CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

Confirmation of Cabinet Nominations


Gemera!-Ticket Members, &c.
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Confirmation of Cabinet Nomination.


Gemera!-TicSet Members, &c.


WA.HSGroS, Thursday, Feb. Is.
In the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, to-day,
Hon. AMOS ABBOTT, Representative elect from
Mass. was qualified and took his seat.


Mr. WIsE's vaedictory letter was read before
the House, expressing his regret on leaving the
body for whom he entertained SO high a regard
and OF which he had SO long been q member; and
resigning MS seat.


The question of privilege again came up, and
the resolution decaHAg the members from Mis-
sissipp duly elected and entitled to their seats
was adopted: Yeas 81; Nays So. Also, the
similar one with reference to Missouri Yeas
i06; Nays 63.


Thus the General Ticket Members are de-
clared entitled to their seats, and the case dis
posed of.


Mr.. DRoMGooLE, seeing, as must be obvious to
all, that the question of the consitutionaity and
validity Of the law had not been met, now moved
suspension of the rules objections having been
made to It's reception in order TO offer an addI-
tlonal resolution declaring that the 'eiectlons TO
the House OF Representatives, for the pFesentCoD-
gress from the four States, held in compliance
with the State laws. are valid notwithstanding
the I'd section OF the Apportlonment Act. Re
jected Yeas Ill, Nays 81 mot two-thirds.)
MI a. V. BRowN now made another spasmo-
die and Intellectual effort TO suspend the rules TO
discharge the Committee of the Whole on the
Union from the consideration OF ms bill to repeal
this obnoxious "2nd section Two-thirds did
not concur with him: Yeas l02, nays 73.
A resolution OF Mr.. LEVY calling for informa
ton from the President as to any demand from
the British Government for the surrender of fugi-