Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-12-02

MASHrNGTOE, December 1.-The house was
called 10 order az noon bY Afr. Mcpherson,
clerk who called the roll OF members by
Tbe. galleries were crowded, and most OF the
go y IN the hall were occupied.
When Louisiana was reached the clerk
Mated that there We're buttwo unchallenged
eerlhcates received from that State-those OF
Alessrs. Darraii and Morey, from the third and
Dtth districts As to the other three districts,
sad member for the State al large, there had
been two connteting sets Of papers received,
ooih issuing iuon competent authority, one
sci signed by Governor WarmOth, and The
other by Acting-GovernOr Pinchback. The
clerk had therefore declined to enroll any OF
them. As 70 the ninth district Of Indiana the
papers returned by the governor could
not be accepted by the clerk, As they were not
in accordance with law, and therefore there
was no person enrolled for that district. For
four seats from Arkansas, there had been but
two certificates presented, those Of snyder and
Hines. in regard 70 the State OF West Nir-
ginia, there was peculiar complication aris-
ing from uncertainty as q the proper time for
holding the election. There had been two
elections held, on two different days, ana dl =
terent persons elected from two districts. IN
The other district the same person had been
elected Oh both occasions. and therefore the
clerk had enrolled that person-Mr; Hereford
but had not enrolled any Of the Others.
The roll having been called, IL appeared
that two hundred and seventy eight Of the
two hundred and ninetY-two members enti-
tled 10 seas answered 10 their names.
The house then proceeded to the election OF
a speaker.
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Mr. Nibiack nominated Fernando Wood.
Mr Holman nominated :. 5. Cox, who said
he was not a candidate for the position.
The feileIs having been appointed by the
clerk the vote was taken with the following
result: Blaine, one hundred and ninety; Fer
nandO Wood, seyenty-seyens 8 :. Cox, two;
Clymer, of Pennsylvania, one Alex. II. Ste
Tens, one.
Mr. Blaine was therefore declared duly
elected speaker OF the house OF representa-
tives for the fOrty-third congress.
Mr.. Maynard and Mr.. Wood conducted Mr..
Blaine 70 tue chair.
The speaker, on taking the chair, said;
6eatielHcn n TIC HOsise Qf Representatives..
The vote this moment announced BY the
clerk Is such an expression OF your eonn-
dence as calls Tor my sincerest thanks.
To be chosen speaker Of the American
house Of representatives is always an
honorable distinction. To be chosen athird
time enhances the honor more than three
fold. To be chosen by the largest body that
efer Assem- Died in the capitol Imposes a bur
den Of responsibility which only your in
assume. The first occupant OF this chair pre-
sided over a house Of SiXty-five members.
representing a population far below the pres
ent aggregate o. the state Of New York At
that time In the whole United States there
were not fifty thousand civilized Inhabitants
10 be found one hundred miles distant from
the foW OF the Atlantic tide. To-day
gentlemen, large majority Of
Won come from beyond that
limit and represent districts then peOpied
only by The Indian ana adventurous FROM
tiersTnan. The national government is not
vet a. old IS many Of its citizens, but in this
brief space OF time, less than one heightened
IT, power Eniu continent Is the field of IS