Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-12-05
Proceedings Of Congress.
WASHINGTON. Dec, 2ud.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

1
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House was opened at noon With pray
er by the Rev. Mr.. Stockton. The roll was
then called
One hundred and fourteen members am
swered to their names.
Mr.. Dawes Mass, moved that Mr.. May
nard, of Tennessee, be sworn in as the mem
Der from the second district Of Tennessee.
Mr.. Stephens, ePa.( said thas Maynard
NAV have been properly elected, but We all
know the fact that Tennessee was as far as
It could be out Of the Union. lie thought
~ h cases should be refsr srred to the Commit
tee on elections
MIR. Dawes said that Maynar1 was elec5
ted before the State attempted TO seceds and
at the time fixed by law.
Mr.. Stephens then withdrew bis objection
and Maynard was sworn in as NJ. G. frcm
Tennessee.
On motion of Mr.. Fenton, IN. YAa reso.
luton was adopted appointing Committee
10 join such as might be appointed BY The
Senate to wait On the President and inform
him that quorum Of both houses were as
sembed and ready to proceed to business.
The case of Mr.. Foster, elected from the
Provisional Governm ent of North Carolina
Mr.. Watts, delegate from New Mexico,
was swarm in.
The case Of Mr.. Segar. Of Virginia, was
referred to the Committee on elections
Mr.. Lovejoy, (Ill offered joint resola.
tion rendering the thanks of Congress to
Captain Wilkes for his arrest of the traiG,rs
Sidell and Mason. It was adopted
Mr.. Blair offered the follawins as u ques.
tion of nri yileoa -
Resolrc,l, That John w. Reid, member Of
the House from the Fifth Congressman dis
trict of Missouri having taken up arms
against the governments of the Unitei States
he is hereby expelled from tie hou.e. and
the Speaker notify the Governor of Missouri
Of the fact The resuution was ad p.td
Mr.. Colfax. dad offered the following
Whereas, Col. Michael C9rror1n. who will
taken prisoner on he battle field If Mouas-
sls, has. after sufrring oth,r ind gnitiss :
been confined in cell of d c.nYietsI fsl,n
therefore, be it
Resolred, That the President Of the Unite1
States le requested to confne james n Ma.
son, late of Virginia. now in Gust 1dy nt ,rs
Warren, until Col. Co-coran shall be treated
as he United Stares have treated all prison.
ers taken by them in Battle. Applause in
the RaHeIiesb Aso IeeoiOtlon was unAnl-
mously adopted.
A similar resolution was Adoptedin regard
to .I1hn SIidell
bIr. Eliot, of Mass, then introduced serlos OF
resolutions, which created exoitemens.
They declaFe-First: that the war is to put down
the Rebellion and re- estab ish the authority OF the
Natsot al Government in the insrrgens ,tases.--
Second: That the war hall be conducted accord
ing to military usage and in recognition Of tke
maxim that the sa fety of the State is the hghesS
law and. third That the President has tue
power, and shond issue an order, to emancpate
all slaves in insurgent districts. whenever such
act will weaken the Rebels ami strengthen the
Government. motion from Mr.. Dunn, of Mary
land, to table these resolutions, defeated. BY
20 to SO ayes. Subsequently, MIR. iot
modified his resolutions SO as include only thu
slaves OF aisoysl citizens, when the whole sub
ject was pospened until this day next.