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8 States. (Laughter.) The President corrected the oath to that of allegiance to "the Confederate States." On motion of Mr. Orr, of South Carolina, the Senate went into an election for Doorkeeper. Mr. Orr suggested that the Senate might dispense with the services of a Sergeant-at-Arms; and that the election to such office might at least be postponed for the present.

The following candidates for Doorkeeper were put in nomination: Mr. [James] Page, of North Carolina ; Mr. Wadsworth, of Georgia; Mr. Andrew Hill, of Tennessee.

For Mr. Page — Messrs. Baker, Davis, Dortch, Hunter, Maxwell, Mitchell, Preston — 7.

For Mr. Wadsworth — Messrs. Barnwell, Brown, Hill, Johnson, Oldham, Peyton, Sparrow — 7.

For Mr. Hill— Messrs. Clark, Haynes, Henry — 3.

For Mr. Doring — Messrs. Orr, Simms — 2. For Mr. Page — Messrs. Baker, Clark, Davis, Dortch, Haynes, Henry, Hunter, Maxwell, Mitchell, Orr, Preston — 11. For Mr. Wadsworth — Messrs. Barnwell, Brown, Hill, Johnson, Oldham, Peyton, Sparrow, Simms, Wigfall — 9.

Mr. Page was declared elected.

On motion of Mr. Orr, twelve o'clock was fixed as the daily hour for the assembling of the Senate, and the Senate then adjourned.

The House was called to order at the hour of 12 o'clock M. by Hon. Howell Cobb, of Georgia, President of the Provisional Congress, Mr. Wm. F. Gordon, of Virginia, acting as temporary clerk, and opened with prayed by Rev. James A. Duncan. --