The national Republican., 1861-07-06
Referred to the Committee on Elec.

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State. Referred To the Committee on Elec.
tions.
Also, resolution, that all members whose
seats were contested be allowed to occupy their
seats until the question Of their right to the
same was established, with the privilege Of
speaking to the merits- Of their case adopted.
On motion, the House thsn proceeded to the
election Of Door. keeper, With the following re.
suit: r
Ira Goodnow, Of New York, y. l2l
]. G. Doren, Of Ohio, ID
G. A. Bassett, Of D. c., IL
W. F. Aiken, Of Vermont, !
The SPEAKER announced that Mr.. Good.
now, having received the majority Of all the
votes cast, he was, therefore, duly elected.
On motion, a resolution appointing the Rev.
T. Fl. Stockton chaplain of the Thirty.seventh
Congress was unanimously adopted.
Mr.. LOVEJOY, Of Illinois, moved that the
House proceed to an election for Postmaster.
After calling Of the roll, the vote stood as fol.
lows: .......... -r.
J. M. Lucas, of Illinois, ~
W. s. King, Of Minnesota, 80
W. A. johnson, Of New York, ..a.. 2
W. X. Mahaffey of Minnesota, 2
The SPEAKER announced that Mr.. King,
having received q majority of all the votes
cast, was duly elected Postmaster of the House
Of Representatives. I'-.. q
The Presidents message was then received
and read, and referred to the Committee Of the
Whole on the State Of the Union, and printed !;
adopted. ..'
MI. WAsHBURNE, of Illinois, moved that
fifty thousand extra copies Of the message and
accompanying documents be printed; con-
Cured in. =. ....-..'.-. .......u..' "a. s,... -.
The contested election case Of 8. G. Daily.
Delegate Of Kansas, and W. 8. Morton, con,
testsnt, was next taken up. .t ..t g.. q
Mr.. RICHARDSON, Of Illinois, spoke on
behalf of the contestant, claiming the right Of
the contestant to seat in the House, he having
received certificate from the Governor Of
Kansas of his election. 100 a. ..
Mr.. CONWAY, Of Kansas, said that there
were two candidates in that election, and upon
the first counting Of the ballots, Mr.. Morton
seemed to have received majority Of the votes
cast Accordingly, the Governor issued to
Morton the certificate of his election. But
subsequently, however, 1t was discovered that
l22 votes cast were fraudulent-this having
been established to the satisfaction Of the Gov.
ernor. ..........r -.,T
Hence, Mr.. Morton ought not to be admitted
to q scat on this floor. But on the contrary,
Mr.. Daily is fairly and fully elected, and should
be allowed to retain his seat in the House.
Mr.. RICHARDSON demanded the previous
question on striking off the Clerks list the
name of 8. G. Daily, and insert W. S. Morton.
The previous question having been second
ed, the yeas and nays were demanded-yeas
On motion, at half.past 4 o'clock, the House
adjourned I'm ,
"a The following is complete list Of the
nominations Of the California Republican State
Convention ...r.
For Governor, Leland Stanford Lieutenant
Governor, John F. Chilles, formerly of New
York. -H-.
Members Of Congress, 7. G. Phelps, formerly
Of New York, and A. A. Sergeant formerly Of
Massachusetts,. ... 49,
Judge of the Supreme Court, Edward Nor.
ton formerly of New York. .
Clerk of the Supreme Court, Frank F. Fargy,
formerly of New York. :.
Attorney General Frank NJ. Pixley, formerly
of New York.
Comptroler-G. R. wasson, formerly of Con.
necticut.
Treasurer-David R. Ashley, formerly Of
Michigan.
Surveyor General. Houghton, formerly
of Massachusetts,.
State Printer-P. P. Avery, formerly Of
Massachusetts,.
aS" The second Maine regiment Colonel
Jamison, is posted at Falls Church. one mile
towards Fairfax Court House, in advance Of
any other regiment
~ The (loyaD Legislature of Virginia as
sembled at Wheeling on Monday. Governor
Pietponts message advises an energetic sup
port Of the National Government.
Governor P. appears to be moving with
vigor. Among other things, he has caused tc
be seized and brought to the temporary capita
(Wheeling) twenty-seven thousand dollars be
longing to the State, in the vaults of bank al
Weston, the safety of which was endangered BY
the approach Of marauding party, under Ex
Governor Wise. The interests Of Virginia are
safe in Governor Pierpont's hands.
A VICTORY AT BUCKHANNON
1000 REBEL TROOPS DISPERSED.
20 OR 80 KILLED AND A LARGE NUN
Der OF PRISONERS.
According to dispatches received here, land
among, others one received by Mr.. Carlile, o.
Virginia. an important victory was obtained by
the national troops last Monday morning, a
Buckhannon, in Western Virginia.
Buckhannon is the shire town of Upshul
county, about dozen miles from Philippa, and
twenty-five from Clarksburg, which last town is