Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-12-06
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON. Dac. a.

responded to their names. Mr.. McHenty,
Of Pa, In the place Mr.. Schwartz, deceased;
Barrett. of Mo, and John Young Brown, Of
Ky, severally appeared and qualified. Ex-
cessiys good humor prevailed. Previous to
the SPssker a, noon calling the House to
order, prayer was made BY Mr.. Stockton sp
propriate TO the polticsll condition of the
country, In the course Of which he said good
and wiss jncu IRON all sections ace at fault;
impiosed Axibs Bssing 70 quiet all distrsc.
tions, AND restore general brotserly feeling;
th't republican liberty may be perpetuated.
and the Union preserved.
A message was received from the Senate
announcing the appointment Of Messrs. Big.
Ter, Mason and Col!amer as committee on
the part of the Senate, to wait on the
President and inform him that 4 quorum o.
both Houses was in sttendance, and ready
to receive any communication he might be
pleased 10 make.
| Mr.. Moorehead offered a similar = esolu-
lion, which was adopted, and he, Moore
head,) Bocock and Adams, OF KY, appoiu, t.
ed a committee on the part of the House.
Mr. Grow called up the motion made last
session to reconsider the vote by which the
Homestead bill, reported from the Commit.
lee on Agriculture, was referred to the Com
mittee OF the whole on the State of the Un.
ion, and he moved the previous question.
Mr.. Phelps said the gentleman from Pen.
nsylvaHia couldlesp up the motion any 9th.
er day. II shoilh not now be insisted on,
as several menhers were absent.
Mr.. Grow. explained. His reason for call.
ing up the motion now was, that they might
have business for the House; for, the gen.
ileman knew. there were special orders for
the first three or four weeks this session.
Mr.. Grow yielded to suggestion to post.
pone the motion for the present, that me m
bers might proceed to draw for seats.
On motion Of Mr.. Florence the daily hour
Of meeting will bo noon, until otherwise
ordered.
On motion Of Mr.. Grow message was
sent to the Senate informing them that
there was quorum of the Honse present
and ready to pi ioceed to business.
The House, pursuant to a resolution pre-.
viously adopted. proceeded to draw for seats.
All the msmbers retired without the bar, Sna
a. the name Of ssch member was taken from
a box, and called BY the Clerk, he came in
and made bic thoise. t..
The sbseatess. wSsc, Gooch, and Dives,
Of Massachusetts, Bar, Van Dyck, Oliver
Clark b. Cochran, Of New York; Dmmick,
blair. Montgomery, Of PsnDsy sylvanin; Web.
ster, of Maryland, detained by Sickness
Garnett, Leake, Clemens of Virginia; Smith
and Vance, Of North Carolina; Miles, Of
South Carolina; Craw ford. of Georoia. In.
mar, Davis, Barksda,e, McRae, of Missisip.
p'; Mallory and sinms, of Kentucky; Brob.
son and Wright, of Tennessee; Wilson and
Petit. OF Indiana; Farnsworth and Kellopp,
Of Illinois; Hindman, of Arkansas; WALTON,
oi Michigan; Regnn and Hamilton, of Tex
as; Scott, Of California; Hooper, of Utah;
Mr.. washburn, Of Muine, said ,ha, as he
would v.cate his seat on the first Of Janu.
AIRY, he asked to be excused serving as a
member Of the Committee on Wave and
Means. The SPEAKER replied that commit
tees appointed lsst session, would be con.
tinued throughout this subject, however TO
""'S" ""y occui Anu WulSu
will be filled by him. Mr.. Washburn ,was
excused. aatf
Mr.. Grow renewed his motion for the
decentralization Of tho reference Of the
Homestead bill; If any one wished 10 dis.
cuses II, he would DO willing to afford all
opportunity to that purpose.
Mr.. Washburn, Of Illinois, understanding
'hs' the Presidents Message would not
come ull Tomorrow moved to ADJOURN
carried.
sESATR.-The Senate convened at noon.
precisely Mr.. Breckinrdge in the Chair
Inc following Senators are absent: Ben.
!amin' Chesnut, Clay, Gwin, Hammond
Harlan, iverson, Johnson. of Ark John
son, OF Tenn, Mallory, Hugh, Sebastian,
Wilkinson. T9 81
The galleriesw ~ ere two. tbirds filed
Prayer was made by. Chsplsin Gu,lev.
Mr.. Bright moved 10 order that tho Ser.