The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-03
FORTIETH CONGREss-THIRD SESSION
House Of Representatives.

The House met at 10 o'clock with an unusually
leries crowded to their utmost capacity.
After prayer message was received from the
bHf,s"'ive bilfa. anu 'ne r0'' o"'e Appropriation
were non. concurred In and q committee OF con-
The Speaker hen, in the midst of profound
silence, rose and delivered his farewell address
to the House. prefacipg 1t with the announce.
ment that he had asked the gentleman from
Iowa to preside as Speaker pro sem until the
election of his successor.
Hon. Schuyler Coliax's speech will be found
AS the Speaker closed his address and retired
from the chair there was hearty outburst OF
applause. commencing In the galleries and ex'
Mr. Wilson of Iowa tookfhe chair as Speaker
Mr.. Woodward (Pa.) rose and said that, at the
Instance OF his political friends, and as an ex
preston of his own feelings, he offered the fol-
Reselued. That the retirement OF the Hon.
Schuyler Colfax from the Speakers chair. after
a long and faithful discharge OF Its duties. Is
an event in our current history which would
cause universal regret we're It not that the
country Is to have the benefit of his mature
duty to which he has been called by majority
OF his country men. In parting from our dis
bngn1sSneo ssnpsiSstv s hleS anpresia,iom OF
his skill In parliamentary law, OF his prompt
ness In administering the rules and facilitating
the business of the body, OF his urbane man
ners, and of the dignity and impartiaiity with
which he has presided over the deliberations
of the House. He Will carry with him to his
new field OF duty and throughout the land the
regards of every member of this Congress.
monsly. and an engrossed copy of It, to be- signed
by the officers of the House. was ordered TO be
Communicated to Mr.. Colfax.
Mr.. Dawes (Mass.) then, by unaDimous con-
sent moved that Mr.. Pomeroy OF New York oe
declared duly elected Speaker Of the House In
The resolution was sgieed 10 unanimously,
and Mr.. Pomeroy, amid general applause, was
conducted TO The chair by Messrs. Dawes and
The oath Of Office was then administered to
him by MT i Dawss eas Of mn %ashSnrne Of Of Ii
| nois. who is still detained from the House ny
Mr.. Pomeroy, in assuming the Office OF
| Speaker, and ni thanking the House for the
| nigh compliment conferred. said:-It has been
in, ny,bs pTocee dines OF The House. and in retir.
ing as I expect To do within brief period, for
ever fom all oiioiai it % wisa ~ ,aaae sne
| this qualification, that in all these years on
this floor have never reoelVea re- if0m aa m member per
| of disrespect The unanimity with which l
have been chosen to preside over the House
| carriea with II no political siguihcance.
| could most cheerfully foreRo all of the power
| Sneak er of the House, but there Is q sgnih.
! cance beyond that which 1 can never forget,
and that s the persena,d cESs1SaSn wsds n n AND %
Selection for even this brief period. (Renewed
| applause)
| on m0tfon of Mr.. Dawes message was sent
| IN the Senate announcing The election of MIR.
| PomeToy TO the Speakefshtp of the House, and
| a committee OF three was appointed TO walt on
| the President for the like purpose.
The Joint resolution which was before the
House at the time OF the adjournment las night
| for printing the Medical and Surgical History
OF the Rebellion, came up as the unfinished
business and was passed.
| MIR Lafiin, from the Committee ON Printing,
| reported q r. solution for printing two thousand
| oopies Of the report OF the special oommittee on
| fhe New York election frauds. with the testi-
mopy, and ten thousand copies without the
Testimony. Adop,ed-yeas. liz; nays. g.
The deficiency bill was sent over from the
Senate with amendments, ana
| Mr. Hpalding moved TO non'c0ncur In the
MI Farnsworth demanded the reading of the
| amendments before the House was called ON e
MT. spaIding Withdrew the motion. remark
1 iua that the gentleman from Illinois Woald
have 70 tAhe the responsibility Of Eetarding ths
| public bu1l0oss.