The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-12-08

The opposition DemoclatS neio "a "a
iourned meeting this forenoon, but ooald
not agree upon caucus for the nomina-
ton OF officers.
The report Of the Secretary Of the
Treasury will probably not be ready be-
fore Wednesday.
The House met at noon. Ethridge, |
Clerk, called the House to order, and |
said he would proceed to call the roll Of
members and of such members only whose
credentials show they were regularly
elected in accordance with the laws of
their States and the Uu,ted States.
The clerk then read the roll of mem
bers from all the States excepting Mary
land, West Virginia, Oregon, Missouri
aud Kansas.
Stevens Of Virginia desired that the
credentials of those whose names were
not in the roll be read
The clerk said he had placed on the
roll the names of all those whose Gre
dentials bore evidence in accordance with
the laws passed by this House in March
last.
Washburps asked whether there we're
any contestants of seats.
The clerk replied there were three or
four from Missouri. one from Kentuky,
| and one from Virginia, as he recollected
Stevens repeated his request.
MIR. Stiles, of Pennsylvania, asked for
the reading Of the act Of March Sd.
| The act was read as follows.
An act to regulate the duties of the
clerk Of the House of Representatives in
preparing for the organization of the
House.
Be it enacted &C., That before the FIRST
meeting of the next Congress and of
every subsequent Congress that the clerk
OF the preceding House of Representa-
tives shall make roll Of the Representa-
tives elect and place thereon the names Of
all persons and of such persons only
whose credentials show that they we're
regularly elected in accordance with the
) laws of their States respectively or the
laws of the United States.
At the request Of Mr.. Stevens the
clerk read the form of the credentials oil
the Missouri members which he had
ruled out for informality
Mr.. Dawes offered resolution that the
names of the Maryland delegation be placed
on tie rolls of the House, and moved the
previous question, which was seconded
J. c. Allen moved to lay the resolution
on the table.
e The question being taken on Mr.. AL
e lens motion to lay Mr.. Dawes resolution
!: on the table. it was decided in the mega.
:: tive-yeas "a, nays 94-whch caused
applause from the galleries and on the
/ floor of the House
Dawes demanded vote on his resolu.
f ton, which was adopted, followed by ap.
a plause. So the names of the MARYLAND
| delegation were placed on The rolls.
!, Dawes, Of Maryland, offered resolution
directing the names of the Missouri mem
bers to be placed on the rolls.
On motion of Garfield the credentials O,
/ the Representatives from Oregon were
D read aud that gentleman's name was en-.
I tered on the rolls.
8 On motion of Pixies similar course wa.
q adopted IN regard to the member from
q Kansas.
: On motion of Stevens the same course
, was adopted with regard to the names Of
, members from West Virginia.
e Mr.. Stevens then asked that the ere.
: dentials of the Louisiana members, Messrs
, Beal, Coleman and Baker, be read.
g The credentials state that the election
was in accordance with the Constitution
3 and laws of Louisiana, and that said cleo.
: ton was held on the I'd of November
0 last.
The credentials of the Louisiana mem
8 bers hre signed by ] s. Riddle, Governor
Of Louisiana.
:. Stevens moved the names of the Louis
lana members be stricken from the rolls.
Brooks said the House could elect a
Speaker without the names of these gen
r tlemen from Louisiana being stricken off.
Stevens protested against their admis-
e sion, but III order to facilitate the organi-
f cation of the House be would withdraw
D his molten for the present and again Of
E fer it when the members were to be sworn
t in.
The credentials of members from Vir.
gInla were read at the instance Of, Mr..
Lovejoy, and a. resolution was offered that
} their names be entered on the rolls.
y. Y. Allen raised the point that the
I credentials we're certified to merely by
the county clerks. He moved to Law the
resolution on the table.
f The Clerk said the credentials. as he
} understood them, were in accordance with
the laws Of Virginia.
A brief conversation ensued as to the
: legality of the credentials, when the cues
ton was taken and the resolution agreed
to, so that the names of the members from
Virginia were entered on the rolls.
Washburne moved the House proceed
to the election Of Speaker, vica voce,
which was agreed to.
Washburne nominated Mr.. Collar !.
Pendleton nominated Cox Anthony nom.
mated Mr.. Dawson; Order nominated
Mallory; Steele, of New York, nominated
Stebbins.
Messrs. King and Blair, of Missouri.
we're also placed in nomination.
Messrs. Pendleton, Dawes, Wadsworth