The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-07
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The Forty-fourth Congress.
THE SENATE coNvENEs.

hohiN1lONs LUZ. W
The senate was called to order promptly
at 10 o'clock by Hon. T.W. Ferry of Mich
igan, president pro tenn. Rev. DR.. Sun
derland, chaplain, offered prayer. In which
he involved the divine blessing on the pres
ident of the United States, the congress,
and upon the whole nation. He referred
in appropriate terms to the deaths which
have occurred since the last session.
Senator Cooper presented the credentials
of David NJ. Key, appointed United States
senator in place of Andrew johnson, de-
deceased, and he was sworn in.
The usual resolutions to notify the house
of representatives and the president of the
United States that a quorum of the senate
had assembled and were ready for business,
were adopted, and at 1915 o'clock the SEN
ate took recess for half an hour.
At 12;45 o'clock p. IN. the senate reas-
sembled, and Mr. Boutwell, announced the
death of Vice President Wilson, and said
at an early day resolutions relating to his
life, character and public services would be
offered.
Mr. Anthony said it was not probable
that any message would be received from
the house to-day, or, IT at all, it would be
at a very late hour. He therefore thought
the senate might as well adjonrn. He
made motion to that effect. which was
agreed TO, and at 124s o'clock p. IN. the
senate adjourned till tomorrow.
ORGANIZATION OF THE HOUSE.
The opening of the forty. fourth congress
was marked by the presence in and around
the capitol of larger crowd of people
than probably ever before watched SINH
lar proceeding. Although the forenoon
was wet and dreary the uupleasantness of
the weather seemed to have little or no eff
feet in restraining the eagerness of the null
titude which flo we'd into the city within
the past few days, and from an early hour
the galleries of the house of representa-
tives were packed as closely as possible.
The hall and all the approaches to it, the
corridors, the passages, and every available
space around, became gradually filled up,
until, as the hour OF noon approached, 1t
was almost impossible for one to make
their way in any direction through the
mass. The crowd consisted for the most
part not of the ordinary citizens and fire.
quenters of Washington, but of strangers,
and it would be safe to say the majority
was directly or indirectly eager after some
of the places and emoluments, which a
change of political parties in the house is
apt to offer for public scramble.
AT 12 clock the house was called to
order by Mr.. Mcpherson, clerk of the
house of the forty-third congress, and the
hall cleared of all persons not entitled to
the privilege of it. The attendance of
members was very full, nearly every seat
being occupied. MIR. Mcpherson then pro-
ceeded to call the names of members by
states, commencing with Maine. In re-
gard to the representative from the 33d
district of New York, the clerk reminded
the house that the person first elected from
that district had died since his election, and
stated that the person who has been elect
ed to fill the vacancy had presented his
credentials so peculiar in form that he (he
clerk preferred to submit the question to
the action of the house. In reference 20
the Louisiana delegates the clerk said that
he had received two sets of certificates for
the first four districts, both sets indicating
the election of the same persons.
As to the fifth district of Louisiana, the
clerk had received two certificates, one
signed by VIM. Pitt Kellogg, showing the
election of Mr.. Morey, and the other
signed by John McEnery, showing the cleo.
ton of Mr.. Spence, and that as Mr.. KEEL
logg was the de facto governor, he (tht
clerk, had acted on his certificate, and had
enrolled Mr.. Morey. AS to the sixth dis
trict he had only received one certificate
signed by Mr.. Kellogg, and he had acted
on that. The call having been concluded
the clerk announced that 2S6 members hat
answered to their names, the absentees be
ing Dobbins of New Jersey, Egbert OF
Pennsylvania, who had returned home thi,
morning on account of death in his family
Stephens of Georgia and Oliver of Iowa
These, with two vacancies from the thirty
third district of New York and the fourth
district of Illinois, make 292 members, o.
which the house is composed.
ELECTION OF SPEAKER.
Mr.. Lamar of Mississippi then move(
that the house proceed to the election o.
speaker. Agreed to-.
Mr.. LAMAR put in nomination for thu
Office of speaker of the house for the forty
fourth congress. Michael c. Kerr, membe
elect from the state of Indiana.
Mr.. Wheeler of New York; nominal
for the same position James G. Blaine o
the state of Maine.
The clerk asked whether there we're an
other nominations, and there was no re
spouse.
| The clerk appointed as tellers Messr,
Holman of Indiana, Clymer of Pennsy
vania, .Dantorth of Ohio, and Banks @
Massachusetts,, and the house then proceed
ed to vote for speaker, with the followin
result
Whole number of votes cast............ %
, Necessary to choice IA
Michael G. Kerr received 80. ...... 1913
James G. Blaine. ................... 106
Alpheus s. Williams. ............ l
Alexander Campbell -.......... 1
William Anderson. ........ /
The clerk appointed Mr.. Randall @
Pennsylvania and Mr.. Blaine to escort Ii
speaker-elect to the char. They escorte
him down the main aisle amid considerab
clapping of hands from the democratic SIC
, of the house.