The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-03-06
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y message was sent notifying the Senate
that the House had organized.
A reSOiutlOut that the oath be admins
tered 10 Van Horn aud Dyer, OF Missouri,
was adopted, and they We're sworn Ia.
phe res yit zion that HunneH of Mary
land, taze the oath, was adopted, and
HuuneIl sworn in
Papers were presented froru L. Myers. of
Pennsylvania, contesting the seat Of Ha-
NETT.
Woodward offered a resolution to refer to
the Committee on Elections the contested
case from the st District OF PeunsylYa-
mia, with instructions to report as SOOn as
practicable which of he two princi pals has
DFiDla fateje right TO the sea-. The House
refused 10 second the previous gu. stiOn.
schOlieid moved as an amendment a re-
soiut on recit1ng that the Governor OF
PennsyIVania had declared in a procia-
nation that no such returns had been
received from the list District, as to au
thOrize him to give certthcate TO either
OF the two persons claiming it. but that
the Governor had subseQ HenJly transmit
ted affidavits to the Clerk o. the House,
which ne stated Indicated the election of
John Covode, and then directing that CO.
vode be sworn in as sitting member
without prejudices TO the claim OF Henry
d. Foster, contestant.
During ths discussion there suddenly
sprung q scene of excitement. A II essen
ger had arrived with the names Of The
Cabinet appointments. The names We're
then read from the Clerks desk, nd the
House became so much excited that ~ was
lmpossIhle 10 resume business ior some
time.
E,dridgs suggested "a recess for ten min
utes 80 tuat the mourneTS might nave an
opportunity To commlsSerate eacn other.
Laughter
A recess was taken.
Upon reasSeIn bling, Woodward, resum-
! ing the floor, said: AS TO the Secretary OF
/ the Navy, n more conservative or respect
/ able citizen was not To be found In Pen n
/ Finally substitute offered by Dawes
4 was agreed to. refeFr ng the whole matter
! to the Committee on Elections with in
] Gf " n
! claimants has pTtnaG J1ctd right to the
/ seat.
On motion of Schofeld, the time for
/ taxing testimony in the contested q ectiOn
| of Taylor against Reading. from the FIT h
/ district of Pennsylvania, was extended to
schenck, from the Committee appointed
! to wait on the President, rt ported that the
/ Committee hai performed mat duty, and
| the President had informed the Commit
/ tee hat he had about two hours previous-
( ", anticipating that the Senate would be
in session, sent some nominations to that
bo1y, but ne had no message to send 10
Farnsworth moved that cliff, Tift. Ed
| warts, Cove, Price and Young be sworn
| in the Sixth District being vacant.
From the statement made in support OF
| the motion, it appeared that these persons
were eieci ed at Lne same time, for both the
last Congress and the p esent one.
Ward suggested that the whole matter
be referred to the Committee on EIsc IONS,
with instructions TO inquire whether OF
not Georgia was eatitled 70 representation
/ at all
After much debate, the resoIut ion was
1 modified and adopted, and the question re-
| feIred to the Committee on Elections.
On motion of Fegrls he House proceed
ell to com plete its organization, by the
/ election OF Clerk, D0Orkeeper, Sergeat-at-
Army, Chiipiatn and Postmaster. s
Ward Nominated for Clerk Edward Me
Pherson, OF Pennsylvania, the Clerk Of the
| last House.
Niblacx nominated Charles W.Carrigan
OF PennSy wanna.
a brooks, having been appointed one OF
! the telleTs, asked to be excused, saying he
| did not want to nave anything to do with
the etectIon of ClsrK.
Ihe result OF the vote was, for RcPher-
son, I2S; Charles w. Carrigan, 81 McPheT-
son was declared elected, and the oath ad.
/ Ininistered by the Speaker.
Ward nominated n q. Ordway, of New
! Hampshire, Sergeant-at- ArfnS- --
Mungen nOniua ted owen T1orne of The
District of COlum bia: TIE vote resulted
/ Ordway l2l. Thorne 5S. Ordway was de
/ clared duly elected, and the oaIh admins
tered by the Speaker.
Otis ;. Barton, of New York, was elected
! against 81 for ID. j. WaggOner. OF Illinois
ant W. s. King was elected Postmaster
| having Received l20 VOTES against 5j fol
/ william Lines, of New York. The Officers
elected held tire same positions under the
| last House. ~ af
| On Motion of Judd, the election of Chap
ain wa postponed until next Tuesday.
| The ual resolutions for drawing seats
| were adopted, and, having neen carried
into effect, the House, at / 40, adJournec
until Tuesday.