The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-12-07
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xxxvI. cONGREss-sECOND SESSION.

xxXvI. CONGREss-sECOND SESSION.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.
SENArE.-The Senate convened at IL
o'clock precisely. Mr.. Breckenridge in the
chair. The following Senators were absent.
Messrs. Benjamin, Chestnut, Clay, Gwin,
Hammond, Harlan, Iverson, johnson of
Arkansas, johnson of Tennessee, Mallory,
Pugh, Sebastian, Slidell, Teneyck, Thorn
SON, Toombs and w ilkinson.
The galleries were w0-thirds filled. Pray
er was offered by the Chaplain, Rev. Mr..
Gurley.
Mr.. Bright moved that the Secretary in
form the House that quorum of the Sen
ate was present and ready to proceed to
business. Adopted.
Mr.. Biglel introduced the following res.
olutiOn:
RESOLVED, That Committee of the Senate,
and suOh as may be appointed by the House,
wait on the President and inform him there is
quorum in each House of Congress, and are
ready to receive any communication he is
pleased to make.
Messrs. Bigler, Collamer and Mason were
appointed such Committee.
-. The daily meeting was fixed on at II M.
Adjourned at about P. M.
HoUsE-Excessive good humor prevailed
previous to the Speaker taking the chair at
noon, and calling the House to order. A
prayer was offered up by Rev. Mr.. Stock
ton, appropriate to the political condition
of the country, in which he said that the
good and wise men from all sections were
at fault be implored the Divine blessing
to quiet all distractions and sectional dis
cords !; that general brotherly feeling might
be restored the Republic perpetuated, and
the Union preserved.
The roll of members was then called.
About 200 responded to their names.
Mr.. Mckenta, from Penn, appeared in
the place of MIR. Schwartz, deceased. Mr.
Barrett, of Mo-, and John Dung Brown, of
KY, severally appeared and were qualified.
A message was received from the Senate
announcing the appointment of Messrs.
Bigler, Mason and Coilamer as commit
tee, on the part of the Senate, to wait on
the President and inform him that quo~
rum of both houses was in attendance, and
ready to receive any communication be may
be pleased to make.
Mr.. Morehead offered a similar resolu-
tion which was adopted, and he and Messrs
Bocock and Adams, of KY, were appoints
ed the committee on the part of the House.
Mr.. Grow called up motion, made last
session, to reconsider the vote by which the
Homestead Bill, reported from the Com.
mittee on Agriculture, was referred to the
Committee of the Whole on the State of
the Union.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4, 1860.
SENATE.-Messrs. Gwin, Harlan, John
son, of Tennessee, Thompson, and Wilkin-
son appeared in their seats.
Prayer by the Chap ain.
Mr.. BIGGER, on behalf of the committee
appointed to wait on the President, report.
ed that be had performed that duty.
The Presidents message was delivered by
A. j. Glossbrenner, his Private Secretary,
and was read by the Secretary of the
Senate.
HoUsE-Tbe Chaplain, the Rev. Mr..
Stockton, offered up prayer that Congress
may wisely consider the propositions pre-
sentcd in the Presidents message, and de-
liberately act on them in all Righteousness
and truth
The Speaker laid before the House the
annual estimate of the Secretary of the
Treasury, which was referred to Committee
OF Ways and Means.
Mr.. Morehead, from the committee ap-
pointed to wait on the President, reported
that they had performed that duty, and that
the President had requested them to say
that be would communicate bis message to
the House 10 writing, today, at noon.
Mr.. Phelps-That hour has already ar.
rived.
After some further proceedings, the mes
sage was laid before the House, and read by
Col. Forney, the Speaker having first re-
quested gentlemen to be silent.