The New York herald., 1875-12-08
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

WASHINGTON, Dec 7, 1876.
Mr. BLAINE, (rep.) OF Me-, rising to personal
pianation, said that In the debate yesterday the
Louisiana question he had expressed the hope that
the other side Of the House would not in an in
cdental way attempt to reopen and dshonor
the agreement made last year. Some persons
had imagined that the word ''dishonored' had been
used by him with desire TO mpute it TO the gen
tleman from Mississippi tMr. LAMAR as q personal
anronL He had used il only in the OF nuhfying
and disregardng, and not with the remotest idea OF
Offering afront TO that gentleman. He (Mr. Lamar
knew that IL their relations intimate they
had been nothing else than entirely cordial all times
and that IL must be farthest from his design at any
tme say anything 10 him wounding or otherwise
dlsagreeabie TO his feelings
Mr.. LAMAR, (dem.) OF Miss, said that he had not
heard the word which the gentleman from Maine
reported having used and that if he had heard
he would have believed that had dropped from him
nadvertently the heat of debate for he believed
gentleman incapable OF offering gratutous insult TO
himself any other gentleman He accepted the
PLANTATION the generous spirit in which made
The House then, on motion of Mr.. RANDALL, took
till O'clock that being the hour fixed for the
The recess was still further extended in order give
the three members who were absent on the committee
10 wait upon the President Mcssrs. Cox OF New York.
Knott Of Kentucky, and Blaine, OF Name, oppor
unity be present and select their seats when their
names should be called
The usual courtesy of allowing the oldest continuous
member select seat in advance Of the drawing
extended TO Mr. Kelley OF Pennsylvania and q mem
l
OF Georgia
Al quarter past one NJ, Mr. Cox, OF New York
reported that the committee had waited upon the
President and that communication in writing would
be to the House forthwith.
The SPEAkBR thereupon submitted the question TO
the House whether il would proceed TO the draw
ing of seats have the Presidents Message read
The former course determined upon and tho
drawing for seats proceeded bfndiolded page draw.
ing the names Of members from box, one by one and
the members SO drawn coming from outside the bar
where all we're congregated and occupying the seat
Il wht he holding
The first name drawn was that OF Mr. Whitehouse, OF
New YORK and among the mex, half dozen were those
Of Mr. Hoar OF Massachusetts, Mr.. Ely Of New York,
! and Mr.. King, oi.Mnnesota
The democratic members took their the east
side OF the Chamber, 70 the right Of the Speakers
chair the side which they have partially occupied
! FOR many Congresses past Some OF them however,
including Messrs Wood and Ely, of New York selected
seats the western or republican side Of the Cham
per.
pied the extreme lef resisting tho invitation OF Mr..
Blame take seat him, aud intImating that the
atmosphere about there was too strong for him.
| II twenty minutes past TWO when the drawing
for seats was completed and as soon order
stored the Presidents Message was received and pre-
sented TO the House and read by the reading Clerk Mr.
the reading Of the Message occupied two hours and
Eve minutes At hrst II Was listened 10 With consider
| able interest and attention. out after ihe CLERK
/ haa got past those portions Of u relating
70 education Church property and Cuoa
attention began 70 Gag Members gradually LEFT their
seats retiring 20 the cloak rooms or standing in tne
aises engaged IN conversation with each other so
that during the ader half OF the Message Acro ~ere
probably not forty members In their seatS and bufew
o those paving the slightest attention % H. Intact
were it OF for OF the Clerks voicA whehwere
heard above the Din the roor Il might have. been
supposed that the House induigng IL rscess
The Message was ordered printed
Mr. Cox Of New York, presented pctiti0ufofW W. w.
Trescott and others Of South Carolina With reference
To the right OF representation OF the Thigh Congress
stoua district OF south Carolina, and noyethat U ne
referred 10 the Committee Elections. He SAID that
the question raised by the memorial Was not much
mat o representative as IL was of representation
The petition vas 50 referred
The House then at hafp past four.o'cock, adjourned
/ until Friday