The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-03-07
Closing Scenes Of the 3Oth, and
lnaEg uration CT tsle 4Ois,
Congress.
WASHINGTON. March /.

o'clock, In executive session. The balls
outside were thronged with anxious ones.
whose fate was being decided within, and
notes OF inquiry were constantly passing
from them to their Senatorial friends in
secret session.
Soon after midnight the crowd began
to decrease in size. The Senate had by
that time got to work in earnest. Most of
the discussion in particular cases had
ceased, and the voting had commenced.
1t was easy to tell from the countenancc
of any individual as he walked of what
had been his luck.
Shortly after two o'clock :. II. 4 recess
until nine was taken. The Senate then
reassembled, and after a little Legislative
business of N unimpor:ant character. Mr..
Foster took leave Of the chair he had filed
to the satisfaction of everybody for two
years. His valedictory speech was short
but impressive in its wording and manner
of delivery, and many Of those to whom
it was addressed, who had been intimate
with him during his twelve years Of ser
vice, were moved to tears as they heard
him pronounce his last God ble4s the
Senate OF the United States"
Ben. Wade vas soon ready for ind 1ction
to the chair. Ills eyes we're dry if no.
body elsc's were. lie was : littlc scared,
however, in finding himself in a seat which
he had never been called upon to Gil. even
for five minutes. inssthe sixteen years he
has been a Senator. lie is one Of a ycry
few Senator's who nave never been called
temporarily to the chair, because they
would never 20. About an hour before
his inauguration 3 friend askei him how
he felt with The honor about to be con-
ferred upon him? lie replied that he had
what they called out west the ''buck fe
YER" which he described IS a choking
sensation apt to come upon a man when he
encounters his first buck in the forest
His inaugural was composed Of about 81
words of thanks for TIE honor bestowed
on him, and the hope that his defective
parliamentary experience would be over
looked.
The first bill lie was called upon to sign
was one in relation to The Young Mem
Christian Association &C Washington, and
as he put his name to It he whispered thai
it was a pretty good beginning.
Soon after the election Of Wade an ox
e%cutive session was hell, lasting uutil l.
o'clock. The doors were still closed, and
the nomination Of Gen. w. \. Bartlett
as minister to Stockholm, Was under con
sideration. lie vas about to be confirmed
when some one caliel Tor the yeas and
nays. While the clerk was calling tn,
roll the hour Of l. arrived, and Nr. Wad,
declared the 39th Congress adjourned
Probably no nomination ever failed under
precisely such circumstances before.
The doors were re-opened soon after
and the organization Of the new Senate
commenced.
The new Senator'S were escorted to tn,
chair BY their colleagues, and took the aotl
Of Office.
There was an exception in the case 0
tir. Cole Of California. between whom
and his colleague. Mr.. Conncss, there j
some unlricndly feeling, the result 0
which was that he had to walk up to tn,
iron.clad oath without support. The usu
al motions Of organization were made, an,
The Senate adjourned at | o'clock.
There were GREAT fears entertained tlli
morning that the President would not sig,
The bankrupt bill, but thcy were rcfute,
4 few minutes before noon by the an
nouncement Of the fact that he had ap
proved y pamphlet edition OF the ia,
is TO be Immediately promulgated.
r.fMoorhcad, Of Pennsylvania, asked
bat failed to obtain leave in the House to
E day to introduce the tarif~bill defeated j
the 33th Congress. "A the objection (
It's introduction came from tariff men, it
considered as significant Of an indispositio
to consider it at this session.
, y joint committee OF the lgo house.
! appointed to-day for that purpose. waite
upon The Pre- lent this afternoon, aaf il
, formed him that the 10Th Congress ha
organized, and was ready to receive an
message he might be pleased TO max
i, The President replied that he hal no con
: munication to send in. There will no
therefore, be any REGULAR message, as
usual on eonycning 4 new Congress. II
! reason IS apparent.
Gov. Pierpont, Of Virginia. was IN tow
= yesterday, and says that his State Will SOC
= cali 4 State convention under the new r.
: construction bill passed by Congress.
=. The Senate to-day confirmed Gilmol
, as Postmaster ut Chicago, and rejcctc
Col. Taylor as Postmaster at Cincinnati.
The nomination of Col. Langdon
Assessor at Cincinnati, was laid on Il
table by the Senate. Which is equivalent
: Il rejection.
The last meeting Of the 39th Congre.
commenced at 9 o'clock this morning an
a ended ut l. o'clock. The hammer of ii
. presiding Offices Of the two houses In
; hardly fallen on the 39th Congress befol
, the 40th Congress was raped to order.
= 1t is doubtful it larger or mere bril-
: liant attendance Of people was ever VII
messed on any other occasion within til
I capitol buildings. The vast rotunda, +;
well as %thospacious galleries and corridor
; of both houses, were crowded beyon
precedent. 1t was impossible for the off
I GERS OF the two houses at ono time to con
5 municatc with zach other, while the Pre-.
ldents private secretary, Just before tu
o'clock, had to deliver to the House III
messages IN writing announcing the siei
ing of bills.
The floors Of the Senate and Hon,
: were opened on this c ztraorlinary occasio
to the ladies, and they filed nearly all Il
members seats and the space without Il
: bar. On the floor Of the House alone |
600 ladies' and gentlemen remained stan,
ing TO- two hours to witness the procce,
inSs. 1t was not the Inauguration Of ne
&. men as officers of the houses or anvthi,