The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1867-03-12
TEE R32TEETsz CONGRESS,

WASHINGTON, March 4, 1SG7-Thc
.Fortieth Congress WAS organized to-day
Hon. Benz. Wais, Of Chic, wss elected
President Of the Senate, and Hon. Scuhy-
er CoIfax, of Indiana, was eLctel Speaker
of the House This is h:s third consecu
tive election as Speaker. His remarks on
taking the Ch,:r were frank, maa'v and
patriotic. As a presiding officer no Speaker
has ever exce!led him in maintaining an
amicahle feeling between AL the members
the gantIemanIy department, and mutuai
respect Of the members of the Thirty Mint Il
Congress during their stormy days can be
attributed mainly to his efforts.
Hon. Z. S. M3Pherson, of Pennsylvania,
was re-eircted Clerk of the House, by res
olution, uuanimous!y y adopted.
The Democratic portion of the House
protested against the assembling of the
Fortieth Congress while some of the States
were not represented.
The following new Senator. we're sworn
in this morning: Hons. Simon Cameron.
Henry W. Corbett, Roscoe Conkling
James Harlan, Garrett Davis, Charlrs D.
Drake, Timothy O. Howe, Oliver P. Nor
ton, Justice S. Morrill,, James w. Nye
James w. Patterson, Samuel Z. Pomeroy
John Sherman and Lyman frumbuH. The
clerk called Thomas Swami, but he was
not present to respond
John III. Mayer aud I. W. Upton then
came forward and were sworn in As Senat
ors from the State of Nebraska.
We had the pleasure of seeing Pennsyl-
vania's Senator sworn, aud felt when watch
ing his tall and noble form, whose head i
now crowned with the frosts of many {
fine political winter, crossing the Senate
| Chamber to the Presidents stand, that the
keystone State had secured the services o1
oae whose energies, talents anil aOif, wou q
ever be directed to the securing Of tho>,
rights for our State, and for the whole
country, which have been 80 much neg
lected by the silent Buckalew and tht
venal Cowan. The Penusylvanians res
dent at the Capitol with a large delegation
from the Legislature and many others from
different portions Of our State, gave Ml
Cameron reception in the par!orS OF VII
lards Hotel last night, and we can trutl
! fully say that more enthusiastic gathering
of those whose love Of country and value G
patriotism have been. tested by years Of bit
ter trial, we never witnessed. About tel
o'clock DR.. Fuller, Of Pennsylvania, al
vanced toward General Cameron and tel
dereI him the congratulations Of the citi
zens Of Pennsylvania present.
SPEECH OF SENATOR CAMERON.
am very much obliged to you, Nj
Fuller, for the kind words which you hay.
spoken to ne, and ] scarcely know how /,
thank this audience for this handsome re
ception. | am exceedingly proud Of it
and will endeavor TO be grateful for
| am glad of it, because those who have
come here tonight to do me this honor
are PennsyI,snians. Applause l an
not vain enough to believe that 1t Is fol
myself, personally, but s the represent I'll, {
ot the great State to which they and t,
which belong | Applause
| have often Thought that we N Penn
sylvania did not adhere to each other ;
wei as they do IN other States-nol s,
well as We ought to DO for our own sake>
1 believe as much III State feeling as
do in a neighUorhood feeling. think tha
a family should adhere to each 9th
through life. | think the people in s
county and neighborhood should protec
and defsud their own people around them
and 50 of State. Bat We owe ST.
higher duty than that Of our duty to ou
uele ehborhood and our State; We owe i
iuty to the great Government that pro
tects us all, Applause, and wit"out whic.
our States would be Of no consequeucc
[AppIause.1
| am glad % believe that all the here
,ies which we have heard upon thi> subject
Of State rights are about to be buried for
ever. APplause.] l am proud to beiie,,
too, rhat the men who defended this coun
try from destruction VIII continue to dc
lend the Government of their choice-th.
Government which protects them. [Ap