The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-12-15
Congress.

The second session OF the Forty fourth
Congress begun at noon on Monday, Dec. 4.....
Amer the Senate called TO order the new
members were sworn i'm and took their seats
These are Messrs. Blaine OF Maine, Chanee and
Teller OF Colorado. Price Of West Virginia Jones
of Louisiana, and Randolph of New Jersey In
drawing for their respective terms as senator's
from colorado, Chaffee secured the long term,
ending March d. lsl9. and Teller the short
term, ending March 4, 1871. MIR Edmunds
offered a resolution authorizing the Committee
on Privilege. and Elections 10 inquire isto the
recest elections in south Carolina, Georgia
Florida, Alabama. Louisiana and Mississippi.
Ordered printed and laid on the table. Mr.. In
gals introduced a joint resolution providing for
a Convention 10 amend the onstitutiOn......
The House was called to order by Clerk Adams.
The seeaker's chair was draped in mourning as
a token Of respect to the late speaker, Mr. Kerr.
An election for Speaker was then held, which
result q samuel j. Randall, lGl James A
Garfield, -. scattering. 3. Mr.. Randall was
declared elected, and upon being conducted %
the chair made short speech. The oath Of office
was then administered 10 the following new
members Messrs Warner Of Connecticut, Eel
laly OF Maine, Humphrey Of Indiana, Carr and
stanton Of Pennsylvania also 20 Mr. stephens
OF Georgia who was not present at the first ses-
sion. A lengthy discussion ensued upon mo-
ton % admit the new member from colorado,
Mr. Bedford, and a motion was finally adopted
referring his credentials to the Judiciary Com
mittee-yeas, lR; nays, 81 Objec-
ton was also made 10 the admission OF
the new member from south Carolina
Committee on Elections. Mr.. Hewitt moved to
suspend the rules and a iopt resolution for the
appointment % three select committees 90 pro-
coed 10 Louisiana, Florida and south Carolina.
10 investigate the action Ofthe Returning Boards
OF thoee states. The Republicans resor ed %
nliDusterIng 10 prevent the passage Of the resO-
luton but the motion was finally adOpted-yeas,
1856, nays, q. 10 was party vote, eN ept that
Messrs. Geo A. Bagley, Pierce and seeley OF
Massachusetts, voted with the Democrats in
favor Of the motion.
The Senate, on the 9Th, after considera-
BILE discussion, adopte& by strict party vote the
resolution offered by Mr.. Edmunds for COM
mittee TO investigate The elections in south Car
olina, Georgia, Florida. Alabama, and Louis-
ana. A substitute, onercd by Mr. whyte, for
the inv stigaton Of the action OF the Returning
Boards, was r. jected without division. A
resolution, providing for an inquiry into the
eligibility Of Presidential Electors, was also
adopte 1.-The -peaker Of tn House announced
the following select committees ON South Caro-
lina-Messrs. sayler, Abbott, Cochrane. Eden.
Jones tky.), Philips mo J, Banks, Hale, ami
Lawrence. On Louisiana-MesErs. Morrison,
jerks, Nc Aahon, Lynde, Blackburn, Meade
House, Phelps, New, ROss, Townsend Pal
Danford, Hurlbut On J., rapo aud Joyce on
fiOrida-Messrs. Thompson, DeBot, Wallace
Hopkins. Garfield ana Dunnell. .... The Presi-
dents message was read in both houses.