Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-03-04
CONGRESSIONAL.
xSAs;s,s CosGK Eas-fHiRp SESSI0a
W EDSKsDAY, March 4.

WEDSEsDAY, March T.
SEHATB-The Senate sat last night until az
a. M, closing up Is far possibie'the bu sinexs
OF The session; diei.osing OF muiIitude OF nils
and It Solutions, II which IL ian possible To yt
. hst Tor ih,s ait'rnoon's Issue. They then took
recess ui!tli ten a. IN, shortly after which tn.
lionse till for iha admission OF more reprs.
.en'atiSes in Congress from renn-sss. aud
,;ouisian "a, isia. uP, aud was opposed by
Dit ssrs. Davis and Bay ard, apparently TO pre-
vent = No.e upon it during the balance or the
lii' OF the TkiTty seventh Congress ItWas
also adv oeated by Messrs. Howe, Howard ana
1rUmbIll
Inc hour OF - IN. having at length arrived.
M-ssre. nhony and hicks, the COMMITTEES
alp.ilt-d 10 " ait on the Pcesi sent with in
formation that the session was about To ena,
report a that he had no further comm unicatiou
to make TO tue SenaIe. Whereupoa the Pre-.
siding Officer, MIR. Foot, art-r thanking the
S.sa;oTs Tor their uniform courtesy 10 himself
while occupy in the chair, announced the
- nate adjourn. d, and the 9th Congress at ap
esd.
At IL N. and eight minutes the SECRETARY of
thr Senate, MIR. John w. torury, raped the
ctan Der 10 order, and proceeaed I'd read the
PRESIDENTS proclamation calling an extra ses.
sion II the senate, 10 meet this day.
Mr.. fesstnden offered r-soiutton eiecting
Hon. Solomon ,. Foot, Of VI, President pro
tSm Of t:le body, which bring unanimously
adopted, Ar. oct WAS accordingly sworn in
b. SeLa;or + oStsr.
The pr-sluine officer then directed the Sens,
tcIs elect and those re .lecied Tor smother term
10 be called Aud worn in, and himseit admia-
ISL red the oath foftlcc - Them ssr;a;im Fno-e
faiiing TO app Icing m-ssrs. Bsysrd Of Del.
Hendricks VI Ind Ramsey OF Min, aud Spr.gue
o. X. /. The new Senator'S taxing the oath,
each being escorted 10 the presiding officer
desk TO DO so, by his colleague.
MIR. wilson moved the appointment OF a
committee 10 inform the President OF the organ
izatloh OF IN. - nate. Agreed 10.
Messrs. W ilson OF Mass, House and Nssruith
were appoint sad com mittae.
Mir. TrumbuH called the presiding !ficer,.
attention to the ne " oath req uired Of all hold
ing off1ce under the y. > Gos-rameat, which
he read at l. nyt IN, and suggested tnat the sacra
tary draw up the form OF the oath. TO be So I'd
and sw Urn 10 ty each Senator rls-ted since tha
passage OF the act IN question.
The Vice President said it would be- done
TN motion OF Mr.. Foster, it was ordered thai
the Senate meet hereafter a. IL m. daily
DIR. " il>on, OF Mass, reported from The com
mittse 10 wait IN the President that he would
comm uEicate with tine body IN writing at IL IN.
tomorrow.
The Senate then ad iourned.
HcUsH.-The House Assem- bied at tan O'Clock
Dir. W ashburne moved 10 take up The call
FOR ihe admission o! Colorado aud Novada ia;o
tie Union. Lcet-
Nr. Stevens made \ report from tina n ,rn,,
TEE II Conference on the Nsoaiianeou. anar,-
priation eiii, which Tas adopted
Mr.. Washburne moved that the vote nv
WHICH The minurity report of The com n, ;ttea m
tire conduct OF the war Sas crd-rsa 10 n
printed o. reconsider d. He stated tina, the re-
port " hich WAS made 10 the House was MAE
VIAL dnOtn-I 1d0 led. in,
" hich thr inembcrs of the committee w.r,
ass a:ie''. he spoke of the at on OF the chair
n an, (Mr. Van WycK and sta,,i that he h a
gone ." New York without tie authority OF tae
con mite, &c Ia W siigate the Affairs oil the Nrv
o Cue on House.
Mr. Van Wyck defended himsslf from In IA
ohsrgrs, Sonu'nGing that he weat ID Nv ,r.
by authority o; the cJmmitise. q acts W "a
tor ln- Hobs, and Ue held hiai ,-if re ,noa
s!bI. Tor them. lie moved 70 la the motioa on
tn tatiP. Carried.
Mi. Wsshbnrne rose 10 a priyiiey gel q 40 stioa.
IL. hanged that the minority report nad a,
abe r; c:.4c nom The Clerks des x by a m,;nh,r
OF thu iousc, ard moved the ap Ointment, OF "A
con mltsS 20 inve -ugste the affAr
Nil. " ~ asked itave tn Inrf biuca a pra,m
be III re-oiu ION IN reiaiioa % team - of IN.
Am, oil iHf la Baltimore nv RAv Jop, az
Da-hiei, Shich WAS ohj 'c.ed II, AMI az N ,sI
b" rns l'n-iuh VI tie rules and called IN, y-us
ana Es.s, and f.iisrs ordered on tn. Al. 4
aiId " hi'e the Sot" WA being taksH, the hslr
81 twelve having arrived
sItnk.r Grow arose In his place and ten.
Ger q rs thanks e. she Busr Tor their kind
mere ~ Lin. H. rem .rksd ina; thew "A n, 7,
together an The shrrshoii OF a most ina s,rt,,r
re-, shd u NJ u1ey al bc@p Of great ser vi :, a,
IL. s~eIus' TIE ssuaIs Wa ass capaas OF