Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-12-10
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

At IL o'clock the Hon. EMERSON ETHERIpGE The
Clerk Of the Horse called the Representatives order
and said that he would proceed call the roll of members
and OF those only whose credentials shdDnfbat they
were regularly elected in accordance laws OF
their States, respectively the laws 0fthe United
States
The Clerk then read the names of nearly all the
States and said that other gentlemen had filed credentials
which had not been placed the roll because they did
not show what in the opinion of the Clerk designed
by the act of Congress of March last.
The act here alluded to approved on the Sd OF
March last. aud provides as folows:
THAT before the fret meeting Of the next Congress-
and of every Subsequent Congress- the Clerk Of the
preceding House of Representatives shall make roll OF
the Representatives elect and place thereon the Of
all persons and OF such persons only whose credentials
show that they regularly elected in accordance with
the laws Of their States, respectively the laws Of the
United States"
The names omitted from the roll were those Of mem
bers from Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Oregon.
Missouri, and Kansas.
After conversation the subject the Clerk read the
credentials, which he regarded in improper FORM Of the
members from Maryland.
Mr. DAWES moved that the names Of the Maryland
members be entered upon the ROLL and demanded the pre-
vious question.
Mr. J. c. ALLEN moved to lay that motion on the ia
BILE and the question being taken, it decided in the
neeatve-yeas IA, nays "a.
The resolution offered by Mr. DAWES was then adopt.
ed and the Of the Maryland delegation ordered TO
be placed upon the roll.
Mr.. DAVIS Of Maryland, offered resolution to admit
the names of the Missouri members to the roll and this
also adopted.
A similar course pursued 10 relation to the Repre-
ssntaves from Oregon, Kansas and West Virginia, all OF
whose thus ordered to be entered the roll
Mr.. STEVENS offered resolution to strike from the
roll the Of the gentlemen who entered Re-
representatives. from Louisiana. Their credentials were
signed by J. L. Riddell, Governor Of Louisiana
Mr.. STEVENS afterwards withdrew this motion, pro-
Mining TO renew it when the members should present
themselves TO be sworn,
A resolution then offered to admit the members
from Virginia which was agreed to.
ELECTION OF SPEAKER.
On motion Of Mr. WASHBURNE the House then pro-
ceeded 10 the election Of Speaker yioa poee
Mr. WAsHBURNE nominated Mr.. CoLrAx.
Mr. PENDLETON nominated Me-. Cox.
Mr.. ANCONA nominated Mr.. DAWSON.
Mr. ORDER nominated Mr.. MALLORY.
Mr.. STEELE, Of New York, nominated Mr.. SrEBBTSs
Messrs. KING and + P. BLAIR also nominated.
The House proceeded TO vote, with the following re.
sut-Messrs. PendIeton, Dawes, Wadsworth and Pome.
roy hctpR ~ teleFs:
For Mr.. Coax: Messrs. Alley, Allison, Ames, Ander-
son, Arnold Ashley, Baker Baxter, Beaman, Blaine,
Blair Of West Virginia, Blow, Boutwell,, Boyd, Brande-
ger, BroomaI, Brown Of West Virginia, Ambrose w.
Clark, Freeman, Clarke, Clay, Cobb, Cole Creswel,
Davis Of Maryland, Davis Of New York Doves, Deming,
Depnison Dixon Donelly briggs, Dumont, Eckley, Eliot
Farnsworth, Fenton, Frank, Garfield Gooch, Grinne
Hale Highly Hooper, Hotchkiss Hubbard Of Iowa, Hub
bard Of New York, Hubbard Of Connecticut Jenckes,
Julian Kasson, Kelley, Kellogg Of Michigan, Kellogg Of
New York Herman, LtejohD Lean, LonRyear Lovejoy,
| McAlster, Mcbride, McClnrg McIndoe, Miller OF New
York, Moorhead, Morrill,, Morris Of New York Amos
Myers Of Pennsylvania Leonard Myers Of Pennsylvania,
Norton, We'll OF Pennsy vana, Orth Patterson, Peham
Pike, Pomeroy, Price, Rice Of Massachusetts, RICE Of
| Maine, Rollins of New Hampshire, Schenck, scofed,
Shannon, Sloan Smith, Smithers, Spaulding, Starr,
Stevens, Thayer, Tracy UpsoD Van Valkenburg Wash
burns Of illinois, Washburne Of Massachusetts, Webster,
| Wbaley, Williams Wilder, Wilson, Window, and Wood
| bridge.
For Mr.. Cox: Messrs James G. Alien, William J. AL.
lem Augustus g. Baldwin, Bliss, Brown, Cravens, Daw
Eden, Edgerton, Edrdge, English Finck, Harrington