Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-12-06
BY Telegraph.
REPORTED FOR THE DAILY EMPIRE
XXXVIIIth Congress I'd Session
WASHINGTON, Dec 8.
HOUsE.

The House assembled at noon with the gal
leries densely crowded
All members were in the besl possible hu.
NOR and exchanging salutaions
The Speaker cued the House to o. der and
prayer was offered up to the Throne Of Grace
by Ch plain ChanuidR
The roll was called, aud upwards OF 100
members answered to their names
quorum was announced in attendance
A message was received from the Senats,
informing the House that quorum vi lbe
Senate had assembled and were ready to pro
ceed to busness
A resolution was adopted to inform the
Senate aud President hat the House was
ready to proceed to business.
The Speaker said that before lhs Hou,e
were credentials Of FIVE rentlemeE OF l,ouis-
iana, signed BY Michael Hahn, Governor, pur.
porting to ne elected members Of tho House
"a pursuance OF the recently adopted Const
tuition Of that State. Credentials referred to
Committee on Elections
The House adjourned No message to.
day.
The privileges of the Hall we're accorded to
them while the question of their credentials
was pending
Mr Davis Of Maryland, presented protest
from Louisiana against their being admitted
as members Referred
On motion of Mr.. Davis, Of Maryland it was
resolved that the Comr ittee on Ways ard
Means be instructed 10 inquire intotl,e expe
dlency Of reporting II hill Tor an amendment
OF the Constitution providing that so much Of
the Ninth Section OF the First Article as de
clared that 40 tax or duty shall be laid on ar
ticles exported from any State, he, aud The
same is hereby annulled.
Mr.. Pendleton offered the following
RssOtred, That the ltesl.,ut be reuues.
ted to communicate if not incompai BILE with
the public interest, the report made by Col.
onel Thos. NJ Key, OF an interview between
himself and Howell Cobb, on the l4th of June,
1862, on the banks oi the Chickahominy By
authority of the War Department, on the sub.
Jeet OF the exchange OF prisoners
Mr. Washburne OF II objected SO the SUI
ject lies over
Mr., Cox, of Ohio offered the following
ReSOtUed, That the Committee Of Ways aud
Means, with a view to lessen the cost Of the
nseessaries OF lie, be instructed TO inquire in.
to the expediency OF reducing the tariff on
coffee, sugar aud ten, aud similar articles,
either by the payment of all customs in the
proper currency Of the government, instead Of
gold, or by The modification Of the iurin, 30
that an ad valo'em aud not specific duty be
laid on said articles
On motion OF Mr. Dawes of Mass the reso.
luton was tabled 62 to 40
On motion Of Mr. Morrill,, of Vermont il
was resolved, that the Committee on WAYS
and Mesns be einstrueled to inquire into the
expedeucy OF providing for a Sinking Fund
al an early day, for the gradual extinyuish.
msut OF the public debt t,.4
Mr., Washburn Of ILL.,, moved that in any
amend dmont to the Revenue bill to be reported
from the Committee OF ways and Means, said
Committee be instructed to levy tex on all
stocks Of domestic liquors on hand.
Mr. Morrill,, of Vermont moved to lay the
resoluiion on the table Disagreed to ~ to
63 The resolution was agreed to SO to 5l.
The Speaker raid be understood that the
Presidents Message would not be commun
Gated to-day '.H ia
A1iGurued