Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-03-05

CONGRESS. The Senate yesterday passed
Mr. Sherman $ joint resolution fixing the duties
onimported wool. 1t 10 60 into effect five days
alter It's passage. y recess was then taken uhtl!
4. ~ At that hour the Senate again met
and several bills relating to affairs in the District
OF Columbia were passed. At 10 IL Mr.. Eos.
ter, the PresdcutprO tenn, rose and delivered a
farewell address At its close he resi- gncd tie
chair to COL John w. Forney, the Secretary of
the S nate An election was then held and Hon.
3. FW ale was unanimouSlychoscu as President
pro tenn OF the Senate and was escorted TO the
chair by Mr. Foster Resolutions were adopted
informing the President and House of Represent
atives Of the lection Of Mr.. Wade and returning
thanks to Mr. Foster Without tranas>ting any
other business of impol lance the Senate went
into executive session. At N. The presiding
officer declared the Thirty Ninth Congress ad-
journed sine die.
The first session of the Fortieth Congress was
opened with prayer by the chaplain. The new
Senators then came forward and took the oath of
oaice The President and House OF Represent
atives were notified of the organization Of the
Senate. The Senate soon after adjourned
In the House of Representatives, the Senate
bill for the relief Of w. H. Webb, contractor for
the iron clad Dunderberg was passed, as Was
also the Senate bill amendatory of The act for
The removal of causes in certain eases from State
courts to the Federal courts The Senate bill
amending certain laws 10 regard to The navy was
passed. The joiut resolutions OF thanks 10 Cy-
rus w. Field for establishing the ocean tee-
graph and he joint resolution allowing Hon. &.
V. Fox and oiher officers to receive certain pres
eats from the Gar Of Russia were also BASED
The joint resolution OF the Senate, supplements
AIRY to the bill providing for representation of the
United States at the Paris Exposition was pass
ed The Committee on the judiciary, to which
the investigation ofthe state of affairs in Mary
land had been committed, was on motion of Mr.
r. Thomas, directed to hand in the papers in
&le ease to the Clerk of the House, to be report
Ell 10 the Fortieth Congress. The Speaker of
the House soon after delivered his farewell adj
dress, AID at its conclusion declared the House
adjourned sine die.
The Clerk Of the House called The Fortietb
Congress to order. motion was made to pro
coed to the election ola Speaker A protest was
presented signed by the Democratic members
against any further proceedings in the organza-
ton Of the House, and Mr.. Brooks OF New \ ork
made long speech stating the reasons for the
protest, but The Clerk refused to receive it. =
Hon. Schuyler Cotax and Hon. S. s. Marshall
were then nominated rs candidates and vote
was taken which re suited in the election Of Mr.
Coltay by l27 to 81 votes, and he was escorted to
to the chair and took the oath of office. Mr.
Gollax delivered an address on taking the chair
His remarks were received with applause The
members of the House we're then sworn in. A
committee was then appointed to inform the
Presdcntofthc organization ofthe House. Mr.
Mcpherson was then elected Clerk olthe House
The Speaker stated to the House that the
President had before the expiration of the
Thirty ninth Congress signed the bill imposing
a tariff on wooden goods, and also the Army
bill, but he had signed the laLlerunder protest.
The protest was then read. The House then
adjourned.