Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-12-07
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 1853
SENATE.-Fifty Senator's answered their names
when roll was called The oath Of office. was adj.
ministcred TO Martan w. Bates and he took his
seat as Senator from Delaware. The credentials
of Matt Ward, Of Texas, aud Thos. Clngnau,
of North Carolina, were presented.
! On motion of Mr.. Gwin, of Califarnia, the
House was notified that the Senate is ready to
proceed to business.
On motion of Mr. Allen committee was APP
pointed to wait on the President.
Mr.. Mason gave notice that he would on Tues
day, call up the case Of the Spanish schooner
armisted
Messrs. Seward, Ecssenden aud others object
ed that this caimshould be Signaed out and Mr.
Seward called for vote on the subject-it stood
ayes "a, nays 10.
At ten minutes to 2 o'clock the massage from
the President was received and the reading of
it Immediately commenced.
When the message was read Mr.. BigIer of Pa.
moved that twenty thousand extra copies be
printed.
Mr.. Hale of N. H. said that if the President
had confined himself to an exposition of the
relations of the country he would not have Ia
ken this opportunity to make comments but the
President had abused his constitutional preroga-
tive and gone out of his way to interpolate
history Of Kansas not in accordance with the
truth of history. He did agree most tcrventIv
III the Presidents gratitude that Providence had
interposed at critical juncture in our affairs.
Nay, the teaching of Providence had been
brought to the Presidents own State and town
and like Job, the good man, he feels the stripes
yet blesseth the rod
Mr.. Hale rejoiccd that foreign affairs are so
satisfactory, bat he had expected the President
would have enlightened the country as to the
state of our relations with Austria, which re-
quired a new minister to be sent so Immediately
after the Pennsylvania election, even as the
English maiden, Florence Nightingale, who
with the plastic hand of female affection ten
dered the wounded here. We have the Presi-
dent i'll IA similar character lowering about the
battlefield to pick up the wounded and send
them to the Austrian hospital for recovery.
Mr.. Hale then went into further remarks on the
subject of Kansas, the Armistcad case, etc, and
defended his party from the charge of being
agitators.
HousE.-About two hundred members re-
sponded to their names.
On motion of Mr.. Florence of Pa, resoIn.
ton was adopted appointing committee in con-
junction with that of the Senate, to wait on the
President aud inform him that quorum of both
Houses had assembled, and were ready to re-
ceiye any communication he may be pleased to
make.
The daily hour of session was fixed at 10
o'clock.
A proposition to select seats occasioncd much
confusion, but was adopted. Every seat was
vacated and selections were made by each mem
Der as his name on piece of paper was drawn
from the box.
The galleries of the House are crowded, and
the members are gathered in confused groups on
the floor of the House engaged in earnest con-
versation. All appear tobe in fine hu,nor. At
noon the Speaker called the House to order; af.
ter the delivery of a prayer the roll was called
Mr. Grow, OF Pennsylvania, introduced bill
to amend the act establishing the Court of
Claims SO as to permit creditors to sit IN the
District Court of the United States
MIR. Curtis of Iowa -introducod n t,i1I for tI,a
construction Of Central Pacific Railroad
Mr.. Dewart of Pa, asked leave to introduce
a resolution instructing the committee of wavs
and means to report bill increasing the duty
on coal aud iron, and at the request of several
gentlemen, included lead, sugar, and such other
articles as need proteCtioD.a against foreign com
petition. Objection being made, Mr. Dewart
moved a suspension of rnles. Negatiyed; yeas
los, nays So, a majority of two-thirds being re-
tquired.
The Speaker was authorized to appoint the
various standing committees.
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