Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-12-09
CONGRESS-.

uttucs.
The House then proctsdedt The cleo
ton oil Speaker.
Mr.. Maynard oil Tennessee. nominated
Jas 6. Blaine OF Maine.
Mr.. Niblack of Indiana. nominated
Fernando Wood OF New York.
MIR. holman oil Indiana. nominated
Sam'l :. Cox oil New York, but Mir. Cox
said he WAS not candidate for the po-
silion.
The vote resulted as follows: James
G. Blaine 100; Fernando Wood a; 5.
s. Cox -; Heys,cr Clymer |; Alexan.
der Stephens /.
Mr.. Blaine was thereupOn declared by
the Clerk to have been duly elected
Speaker for the 43d Congress.
Nessrs. Maynard and Wood conducted
Mr. Blaine 10 the chair.
On taking the chair, Mr.. Blaine said:
Gentlemen Of the House Of Representa-
fiueS:-rhc vote this moment announced
by the Clerk is such an expression OF
! your confidence rs calls for my sinceresi
thanks. 10 be chosen Speaker oil the
American House OF Representatives Is
always an honorable distinction; To be
chosen third time enhances the honor
more than three fold; to be chosen by
the largest body that ever assembled III
the capital imposes burden ol respon-
sibiity which only Your indulgent kind
ness could embolden me To assume.
The first occupant OF this chair presid
I'D over House of siXty.live members,
representing population Tar below the
present aggregate of the State OF New
York Al that time. in the whole United
States, there were not fifty thousand civil
lied inhabitants to be found one hundred
miles distant from the fl1w of the Atlan-
tic Tide. To-day, gentlemen, large
majority of YOU come from beyond that
limit. and represent districts then peo-
pied only Dy the Indian ard the adven-
nrous lrontiersman. The National Gov
eminent is not yet as old - many OF It's
citizens; but in his brief span OF time,
lees Than one lengthered lie. 1t has un'
der Gods good providence. extended IT'S
power until 4 continent Is he held oil It's
empire and altesjs the majesty OF lis
law.
With the growth OF new States aud
/ the resulting changes in the centres oil
population new interests are developed,
rival To the old. but by no means hostile.
diverse but not anlaSonisiic. Nay,
rather are all these interests IN harmony
and the irne science OF just government
is 10 give each il lull aud lair play. op
pressing more by undue cNactiou, lavor-
IN. none 10y undue privilege. IL l. tins
+ .ieat lesson which our daily experience
!, teaching Us. binding IA together more
closely. making oar muiuu dependence
more manifest. AMI causing us to feel,
whether VIC live M tn North "r M the
South. IN lho Et>l or in the West, that
we have Indeed hut "o1e constitution.
one destiny
Mr.. Dave, ut Mass Ichusell>, senior
member of the House. administered the
oath ot Office to tho Spe,Ncr, who there.
upon proceeded 90 wear in the me mhets,
commencing with those from the New
England States
ABOUT l.ly m,mhcrs from The Snu,h-
eni States who could up, take the "a.h oi
Office known IT, "iron cad. Io"h the
modified oath Prominent among I"'m
was Mr. Slcpaeu, ol Georgia.
Maine i, represented on 'he ,''ant"S
Committees A. follows:
Nj Morrill, j. chairman OF the Com
mulcc Oh Appropriation ami Is also on the
committee, ON Naval and Indian Ahui-S.
/ Nj Iam.in is chairman OF The Committee
ou Mines and Mining, and i also on the
/ committee % Post Offices aud Post Roads
and Civil Service and Retenchmcnl The
/ question Of .,s.isuios the liber.lSenators
\ 10 places on The committees MAS decided
hArmouIou,l, in accordance with the
proposition pi the cIucu, committee. aud
All the Liberals excepting Senator Upton
accepted places from the Erpaplicsns.
/ MIR. Sumner /, on the committees on Priv
ilrges and Election and Education and
Labor.
In the House. Frye i, Chaiym9u of
Library aud on the Judiciary.
Hale is Chairman OF the pis,ric; OF
Columbia and on Appropriations.
Burleigh is on Naval affairs, llcrsey on
Public Buildings. and Grounds
Dawes is Chairman Of Ways aud
Means; Garfield of Appropriations; Bat
Ter of Judiciary.
A. the new House OF Representatives
Was called to order, there were missing
several figures which had been consplcu'
Gus heretofore in tina, hail. Oh these
were General Banks. James Brooks,
Cakes Ames, Bingham, Shcllabarger
and Stevenson from the remarkable dele
CATION from Ohio; Austin Blair, Noorhees,
Farnsworth and Kerr from the North
west. There were many others, also,
/ who made their mark in the legislation oi
\ the country, and whose absence will be
/ felt by their associates OF many years
standing. Whether their places will he
fully supplied by their successors and by
other new members remains to be seen.
/ The proof of a Congressman is III his
actual trial. Among the present new
Corners are some old members. like
Gooch Of Massachusetts and John A Kas
son of Iowa, who, we know, will do well.
/ Nor can there be much doubt about the
Congressional standing OF such celebrities
in their profession as Judge lioar OF the
| Massachusetts Seventh District, and Ly.
man Tremaine OF New York, recently so
we'll known in connection with the Stokes
and Tweed trials General Stewart J..
Woodford will also keep up the traditions