New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-08

attempt 10 reopen and dshonor the agreement made last
cScrcd had Ssen sed by h With dsss to
puto 10 the gentleman from Mississippi ldr LAMAR az
naliyi aud dlsregardng and with the remotest
hiea OF Offering an afront t. that gentleman. He Mr
they had beea nothing else than entirely cordial at all
times and that II must be furthest from his design at
any time 70 say anything to linn woundng otherwise
Mr. LAMAR tDem.. Miss.) said that he had not heard
the word which the gentleman from Maine was reported
ss having used, aud that II he had heard IT, he
Would nave believed that It had dropped from MN IN.
advStenty In the heat of debate Tor ne beeved tha
gentleman incapable Of offering gratuitous insult TO
himself or other gentleman He accepted the expla
nation IN the generous spirit in which II was made.
CHOOSING SEATS.
The House, then, motion OF Mr.. RANDALL, took a
recess till o'clock that being the hour fixed for the
drawing OF seats The was st further extended
in order 10 give the three members who absent
the Committee TO wait upon the President Messrs Cox
Dem, N; w Knott Dem, XVI and Blaine crop, Mel
their should be called The usual courtesy of al
advance the drawing was extened to Mr. Kelley ep
PENN, and member also permitted 10 select seat
At1:I5 p. M MIR. cox Dem n " reported that the
Committee had waited upon the President and that
communication in writing would be sent to the House
forthwith
House whether IT would proceed now to the drawing OF
seats have the Presidents message read The former
course was determined upon and the drawing for seats
proceeded, bundfolded page drawing the names OF
members from box one by one, and the members SO
grecated and occupying the seat which he proposed
holding for the Congress. The first name drawn was
that OF Mr. Whitehouse (ib Rep. n ~, and among the
half dozen those of Mr. HOar tRcp, Mass.
Mr. Ey Dem N. ", and Mr.. King tRep., Mimi
The Democratic members took their seats the east
side OF the chamber to the right of the Speakers chair
the side which they have partially occupied for
many Congresses past Some of them, however. ncud-
ing MesSs Wood and Ely Of New York, selected seats on
the western or Republican side of the chamber
Mr.. BANKS dab. Rep, Mass selected the seat which
he formerly occupied 10 the extreme left resisting the
invitation Of Mr. Blaine to take scat him. ana init
mating that tie atmosphere about there was too strong
for him.
TWO HOURS WITH THE MESSAGE.
1t was twenty minutes pact two when the drawing for
seats completed As order restored the
Presidents Message received aud presented 10 the
House and read by the reading clerk Mr.. Mchaffy.
The reading occupied two hours and Ave minutes At
rs IL was listened with considerable interest and at
tons of II relating to education church
property, and Cuba, attention began 20 nag.
Members gradually left their seats, retiring 70 the
rooms standing in the ases engaged in CONVEX
the latter half Of the message their probably not 40
members In their seats, and few OF those paying the
slightest heed 10 IL. In fact were II not for the tones 81
the clerks voice. which heard above the din on the
floor, il might have been supposed that the House was
indUlcng IN a recess The message was ordered TO be
printed -
Mr.. cox Dem, n. " presented "A petition OF W. II.
aud others of south Carolina, with reference 10
tie hight OF representation Of the Ild Congressional DIS
trict Carolina and ed that he referred to
the Commit Zee Elections lie said that the question
by the memorial not 50 much that OF repro
sentative as il Was that OF representation me petition
referred
The House then 43O O'Clock adjourned until Friday.