, 1860-12-04
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BY TELEGRAPH.


:. ,.... -. WABuCNCToA, Dec g..
SEsArE.-Tbc Senate convened at u o'clock
Mr. BreckinfIdgc lr the chair. Abb |
IIammond, liam Harlan, Iycrson, johnson Of ARK,
johnson Of Tenn, Mallory, Pugh: Sebastian, ,
sildcll, Ten EYck, Thomson. Toonhs and Wiz
Tic galleries worc two-thirds filed. -
Prayer wns offered BY tho Chaplain p'la! Mr:
Mr.. bright moved that The Secretary inform
the House that 4 quorum Of tho Senate was
present and ready to proceed to business.
.'M 'Bigicr intii0dut:d the fohow ias;d1dd'
tlon:
House, wait upon the President of the United
States and inform him TINT there isa quorum
in each House Of Congress, ready to rccc}Ee
any communication lie Is pleased to make.
Messrs. Bigler, Mason and collnmer were al'-
pointed the Committee 49,
daily meetings Of the Senate be at 2o'clock
until otherwise ordered" Adopted. :, '-"
4 message was received from tho House to
the effect That it c0ncnrrcd in the benatc.s res
olution for Committee to wait on the rrsSl-
dent, and had appointed aBimilar. COMMITTEE
Nj. Clingman moved totake d Eccess Tor
lalf an hour ..'.'s'
Mr-Trumbull Was informed that they would
not get the message to-day. ~ .~'"-
Adjourned at ten minutes u! rast one.
uocsE.-Exceseive good hun1or prevailed
previous to the Speaker taking the Chair at
noon and calling the House to order:
4 psaytt wns offered up by Aev. Mf56focS-
ton appropriate to the political condition o.
the country, in which he. said that the good
aud wise men from all esctions .ase. at fault;
lie implored tho D1ylni. blessing to quiet all
distractions and sectional dlscurds, that gen.
erdll brotherly feeling might bc restored, the
Republic perpctnated and The Union preserved.
The Toll Of members was then cailcsir About
eo0 mem9e1s responded to Their names; "a
ID the place. Of Mr. Schwartz, tlcceaaed. ,Mr:
Barrett, of Missouri, and John Young Brown,
Of Kentucky, seyc1llly Appeared az. and we're
a ,aessaee was 81; received from, The, SENATE.
announcing the; appointment. Of Messrs: BIZ
| the part Of the Senate to wait on the Prcsi-
| dent and inform him. that a quorum OF both
| Houses was In attendance and ready to re-
| ceiye any communication he may be pleased
| to make Mr. :Moorhead offered similar
! resolution. which was adopted, and he .anh
Mcssrs:> :Bocoek and Adams OF Kentucky
were appointed the coul1nittce an the part oi
the i1nnse-
Mr. Grow called up 4 motion made last scs-
sion to reconsider the vote by which tue Home.
stead Bill was reported from the Committee
on Agriculture, and referred to the Committee
ottths Whole nn the state Of tho Uni6n.:.' :.
3lr. Phelps said the gentleman from Penn
sylyania could cali up tho motion any other
day. It should not now be insisted on as scyc
rnl members were absent. '
Mr.. Grow wcxplined TINT fis' tcason for call
ing pp the motion now: Was, that they might
have business before the House, for tie gentle
men knew there were special orders for tAt
first three Or four weeks uf the session.
Mr. Grow yielded'to the suggestion to post
ponc the motion for the present, that men.
6ers might proceed to'draw for seats.
On motion of Mr, Florence tho daily hour o
meeting was fixed at noon unless otherwise or
| dered.
On motion Of Mr. Grow, message was scn
: to the Senate informing them that Il quorum
Of the 'HouRcDwas' present and ready to pro
coed to business. -s.."'. ." So.
The uousc, pursuant to tic resolution PFC
: yiousiy adopted, proceeded to. draw for ecats
All the members retired without the bar, ant
US the name Of each member WAS taken from
: abox and <alledby tile Clerk, hc came in allt
made bis choice.
The absentecs wcrc Mcssrs. Gooclt ant
: Dawes Of Massachusetts Barr,~ Van Wyck
Olin ind &C. B. Coehfane ii New York.; Dim
mick, Blair and Montgomery of Pennsylvania
Garnctt, Leake AMI. Clemens Of Virgins
Smith and Vance Of North Carolina Miles q
South. Carolina Crawford Of Georgia Lamar
Davis, Barkedalo and dcRae Of Mississippi
Mallory and Sing sofkentueky Bradbu11l an
Wright Of TcnncsEcc; Wilson aud Petit q
Indiana ,Fnfns wnrrth and Kellogg Of Illinois
IIindman Of Arkansas; Nalstron Of Michigan
Rcgan and Hamilton If Texas; Scott Of Call
fornia; Cooper fof Utah, aud Daily Of NJ
il braska.--..
Mr.. Washburn Of Maine said, rs he .tson1
yacatc his seat on The 1st Of january, he aske'
to he excused from acting pu. the ,Eomnittc
Of Ways and Means.
y The Speaker replied that the Committee
appointed at the lust session Would be contir
ucd through the present session. subject how
ever to the vacancies that may occur, whic
vacancies will be dlled by, him. , . =: j..
Mr. Wnshbum was excused.
Mr.. Grow renewed his motion for the rccoD
| kidcraiiou OF the reference Of tho Homestea
Bill
Mr. Washlurnc Of Illinois said, as 1t wa
understood that the Presidents message wa
not to he transmitted to ile House Until to
morrow, he moved an adjournment until to
j morrow. Carried. =, |"- -