Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1864-01-12
What they do in Senate.
Every Gay, resolutions are presen'e

Every day, resolutions are presented,
bills read aud petitions oHersi-vo'es for
Speaker takeu-Nesssges from the Cow
ernor and the II. r. are reeeived-and
motions TO adj scted on. Asa speei'
meu of the Reso,pions, take following:
Rssoleea, That the Speaker be requested
to invite the clergy men of HsrrisIurg to
epsu the sessions of the Seusts with
PRAYER.
Yeas, Is Rep-Nays, l6 Dem.
! Mr. Jahuson offered the following pre-
snble aud resolution: {:
Whereas, i, has been alleged BY the
S,ustors from Berks aud Cl.Tioa thst they
have been informed aud believe that HAh.
.y WHITE, the Senator from Iodiaua, Who
has for 3 long time been confined as q
prisoner of war at Richmond, has fgr~ar-
ded his resignation as q member Of this
Senate; therefore,
Resolved, That committee Of three
Senators te appointed to investigate and
report the facts TO the Senate, and thai,
said cenmitree have pOWs. to send for
witnesses aud papers.
/ Yeas, Is Rep.-Nsys, l6 Dem.
Mr.. Lowry offered the folloxing:
Re>oiced, That in the re election OF
Gov Curtin the people gave clear ex-
preston of their choice, sud that any com
b,nation to thwsrt the will Of the people
by preventing his Inauguration would be
revolutionary in its chsrsster AID should
be put down.
Yeas, Is Rep.-Nsy., 16 Dem.
Dr. Wortbingtou moved as follows:
Rssolu.d, That this day being the ff'i-
e'h anniversary Of the great victory schie-
we'd by Gen Jackson over the British
arms a, New 0f.eans, aud in appreciation
of bis petriotic devotion to the Union
whilst President of the United States, We
deem it highly proper 10 appropriate
portion of our session this morning 10 t5e
reading by the Clerk, at II O'clock, of his
proclamation and farewell address 10 the
people Of the United States.
Yeas, l6 Rep.-Nays, l6 Dem.
Mr. Graham offered the following:
ZacSDft.u, D6t tDc CcudtC VI q
SanIs urge upon the Congress of the Uui-
ted States, the pr0priefy Of increasing the
pay Of officers aud prlvs'es Of the army
aud navy, the officers 70 and prlva'ss 100
PER cent.
Yeas, l6 Rep.-Nay., Is Dem.
Mr.. Conuel offered the folls~iug:
lpesoioed, That the Senate having eleven
times d-cided by ballot not TO proceed to
the election Of 4. Speaker, the Senate will
now proceed to It's ordinary business.
Yeas, 16 Rep.-Nays, l6 Dem
Mr. M'Csudless offered the following:
Resolgea, That the people Of Pennsylva-
Dia, through their Representatives, tender
their profound and heartfelt thanks 10
Major General George 6. Meade and the
army Of the Potomac for relieving our
native State from the tread Of the rebel
hordes, snd hurlins them back from toe
immortal field of q Gettysburg, aud while We
;bus tender our thanks to the noble living,
We revere the memory Of the immortal
dead ubo saer feed their lives on the altar
Of their beloved country.
Yeas, l6 Rep.-Nays, l6 Dem.
Mr.. Lamber,on (Dem. objected TO The
reception Of petition, but Mr.. Cornell
referred him to the 20sh section of the
bill of rights, and tie Speaker decided
tha. it might be presented at any time
unless denied by vote or rule.
1t will be understood that the 16 who
vote sgains. these resolutions, do so, as
they say, not upon the merits Of the ques-
,iOns, but because they do not hold the
Senate rightly or fully organized. But,
surely, i they rots at al, they might as
well vote for the Right as for the Wrong,
and in every vote they virtually admit an
organization complete in all it's parts, ex-
cept that they by mere teebDiealitiss block
the wheels of joint action