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Mr. Dargan, of Alabama, saidi that Mr. Foster, Representative from that State, was now present and was prepared to take the oath.

Mr. Macrae, of Mississippi, announced the presence of Mr. Chambers, Representative from that State.

Mr. Machen, of Kentucky, announced the presence of Mr. Burwell, Representative from that State, who was absent yesterday.

Mr. Ashe, of North Carolina, announced the presence of Mr. Smith, Representative from that State.

The above named gentlemen came forward and took the oath to support the Constitution of the Confederate States.

Mr. Jones, of Tennessee, offered the following:*

Resolved, That the Speaker appoint two tellers on the part of this House, to be associated with such as shall be appointed on the part of the Senate, to superintend the counting of votes for the President and Vice-President, and that the Senate be advised of their appointment.

Resolved, That a message be sent to the Senate to inform that body that this House will be ready at one o'clock today to receive them in this chamber, for the purpose of executing the law requiring Congress to count the votes for President and Vice-President."

The resolutions were agreed to, and Messrs. Barksdale, of Mississippi, and Miles, of South Carolina, were appointed as the committee on the part of the House.

The Speaker announced to the House that business should be suspended within a few minutes of the hour of one o'clock, and preparations made to receive the Senate for the purpose of counting the votes for President and Vice-President, and that at the pleasure of the House, upon the announcement of the Senatorial body, they should be received standing.

A resolution was offered to provide for the office of Sergeant-at-Arms, and to go into the election of this officer.

Mr. Smith, of Virginia, said that he understood that the doorkeeper had gotten along very well during the Provisional Con-

• Journal of the House, 10.