Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-12-10


members of the House could agree upon
no candidate for speaker in their caucus,
which accounts for their rather scattering
vote. This Opposition Is made up Of
too many incongruoas elements for harme-
nioas working.
Ia the Union caucus, for nomination Of
Q candidate for clerk, the following were
named, all ex-reprssentatives, viz: Ne
Pherson of Pennsylvania, Burlington of
Massachusetts, Samuel C. Fessenden of
Name, and Green Adams Of Kentucky.
lhe two first named received each thirty
two votes on the first ballot. Fessenden
eighteen, and Adams fourteen. On the
9th ballot Mr.. Burlington was nominated
by four majority. Ira Goodenow of New
YORK, the present door keeper, and w.
>. hing, the present postmaster, were
nominated for the same positions, and N.
y. ordway Of New Hampshire for ser
geant-at-arms
Among the Border State men, present
at the Congressional Republican caucus,
were smithers of Delaware, Creswell, Da-
WIS and Thomas of Maryland, Whaley 0
West Virginia, Segar and Kitchen Of East
Virginia, Sanderson and Clay of Ken
tncky. None Of the Border State men
except from Missouri were in The demo
cratic caucus.
In the arrangement, Of the committees
OF The House, 1t is expected tha, Hon.
Thaddeus Stevens will be chairman of
the committee on ways and means Hon
John b. Alley, chairman of the com
Dittee on postal affairs, and Hon. Henry
l.. Dawes, chairman of the committee on
elections.
in the Senate a debate was had on
Monday, upon the admission of the West
Virginia Senators, of which the following
is an abstract;
Mr. Davis Of Kentucky raised the aues-
ton tIo as to the right Of the gentlemen from
west Virginia to take their seats. He
held there was, eonstitutionally and legal
y, no such state as West Virginia, and
there could therefore be no Senator from
such state. His object was simply 10
put on record bis objections. He did NOT
b.lleve that Virginia was like the polypus
that could be separated into several seq
ments, any yet live and have a separste
being. he believed the old state TO be in
tact,and that this whole thing is fragrant |
violation OF the constitution, and be there. |
fore desired to take the ayes and nays on |
the admission Of the alleged senators,
Mr.. Foot asked what was the oues,;o,
before the body, and the President said |
there was none.
Mr. Davis then moved to refer the cre
dentials of the gentlemen from West Viz
gina to the Judiciary committee.
Mr.. Trumbull said there was NO such |
committee.
Mr.. Hale said that when the credentials
were presented the question was on receiy-
ing and reading and then qualifying the
parties. In the case of Gen. Shields. SEN
ator from Minnesota, this was the course
pursued and then the credentials were re-
ferred.
MIR. Fessenden said that be had made
the motion in the case Of Gen. Shields
and the matter being referred, the commit
tee subsequently, reported. In this case
motion could be made to refer to select
committee.
Mr. Foot said the question had never
been made a. to the senator's elect being
sworn in.
The president said the usual practice
was to present the credentials. A motion
could then be made to qualify or the sub
ject be postponed.
Mr. Fessenden said il was unnecessary
to refer to committee as the matter could
be considered in the Senate.
After further debate, Mr.. Davis, as a
test question, moved that the oath of Office
be administered to the gentlemen from
West Virginia, which was earned by yeas
80, nays 8; the nays being Messrs. Buck
alew, Davis, Hendricks, McDougall and
Powell.
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