Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1837-09-16
TWENTY-FiFTH CONGRESS.
ENcRA SESSION
f,,1aa tie Baltimore C.ronicie.
PROCEEDINGS OF MONDAY. Sept. i
IN SENATE

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MoNpAr, Sept 4, 1887.
/ AT - o'clock. the Vice PrcSiien, called the Sc.
nate to order, about IS Senators being in their
Mr.. KING of Alabama, presented the crclen
tials of {. G. Gay, Senator from Alabama. f1i
six wears from tie 4th day of March last Tbs
credentials were read.
+ NJ. l,IvEs presented he credentials Of " IL
RosNE, appointed Senator from Virginia fo- s.z
/ 3lr. King Of Alabama, presented the crcAcn
tials Of Z. A. STRANGE CT North Caroliai for SLY
wears.
+ The new Senator'S were thcn qualified and too'
tilcirsca;s.
/ 3Er. MING OF Alabara, moved the following
Ordered t'sata message be transmitted TO the
House Of Representatives, II inform thet House
that Q1ocHn f this body Laa Gsscn.b!cl and is
ready to proceed 70 business
NJ. WG!Cur moved the appointment: Of L com
nittce u 5In such committee as the Ha@sc na Y
appoint Il wait N the President and inform hin,
that the two Houses have organized aud are rea-
iy to receive such communication IS he may be
pleased 10 make 70 them.
These tsoigt,ous were adopted.
NJ. GRvNrT move! hat the Sen1.c proceed 10
he election cl Scrro afit-a:-arnls.
Mr. Cay of <ontecl5v. moved - a..,en1. % rs
@ comprehend ats, tic o..ico Of i2oor-hcepor.
which agreed TO-
The motion as amended was then agreed to-
The Senate then proceeded TO ballot for Scr
geant-at-arEts. when there appcared-Fo- n
HAGfT. q unanimous vote.
Inc Sen tc rticn TrEtrt-r.--cf r'10r
keeper. to fiji the occas:oned by the clcc
ton Of Mr. Hight. II be Serae1ut-at-ar,ns, when
there appeared the third ballot 81 votes. (olt
of t91 for T.. WyER, and he was elected accord
inpIy.
The Senate adj burned II o'clock
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MONDAY, Sept. 4, 1887
This being the day fixed by the Presidents
Proclamation for the meeting of the 25ih Con
gross, the House was called to order at IL o'clock
precisely by w. $. FLANKLIN, Clerk Of the last
House.
Mr.. FRANKLIN read the proclan,eii ton in plirsu-
ance of which this Congress was convened and
proceeded to call the House. by States, from the
Clerk Roll.
Mr.. Cushing, of Mass. before answering to his
name, entered Protest against the organization
of the House under the direction of an individ
al not member OF the body. and before the le-
gality OF the election Of the members OF the
House, scveraliy, bad been tested. The Clerks
Roll, he O.. jcctcd. was made from newspaper re
ports.
The call was then proceeded in until the State
of Mississippi announced: when
Mr.. MERCER Of Virginia. after some remarks
upon the mode in which the gentlemen from Mis-
sissippi had been elected, and the declaration of
his opinion that they were not legally members
of the 25th Congress, submitted the following
oiution:
Resolved. That sufficient evidence has no: been T
Offered 70 show that IIessrs. Claiborne & Gho.son
are entitled to seats III this House.
Messrs- Gholson and Claiborne briefly resisted I
The motion dcrocatory to the rights Of the T
State of Mississippi, whose members they contcn-
led were duly elected.
The motion was laid On the table. Yeas l35 .
Nays 5.
Mr.. SMITH. Of S. G.. moved that LEWIS VIII
Lr.,fs. Of North Clro.ina. the oldest member
IF the House. be requested to take the Chair
aid on the table.
The call was then CONCLUDED and 22l members
answered 10 their names.
ELECTION OF SPEAKER
4. half past 9 o'c'oel, CT motion NJ PErar-
IN, q Penn the House Proceeded 10 the choice
! Spoakcr.
Nezs-s. Ets--zn, 2icKz.,z.-r, and JoSrs, were
ppsiafei TeiIeEs.
Wien, upon the first ballot, the votes stood as
frf-s-