. Bigler
of Pa. moved that twenty thousand extra
copies be printed.
Mr.. Hale Of N. H. said that if the Presi-
dent had confined himself to an exposition
of the relations of the county he would
mot have taken this opportunity to make
comments, but the President had abused
his5cens.jtufional prerogative and gone cut
of his way'o interpolate a history of Kan
sas not IN accordanee with the truth ofhis-
tory. He did agree most fervently in the
Presidents gratitude that Providence had
interposed ct critical juncture il our af-
fairs. Nay, the teaching OF Providence had
been brought to the Presidents own State
&town and like JOB, tine good mamie feels
the stripes yet bleseth the rod. p T @
Mr.. Hale rejoiced that foreign effairs are
go satisfactory, but he had expected the
President would have enlightened the c"un
Try as to the state of cur relations with
Austria, which required new minister to
be sent so Immediately after the Pennsyl
wanna election, even as the English maiden
Florence Nightingale who with the plastic
hand of female affection rendered the woun
aded here. We have the President in
similar character, lowering about the battl
field to pick up the wounded and send then
to the Austrian hospital for recovery. Nh
Hale then went into further remarks on IL
ssubyect Of Kansas, the Armstesd case, etc
and defended his party from the charge o
being agitators.
HoUsE.--About two hundred member
responded to their names.
On motion of Mr.. Floreuce Of Pa,
resoiulioa was adopted appointing a con
,mittee, in conjunction with that of the Sci
ate,s to wait Oh the President and inforl
him that q quorum of both Houses had a
sembled, and were ready TO receive an
ccmmunicstion he may be pleased TO max
The daily hour of session was fed at
O'clock. 90 ~
A proposition to select seats occasions
much confusion, but was, adopted. Eve
seat was vacated and selections were ma
by each. member as his name on a piece
psper was drawn from the box.
The galleries of the Houses are crowde
and the members are gathered in coDfus
groups on the floor OF the House engaged
earnest conversation. All appear TO be
fine humor. At noon the Speaker call
the House tc order; after the delivery of
prsyer.the roll was called.
Mr.. Grow, of Penn. introduced bill
amend the act establishing the Court
Claims 50 as TO permit creditors TO sit
the District Court Of lhe United STATES.
Mr.. Curtis, of Iowa, introduced pill
the construction of a Central Pacifc r.
road
Mr.. Dewart, OF Pa, asked leave to INF
dnee sTesoluiiionins tructing the cOmpi,