Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-03-11
LATER FROM THE ATLANTIC STATES.
TELEGR APHIC,


like Committee on the part Of the Senate,
to wait upon the President and inform him
that if he had no further communication
to make, Congress was ready to adjourn
Gariielde, Ncgley and others were ap-
pointed as Committee of Conference on the
Admiral's bill, and Butler of Massachusetts,
and Stevens Of New Hampshire argued
against Schoiield's motion. On the vote
by tellcrs on SchoGeld's motion to receie
there were 10 in favor to AZ against, the
effect of which would have been to pass
the bill; but as it then wanted five min.
utes of the hour of adjournment, the bill
was defeated by the minority demanding
the ayes aud nays.
During the call, Garfcldc announced
that the Committee appointed for the pur-
pose had waited on the President and was
authorized to inform Congress that he
had no farther communication to make.
The call of the roll was resumed, but
before its termination the hour of noon ar
rived. when the call was interrupted by
the fall Of the Speakers gavcl Suddenly
the clamor of the House was hushed into
perfect stiffness, when the Speaker, ad.
dressing the House, declared it adjourned.
AS the Speaker pronounced the last word
of his address and stepped down to take
his place on the floor as a member of the
new Con yress, an expression of approval
and applause broke out in the chamber
and gallery, and clappins Of hands was
general aud long sustained. After short
pause, Mcpherson. Clerk of the House,
summoned the new House together and
proceeded to call the names of members
by States. The States of New Hampshire,
Connecticut, Tcxls and California unrcp.
rcsented-elcctions in these States not
having been held.
The roll having been completed, the
Clerk announced that 222 members had
answered to their namas-a full reprcscn.
tation being 243.
Mr.. Blair then nominated James G.
Blaine of Maine for Speaker, and Wood
nominated George W. Morgan of Ohio.
The result was announced as follows
WHOLE number Of votes cast, 2l9; ncccs-
sary to choice, 10; of which Blaine had
l2G; Morgan, 93. The Clerk thcreupon
declared that James G.. Blaine having re
ccivea Il majority of AL the votes cast, was
declared Speaker of tho House Of Repre-.
scntatlvcs Of the Forty second Congress.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The Senate
went into Executive session at o'clock
this morning, and confirmed among others,
the following nominations: Geo. 4. Black,
Secretary Of Utah Territory Cornelius
Hodges, u. s. Marshal for Montana.
WASHINGTON, March 4.--Both houses,
at few minutes past twelve O'Clock, pro.
cccdcd to the organization Of the new
Congress. The President and ncubcrs of
his Cabinet, with his private secretaries,
occupied the Presidents room, near the
Senate Chamber, where he signed all the
bills which we're presented to him except.
ing nine, among which were an Act for
purchases of lands sold for direct tax in
the instruction States an Act relating
to tclegraphic communication between the
United States and foreign countries; a
joint resolution relating to the rights of
actual settlers upon certain lands.
The President this morning approved
and signed G7 bills, including the General
Appropriation bills. He remained at his
room some time awaiting the organization
of the two Houses in order to save the
Joint Committee the trouble of sending it
to him to the Executive Mansion. lie
had no printed message to communicate.
Several hundred bills which passed one
House or the other failed to receive con-
current action. Among the House bills
which failed to receive concurrent action
in the Senate were the following: An Act
to revise. consolidate and amend the
statutes relating to the Post Office Depart
ments ; an Act to aid the execution Of the
laws in Utah Territory and the polygamy
bill an Act to extend the time for pre-.
sentation of claims for bounty, under Act
of July 26, 1866; joint resolution in re.
Luton to the contest between the people Of
Cuba and the Government of Spain; an
Act to authorize the President to accept
the res gnaton Of Judges of United States
Courts; an Act for protection of settlers
on public lands of the United States; an
Act to enable honorable discharged soldiers
and sailors and their widows and orphans
to acquire homcsteads on public lands;
an Act to prevent cruelty to animals in
transition by railroad cars an Act in re-
lation to additional bounties; joint resolu-
ton to regulate hours of labor of Govern
ment workmen, aud an Act to amend the
Bankruptcy Act; an Act increasing all
pensions ~ per cent. an Act to abolish
the offices of Admiral and Vice Admiral of
the Navy.
JACKSONVILLE, March 4.-The follow.
ing card from Senator Fay in relation to
the Rails difficulty appears in one of the
local papers today:
CARD.-In view of the atrocious calum-
MES put afoat by interested persons in re-
gard to my alleged connection with wo.
man lately in my employ, I deem it proper
to state that l deny the charges alleged
against me, and court thorough legal in.
vestigation of the affair; I therefore ask a
suspcnsion Of the nuhlic iudrment until