The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-03-17
Congressional Summary.

| Senate was still in session, considering the
omnibus bill, portions of which were agreed
to.-The bill repeating the duty on coal
was again brought up and again received its
defeat.--At 5 o'clock a. m, the Senate
took recess until 1890 a. m.-The bill
appropriating $50 900 TO pay for the destruc-
| ton Of the Hospital OF the Sisters of our
Lady of Mercy, at Charleston, s. c., was
| agreed to.-The President notified the
Senate that he had no further communica-
| ton to make.-The hour Of IL o'clock, the
time fixed by law for the expiration of the
session, arrived, when the Vice President adj
dressed the Senate, as follows: "Thanking
the Senators for your approval of my official
course, which you have placed on your rec
| ords, declare the third session of the Senate
of the United States Of the Forty-f Con-
gress adjourned. The time fixed for the as
sembling of the first session according to law
of the Forty second Congress having arrived,
| the Secretary will call the roll of names of
| the Senators elect, who will present them
selves in front of the Vice Presidents chair
| to take the oath Of Office" In accordance
with the invitation of the Vice President,
organization Of the Senate was proceeded
WITH and the following new Senators took
the oath of Office: Anthony, of Rhode
Island Caldwell, of Kansas Cragin, of
New Hampshire; Frelnghuysen,, of New
Jersey; Ferry, of Michigan; Hitchcock, of
Nebraska; Kelley, of Oregon Logan, of Hi
nois; Morrill,, of Maine Robertson, of South
| Carolina Stevenson, of Kentucky Sauls-
| bury, of Delaware; Cooper, of Tennessee
Wilson, of Massachusetts, Wright, Of Iowa.
Window, of Minnesota; West, of Louisiana.
COMMITTEES on notification to the Presi-
dent and House of the organization Of the
| Senate were then appointed. AT lis, the
Senate adjourned till IL o'clock on Tuesday
The House continued its all might session
until five o'clock in the morning. The ses-
sion was the stormest of the season. Final
| ", at 1870 o'clock, the omnibus bill came
over from the Senate with an enormous
batch of amendments tackled to it, which
were read and concurred in.---A recess was
taken until 10 o'clock.-The House recon-
vened at 10 o'clock a. M, and the Speaker
presented several executive communica-
| tons, among others a message from the
President vetoing the House bills, and which
was referred to the Committee on Claims
After the presentation of the Executive
messages the House took further recess
until IL o'clock.--The session was re-
sumed at ll.-Several motions were made
and resolutions offered, but Randall objected,
and gave notice that he would object to
everything.-At 11:40 the President sent
word to the House that he had no further
communication to. make.-The hour of
noon arrived, when the call was interrupted
by the fall of the Speakers gavel Suddenly
the clamor Of the House was hushed into
perfect stiffness, when the Speaker delivered
his valedictory address, and adjourned the
House sine die.--After short pause, Nc
Pherson, Clerk of the House, summoned the
new House to order, and proceeded to call
the names by States. The roll having been
completed, the Clerk announced that 222
members had answered to their names, the
full representation being 243.-Blair, of
| Michigan, then moved that the House pro-
D., al as olynr nd
mated Mr.. Blaine, as Speaker. Wood nomi
mated Morgan, eff Ohio. The Clerk APP
pointed as tellers Messrs. Banks, Cook, Beck
and Eldridge, and proceeded to take the
vote The vote having been completed, the
result was announced by Mr.. Banks as fol-
lows: Whole number of votes cast, 2l9;
necessary TO choice, 10; Of
Mr. Morgan 93. The Clerk thereupon de-
clared that Mr.. Blaine having received a
majority of all the votes cast, was duly
elected Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives of the United States for the Fortysec-
ond Congress ON being conducted to the
chair, Mr.. Blaine thanked the House for the
honor again conferred upon him, and pro-
ceeded TO take the oath of office, as Speaker,
which was administered by Dawes---The
Speaker then proceeded to administer the
oath to the members, beginning with the
members from the New England States.-
Dawes offered resolution, which was
adopted, declaring the following persons
offices for the House for the Forty-second
Congress: Edward Mcpherson, Clerk; n.
G.. Ordway ,Sergeant-at-Arm o. S. Buxton,
Doorkeeper; w. s. King, Postmaster, and j.
G. Butler, Chaplain, being the officers of the
last House.--The delegates from the terri
tories, seven in number, were then called
and sworn INA committee of the House
was appointed to join a like committee on
the part of the Senate, To wait upon the
President and inform him that Congress was
ready to proceed with business. Hooper,
Niblack, and Scofield were appointed.--
Dawes offered concurrent resolution, for an
adjournment sine die on Wednesday, the Sth
of March, at IL o'clock. The resolution was
agreed to without yeas and nays, l47 to II.
The House then proceeded to draw for
seats, proceeding attended with the usual
, uproar and confusion, Dawes being permit
ed, through courtesy, to select his seat be-
fore drawing. at APO the House
adjourned until Tuesday.
In the Senate, on the It'll, lIamlin,
from the committee appointed to wait on the
President, reported that they had performed
the duty, and the President informed them
that he had no communications for Congress
at present, but should make one in the
course of a week, and expressed the wish
that Congress should not this week fix a day
| OF OuGullcnt.---OuHuTy DlllS vi all ull-
important nature generally, were introduced
and laid on table to await the forming of
: ommittees.-The Vice President laid be-
fore the Senate the House concurrent reso-
luton to adjourn on Wednesday, March s,
which, on the motion of Hamlin, was laid
on the table.-The Senate then, at 1910
adjourned until Thursday.
: In the House, Hooper, from the committee
appointed to join like committee from the
, Senate to wait on the President, reported
! the result.-Niblack, as question of privi-
lege, offered a resolution requesting the
Speaker to proceed at once to the appoint
ment of the Committees of the House,
During the debate that followed, the Speaker
stated that with the exception of those or
! Elections, Mileage, Accounts, and Public
Buildings, it was not his intention to APP
point the standing committees until the De
cember session, to which most of the mem
, bers were favorable AS q reason for no
, adjourning, more Southern outrages wer,
, announced, and it was urged that speedy &C
ton should be taken.-Adjourned til
Thursday.
The Public Debt Statement.
The public debt bearing coin interest il