Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-03-09

should not be sworn IN. MIR. Galdthwaite S
credentials were finally laid upon the
table until the committees are appointed,
and an examination can be made as to
the facts governing the case. Objections
were also made to the swearing of Mr..
Reynolds of Texas, and Foster Blodgett
of Georgia, and these were also laid upon
the table. The Senators then at o'clock
adjourned until Tuesday next, at which
time the Republican Senators will hold a
caucus and arrange the committees. Sew
eral important changes will be made in
this arrangement. The committee on the
District of Columbia will be abolished
and the work therefore, done by it will be
assigned to the committee On territories,
now that the District has been made q
territory.
HoUsE.-Mr. Mcpherson. Clerk Of the
House, summoned the new House to order
and proceeded to call the names of the
members by Statea. The States of New
Hampshire, Connecticut, Texas and Cali
fornia were unrepresented, the elections
in those States not having yet been held.
In regard to North Carolina, the Clerk
stated he had been requested by Mr..
Rogers, member from the Fourth District,
not to call his name, and he therefore
did not do SO. The roll having been COM
pleted, the Clerk announced that two
hundred and twenty-five members had
answered to their names, the full represen-
tation being two-hundred and forty-tbree.
The House then proceeded to the election
for Speaker. Mr.. Blair, in behalf of the
Republican members, nominated James G.
Blaine of Maine as Speaker, and Mr.. Wood,
in behalf of the Democratic members,
nominated George W. Morgan of Ohio.
The vote having been completed the re-
suit was announced by Mr.. Banks, as fol-
lows: Whole number of votes cast, 219 ;
necessary to choice, ITO, of which James
G. Blaine had received 1876, and George
w. Morgan 50. The clerk thereupon de-
clared that James G.. Blaine having re-
ceived majority of all the votes cast was
duly elected Speaker of the House of
Representatives of the United States for
Forty-second Congress. Mr.. Blaine was
then conducted to the Chair and delivered
brief address. Mr.. Dawes, the senior
member of the House in continuous SER
vice, administered the oath of Office to the
Speaker. Then the Speaker proceeded to
administer the oath to the members, be-
ginning with members from the New
England States. Two members from the
Southern States took the modified oath.
Objections were made to the swearing in
of members from certain Southern
States, but all members present were
admitted and took the oath. The
credentials of the Tennessee and Missis-
sippi members were referred to the COM
mittee ON elections. The following per.
sons were elected officers of the House for
the Forty second Congress Edward
Mcpherson, Clerk; n. G. Ordway, Ser
geant'at-Arms; O.S. Buxton, Doorkeeper !;
w. S. King, Postmaster; J. G. Butler,
Chaplain, being the officers of the last
House. Delegates from the territories,
seven in number, were then sworn in.
Mr.. Dawes offered concurrent resolution
for an adjournment sine die, on Wednes-
day next, the 9Th of March, at 10 o'clock
The resolution was agreed to by yeas 147,
nays n. The House proceeded to draw
for seats, a proceeding attended with the
usual uproar and confusion, Mr.. Dawes
being permitted through courtesy to select
his seat before the drawing, and then at
4 20 the House adjourned until Tuesday.