The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-04
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"The Forty-second Congress meets at period of
general content happiness, and prosperity through
the land. Under the wise admnistr ttion of tue
National Government peace reigns Ia all borders,
and the only misunderstanding Win any foreign
government is we may hope at this moment In
process OF honorable, cordial, aud lasting adjust
mept. We are fortunate in meeting at sucn "A tine,
fortunate in representing such constituencies, for
tunate in legisatng Tor such a country. [ trust,
gentlemen, that eur official Intercourse may be free
from personsl asperity. Believing that all our
and invoking the blessing Of Him, witaout
whose aid and guidance we labor IN vain,
81 am now ready to proceed with the further orga-
nization Of the House. and as the first step Shere:o
will myself take the oath prescribed 10y the Consu-
tuition and the laws" (Applause)
MIR. Dawes, the senior member OF the House in
continuous service, administered the oatn OF
offce to the Speaker. Then the Speaker proceeded
to administer the oath to the members, beginning
with the members FROM the New England States,
who ranged themselves In an arc OF a circle III the
in front OF the Clerk desk and took the oath
with uplfted hand. They were followed by the
members fIom New York and New Jersey then by
the members from Pennsylvania, Delaware, and
Two members from the Southern States took the
Mr. Maynard objected to the swearing in of Alfred
NJ. Waddell, OF North Carolina, as being disqualified
from holding ONCE.
MIR Kerr objected to the swearing in of the Ten
nessee members on the ground that the election
law in Tennessee had been repealed aud ttat thev
were elected without sanction OF law he presented
protest from citizens OF Tennessee, and explained
that the Tennessee Legislature had by one sweeping
|
| ture, including the election law.
MI. Bingham moved that the Tennessee members
be in, and that their credentials be referred
| to the Committee on Elections
The motion agreed to, and they were sworn
in, three OF them taking the test oath OF 1869 aud
| five the modified oath ot 1865.
Mr.. Kerr stated the grounds Of the objection to
the swearing in OF the Mississippi members Their
credentials presented no prntd .fdce evidence Of
| right to seat.
The constitution submitted by the convention to
the people OF Mississippi, and under which the Re-
representatives. TO Congress were to be voted for
had been rejected 10y the people, and Congress had
subsequently passed law directing that the Consti
tutl0n should be again submitted to the people, and
that the election should be ordered by the President
a military aet. 1t was conducted by military ofl-
and 1t at that election that these members
claimed 10 have been elected both for the Forty
and FOltysscond Congresses. He contended that
the act under which the election was held within
month OF the opening the Forty-nrst Congress did
not and could not contemplate an election for any
other than that Congress- and that consequently the
pretended election Tor the Forty-second Congress-
| was a nullity The credentials were not issued by
the Executive OF the state OF Mississippi nut by an
| ofcer at the military headquarters OF the Fourth
| district.
Mr.. Eldridge suggested that II these men could be
elected to occupy their seats for three years and
three MONTHS they might well be elected for
twenty years, or for life.
Mr. Kerr asseDted to. that proposition and said
that the atGempC elect for the Congresses
was made for the purpose OF preventing ana fore
stalliug legitimate and fair election by the people
for REPRESENTATIVES IN the Forty-second Con0resS
Mr.. Bingham moved that the Mississippi rrepeseu-
tattvesbe sworn in, ana their credentials referred
to the Committee on Elections.