The New York herald., 1877-10-16

financial distress and with ahov By heavy brrdens
hard necessity dsrkens every hossehod In the land ex-
crime pr S ss ssss.. q
sscy so asy S % sI.sS sa' Sss an % 30.
tions OF opinion (Which HARMONIOUS
tom and that mutual eonhdsnes s%a respect
ss the Gr:s % and =. M I' .upns %
hands the democratic side OF the Chamber,
rho oath Of once then administered to the
Speaker by Mr. Kelley, OF PENNSYLVANIA and then tho
like oath was administered by the Speaker to mem.
bsrs, most Of the members from tho southern States
taking what Is known as the qualified oath, In con-
tradistnction 10 wuat 10 called me lron-cad" oath
OBJECTIONS MADE.
Objection made by Nr Cox. OF Now York, to
the swearing IN of Messrs Cam and Raney Of south
Carolina, and OF Mr. Darrell OF Louisiana; by Mr.
an y1 Ss Maine 9 sno swearing 10 q Mssss na%
Illinois, 10 the swearing IN OF Mt Pacheco, Of Call.
iornia and those members were required 10 stand
Tho delegates from tho Territories all sworn in
without objection. .h
Mr. CLyaER, OF Pennsyvanis. then offered a resolu-
tion ciecting AS clerk George NJ Adams,of Kentucky;
dosrkccpcr, John W. Polk. OF Missouri; As postmaster
James NJ. Stewart, OF Virginia, aud chaplain. Rev.
Or. John Poisil, OF Maryland.
Dir. HALE, ofAanc, offered an amendment substitut-
Ing ior these names those OFF. H. Rusk OF Wisconsin,
n. g. Ordway. Of Now Hampshire; II. II. Harr!yon, OF
Tennessee; Henry Sherwood OF Michigan and Rev. J.
g. Butler, OF Washington
1no amendment was rejected and tho resolution
vas adopted without division. The oath OF ONCE
was then administered 10 these officers, Messra Polk
and Stewart taking tho modincd oath. Committees
were then appointed 10 iniorm the Senate ot the
ganzaton Of the House and 10 inform the President
that Congress is ready to receive any
he may desire 10 make Tho drawing OF seats was
then ixed take place at four O'clock to-day, tho
courtesy of selecting seats in advance being extended
to Mcssrs. Stephens OF Georgia; Kelley. OF Pennsy-
vania; Wood and Patterson. OF Now York, Banks,
OF massachusetts,.
Tho House then at quarter past thrce O'Clock. took
recess I'LL four O'clock.
DRAWING or sEATs.
Alter Tho recess the drawing oil seats Was proceeded
with IN the usual insnner slips with the names OF all
the members bong placed IN box from which blind
folded page drew thcm one by one, the memoirs
whose names were thus drawn coming down aud
lecting hclr seats MI. Stephens, OF Georgia. chose
desk In The front row The eastern corner OF tho
main aisle. Mr.. Kelley, OF Pennsylvania, and MIR.
Wood, OF New York, chose the seats ~hIch they
ped IN the last Congress, and Mr.. Banks and Mr.. Pat
terson took good positions the republican Tho
6rst namc drawn out ot the box that OF Mr..
Gambler. of Georgia, who selected his iormcr seat.
Mr. Garfield, Of ONO, got an early choice, ana also
selected his former seal. Mr. Chittenden. OF New
York, got tho front seat the OF tho
man uiso lcxacty opposite Mr. Stcphons) and Mr.
Butler also cot seat IN the front row. Mt no
OF one OF the smaller aiscs tho western repubI
can side OF tho chamber
When all tho names had boon called thc last being
that oil Mr.. Hunion oil Virginia aud all the seats
selected. the House adjourned NJ bali past live O'Clock.
the questions 70 tho swearing oil members objected
to having been put OFT until tomorrow.