The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-19

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large crow III had asse N bled at the Capitol to
witness tie kaus uration Of the Permanent
GovernmsDk Of the Con fsderate States, In the
conyoc ationl and orGanixatiou Of the new
Congress. The hall Of the Houss OF Repre-.
ssntAtives, for half IN hour previous - the
tsp Of the Speakers gsvsl, was complete
jam, the crowd consisting Of the msm.
beers elect, the members OF the Virginia Lsgis.
lature, cittzsns, and last. though not least, .
consider bie number OF iadiss-ail anxious 70
witn,ts the proceedings incident TO A occs-
SION 20 interesting, and yet 20 solemn aad i'm.
pressive. Dense as was the throng, and mea-
gre as the Accommodations were, there wss
not the slightess demonstration Of disorder,
aad every thing passed on quietly. -
SENATE,
Tr.sDAH, Feb 10, 1869.
The Senate convened At noon. I he y ice
President elect OF the Confederate State,
Hon. A Il SrsPasss, In the CHAIR.
The Vice President, under the authority Of
the IONS titution, formally opened Ne Session
OF the Senate. He called the attention vi
senators to the published acts passed BY the
Provisional congress and Caused the tenn
q. rary clerk to read the last clause OF the
permanent Constitution also, tho act of the
Prcyisiona, Congress putting in operation
the perm anent Government of tho O0nfed-
erato States, and the act supplemental TO the
same.
The roll being called, the following Sena.
tots answered to their names:
Arkansas MIR Mitchell and Mr. johnson.
fioriaa-Mr. Maxwell and Mr. Baxsr.
Georsia-Mr. Hill
Kentucky-Nr. Slmms.
Louisiana--Mr. Sparrow.
Mississ1ppl-Mr. Brown.
Missouri-I1r. CLARK aud Mr. Pey ton.
North UarolinG-Mr. DAVIS and nar. Dortch
>sou%h l,arnlina-Mr HarnWell and mfr
Teaaessee-Mr Haynes and Mr.. Henry.
iexas-Mr. Oldham.
| Virgia;a-Mr hunter aud Mr.. Preston.
Nineteen Senators being present, T. quo.
rum, the oath to support Inc Coz tuition
W IS taen administered. The Senators taking
the oath in par ties Of four az = time.
The VICE President announcsd that tn
! first business beIpre the Senate was the cleo
ton ofa Frts.deft OF the Sex ate pro tcmrore.
mr. DAVIS, Of North "a roiiIa. moved tina
| tho Hon. X. ~. T. HUHrBR, OF Virginia, b.
unanimously chosen President OF tie Senate
| The election of a Secretary OF the Senate
being in order, the following nomination.
were made:
| Mr. SPARROW, of louisiana, nominated
| mr.. CLARK, OF Missouri, nominated andrew
h Ii. Dawson, of Alabama.
! Mr.. OLDHAM. OF Texas, nominated ]. John
| sou Hooper, OF Alabama.
| UlT. fAEe1oN, o. tlISNAo, nOmAuoteu No
l. Eubank, ct Virginia.
| MIR BARswELL, OF south Carolina, nomi
| nated.J ames L. Nash, Of sou,h Carolina.
| TIE 1irst ballot resulted as follows Daw
| son, .; Nash, 4; Hooper, 4; kubank, 2; Downs
:; montague, !. No candidate having q ma
jority.
Four additional ballots wsre had without
| an election.
The following was the result Of the sixth
and last ballot, i'll detall.
\ For Er. EASH-,SpSSrs, BayQTe{l. Baker
Brown, CLARK, Haynes, Henry, Hill, Hunter
| orr, Preston, and Simms-ll.
Fer I1r. HoOPRk-MessrS. Davis. Maxwell
Mitchell, Oldham, Peyton, and Sparrow-6.
| For mir. DAwsoE-odessrs, Johnson. ane
(. Dortch-2.
| james II Nash, of South Carolina, having
| a LIS jority of the votes cast, was declared III,
| Secretary CT the Senate, and Came forwart
| and was duly qualified,
On motion or Mr.. ORa, the Senate proceed
! ed TO the election of a Doorkeeper.
Two balicts were had, the last resulting IL
| the election Cf MIR. James Page, Of Nortl
/ Ua,olina.
Daring tscA ballc:i.S Ma- W. FAIL. tn
| Senator from Texas, appear ed In bis seat ant
F, suhss queEtly took the oath.
| On MOTION c. NJ. Jar, the daily hour fo
| the meeting of the Senate was fixed at /
| O'Clock, b..
| The Senate then adjourned.