The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-12-16

coming crowded o very large promotion
OF their occupants being ladies, with or
without escorts. By degrees as the as.
~semblage on the floor and in the galleries
grew denser, the atmosphere became in.
sufferably hot and close, and the fair sex
were using their fans as vigorously ms on
a July day. Seated at q vacant desk was
an artist from Frank Leslie's, doftly
skstehing the scene before him. while
another, from the Graphic, was similarly
employed, making a birds.eye of the hail
and Its occupants ffcn his elevated
standpoint in the reporters gallery.
About eleven o'clock, blue ,Jeansr
Williams, the governor-elect of Indiana.
came into the hall, and was immediately.
and before he had had u chance to OK.
change congratulations with his colleagues
and introduce his successor. Mr.. Hmm.
phreys, taken in tow by an old lady with
a striped shawl, grey hair put up in pa.
pers, and black gloves ripped open at the
hnger ends, who evidently, to Judge from
the peculiar cadence of the movements of
the extended left.hand foreGppor. was
giving it, to the Indiana governor, who
seemed to take it good.naturedly enough.
alternately shaking and. noddiug his
angular head, and only now and then
making a futile effort to escape, when the
aforesaid o. l.. would Immediately 90 for
one OF the huge horn buttons las bic as
trade d~ollais) which ado.n his blue lean
SUIT, aud pin him down to his chair in a
hopeless sort of way. Finally, by making
a sudden strategic jerk, he managed to
tear himself away, leaving The old lady
to cxpostulate with the horn button which
she held in her hand, and, becoming
disguised, consigned to tie obscure depths
Of her rocke..
1t was curious to see men of both
parties, who had but a few weeks before
been villiiying each other on the stump.
greet each other with slaps upon the
shoulder, and shake hands as everlasting
friends. And when, after the contest
between the names of Garfield and Ran.
dali, the latter had been duly elected
speaker, it wa Mr.. McCrarv Of iowa
who had nominated MI. Gar6cld.) and
MIR. Cox Of New York (who had nomi.
mated Mr.. Randall who were selected TO
conduct the latter, arm in arm. to the
speakers chair, aud not knowing exactly
how to go about the business, It was. to
say the least, amusing to see them stem
on each others toes and Sam. Raudall's
corns In a very undigniied sort of manner.
untili the clerk set them right and told
the trio what way to go. To MIR. Holman
was awarded the honor of sw,ar;no in
the new speaker, which he did standing
in front of the desk, and with uplifted
hand, reading the oath prescribed in such
cases, from " Barclays to which
MIR. Randall pronounced a loud 81 sol.
emily do" which could be heard to the
farthest corner Of tho galleries.
After that came the impressive core.
mony OF swearing in Mr.. Alexander III.
Stephens Of Georgia, who was carried
into the Hall sitting on q chair, BY two
pages. He took the modified oath. which
was administered by Speaker Randall.
Then came tho swearing in of five or six
new members, whose certificates were
found to be in order and to whose seats
there were no contestants and then came
the regular routine business Of the day
with its %wranglings and chickering's, fiji.
clustering and Sonorous calls of the roll in
a nasal twang by tho clerk, which lasted
till half.past seven O'Clock, when the
House adjourned. Tomorrow. the pres.
ident's message will be received and read
which will most probably occupy the
entire day; and after that?
l.. Il.