Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-12-10
= CONGRESSIONAL
Meeting Of the 38th Congress PRO
Rceedings Of the Two Houses-Mr
Colfax Gected Speaker
wasnIssroxo, Dec. 7.
SENATE.

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! The Vice President called the Senat tc
order at noon to-day.
The credentials Of Messrs. Wiley and
Van Wrinkle. the Senators elected from
West Virgins, We're presented by Mr.
Collsner.
The credentials Of Mr.. Comes. of Cali
FORMS. were presented by Mr.. Nesmitb
and the credentials of MIR. Henderson, o
Missouri, bv Mr.. Foster. ..,.s i,
Messrs. Comes and Henderson wost
qualified and took the oath of loyalty pre-
scri5ed by the last Congress. So ID
Mr.. Davis raised question as to the
right OF the gentlemen from West Virgin
! ia to take seats He held there was con.
stitutionally and legally no such State .,
West Virginia. there could. therefore
be no Senators from such a State. His
object was simply to put on record his oh.
iections. He believed the old State 10 be
intact, and that the whole thing is a fla
grant violation. Sal aog 5ra18"
After debate, AIR. Davis. as a tcst ques
ton. moved that tine oath of Office be cd.
ministered to the gentlemen from West
Virginia. which was carried by yeas SO,
nays 5. the nays being Buckalew. Davis,
Hendricks. McDougall and Powell.
Mr.. Sherman submitted resolution
that the Committee on the judiciary make
a report whether the Hon. Robert Wilson
is still Senator from Missouri, Mr.. B.
Gratz Brown having recently been elected
Senator by the Legislature of Missouri,
but not appearing here yet. Mr.. Wilson.
who was appointed by the Governor at the
last session to fill vacancy. was still in
his seat to-day. 1850
The resolution was not voted ON.
On motion of Mr.. Foot, resolution
was adopted appointing q committee oil
three to await, with q committee on the
part of the House. upon the presidents oil
the United States, and inform him Of the
readiness of Congress to receive his annu-
al message. ~ e.ai l.alt
Messres. Foot, Trumbull, and Nesmi,h
were appointed. - ~ 81 RIA
Mr.. Foot offered q resolution for the
classification of Senators from West Vir-
giuia by the usual means, drawing by lot,
which was adopted-Mr. Van Wrinkle to
fill the long term. expiring in 1859, and
Mr. Wiley the short term, expiring IN
1865. .a,t Ger ~
Mr.. Lane. of Indiana. gave notf e of the
introduction Of bills to repeal the $500
communication feature Of the enrolment act
and to increase the pay of non-commis
stoned officers and privstes in the army sc
per cent. ..-. --.-r
The daily honr Of meeting was fixed al
o'clock.
,WAsmScToS. Dec. I.
HOUSE OF Representatives.
In the House. at -noon, Mr.. Etheridgc.
! Clerk. called the House to order. and sale
he would proceed to call the roll of mem
bers, and of such members only whose ere
dentials show that they were regularly ell.
States and the United States.
The Clerk then read the roll of mem
bers from all the States, excepting Mary
land, West Virginis, Oregon, Missouri
and Kansas. srt5. 81
| Mr.. Stevens. Of Va. desired that TIT
credentials Of those whose names were moi
on the roll be read. ...ss
| The Clerk said ne had placed on the rol
the names Of all those whose credentisl.
bore evidence in accordance with the law
passed by this House in March last.
Mr.. Washburne asked whether ther,
were any contestants Of seats. .s.a-issrrs
The Clerk replied that there were thre'
or four from Missouri, one from Virginia
and one from Kentucky, as he recollected
MIR. Stevens repeated his question. Z
Mr.. Stiles. of Pennsylvania. asked TO
the residing of the act of March 81. Tk
act was read, as follows: aa si,-
"AS ACT REGULATING THE DUTIES OF TIT.
CLERK OF THE HOUSE, OF REPRESENTA-
TIvKs IN PREPARING FoR THE oRGANIzA
TIoS OF THE HOUSE," astIa ~
Be II enacted, dc. that, before the frs
subsequent Congress, the Clerk of the mex
preceding House of Representatives shall
make roll of the Representatives elect
and place thereon the names of all person
and Of such persons only, whose creden
tials shall show that they were regularly
elected in accordance with the laws Of thei
States respectively and the laws Of tn
United States.
At the request of Mr. Stevens. the Clerl
read the form of credentials OF the Mary
land memb ers which he had Tue OUT TO
linformalities.
Mr.. Dawes offered resolution that tn
names OF the Maryland delegation DO pla
ced on the rolls of the House. and novel
the previous question. which was second
cd. - -. r.gs-- ~ -sif
Mr.. j. G. Allen moved to lay the reso
Tuition on the table .ss
/ The question was taken on Mr.. Allen
motion to lay Mr.. Dawes resolution Of
The table. and was decided in the ncgativ
f-yeas "a. nays 81; which cansc applsus
from the galleries and on the floor Of tn
IIonse. ..z.,..1s ff.-
i Mr. Dawes demanded vote on his rcs
olution. which was adopted, folio we'd b
Applause. So the names of the MARYLAND
delegation were placed on the rolls.
Mr.. Davis. of Nd, offered . resolution
directing the names Of the Missouri mem
bers be placed on the rolls. f..t
On motion Of Mr.. Garfield the creden
tials Of the representative from Oregol
were read, and that gentIcman's name en-
tered CD the rolls.
On motion Of Mr.. Pike. similar conrs
} was adopted 10 regard TO the member fror