The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-12-02

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Mr.. Blaine was therefore declared dul,
elected Speaker Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives for the 43d Congress.
Messrs. Maynard and Wood conductet
Mr.. Blaine TO the chair. s.S !
The Speaker, on taking, the chair, ad.
dressed the House as follows:
Gentlemen Of he House Of Representatives:
The vote this moment announced BY
the Clerk Is such an expression OF you
confidence as calls for my sincerest thanks
To be chosen Speaker Of the American
House Of Representatives Is always al
honorable distinction; 10 be chosen
third time enhances the honor more thar
three iold to be chosen by the larges
body that ever assembled 10 the Capito
imposes burden Of responsibility which
only your indulgent kindness could en-
bolden me 10 assume.
The first occupant Of this, chair presi
ded over q House oi sixty. five members
representing population far below, tht
present aggregate of the State Of New
York. Al tthat time, in the whole United
States, there were not fifty thousand civ
ilizcd inhabitants 10 be found one hundred
miles distant from the flow Of the Allan
tic tide. ITO day, gentlemen, q large ma
jority OF you come from beyond thai
limit, and represent districts then peopled
only by the Indian and the adventurous
frontiersmhn. The National Government
Is not yet as old us many Of It's citizens
but In this brle! span Of time, less thar
one heightened life, 1t has under Gods
good providence extended us power untl
q continent Is the Held OF us empire anc
attests the msjesty OF Its law:
With The growth o. new States and
the resulting changes In The centres O.
population new interests are developed,
rival to the old, butby no means hostile,
diverse but not antsgonistic. Nay, rather
are all theseinterests IN harmony; and the
true science OF just government is 10 give
to. each Its full and lair play, depressing
none by undue exaction, iayoring none
by undue privilege It's TINS great lesson
which our: daily experience is teaching
Us, binding Us together more closely,
making our mutual dependence more
manifest, and causing us 10 reel, Wnethef
we live in the North or In the South, 10
the East or in the West, thai we have In
deed but zone country, one constitution,
one destipy."
A message was sent % notify the Senate
that the House was duty organized and
readytoproceea 70 bnslness' a. commitIee
was appointed In connection with like
committee from tue senate 70 lniofm the
President that Congress was in session
and ready TO receive any communication
he might desire 70 make,
About tity members from me South
ern Statea who could not take tue oa.h q },
office which Is known as the IRON clad,
took the modifled oath. fromlnenl
among them was stephens, OF Georgia,
The next business IN order pelng the
election OF S!erks MI; Msynaru oneIeo
a resolution covering oil the elective OIL
eersS Of the House, and naming the iol'
lowing: For Clerk, Edward Mcfher
son; for sergcant'at-Arns. n. g. Ord
way; for Doprkeeper, y. 3. Buxton; iol
Postmaster, d. j. SHERWOOD, OF Mlchl2an
lor Chaplain, Rev.J. G. Butler.
Mr.. Niblack moved an amendment by
inserting instead Of the foregoing, the FOL
lowing names: George Q. Widde6erg
Peter hnpp, ohatles " Comes, a. H. .
Startling and Kew . = Mahon. Ihe
amendment was rejected, and the orlgi
nal resolution adopted ana the omceri
sworn 10. ....,. - 4, :,
delegates from !eFritoties Wete W.
called and sworn 10, WIN t9e excepnoi
Of Nj. George Y. Ssnn9n, oi otan; N =!
erence 70 wn9m MI. Me[rlam onefea
resolution reciung tnat M; Sannon ny
taken an oath inconsistent WIN citizensnil
and win MS epllgauons as q aelegais. an.
haslneen ana commune .o lpe gun.y Y
practices IN VIOLATION ana oelance ol lgWl