The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-13
.FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
Proceedings Of the Second Session.

Senators from Colorado, Chaffee and Teller,
Blaine of Maine, Price of West Virginia,
Jones OF Florida, and Randolph Of New Jer-
sey were sworn in. The Colorado Senators
drew for their respective terms, Chaffee Sc
| curing the long term and Teller the short
one. Senator Edmunds offered resolution
which was laid on the table, inquiring into
the election in South Carolina, Louisiana and
Florida. Senator Ingalls, offered resolution
Be eS at To
next May. After appointing a committee to
wait on the President the Senate adjourned.
Household. 4.-The House met at
noon, and was called to order by Clerk Ad-
ans. The Speakers chair was draped in
mourning for the late Speaker Kerr. An ef-
fort was made by the Republicans to swear in
the new members from Colorado, before elect
Democrats nominated Samuel J. Randall of
Pennsylvania and the Republicans J. A. Gar
field Of Ohio for Speaker: The vote stood:
Randall, 1851; Garfield, 80; Chas. &. Wilt
ans, l.; VIM. 4. Morrison, l; Geo. +. Hoar, l.
Mr.. Randall was declared elected, and was es-
c0rted to the chair by Messrs. Cox and Nc.
Crary. Mr.. Randall then spoke as follows:
Gentlemen Of the House Of Representatives:
Called to this position because of the death
OF the late Speaker, Mr.. Kerr, of Indiana l
only express the universal sentiment in say
ing he was good and great man, whose pub
lie and private life was characterized by
purity, patriotism and answering integrity.
do the high honor OF presiding over the de-
alterations of the representatives of the Amer
lean people, and tor this mark of your esteem
and confidence I return my profound and
heartfelt acknowledgements. In the dis
charge of the important duties assigned to
impartial. While enforcing the rules and
upholding the constitutional prerogatives OF
the body, shall at the same time protect
each and every member in the rights and
privileges to which he may justly be entitled.
In the use OF the parliamentary power OF the
give the true expression in the appoint
lnent Of committees to the opinions
and wishes of the house upon every
question presented, believing myself, az [
really am, no more than the voice of the
House itself. We stand in the presence of
events which strain and test IN the last de-
gree our form OF government. Our liberties,
Constrained by so many sacrifices in the past,
and preserved amid rejoicings Of an exultant
people to our Centennial anniversary, as one
among the nations OF the earth, must be MAIN
tanned at every hazard. lApplause. The
people look confidently to your moderation;
70 your patient, calm, 6rmjudgment and Wis
Let US not, beseeech of you, disappOiDt their
just expectations and their keen sense 0fright,
but by vigilance prevent even the slightest
departure from the constitution and law, for
getting in the moment OF difficulty that We
are adherents of party, and only remembering
to save which will be lost if unauthorized and
unconstitutional means on the part of the ex-
ecutive officers be not trowned down at once
with relentless and unsparing condemnation.
Objection was made to swearing in Butts OF
S. G. and Bedford OF Colorado, aud a resolu-
ton was offered instrqoting the Judiciary
orado has been admitted as State
of the Union. The resolution was
adopted by vote of 142 to 90. Among the
Is Democrats voting against it were Wells
Of Missouri, Cox and Holman. Mr.. Hew-
appointment of three committees to invest,-
Carolina, Louisiana, and florida. Mr.. Nc
Crary had the floor ar d refused to yield for
the Introduction OF the resolution. Theques-
ton OF the admission of Mr.. Butts, OF South
Carolina, was referred to the committee on
elections. After much skirmishing Mr. Hew-
investigating committed was then adopted.
Dina was appointed: Messrs. Sayler, Abbott,
Stenger, Eden, Jones of KY, Phillips OF No.,
Banks, Lapham and Lawrence.
SENATE.-Dec. 5.--In the Senate, on
the 9Th, Mr.. Morton submitted joint resolu-
ton proposing an amendment to the constitu-
ton to provide for the election of President and
Vice President by direct vote of the people.
MIR. Write presented petition for the divi-
sion of Iowa INTO judicial districts, northern
to establish the Territory Of the Black Hills.
The resolution to provide an inquiry into the
State elections was taken up, and after the
reading of the Presidents message was dis
cussed at length and passed, five Democrats
voting with the Republicans on the final ques-
ton. MIR. Merriam introduced bill to alter
the times prescribed Tor holding elections and
counting the electoral vote.
HO:--sE-Dec. 5th.--Mr. Plaisted as
serted that he distinctly voted in the negative
on the resolutions introduced on the previous
day by MIR. Hewitt, but was recorded in the a..
irmative. The change of the vote was OPP
posed by the Democrats because it would de-
feat the motion: The Republicans claimed
speaker ruled TINT the change Should be
made, but Mr.. Fuller arose on the Democratic
side and said he had voted in the affirmative,
hut his vote was not recorded in the journal;
after this correction was made the speaker ex-
e;cised his privilege and voted in the af6rma-
tive, which carried the question; A some
what heated discussion was carried on during
this skirmishing, but OF no importance except
as regarding The rules OF the House. Alter
the reading of the Presidents message, the
following committee on the investigations Or
dered in the South were announced: On
Louisiana: Messrs. Morrison, jerks, Nc
Mehon, Lynde, Blackburn, Meade, House,
Phelps, New, Ross, Townsend, OF Pennsyl-
vanin, D .ntord, Hurlbut, OF illinois, Grape
and Joyce. On Florida: Messrs Thompson,
Debclt, Walling, Hopkins, Garfield and Dun
nell. In the South Carolina committee the
name OF Mr.. Cochrane was substituted tor that
of Mr.. Stenger, excused on account of illness
in his family.
On the 9th inst, in the Senate, Mr..
Window introduced bill to extend the pro-
visions of land grant to a Minnesota rail-