The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-03-06
CONGRESSIONAL.
hi ,he senate chamber.

Washington, March 5.-PrOmptly at
noon President Hayes and ex-President
Grant, accompanied by Senator's Nor
rill and Howe, of the committee of ar
rangements, entered the Senate cham
Der by the main entrance and were
shown to seats provided for them in the
area in front of the desk of the presid-
ing officer.
The Senate was then called to order
by Secretary Gorham, and Chaplain
Sunderland offered prayers.
Chief Clerk Mcdonald read the proc
lamation converting the Senate in extra
session.
Hamlin submitted the following:
RESOLVED, That the oath of office be
administered by Senator Timothy o.
Howe to Thomas w. Ferry, senator
elect from the State of Michigan, and
that he be hereby and is chosen Presi-
dent of the Senate pro tenn Agreed to.
The oath of office was then admins
tered to Ferry, and upon taking the
chair he said: Senators, accept my
sincere acknowledgment for this re-
newal of your courtesy and confidence.
l will at onc enter upon the duties of
the chair" He then directed the Sec
rotary to call the roll of senators newly
elected, and request them to present
themselves in fours, to be sworn in.
The newly elected senators were then
called, and they were escorted to the
desk of the presiding officer by their
colleagues, when the oath was admin
istered to them in the following rota-
ton: Henry b. Anthony, James B.
Beck, james G.. Blaine, George f.
Hoar, David Neavis, Henry G.. Davis,
Samuel j. Kirkwood, John r. McPher-
son, Preston b. Plumb, Edward III. Roll
Inns, Eli salisbury, Henry N. Teller,
VIM. NJ. Window, Richard A. Coke, A.
IL. Garland, b. e. Harms, Benjamin IL.
Hill, John w. johnson and Mat. w.
Ransom.
When the name of VIM. Pitt Kellogg,
of Louisiana, was called-there being
no senator from that State, Ingalls, es-
corted him to the desk of the presiding
officer.
Bogy objected to the oath being adj
ministered to Kellogg, and said he OBJ
the Senate knew there were two legis-
latures in Louisiana, and the case
should be referred to the committee on
to which of these legislatures had a
right to elect a senator.
Anthony submitted a resolution that
the credentials of the senators-elect in
all the disputed States lie on the table
until tomorrow.
Thurman said this was rather a dam
gerous experiment to adopt a general
resolution, as under it any captious OBJ
lection could prevent Il senator from
being sworn in. He thought each case
had better stand on its own merits, and
therefore moved to amend the resolu-
ton so as to provide that the creden-
tials of Kellogg lie upon the table until
tomorrow.
Conkling sail while he concurred in
the views of the senator from Ohio,
he suggested that the Senate was sitting
now rather for ceremonial purposes
than for the purpose of business, and
it was not desirable to be detained by
repeated divisions.
Thurman then withdrew the amend
ment, and the resolution of Anthony
was agreed to. Kellogg was not sworn
in.
Spencer objected to the oath being
administered to the senators elect from
Alabama and Mississippi-John t.
Morgan and l.. Q. Lamar, on account
of evidence now before the committee
on privileges and elections. Their Gre
dentials were therefore laid on the
table until tomorrow, and the oath
was not administered to them.
The president pro TEN announced
that there were two sets of credentials
from South Carolina and there was but
one vacancy.
Gordon objected to the oath being ad-
ministered to any n claiming a seat
from that State, and the credentials of
Corbin and Butler were laid over until
tomorrow.
Lafayette Grover, senator-elect from
Oregon, did not respond to the call of
his name.
The senators who were not objected
to were then sworn in.
Ferry asked if the Vice President
elect of the United States was ready to
take the oath of office.
After a few minutes Wheeler entered
the chamber, leaning or the arm of
McCreery, of the committee of arrange
ments, and was escorted to the desk of
the presiding officer, when MI. Ferry
said: Il have great pleasure in present.
lug the Vice President of the United
States"
Mr.. Wheeler then delivered his ad-
dress, and at its conclusion Ferry re-
tired from the chair, saying: "With
great pleasure, MI. Vice-President, I
surrender the chair to you"
The Vice-President then announced
that the Senate would proceed to the
centre portico of the Capitol, to witness
the Inauguration of the President, and
a procession was formed by deputy Ser
geant-at-arms Christie, according to
the programme already published, and
left the chamber. At 1:25 p. m. the
Senate returned, and the Vice-Presi-
dent resumed the chair.
Hamlin submitted a resolution that Il
committee of three Senators be ap-
pointed by the Vice-President to wait
upon the President of the United States
and inform him that a quorum of the
Senate will be pleased to receive any
communication he may see fit to make.
Agreed to, and Hamlin, Morton and
Ransom were appointed subcommittee.
Morton moved that when'the Senate
adjourn to-day, it be to meet Wednes-
day, at II m.
Homlin onpncad tba motion opI said