National Republican., 1877-10-16

| by spirit OF true patriotism desiring first the
public tranquility under the law, should frankly
approve OF any sincere and permanent policy look.
| ment by constitutional methods of the general
| welfare. And It should he your sacred duty to
provide legislation which will render impossible
repetition Of the wrongs which have occurred and
| ofthe dangers which threaten us. l assume you
VIII mke no step backward in the work Of rctrcnch
ment and reform SO ausplci nsly begun by the last
House and that you win mature definite plan for
ment
It's certain that still greater reduction can he
made without impairing the efficiency Of the Ad
Ininistration. To have an honest Administration
u should be frugal. Never before was II more
urgent than now. With general financial distress
nnS labor depressed when the iron rule Of hard
nnnardonabe crime. II is partly because of this
nnwnoes0me NV policy so faithfully carried out that
to sa ST Mi ' .s baSP%S
the House and It's presiding officer, am now ready
to take the oath prescribed by law. IApplausc,l
MEMBERS SWORN IN.
The members were then called in small sections
20 accommodate themselves to the space In front Of
Wu Speaker, ana were sworn in by the Speaker,
=, When Mcssrs CAIS and RAISEY, of South Caro-.
lima, presented thcmsclves-
MT COX of y. y, asked that they stand aside
until those not objected to had been sworn in
MT cox also asked that Mr.. DARRALL, of La.
Mr FRYE, of Me-. asked that J. b. ELAN and +.
W; RoBEnrSoN. Of La, stand aside.
NJ SPRINGER, of ILL.,, asked that Mr.. PAcnEco,
OF Cal stand aside.
The oath administered by the Speaker was what
IS known as the 'iron.clad' oath whenever 1t could
he taken, and the modified oath in such cases as
the members'elect could not take the former.
sEvENrY-oNE TOOK THE MODIFIED OATH.
Mr. CLfMER of Pa, offered a resolution, saying
he did 10 to c1pcdate the organization OF the
House, that George NJ Adams, J. @. Thompson,
John ". Polk, James NJ. Stewart and Rev DR.
John W. Poisal. be declared elected to the Offices OF
nt-ai- a
and chaplain, respectively.
Mr.. HALE offered mn amen dment substituting
adopted " 'N''''''''
on motion Of Mr.. MORRISON the clerk was di.
rected to notify the Senate that the House was
organize and ready to proceed to business
On motion OF Mr. GOODE, of Va. a committee
OF three was ordered TO join the committee of the
senate To notify the President that the two houses
had quorum present and were ready TO receive
make. w
The CHAIR appointed as members Of this com.
mittce Messrs. GooDE Of Va; sAyLER, OF Ohio, and
GARFIELD. of Ohio.
Mr.. BRIGHT, of Tenn. offered a resolution that
the members proceed to draw seats for the Forty.
ftth Congress Mt one o'clock TO- morrow
Mr; sOuTHARD, of Ohio, moved to amend by
inserting p. M, to-day, which was accepted by
Mr. BRIGHT aud the resolution as amended adopted
by the House.
Mr.; SPRINGER; Of H., moved that Mr.. A, H.
SrErHENs, of Ga, WV. y. KELLEY, of Pa. and FER.
NANDo WooD, Of n Y, be permitted to select seats
before the drawing commenced
MT sOuTHARD of Ohio moved to add the
name of Mr.. $. S. Cox, of N. Y. The several names
were agreed to.
Mr.. LoRlNG,, Of Mass, asked that the name of
Gen. BANKS and Mr.. TOWNSEND. of n. Y. that the
name Of Mr.. PATTERSON. of y. Y, be added to the
list; which was agreed to.
recess from S:lb to 3.j5 p. M was taken to allow
the clerks To prepare the ballots.
A LOTTERY DRAwISG-EvERY MAN WINS A
PRIZE.
The five minutes before I y. m. were spent I'm ar.
ranging preliminarcs for the drawing OF seats and
shortly after the drawing of the names com.
menccd. The tirSt name drawn was Mr. NJ ACAS.
DLER, of Ga, who selected his old seat Mr. GAR.
FIELD was the sixth name called and he took his
seat near Mr.. KELLEY, who had chosen in advance
his old seat on the Republican side Mr.. GonpE OF
VA, was also drawn carly, The last name drawn
was that of EPrA HINTON. The drawing which
occupied an hour and n half was with the exccp.
tion of few humorous incidents, very tresome
affair.
On motion OF Mr.. COX. of " Y, the hour Of 10
m. was fixed as the hour Of daily meeting and on
motion of Mr. LuTTRELL, of Cal, the House, at
$50 p. IN, adjourned