GRESS OF THE UNITED STATES. SESSION OF THE TWENTY-NINTH CONGRESS commenced mably to the Constitution of the United States; and the ed, at the city of Washington, The Honorable David L James D amble George M. Dallas, Vi Trenden presented the creden able George M. Dallas, Vice President of the United States, of the Senate, resumed the chair. presented the credentials of the Hon. Hopkins L. Turney, tor by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee for mencing on the 4th day of March, 1845, and ending on the ch, 1851; which were read; and the oath prescribed by law red to Mr. Turney, and he took his seat in the Senate. presented the credentials of the Hon. Joseph W. Chalmers, nator by the governor of the State of Mississippi, to fill the ioned by the resignation of the Hon. Robert J. Walker; ad; and the oath prescribed by law was administered to Mr. he took his seat in the Senate. en presented the credentials of the Hon. John Davis, elected he legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, to y occasioned by the death of the Hon. Isaac C. Bates; d; and the oath prescribed by law was administered to Mr.. took his seat in the Senate. presented the credentials of the Hon. Benning W. Jen Senator by the governor of the State of New Hampshire, cancy occasioned by the resignation of the Hon. Levi h were read; and the oath prescribed by law was adminaness, and he took his seat in the Senate. ident laid before the Senate the credentials of the Hon. the Hon. James D. Westcott, jr., elected Senators by f the State of Florida for the constitutional term. The read; and the oath prescribed by law was administered to r. Westcott, and they took their seats in the Senate. omitted the following resolution for consideration: it the Senate proceed to ascertain the classes in which the e State of Florida shall be inserted, in conformity to the 14th of May, 1789, and as the constitution requires; that ut into the ballot-box two papers of equal size, one of numbered two, and the other shall be numbered three, or shall draw out one paper; that the Senator who shall numbered two, shall be inserted in the class of Senators service will expire the 3d day of March, 1849; and the ll draw the paper numbered three, shall be inserted in the s whose term of service will expire the 3d day of March, on by Mr. Allen, at the Secretary acquaint the House of Representatives that e Senate has assembled, and that the Senate is ready to less. on by Mr. Atherton, at the daily hour of meeting of the Senate be 12 o'clock otherwise ordered. submitted the following resolution; which was read the times, by unanimous consent, and considered as in comhole; and, having been amended on the motion of Mr. ad a third time by unanimous consent, and agreed to: hat each Senator be supplied during the present session s as heretofore, not exceeding the cost of three daily papers. submitted the following resolution for consideration: at a committee be appointed, jointly with such committee ointed by the House of Representatives, to wait on the e United States, and inform him that quorums of the two sembled, and that Congress are ready to receive any commay be pleased to make. on by Mr. Allen, adjourned. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1815. on by Mr. Speight. That the committee be app t and Mr. Upham were app That the Secretary notify the from the House of Represe int: I am directed to inform t that a quorum of the ta pencer Jarnagin, from the State of Tennessee; the Hon. ce, from the State of Maryland; and the Hon. William on the State of Michigan, severally attended. proceeded to consider the resolution submitted yesterday for the appointment of a joint committee to wait on the e United States, and inform him that quorums of the two sembled; and the resolution was agreed to. ps with the respective mu ingly of the class of Ser to notice, Mr. Crittenden a Ting bills: As for the purchase of the st Ali to provide for the impro Mississippi, Missouri, and 21halis were severally read, an submitted the following r d. That so much of the 34th standing committees by ba that the appointments be ht, from the committee ap the committee appointed wait on the President of um of each house has asse y communication he may rmed the duty assigned would make a communication aking message was receive Mr. Walker, his secretary: zens of the Senate and How me a source of unaffe tel the States and the people |