The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-03-16
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IL. Sr. LOUIS, Mar.
F. During tie session of Sunday night,
| The United States Senate adopted Tie
CoFHin resolution hy vote Of attoi2
kaull rejected the Crittehden proposition
tby / . la 20 This was the only bnsiuess
| ID. Importance rp.to the close OF the S6th
GOugress. Both Houses were IN session
| Monday morning, and the House particu-
larry was kept busy with reports Of Com.
mfttees ard message from the President,
signityins his approval Of different inca.
suyes; there MAS nothing however done d
Importance. The session Of the Senate
on Sunday night lasted almost till down
on Monday morning, the debate on tho
Crittenden and Coywin propositions en-.
gagiag attention. III was participated ID
by GrfttendeR, Douglas, Wade, Wigfall.
Trnnibnlf and others. The crowd eoh,ina.
cd in the galleries until late hour, but
dropped OF as morning approached
tEtie morning Of the fourth was clear
and beautiful; places Of business were
closed 10 the city; n vast tlirong filed the
National Capitol. The Capitol building
was filed At M carly hour, and the streets ,
and avenues we're alive with human be-
ings the order OF arrangements was strict.
u in accordance withestab lished usage and
the Inauguration was conducted as prem.
sously announced. At Eve minutes past
twelve the Yiee President elect was con
Quoted By the Vice President and Senator
Foot, of Tic Committee Of arrangement,
to a s6at on The left Of the chair Az the
haBds pointed to twelve the hammer feli,
and the session OF the old Congress closed.
Vice President Breckinridge babe the
Senate farewell, and administered the
oath Of oEiice to Haulin,. when Brerfll.
ridge announced the Senate adjeansa
sine de. Ii
New Senator's were then swcrn 10 q
this juncture Members Of the Old ana
new House rushed In filing the hocr ~.
galleries were crowded with ladies ana
gentlemen, and the diplomatic quarter
more crowded than on any similar pew
Gus occasion, II presented gergeon
spectacle. The scene in the Senass
while waiting for the arrival Of the irsE
Dental party, seemed to realize tho lylng (
down Of the Hon and the lamb togcsA0s
or the mingling or oil and water.
Messrs. Chase, Wlgfali. Critten6ss
Wilson, and others were opposite poo
nobbing with the utmost cordially. sen
ator Breckenridge conyersed famlliarlI
with the EXTREMIST men OF the republican,
while ladies Of oil political atlinitles ME-
Haplin among them, looked smlhngy
down on the animated scene below. IIs
attendance Of Senators vas unusually Jul
the onIy absentees noticed being those y
Hon. Mr., Mason, and Hon. Mr Hun1sl.
Of Va. ~. r..
At thirteen minutes 10 one o'clock w
Judge Of the Supreme Court Of the INV
ed States were announced by the doos.
keeper Of the Senate, On their ealtaess.
all on the floor rose, aud the yenerapn
Judges, headed by Chief Justice Taney
moved slowly to the seats assigned =
them Immediately TO the right Of the VIZ,
President, each exchanging salutss VIVA
that officer IN passing the chair. -,
!. AT ten minutes after ono an u9esuI'
hustle announced the arrival OF the fle.s
lential party. AT fifteen minutes -.
inc the President and President electNs's