Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Messrs Willey” in article 11 of The Daily Dispatch: December 11, 1863., [Electronic resource]:
...nia, contending that, constitutionally, there was no such State as West Virginia, and therefore there could be no Senators from such a State.
By a vote of thirty-six yeas to five nays the Senators ( Messrs Willey and Van Winkle) were admitted to their seats.
The House of Representatives was organized by the election of Schuyler Colfax as Speaker on the first ballot.
He received 101 votes; Cox, 42; Daws...
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