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No attention will be paid to any order, unless the money accompany it, or unless some responsible person, known to us to be so, shall agree to pay it before the session expires. WASHINGTON CITY, Nov. 8, 1837. BLAIR & RIV ES 25TH CONG.........1ST SESS. BY BLAIR & RIVES. TWENTY-FIFTH CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION. IN SENATE. MONDAY, September 4, 1837. This being the day designated in the PRESIDENT'S Proclamation of the 15th of May, for the meeting of the First Session of the Twenty-fifth Congress, The VICE PRESIDENT called the Senate to order at 12 o'clock, when forty-two Senators appeared in their seats. Mr. GRUNDY offered the usual resolution respecting newspapers. Mr. KING of Alabama presented the credentials of C. C. CLAY, a Senator elect from Alabama for six years from the 4th of March last. The credentials having been read, Mr. C. took the oath and his seat. Mr. RIVES presented the credentials of W. H. ROANE, elected a Senator from Virginia for six years from the 4th of March last. The credentials having been read, he was qualified and took his seat. Mr. KING of Alabama presented the credentials of R. S. STRANGE of North Carolina, elected a Senator from that State for six years. The credentials having been read, Mr. S. was qualified and took his seat. Mr. KING of Alabama offered the following order: Ordered, That a message be transmitted to the House of Representatives, to inform that House that a quorum of this body has assembled, and is ready to proceed to business. The resolution was adopted. Mr. WRIGHT moved the appointment of a committee to join such committee as the House may appoint, to wait on the President of the United States, and inform him that the two Houses are organized, and are ready to receive such communication as he may be pleased to make to them. The resolution was adopted. Mr. GRUNDY moved that the Senate proceed to the election of Sergeant-at-arms. Mr. CLAY moved to amend so as to include the office of Doorkeeper; which was agreed to, and the motion as amended was then agreed to. The Senate then proceeded to ballot for Sergeantat-arms, when Mr. STEPHEN HAIGHT received the whole of the 40 votes, and was consequently unanimously elected. The Senate then proceeded to ballot for a Doorkeeper, and on the third ballot Mr. EDWARD WEYER was declared duly elected, having received 21 votes, being a majority of the whole number. On motion of Mr. BUCHANAN, When the name of Mr. CUSHING was called, that gentleman rose in his place, and remarked, that before he answered officially, he wished to say a few words in explanation. He saw before him many members who were said to be elected to that House, but that was all they knew, ha ving, at present, no authentic knowledge on the subject. He insisted that they were not members of the House till after the election of Speaker, and they had all duly qualified. He was aware that the usage of the House had been, that the Clerk should prepare a roll, as he had done; should call the members individually; and that he should also officiate in the organization of the House. It was perfectly proper that he should do this, so far as regarded the preparation of the roll and the call of members; and the standing rule of the House provided that he should be Clerk till a successor was appointed; but it was not proper that that officer should be compelled to resort to newspapers, as to who were or were not members. It was not proper, Mr. C. must say, that they, the members elect, should be organized under the presidency of an individual not a member of their own body. 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