Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-03-07
EXIT Oh THE THIRTY-NINfH
AND INGRESS OF TIIE
FORTIETH CONGRESS.
Revolutionary Movement Ofthe
House, Leaving Seventeen
States UnrepreSented.
Protest of the President Against
the Army Bill.
Senate in Executive Session
Ben. Wade Chosen
Chairman.
Ben.'S "Buck Fever IAN In
auguraI Of Fifty Words.
Combinations and Reflections
by the Senate.
Republican Nominations and
Other Movements.
Ben.'S "Buck Fever IAN In
augural Of Fifty Words.
Combinations and Reflections
by the Senate.
Republican Nominations and
Other Movements.
EXIT AND 1NaREss OF CONGRESS-.

WASHINGTON, marcn 4.-I0B laSl
meeting of the thirty-ninth congress
commenced at 8 o'clock this morning,
and ended st u O'Clock. The hammer
of the presiding officers Of the two houses
had hardly fallen on the Thirty-ninth
congress before the fortieth congress
was raped to order. It is doubtful If q
larger or a more brilliant attendance OF
people was ever witnessed on any other
occasion within the capitol building.
The vast rotunda, as well as the spacious
galleries and corridors Of both houses,
were crowded beyond precedent. It was
impossible for the officers Of the two
houses at one time to communicate with
each other, while the presidents private
secretary, Just before II O'Clock, had TO
deliver to the house the messages in wri-
ting, announcing the signing of bills.
IMMENSE AUDIENCE OF LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN.
The floors Of tine senate and house were
opened on this extraordinary occasion 20
the ladies, and they filed nearly all of
the members seats and the spaces With
out the bar. On the floor of the house
alone, a thousand ladies aud gentlemen
remained standing for two hours, TO wit
ness the proceedings. 1t was not the
Inauguration of new men ss officers of
the house or anything unusual in the
formula Of organizing new congress
that attracted and assembled thousands
and adds great interest to the occasion,
but it was more in the historical fact of
being able TO see one congress expire and
another congress Immediately take its
place.
REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT OF THE
HOUsE-A SENSATION.
The protest of the democrats against
the organization of the fortieth congress
with seventeen states unrepresented
created something of a sensation. In the
course of his remarks in the house, Mr..
Brooks said If the indications / see in
the public press and elsewhere are to be
realiZed-if the process of impeachment
is to go on, or what is more revolution
ary, the suspension Of the president, the
action of this house is revolution, and
nothing but revolution, call it by what
ever name you please. Tbs speaker Of
the house is to create a committee OF
impeachment, and to have the whole
direction and control of the process of
impeachment through this house. Isay,
therefore, that the most serious of all
steps is the organization of this house,
and in case the precedent you threaten
US with is created by you, and the exist
ing president is deposed, in case of the
new presidents death, the speaker Of the
house becomes the president Of the
United States, so that in point of fact,
here, by our solemn action to-day, we
may be creating a president Of the United
States. 1 protest, therefore, in view of
the full sOlemnitY of the occasion. l
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presence OF the gentleman from Ohio
MIR. Ashley, who is to be leader in this
revolution. | protest most sOlemnly
against taking any further steps toward
the organization of this house until all
the states are fully represented.
Mr.. Brooks then read the following
protest:
WHEREAS, 1t appears by the record
lust made that the following states (sev-
enteen in numberl are not now repre-
sented upon the floor Of this house, viz:
the states ofcsAew Hampshire, Rhode
Island, Connecticut, Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Flor
ida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana,
Texas, Tennessee, Kentucky, California,
Arkansas and Aebrasks-ststes entitled
by the act OF congress, March 4, 1862,
and subsequent acts, to representatives
in congress, as follows: New Hampshire,
three; Rhode Island, two, Connecticut,
four Virginia, eight; North Carolina,
seven; South Carolina, four; Georgia,
seven; Florida, one; Alabama, six;
Mississippi, five Louisiana, ave Texas.
four Tennessee, eight; Kentucky, nine
CalifOrses, three; Arkansas, three; Ne
brasks, She-in all, eighty congressional
districts row unrepreseuted on the floor
Of the house; and
Whereas, OF these unrepresented
states, seven are of the original thirteen
that in 17S7 met in cOnTeltion and ere
ated the constitution of the United
States, New Hampshire, Rhode Island,
Connecticut, Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina and Georgia, msjeTity
of the original states therefore
We members elect Of the fortieth con-
gress do now enter our Solemn protest
against any snd every action tending to
the reorgsniEatiO Of this house until the
absent states are fully represented
John Morrissey, n. Y. (; F. Stone, Nd;
George w. Morgan, Ohio Charles Sit
greaves, n. ]. B +. Boyer, Penn. H.
McCulloch, Md; Charles DennisOn,
Penn; Stephen Archer, Nd; L. e.
Noell, Mo. w. Mangen, Ohio; Charles
Hsight, n. J.; John w. Chandler, \
Y; J. V. L. Pruyn, y. Y; James
Brooks, D. T.; William S. Holman,
Ind. VIM. Eiblack, Ind. Charles +.
EIdridge, Wis. P. Van Trump, Ohio;
a. G. Glosbrenner, Penn. ]. NJ. Hum
phrey, n. Y; NJ. c. kerr, Me. Stephen
Tabor, \. "; d. NJ. Van Auken, Penn. I;
Lewis n. Ross, I'll. I; S. S. Marshall, III. I;
F. Wood, n. Y. L. G, Else, Penn. w.
+. Robinson, n. Y; Demas Barnes, n.
Y; John Fox, n. Y. Albert G. Burr,
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