The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-12-12
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-SENATE-The Senate
was called to order at IL o'clock by the Hon. Mr..
Foster. Prayer was offered up the Chaplain,
Rev. Mr.. Gray.
The President presented communication from
the Governor of Vermont, certifying that Mr..
Talland had been duly elected Senator for six
years. ~
Mr.. Fessenden presented communication from
the Governor of New Jersey, announcing the
election OF Mr.. Alexander Cattel, as Senator for
that State; also that Mr.. L. P. Frelinghuysen
had been appointed pro tempore, to act as Sena-
tor in the place of Hon. Mr. Wright, deceased.
A communication from the Governor of Yer
mont, announcing that Mr.. Edmunds had been
elected to fill the place OF Mr.. Pollard.
Mr.. Craigan presented communication from
the Governor of New Hampshire, announcing
that Mr.. Fogg had been duly elected Senator from
that State.
The President then administered the oath of Of
fee to the above named gentlemen.
On motion, a committee was appointed to in
form the House that the Senate was organized
Mr.. Sumner moved to proceed to the consid-
Grafton of bill to regulate the election franchise
of the District of Columbia. 1t had been intro
duced the first day of last session. and extensively
discussed. It had been referred to a committee,
however, and had not been acted on. He hoped
it would be acted on now.
Mr.. McDougal objected to it, rs out of order.
The President SO decided.
message was received from the House of Rep
resentatives announcing that it had organized,
90 a,t Nth s;nniiar committee of tbe Sepota in
informing the President of the United States that
they were organized, and ready to proceed to
business.
On motion of Mr. Trumbull, the Senate then
took q recess till half past o'clock
,va;t nnon tbn Prns;dent Announced that thev had
attandpS 70 tbot dntv and that the President had
informed them that he wouId communicate with
'nen aa ~ ma.ng. 70. -oo;rea from, tho Iorss an
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HoUsE.-Precisely at IL O'Clock, speaker Col
TAX, called tne House 70 orGer' rev. " boynton
the chaplain, tnen maze Driei prayer, IN WINCH
he invoked the Divine blessing upon Congress,
upon its proceedings and upon all the high officers
OF the Government, the President included, and
prayed that God would SO dlrect all VINO nave any
influence over the destinies OF the country as that
Government might result; not such harmony as
mignt ps naa Dy sne y,e,us VI . lne iiSd;, oas s
thn ,S suIt h na nra =, tTe wromr " VINO "
tn9se @ Mno u.e ~ &c tuJ ~, Do,oo.;o,
admitted aee hefore " were ere then admitted NV
NJ Wasbhnrne of Illinois offered a resolut;on
.hot tha SnsoLer onno;nt committee To Wait
nnon the Senate and annonnce that ouorum of
tbe T Honse es had assembled and also that a com.
mittee he annointed to ioin tbe Senate Commit
tee and to Traif nnon the President and announce
that o Conoress was ready to receive any communi.
cation cHI % that he MIGHT be pleased to make The
rasnIntn mas o ad5nted and tbe annont.
ted as sncb CO Committee Messrs' Washburmne m Nor.
reii reu a1 md ScRr RriSSam " " - ~
On nm motio5 Of Mr. Washburne. the Speaker was
reouested to assign seat on the floor of the
Hduse to the renorters of the United States and
Enronean News Association.
Mr Elliot, of Massachusetts. offered resolu-
tion that a committee be appointed to be called
the Committee on Freedmen, to consist of nine
members, and to have charge OF all matters con-
cerning the Freedmen that may be commltted TO
them by the House Referred,
Mr.. Elliot introduced bill to repeal the 18TH
section of the act entitled an act to punish rebel
lion and for other purposes, being the secnon