Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-17

could not be legally counted. j. j.
Finlay would bcselccted under such
circumstances the clerk could not see |
anything to invalidate tho previous
certificate in favor of Bisbc., and he
had therefore placed his name ON the
roll.
With reference to Colorado the
Clerk said the certificate presented
by JAS. d. Bedford showed that he was
elected on the 3D. Of Oct, 1876, while
an election at that time was not au-
thorized by the laws of the United
States or of the State of Colorado,
while the papers presented by his
competitor, Patterson, were merely
certified copies Of abstracts Of votes In
several counties, which votes had
never been canvassed by any board
of canvassers. The Clerk had, therc-
fore, declined to place either name
on the roll, but had left the matter
for the House after organization, to
determine.
Hale, of Maine, arose to what he
called question of the highest priv
ilege-the right of member to his
seat-while at the same moment
Wood, of N. Y, rose to what he as
serted to be question of the high
est privilege, the organization of the
House by the election of Speaker.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, October 15.-Soon af-
ter the Senate assembled Stanley Mat
thews was sworn in, and J. d. Cam
eron Uice Simon Cameron resigned,
d. III. Armstrong Cice Bogy, deceased,
also took the oath. Members of q
joint committee were appointed to
inform the President that quorum
of both Houses had assembled and
adjourned until noon tomorrow.
Absent, Morton, Mcmillan and
Sharon.
WASHINGTON, Oct. l5.-The clerk
decided that Representatives could
not, before the organization of the
House, direct his action regarding the
insertion or omission of name, and
declared Mr.. Woods motion to select
q Speaker to be in order. As 2S7
members had answered to their
names, Mr.. Woods motion was
agreed to 149 to 100.
THE spEAKERsHIr.
Mr.. Clymer nominated Randall !;
Mr.. Hale nominated Garfield.
Tho Clerk appointed Messrs. ely
mer, Browning, Foet and Foster tel
lcrs.
BY u vote of LAO to 1872 Randall was
elected over Garfield. Messrs. Gar
field and Goode conducted the
| Speaker to the chair, and Mr.. Kelley,
(Pa.), administered the oath. The
| Speaker said:
Gentlemen of the House of Repre-
sentatives: Being elected for the
second time by you to the exhaltcd
dignity Of Speaker of this House ]
thank You with grcatful heart. /
shall cndeavor, with even temper, but
rigid 1irmness, to perform the duties
of the office, and to respond adequate
ly to the confidence reposcd in me by
conforming my action to the clearly
expressed will of the House yet fully
realizing the dclicacy and difficulty of
the position, solicit your advice and
assistance, feeling assured at the same
| time Of Your forbearance and indulg-
ence.
We meet under circumstances i'm
i perionsly demanding that considcra-
| ton Of class and section or party shall
be subordinate to loftier and more
patriotic object of doing what is best
for the whole country and all its peo-
pie. Since adjournment an Admin
istratiOn has been indicted into office
which Is obcyedas the actual govern
ment, regardless of the grave events
which marked its birth, and this
House, animated by spirit of true
patriotism, desiring public tranquil
lily under the law, will frankly APP
prove any sincere and permanent pol
icy looking to q complete pacification
by constitutional methods and to the
consequent promotion of the general
welfare. But it should be held our
sacred duty to provide legislation
which will render impossible a repeti-
ton Of the wrongs which have oc-
Cured and of the dangers which
threaten us. assume that we will
take no step backward in the work of
retrenchment and reform so auspic-
iously begun by the last House,
under a matnred and definite
reduction of the expenses of
the government. 1t is certain that
still greater reductions can be made
without impairing the efficiency of
the Administration. To have an hon.
est Administration it should be fru-
gal. Never before was it more ur-
gent than now, with general financial
distress and with labor depressed by
heavy burdens, to exercise the stern.
est economy. When the iron rule OF
hard necessity darkens every house,
hold in the land, extravaganza on the
part of the peoples servants is an un-
pardonable crime.
1t is partly because of that whole
some policy so faithfully carried out
that am permitted this day to speak
from this place, invoking for our de-
alterations that tolerance of opinion
which secures harmonious action,
that right and clear judgment which
purifies legislation, and that mutual
confidence and respect shall exist be.
tween the House and its presiding
officer. l lam now ready to take the
oath prescribed by law. Clapping
of hands on the Democratic side OF
| the Chamber.
i SWEARING IN NEW MEMBERS.
4 The Speaker then administered the
oath to members. Most of the mem.
bers took the qualified oath. Objec.
ton was made to the swearing in OF
Cain and Ramsey, of South Carolina
Darrell, Claim and Robertson of Louis.
1 lana, and Pacheco, of California, and
those members stood aside. The del
egates for the Territories were all
sworn in without objection.
OTHER HOUSE OFFICERS.
i Mr.. Clymer offered resolution
electing of Clerk, Geo. M. Adams, OF
| KY; Sergeant-at-Arms, John G,
Thompson, of Ohio; Doorkeeper,
John w. Polk, of Mo. as Postmaster,
James M. Stewart, of Va, and as
Chaplain, Rev. DR.. John Poisel, Md.
/ Mr.. Hale offered an amendment
substituting the names of Jeremiah
NJ. Rusk, Wis; N. G. Ordway, N. III.
Horace II, Harrison, Tenn; Henry
Sherwood, Mich, and Rev. j. G. But
Ter, Washington.
4 The amendment was rejected and
the resolution was then adopted with.
out division.
The oath Of Office was then admin.
istcred to those officers, Messrs. Polk
and Stewart taking the modified oath
FORMAL NOTICE.
Committees were then appointed to
inform the Senate of the organization
of the House, and to inform the Pres
ident that Congress is ready to receive
any communications that he may de-
sire to make.
THE DRAWING OF SEATS
began at P. NJ, the courtesy of go.