The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-18

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tered the oath Of office. lcm yi9qoI
9w eiIJ2sMry RandilPb Speech, 21'1 H
The SPEAKER, before taking the Chair
baid:W u t ,il1a9'{ '{e1n l y1hpq lu
GENTLRMRN oFTHR HOUSE OF REPRBsEN-
TATByES Elevated for q second time by
your generosity TO the exalted position
of Speaker of this House, l thank you
with a grateful heafAic shall endeavor,
withreven temper butaRith rigid firmness,
to perform the duties Of the Office and 10
respond adequately TO the confidence re.
posed in me by confirming my action to
the clearly expressed will Of the House.
Yet fully realizing the delicacy and diff
Guilty of the position, | solicit your advice
assistance, feeling assured at the same
time ofyour forbearance and indulgence.
We meet under circumstances impe-
rioualy demanding that all considerations
of class and station or party shall be sub
ordinate to the loftier and more patriotic
object of doing What iS best for the whole
country and all its people. n Since the adj
joprnment, an Administration has been
Indicted into office which is obeyed as
the actual government regardless of the
grave events which marked its birth, and
this House, ,animated by the spirit Of true
patriotism, desiring first public tranquili-
ty uhe et7 the law, will frankly approve
any sincere and permanent policy look.
to complete ratification by constitution
al methods, andto the consequent pro
motion of the general welfare. But it
should be heldour sacred dduty to provide
legislation whse& will render impossible
a fepetition of wrongs which have occur
ed and of dangers which threatened us.
Iassume that we will take no step back
ward in the work of retrenchment and
reform so auspiciously begun by the last
House, under matured and definite. plan
of the reduction of the expenses Of the
Governmetit. 1t is certain that still great
er redtGtions' can be made without i'm
pairing the efficiency Of the Administra-
ton. 10 have an honest administration
it should be frugal, Never before was it
more urgent than now with general fl.
nahCial distress and with labor depress-
ed by heavy hurdens) to exercise the
sternsst economy. When the ironIuie of
hardinecessity darkens every houshold
in the land, extravagance onathe part of
the peoples servants isan unpaIdonsble
crime. 1t is partly because of that whole
some policy, so faithfully carried out, l
am permitted this day to speak from this
place. 70 'u9'. w. ,r2I7o' .'0 r-''
Invoking fer cou@ deliberations toler-
ahce of opinion (Which sscures harmo-i
Hions actiop( right and clear judgment
(Which purities legislation), and that
mutual confidence and respect shall sub
sist between the House and its presiding
officer, am now ready to take the oath
prescribed by law. [Clapping of hands
on the Democratic side of the chamber J
!oIj, Ij,swEARTNG IN THE MEMBERs. o. -
The oath Of Office was then admins.
tered to the Speaker, who then adminis-
tered the oath to members. Most of the
Southern members took qualified oaths.
Objection was made 10 swearing in
Of Messrs.. Cain and Rainey of South Car
olina, Darrell, Elan and Robertson of
Louisiana, and PacheCo OF California,
ard those members stood aside. The
delegates iom Tennessee were sworn
in without objection, 4 b4 ei
VEDBcTInG OTHER OFFICERS.
Mr.. Clyuef offered a resolution elect
ing as Clerk George M. Adams, of Ken
.ucky;Ji Sergeant.at-Arms, John g..
Thompson, of Ohio; Doorkeeper, John
NJ. Polk, of Mississippi; Postmaster,
James M. Stewart, Of Virginia, and as
Chaplain, Rev, DR.. John Persil, of Mary
land. .a1ue iia n rl -.
Mr. Hale offered an amendment sub
for these names those of Jere-
niah, M, Rusk, of Wisconsin, IN. G, Ord
way, of New Hampshire, HOra(e II, Har-
.ison. of Tennessee, Henry Sherwood,
IF Michigan, and Rev. ]. G. Butler, of
b. G. The amendment
vas rejected and the resolution adopted
without division. i7f '~ s'
The oath of Office was then admins.
cred to those officers, Messrs. Polk and
Stewart taking the modified oath.
Committees were then appointed to
nform the Senate of the organization of
he House, and inform the President
Congress was ready to receive any COM
nunicatien he may desire to make. ~
The drawingpf seats was fixed for four
,'clock, the courtesy of selecting seats
n advance being extended to Messrs.
stevens, Kelly Wood, Patterson and
Banks. z Aftetashort recess the drawing
begun. Mr.. Stephens chose the desk in
he front row on the eastern corner of
he main aisle. Messrs. Kelly and Wood
hose the seats they occupied last Con-
,ress and 2Messrsl Banks and Patterson
,ook good positions on the Republican
,ide. The first. name drawn was Mr..
Chandler, who selected his former seat.
Mr.. Garfield got an early choice and also
selected his former seat and Mr. Butler
If Massachusetts, got a'seat in the front
'ow at the corner of one of the smaller
lisles on the Republican side of the
Chamber. Dad aroD D0H. lii2H it
When aElth6names had been called
the last being that of Mr.. Hunton Of
and all the seats selected, the
House adjourned. Questions as to the
swearing in of members objected to we're
a. a q.