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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1891. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XV. THE CONGRESS OF 1863-4.--MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT. --ACTION OF THE SESSION.--PROGRESS IN EAISING TROOPS. The President's Message.--The Proclamation Op Amnesty.--ExPlanatory Proclamation. --Debate On Slavery. --Call For Troops. --General Blair's Resignation.--Diplomatic Correspondence.-- Ocr Relations With Enoland.--France And Mexico.--The PresiDent And The Monroe Doctrine. Congress met on Monday, December 7, 1863. The House of Representatives was promptly organized by the election of Hon. Schuyler Colfax, a Republican from Indiana, to be Speaker--he receiving one hundred and one votes out of one hundred and eighty-one, the whole mimber cast. Mr. Cox, of Ohio, was the leading candidate of the Democratic opposition, but he received only fiftyone votes, the remaining twenty-nine being divided among several Democratic members. In the Senate, the Senators from West Virginia were admitted to their seats by a vote of thirty-six to five. On the 9th, the President transmitted to both Houses the following Message: -- Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and House of Representatives: Another year of health and of sufficiently abundant harvests has passed. For these, and especially for the improved condition of our national affairs, our renewed and profoundest gratitude to God is due. We remain in peace and friendship with foreign Powers. The efforts of disloyal citizens of the United States to involve us in foreign wars to aid an inexcusable insurrection have been unavailing. Her Britannic Majesty'a Government, as was justly expected, have exercised their authority to prevent the departure of new hostile expeditions from British ports. The Emperor of France has, by a like proceeding, promptly vindicated the neutrality which he proclaimed at the beginning of t...