The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-12-04
Torty.Third Congress.
WASHINGTON, Dee, |, is

After prayer by the Chaplain, Mr.. Ingall
! presented the credentials of Robert Crozier
who was sworn in to fill the vacanc,
caused by the resignation Of Hon AleXan
der Caldwell. The Senate decided tt
meet daily at u O'Clock until otherwise
ordered. Committees were appointed t.
inform the House and the President thai
| The Senate was in session. The announce,
ment of Casserly's resignation was read
Several bills were Introduced and laid OF
| the table.
A number Of bills and resolutions were
presented
MIR, Sumner asked unanimous consent
to have read a despatch from several
members Of the Spanish CortcS to himself
and Senator Cameron
Mr.. Sherman objected
MIR. buckingham introduced a bill pro
| Nlding that volunteers under the Pre,i-
| dents proclamation Of May Sd, 1861,
| actually mustered into The service before
August 9th, 1861, and accepted under
said proclamation, shall be paid the full
bounty of 800 promised in said plocla-
nation
The resignation OF Chaplain Newman
Hall was presented.
t.
half an hour, and on reassembing Mr..
Edmunds said it was evident they should
not receive the Message to-day, rs 50
much time would be occupied in swearing
in members and organizing the House
He moved the Senate adjourn till to-mor-
row at II o clock, which Wa- adopted
HOUSE The House was called to order
at noon by Clerk Mcpherson The gal
leries We're crowded The Clerk called
the roll by States When he reached
Louisiana, he said there We're only two I'M
challenged certificates from that State,
Messrs Morey and Darrell As to the
othcr. three districts and the member for
the State al large, there have been two
conflicting sets Of papers received both
issuing from competent authority One
set was signed by Governor Yarmouth
and the other by Acting Governor Pinch
back The Clerk had therefore declined
TO enroll any of them The 9th dist of
Indiana papers were not in accordance
with the law, and therefore there was no
person enrolled for that district For four
seats from Arkansas, there had been two
certificates presented, which We're those
of Messrs. Snyder and Hines.
The roll having been called. 21S of the
292 who are entitled to seats answered to
Their names, The House then proceeded
TO the choice of Speaker. and Hon. j. &.
Blaine OF Maine. was elected on the first
ballot. as follows. J. G. Blaine, 800;
Fernando Wood 76 s. S. Cox ?; Hester
C1vmer and 4. II Stevens of Ga. each
Mcssrs. Maynard and Wood conduc ted
MIR Blaine to the chair, ON taking which
he said
Gentlemen OF the House Of Representa-
tivcs:
The vote this moment announced by the
Clerk is such an expression oil your con-
fidence as calls tor my sincercst thanks.
To be chosen Speaker Of the American
House of Representatives is always an
honorable distinction to be chosen Il third
time enhances the honor more than three
fold to be chosen by the largest body that
ever assembled i'll the capitol imposes a
burden of responsibility which only YOUR
indulgent Kindness could eilboldan nit fo
assume
The first occupant OF this chair presided
over a House of 65 members representing
4 population far below the present aggre-
time, in the whole United States there
ants to be found one hundred miles distant
from the flow OF the Atlantic tide To
day, gentlemen, a large majority Of you
come from beyond that limit. aud repre-
sent districts then peopled only by the
Indian and the adventurous frontierenan |
The National Government is not Yet ~ old !
Is many Of its citizens; but in this brief |
span of time, less than one heightened |
life, it has under Gods good providence |
extended its power until continent Is the !
ield of its empire and attcSts the majesty |
IF its law
With the growth Of new States and The
resulting changes in the centres Of popn- |
ation new interests are developed. rival |
to the old, but by no means hostile di- |
verse. but not antagoniStic. Nay. rather !
are all these interests in harmony and the |
true science Of lust government is TO give !
each its full and fair play, expressing none
BY undue eXactiOn, t;tv0ring none by I'M |
due privilege. 1t is ths great lesson which |
our daily experience is teaching us, bind |
mo us together more closely. making our
mutual dependence more manifest, and
causing rs to feel, whether we live in the |
North OF in the South. in the Eat or in the |
West, that we have indeed but zone ronn- |
ny, one constitution one destiny.
Mr. Dawes Of Mass. senior member ut
he House, administered the oath Of Office
o the Speaker, who thereupon proceeded |
o swear in the members, commencing |
With those from the New England States
About so members from the Southen !
States, who could not take the cath Of Of |
ice known as 'Ironclad. took the mO'li- |
led oath. Prominent among them was \. |
/. Stephens, of Georgia.
The next business in order was the eles
ion of CLERK Mr. Maynard. of Tenn,
,ffered resolution covering all elective
members of the House and naming the |
GLOWING: For Clerk, Edward Mcpherson |
# Pa. tor Sergeant at Arms, n. &. Ord |
vav, of n H. for DoorEeeper, o. $. BuX-
on, Of N. Y; for Postmaster, A. j. Sher-
wood, of Michigan; for Chaplain, Rev, j.
J. Butler, of D. c. Mr. Niblack, Of Ind,
moved to amend by inserting instead OF
oregoing other names The amendment
vas rejected, the resolution was adopted,
md the officers sworn in
A committee was appointed to notify
he Senate and the President that the
House was organized and ready to receive
my communication.
btltS ATS HUH lIlC tCliltOIlNo WIZ lAl'Ii
allied and sworn in with the exception OF
ieorge Q. Cannon, of Utah, in reference
o whom Mr. Merriman offered rcsolu-
ion reciting that Mr.. Cannon had taken
an oath inconsistent with citizenship and
with his obligations as q delegate, and has
oeen and continued to be guilty Of prac
Uses in violation and defiance Of the laws,
md referring to the Committee of Elec-
ions Mr.. Cannon's right to seat Mr..
Cox, of New York, opposed the resolution
as tending to establish a very dangerous
precedent Here was q prinlo tucic case,
with regular certificate from the Cover
nor of Utah He moved that the Delegate
be sworn. The resolution was further OPP
posed on the same ground by Butler and
G. F. Hoar, of Mass, Potter Of New York,
and Maynard, of Tenn, and then, on mo-
ion of Mr.. Niblack, of Ind, was laid on
he table and the oath of office was adj
ninistered to Mr. Cannon.
The House then proceeded to drawing
for seats All the best seats on the Repub-
ican side of the House were taken before
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