The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-07-06
IHlRIY-SEEENTN CaNGRGSS--. SPECIAL SESSION
SPECIAL SESSION


WAsHINGToN. July The Senate wos ALL,
order by the Vce-President at u O'Clock ''''su |
The following Senators were present. Mas.rs
Anthony, Bayard, Bingham, Breckinridga R,i5h,
Chandler, Clark, Collamer, Cowan, Dixon. Do9Ii,
tie, Fessenden, Foot Foster, Grimes, Hale, Harlar
Harris, Howe, Johnson OF Tenu., Kennedy, King
Line of Ind, Latham, Morrill,, Nesmitb, Pearc-
| Polk, Powell. salisbury, Sherman Simmons, Sum
ner, Ten ESck, Thomson, Trumbull, Wade WIKI
| inson and ilsnn.
Mr.. GRIMES, of Iowa, presented the credentials q
James S. Lane, Senator elect from Kansas, wh
took the oath
Mr.. DooL1TTLE. of Wisconsin, presented the ere
dentials of 5. e. Pomeroy, Senator elect from Kan
|
Mr.. TRUMBULL, of Illinois, presented the creden
tiaIs of oryille Ii. Browning, Senator elect from
| of Senator Douglas.
Mr.. LATHAM (California) presented the creden
tials OF James A. McDougal, Senator elect from
| California.
at0rs. On drawing lots Mr. Pomeroy drew the
| long term for Kansas
Mr.. HALE IN. H.) offered resolution that the
senate proceed to the election of Sergeant-at
MIR. HALE offered a resolution asking the Secre-
| Passed.
Mr. WILSON, of Mass, gave notice that he should
| Tomorrow offer the foil Iwing bills:
bill to ratiGy and confirm certain acts of the
President, for the suppression of insu7rection and
| rebellion.
| a bill to authorize the employment of volunteers
| perty.
bill to increase the present military establish
ment OF the United States
bill providing for the better orGanization n;
| the military establishment.
6lll to promote the efficiency OF the army.
oiii ior organizing volunteer militia force.
to be called The National Guard of the United
States.
The Clerk read the resignation of Ashburv
Dickens, the venerable Secretary of the Senate.
On motion of Mr.. FEssENDEN, of Maine, the Sen
ate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
GROW ELECTED SPEAKER.
The opening of the extra session of the Thirty
Seventh Congress in the House, was marked this
morning by the attendance of a vast audience of
both sexes, which overfnwed the galleries designed
tor the popular accommodation, crowded also those
allotted to the diplomatic corps and to the report
The House was called to order at noon by its
clerk, Hon. }. W. F0rney, and its usual proceed
lngs formally prefaced by lengthy political dis
sert'tlon by the Rev. Mr.. Stockton, the Chaplain
Inc call of the roll revealed the absence of score
or more of members among them the venerable
patriot, Jno j. Crittenden and Hon. Henry Nav of
Baltimore. But lJ9 members in all answered to
their names, one hundred and nineteen of whom
consututed quorum. The call was interrupted
at several stages of its progress with notices of in
tehded contests for Seats protests, and other ohiec-
tionS, directed chiefly against Messrs Lehman. of
Philadelphia, Thay"r, of Oregon, and the represen-
tatives OF Western Virginia.
Mr.. NALANDGmAM. of Ohio, also gave notice of
MS intention to introduce a resolution declaring
in purport that under section OF article | of the
Constitution, Messrs. Blair, of Missouri, Marston
OF New hampshire, and other members who had
accepted positions In the army nnder the Genera
Government were thus disqualified from serving
Mr.. BLAIR, in explanation of his position. denied
thas ne had been sworn in the military service Of
the United States intimaing that he held his rank
as Colonel in the State service.
Mr.. NALLANnIGHAM replied that as a matter oi
course, then, the gentleman would not come within
the terms "t the resolution. Applause.1
Mr.. CoLFAN, of Indiana, announced his with
drawal as a candidate for the Spsakership. He felt
grateful Tor the confidence which his nomination
conveyed, but this triangular fight was calcua ted
to embarrass the House and Government at a most
critical period of our national history, and he de-
sired to show that he could soar above parzanship.
Applause
The election of Speaker being the mex: business, ,
Mr.. HICKMAN, OF Pennsylvania, nominated Francis
L. Blair, Jr., passing at the time hi OH eu,-
gy upon his peculiar fitness for the post Mr..
Hickman closed his remarks with patriotic allu-
sion to the condition of the nation ard its neCassi-
ties, which brought down a hearty outburst of APP
plause.
Messrs VALLANDTGHAM and MCCLERNANp, of Il.
linois, rose simultaneously for the purpose of urg
ing the preservation of the order of the House.
The Clerk said he had pow er to enforce the
demand
MIR. VALLANDIGHAM aware of that, but wa.
