Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1862-12-02
YIXVIIfH CONGREsS-sECOND SESSION
WASHINGTON, Dec. =.
SENATE.

WAshlhGlON, Dec. =.
SENATE.
Mr. TES EYCK. On. J. presented the creden-
tiais of Richard p. Field, appointed U. S. Sen
ator from New Jersey. TO fill the vacancy caus-
ed by the death of John S. Thompson
Mr.. SMITH, (Oregon) presented the credentials
of BENZ ,nin f Harding, elected U. s Senator
from the State of Oregon.
MR ANTHONY presented the credentials of
Samuel Green, elected Senator from the state
of Rhode Island, to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of James Simmons.
The above Senators appeared and took the
usual oath.
The annual report of the Secretary OF WaI
says that the portion oi the United States which
is now or has been during the last year tn.
scene OF military operations IL confined within
ten military departments. The armies ope
rating in those departments, according to the
I, cent official returns. Constitute a force o.
seven hundred and seventy five thousand tbret
hundred and thirty six officers and privatet
fully equipprd.
since the date of the returns, this number
has b,en Increased to over eight hundred thou
sand. When the quotas are filled up it will mum
| Der a million OF men, and the estimates foI
| next year are based upon that number
The preliminary reports of Major Genera
Mcclellan, of the tattles before Richmond, q
tue battles of Antietam and South Mountain
and the report of the General in-C Chief are sub
| mitted.
The report of Gen. Halleck, the General in
Chief, exhibits the operations in these depart
ments since the 23d Of July, the date at which
| under your order be assumed command of al
| the armies of the United States.
| II the CAN, ,aigns of the armies 10 these de
parlments have not equalled in their result
the expectation OF the Government aud tn,
public hope, still they have not been unpro
ductive of cool results.
The report then treats of the successes which
attended both the eastern and western armies
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MIR WAsHBURSE, IN, } from the committe,
appointed TO wait on the President, reported
| that they had performed that duty and the
President would forthwith communicate il
writing.
The private Secretary of the President, Mr.
Nicholas, then appeared and delivered the Mes
sage, which having feen read.
Mr.. MoRRELL, (Vt., moved that it, together
with the accompanying documents, he reported
| to the committee OF the whole on the State o
the Union t. he appointed
Mr. VALLANDlGHAM desired to say a lev
words, but be was prevented by the prevalence,
ot the previous question, under the operation
Of which the motion was agreed TO.
The House then adjourned.
The following named new members tool
seats in the House to-day
George II. Yeaman, OF Kentucky, in place o
Jackson, deceased.
Thos A. Fessenden, of Maine, vice EuIten
resigned.
Amos Walker, Of Massachusetts,, to supply
the vacancy occasioned by the death of Bailey
Among the notices Of bills was one by Mr.
Cox to amend the act of July last 20 as 10 in
crease the revenue by a reduction of the tax or
whisky TO five cents per gsllon.
The galleries Of both Houses were crowded
to day on the opening of the session.