Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-12-05
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prayer wss one up W rev. MT StOck
ton appropriate to & p political condition Of
the country. in whisk be said that the good
and wse m.n from 81 sections were a, fault
He imtlored the DsSe blessing to quie, ali
Distraction. and sectipDal discords that general
brothery feeling miehe be restored, the Repub.
lie uerl etua,ed. aud the Union preserved.
The roll OF m.mters - then cale About
900 members responded to their naues.
Mr.. McKents from Pennsylvania, appeared
in the place of Mr. sen wsrtz. deceased. Mr..
Barrett, Of Missouri. end John Young Brow
of Kentucky, ssveraily appeared and were
qualified.
announcing the appointment OF Messrs Bigler.
Mason and Colaner, = Committee the
part Of the Senate, 10 wait on the President
and inform him that quorum Of both Houses
was in attendance and ready to receive any
communication he may be pleased to make
Mr. Mocreh cad offered . similar resolution,
which was adopted, anS he and Messrs Bocock
and Adams of Kentucky, were appointed the
Committee on the part Of the House
Mr. Grow called up motion IN de last ses-
>on to Reconsider the vote by which the
Homestead Bill vas reported from III. Com
mittee on Agriculture, and referred TO the
Committee Of tue Whole on the state Of the
Union. He moved the prev ious question.
Mr. Phelps said the gentleman from Peunsyl
vania, could call up the, motion any Other day.
1t sh, uld not Low be Insisted on, a. several
members were absent.
Mr Grow explained that his reason for call
ing up the motion for now was, that they might
have business before the House for the gen.
tIeman knew there were spec al orders for the
first three or four weeks Of this session.
Mr. Grow yielded to the slggestion to post
pons the motion for the present, that member
might proceed to draw for seats.
On motion of Mr. Florence the daily hour of
meeting was fixed at noon. until otherwise or
dered
On motion Of Mr. Grow, a message was cent
to the Senate informing them that quorum Of
the House was present and ready to proceed
to tusiness.
The House, pursuant to the resolution ire
viousy adopted. proceeded to draw for .eats.
All the members retired without the bar, and
as the name of each member was taken from
a box and called By the Clerk, he came in and
made his choice.
Tho absentees were u essrs Gooch and Dawes
of Mass, Barr, Van Wick, On and G. B. Coch-
rane Of N. Y Duick, Blair and Montgomery
of Pa Webster of Md detained by sickness,
iarnett Leak~ and Clemens of Va. Smith and
W. ,
Lamar, Davis, Bark and McRae of Miss
Mallory and Slime of Ky Bradburn and W right
OF Tenn, Wilepn aud Petit Of Ina. Farns.orth
and Kellogg OF H., Hindman Of Ark, Waldron
Of Mich, Regan and Hamilton OF Texas Scott
of Cal, Cooper Of Utah. aud Bailey of Nebrss-
ka.
Mr. Wash burne, of Me-. said, as he would
vacate his seat on the lst of January, he ask ed
to be excused from acting on the Committee
on Ways and Means
The Speaker replied, that the committees
appointed at the lset se.s;Su -v.il .o..i"-
ued through the present seeeion, subject how
ever, to the vacancies that may occur, which
vacancies will be filed By him.
Mr. Wsshburne was excused.
MIR. Grow renewed his motion for the recon,
s:deration of the reference Of the Homestead
bill.
Mr. Washburne, OF H., said, as it was under
etood that the Presidents message was not TO
be transmitted to the House until to-morrow,
he moved an adjournment until tomorrow.
Carried.
SENATx.-The Senate convened at l2 o'clock
precisely, Mr.. Breckinridge in the Chair Ab.
sent, Messrs. Benjamin, Chestnut, Clay, Gwin,
Hammond, Harlan, Iverson johnson. of Ark
johnson, Of Tenn Mallory, Pugh, Sebastian
Slidell. Ten Eyck, Thomson, Toombs and Vii.
kinscn.
| The galleries were two-thirds filled.
Prayer was offered by the Chaplain, Mr.
| Guriey.
Mr.. Bright moved that the Secretary inform
the House that a quorum of the Senate wa.
present and ready to proceed to business
Adoptsa.
Mr.. B;gler introduced the following resolu
ton:
| Resolus Tt committee Of three Of tn,
Senate, au. may be appointed by tn,
House, wait !, on the President Of TIE United
| States and inform him thai there is quorum
in each house Of Congress and ready to receiv,
any communication he is pleased to make
appointed the committee.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick offered an order that th,
daily meeting Of the Senate be IL O'Clock
until otherwise ordered Adopted.
| A message was received from the House 1
the effect that il concurYed in the Senate
resolution FOR committee to wait on tn
President. and had appointed q similar com
miltee.
Mr.. Clneman moved to take q recess 70
half an hour.
Mr.. Trumbull was informe that they woul
not get the message to day.
Adjourned ct 10 minutes paet l.
Georgia Leglslature-Retaiia Bil
/ Passed.
! MILLKDoEvILLE, Dec. 3.
In the House to-day, Mr.. Spay berry. of Caloe
81. moved to amend the retaliatOry bill. as fol
lowe:
And, whereas, . compact broken by the pal
~ is nolongsr binding, politically. socially. Il
gslly or morally. upon the other party to it
and whereas. in the opintion ofthe General A.
sembly Of Georgia. the. States enumerated i
this bill have grossly violated the compact {
Union hy refusing to deliver MP fugitive slav Il
Therefore. be it enacted, That the State {
Georgia withdraw it's confederated faith Fl OF
all the States which interpoee obstacles to th
recovery Of our rights under the Constitution
and it 10 hereby further enacted and decree
that all the officers Of this State
civil or military, Who have taken the oath I
support the Constitution Of the United State.
are relieved and absolved from the obligatio
Of euch oath in ell cases in the courts of thi
State, where the States or the citizens OF th
States who refuse our constitutional righ,
are parties or otherwise concerned.
Mr. Sprayberry's amendment vas lost
ayes s6, nays 80.
The retaliatory bill then passed the Hous
The Extradition Case.
ToRosro. Dec. g.
The extradition case Of the fugitive sav
Jones, excites much interest. 1t 10 reporte
that tba Attornev.Gener,l fayora his eurre,