WASHINGTON, May 3l, le41.
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 The House was called to order by the Clerk, Mir Hugh A. Garland, who, after read ing the proclamation under which Congress was convened, called over the names of those persons who, according to the information in his possession, had been elt cted. Two hull dred and twenty seven members appeared. The clerk stated that no election had talk en place in Illinois, aud that no information as to the result of the elections in Alabama and Mississippi had reached him.

 After the call was finished, MT. Halstead, of Jersey, rose and asked what evidence the clerk had of the election of MT. Linn Banks, ot Virginia, whose name he had put on his roll There was another person here MT. Smith-claming the election, instead of Mir. Banks.

 The clerk read, in reply certificate from tine Executive of Virginia, authenticated by the "Broad Seal" of that commonwealth, and giving the names of all the members elected from Virginia, including that of Mir. Banks. The clerk stated that this was the only document in relation to the election in question that had been laid before him.

 MT. Halstead-That is just such docu. ment as the New-Jersey members produced to you two years ago. and the authority of which you then refused to recognize.

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