! convinced that the galleries would comply witt
| his request I" preserve order
| Mr.. HrEvENS, OF = mas ylvania nominated Gs
| lusha A. Grow, and said in so doing that he wnrl,
not initiate t.e example of the gentleman who ha
preceded him, in pron0uncing an eulogy upon hi
nominee, nor would he be provoked into such AT
expression of bad taste an attempt to di>parau
! the claim of his rival. TLaughter.l
On motion of Mr. WAsHDURNE, of Illinois, the Hous
| proceeded 70 h''ot for Speaker, ard with the FOL
| lowing result:
GauSha A. Grow, PENNSYLVANIA, II; Francis p
Blair, Missouri, 49, Thaddeus Stevens Prnnsyl
vania, l; Erastus Corning, New York, I: John A
McCernaud. Illinois, l: William A. Richardson
Illinois. 3; john j. Crittenden, Kentucky, II; C
L. Nailandinham, Ohio, Z; John s. Phelps, Mi,
souri,, Z; John W. Noel, Missouri, l; $ S Cox
Ohio, 6; James W. Cristeld, Maryland, l; Georg
land L Total l56
Of the MARYLAND delegation, McLane. Crisfele
and Webster voted for Mr. Crttenden, Mr. rhoma
for Mr. Blair. There being no choic-, Mr.. Blair ARCS
before the final announcement of the ballot haC
been made, and withdrew bis name, requesting
also. that his friends would change their votes OF
this ballot to Grow, and conclude an unnecessary
contest. Applause
Mr. STEVENS, of PENNSYLVANIA, followed the ex
| ample Of the gentleman from Missouri in with
! drawing his name, and in requesting his friend
(hellenger, OF PennSylTania,l to change his vote
| tGreat laughter. In compliance with these re
quests, number of members changed their votes
thus increasing the ballot Of MIR. Grow to 80, aut
| electing him Speaker.
MIR. Grow, who escorted to the chair BY
| Messrs. Blair and Richardson upon the appointmen
OF the clerk, had the oath of office administered tC
him by Mr.. Washhurne, of Illinois, the eldest ruem
| Der OF this body, and addressed the House He was
| several times Interrupted in the course Of his in
augural remarks by vehement applause in the gal
| ierirs, to whom he addressed the admontion tha
such demonstrations were in violation of the rules
| of the House, and could not be persisted in.
Mr.. STEVENS moved, before proceeding to swear
| in the members constituting the body, that those
| whose claims here disputed be passed over
until all others had been sworn in. The resolution
was amended so as to apply only to members hos,
seats Contested" and the incipient stages o
a warm discussion being developed by the amend
ment, the ''previOus question: was called upon it
The members then sworn in according to th
resolution upon the call
The following gentlemen were then sworn in a
representatives, OF the State of Virginia: John S
| Carlile, Charles Ii. Upton, r. V. Wbaley. Messrs
Edward Pendeton and William G. Brown, in
cluded among these representatives, sbsen
| to-day.
Upon the call of the Virginia delegation, Mr.
| Cox, of Ohio, objected to Mr.. Charles H. Uptol
being recognized a member of this body. II
in possession Of authentic and perfectly reliabl
Information that ,Mr. Upton (who is native Q
New Hampshire) was and is citizen of Ohio
| where he but recently published a newspaper an
when so late as last fall he voted, Mr.. Upton
right to vote in Ohio had then been challenged, bu
be asserted his citizenship in that State and wa
allowed to vote. Mr.. Cox said he had no othe
object in agitating this question, than to vndicat
the decency and dignity of the House.
Mr., UProN admitted that he had voted in Ohio
alleged, and that he had, until lately, published
paper in Ohio, but he had not been in that State
except on an occasional visit, for five months, an
for many years he had been a resident of the Stat
of Virginia. He was glad, however, that when tn
country was reeling with anarchy the gentlema
should be so desirous Of vindicatng the decenc
and dignity of the House.
Mr. Rr-pA- of X t,rL- oil Il
the admission of those claiming to represent Vii
ginia here. In their claim were involved que
tiORs of the gravest Importance. If Virginia wa
yet in the Union, as some contendFd she was the
the power of the State convention, to pruhiti
as it did, the Congressional elec ion on the %
of Nav, must be conceded, and these gentjem
a portion only of whom were elected on the da
legally fixed for such elections, can have 10 stand
ing here; but if they come delegates from a ne
State, then their recognition and admission woul
carry with it the assumed power Of this body
admit new States One of these gentlemen is, az
cording to his own confession, citizen OF the Stat
of Ohio, yet claims to represent Virginia here i
open violation of that law of Virginia regula tin
| citizenship within her b. undares
| He had no desire to appear factiOus, but woul
act resolutey in accordance with the consciencior
convictions of duty. All that he desired
get direct vote of the House upon the question
Mr.. Burnett was several times Interrupted o
Messrs. Morrill, ot Maine, Stevens OF PennsyIV'ha
and L0veny, with points OF order, but repleu t"'
he based his proceeding upon higher grounus .na
the rules of this House-up0n the Constl. u'loh
Ue moved that the credentials of the gentlemen
claiming to represent Virginia be submit ed TO
| committee with instructions to report, &c:
MIR JoHN :. CARLILE, of Virginia, said he couI
ot nermit his right to represent his constituenc,
here to be brought into question by the acts o
gentlemen from another section OF the same state
The only question involved in his case was whethe
the State Convention, which had been created b.
the Legislature. was empowered to annul a law o
the Legislature. By the laws of Virginia III