Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-07
SENATE.

WASH1NGTON, MafCn -.
President Hayes and cx-President
Grant, accompanied by Senators
Morrill, and Howe, entered the Senate
chamber by the main entrance.
Hamlin submitted the following !:
ResOlcea, That the oath of office be
administered by Senator Timothy O.
Howe to Thos. w. Ferry, Senator
elect from the State of Michigan, and
that he be and hereby is chosen Pres
ident of the Senate pro tempore.
Agreed to.
The oath of Office was then admin
istered to Ferry, and upon taking
the Chair said: Senators accept
my sincere acknowledgement for
this renewal of your courtesy and
confidence, and 1 will at once enter
upon the duties of the Chair. He
then directed the Secretary to call
the roll of Senators newly
elected and he requested them
to present themselves in tours to DO
sworn in. The newly elected sena-
tors were then called, and they were
escorted to the desk of the presiding
officer by their colleagues, when the
oath was administered to them in the
following order: Henry b. Anthony,
Jas. b. Beck, JAS. e. Blaine, George f..
Hoar, David Davis, Henry &. Davis.
Samuel j. Kirkwood, Jno. II. Nc
Pherson, Preston b. Plumb, Edward
IL. Rollins, Eli Salisbury, Henry M.
Teller, VIM. Window, Richard III.
Coke, A. II. Garland, l. q. Harris,
Benz. IL. Hill, Jno. w. Johnston, and
M. w. Ransom. When the name of
VIM. Pitt Kellogg, of Louisiana was
called there being no senator from
that State, Ingalls, escorted him to
the desk Of the presiding officer.
The Senate was called to order by
Secretary Gorham, and Chaplain
Sunderland offered prayer. Chief
Clerk, Mcdonald, read the proclama-
ton converting the Senate in extra
session.
Bogy objected to the oath being ad-
ministered to kellogg and said he
objected to him being sworn in, be-
cause the Senate knew there were two
legislatures in Louisiana, and the case
should be referred to the committee
on elections for report as to which
of these legislatures had right to
elect Senator.
Anthony submitted a resolution
that the credentials of the Senators
elect, in all disputed or contested
states be laid upon the table till to-
morrow.
Thurman said it was rather dam
gerous expedicnt TO adopt such gen.
eral resolution, as under it any cap
tious objection could prevent a
Senator from being sworn in. He
thought each case should rest upon its
own merits, and therefore moved to
amend the resolution SO as to provide
that the credentials of VIM. p. KEEL
logg lie on the table till tomorrow.
Conkling said while he concurred
in the views of Thurman, he suggest
ed that the Senate was sitting now
rather for q ceremonial purpose than
for the purpose of business, and it
was not desirable to be delayed by
divisions.
Thurman withdrew his amendment
and the resolution of Anthony was
agreed to, and Kellogg was not sworn
in.
Spencer objected to the oath being
administered to the Senators elect
from Alabama and Mississippi, John
7. Morgan and l.. q. G. LAMAR on
account of evidence now before the
committee on privileges aud elections.
Their credentials were therefore laid
on the table until tomorrow, and the
oath was not administered to them.
The President pro temporc stated
that there were two sets of credcn-
tials from South Carolina, and there
was hut one vacancy.
Gordon objected to the oath of Of
fee being administered to any one
claiming seat from that state, and
the credentials of Corbin and Butler
were laid on the table until to-mor-
row,
Lafayette Grover, Senator elect