Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-10-15
Scenes at the Capitol.


able space in all the divisions OF the gal
! ries was crowded at once, and a large
| number of the members entered on the Il Dor
! of the house, IN addition to the plb icaus
already there, and took seats By twenty
minutes past III the galleries Were not Only
| crowded TO excess, but the entra noes 10 them
! also were damned. The buzz of woes was
| Ike that OF q my Rad OF bees swsrming. Tle
far sex put IN an early appe trance IN the
reporters gallery, as veil as many riOblers
! OF the steiner sex. The Presidents family
was represented by two OF MS soas, accom-
/ panied by ladies, in the d p.olnatic gallery.
ON THE SENATE SIDE.
/ As early as 10 O'Clock his morning the
! Senate galleries began To all up with spec "a
TORS, large portion OF whom were ladies'
On the floor OF the Senate at tnat our there
/ we're large number OIL rsous, Including a
sprinkling OF Senators. InQuiry develo Il
| the fact that there would be good attend
| ance OF Senators much larger than is usual
| on the FIRST day of the session. The Senate
| chamber presents about the same appearance
/ Itat 1t did last summer. Tue desks have
been revaTnished and present a bright look.
The carpet is the same as that which covered
/ the floor of the chamber last winter. Tue
Senator's favored with bouquets and baskets
| of flowers were Messrs. Conkling, Blaine,
Window, Lamar, Dawes, Ferry, Ransom,
/ sargent and Teller. The naudsomest II Dral
| gift was that on the desk of Ssnalor Blaine.
/ II being large basket fllei with choice
! flowers. Sealed letters accompanied the bOu-
/ quets on the desks of Senator's Blaine aud
| Conkling. To Senator Ransom's bouq net
! were attached cards, one b5arilg ih inscrip-
/ lion compliments of Miss NJ +. Rlngsold,
| of South Carolina and the Diner
"Soidier brave, bearing the marks of bye
gone race
| Noble III form, fair and honest ia face"
Attached TO the bong net on senator Ferry's
desk was a card inscribed, 4" Hon. T. W
Ferry. From mother and son, 10 taer best
| friend"
Senator Conkling came in about Il We min
utes to twelve O'Clock, and was a olcs sur
rounded by crowd of admirers, VINO seemed
| pleased at the opportunity OF snakins him
| by the hand.
Senator Blaine was also on hand, and was
the recipient OF special attention from his
| friends.
Senator Matthews was present, and during
| the delivery of the chaplain's prayer stool
In the second tier Of seats to the left OF the
| Vice President.
Senator David Davis, of Illinois, came in
| during the delivery of the prayer, and re-
manned standing near the door.
Among the distinguished persons present
on the floor was ex-Gov. K. ID. Morgan, of
| New York.
Senator Ferry, of Michigan. was in his
! sc It, looking little thin in Il ssh after his
| late severe illness.
| 1t was believed that when the credentials
| OF Senators Cameron and Matthews were
offered the democrats would object aud ask
| that they be referred TO the committee on
privileges and elections; but when the Gre
dentials were presented no objection was
made. The appearance of the new Senators,
| Messrs. ]. ID. Cameron, of Pennsylvania,
and Matthews, of Ohio, is familiar to most
| WalhlngtOnlans.
| Senator Armstrong, of Missouri. who
takes the place of Senator Bogy, deceased,
is gray headed man, with short gray
beard, and is apparently about sixty years
| of age. After The adjournment he was intro
duced by his colleague, Senator COckreil, TO
the Senators remaining in the chamber.
| ON THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE
| The sceEes were a repetition of those OF by
| gone years. Old members were intro iucei
| 10 the new, and general handshaking was in
| dulged in. The veteran Alex. ii. Stephens
| was III attendance, and occupied seat in
| rOrt. Contrary TO his usual custom, he sat
| uring the proceedings with unc )vered head.
| Gen. Ben. Butler had seat well 10 the rear,
OH the republican side. Martin L. Townsend,
| the aged humOrist, with his white hair a
shining mark, fitted hither and thither over
| the floor, as act We in movements as the
youngest. Mr.. Randall, until he was in
| Quoted into the chair, sat on the third row
| from the front on the democratic side, clad
| in a brand new suit of black broadclo 9th.
| Many of the members had on their de- ks
han dsome boquets. When the roll was being
| called, the response of Ben. Butler, "Here."
| caused ripple of laughter in the galleries
| THE COLORADO CASE.
Theie was no interruption in the calling of
| the roll until Colorado was reached, when
| Mr. Adams proceeded u state his rea IONS for
| leaving both claimants to the seat off the
| rolls. Mr.. Garfield called for the reading of
| the certificate. When the Clerk had concluded
| his reading OF statement justifying his
course in placing no claimant on the roll,
Mr. Hale endeavored TO offer a resolution
| Mr.. Ward said the highest question of privi-
lege was the election of Speaker. After
debate, the Clerk decided that the resolution
OF Mr.. Hale should be read. 1t recited that
Belford was elected, and should be seated.
| Mr.. Hale made a little blunder, as his reso-
| luton anticipated that the Clerk had seated
| Patterson, democrat, whereas he hal seated
! neither OF the claimants. IL had evidently
| been prepared in advance. The Clerk de-
cided adversely TO placing Belford's name on
| the roll, whereupon Mr.. Hale appealed, but
| The Clerk refused to entertain it. because the
| law contemplated that the Clerk should
make up the roll and not the representatives
| elect. If he entertained the appeal IL would
| be turning over TO the representatives elect a
duty which the law imposed upon him.
| Springer, OF Illinois. during the calling OF
| the roll, was busy studying Barclays digest
SO as to be ready TO have tilt with speaker
| Sam"
Fernando Wood occupied his old seat
| looking like French field marshal.
| The Japanef Minister occupied a promi-
! nent seat In the diplomatic gallery.
Hooker, of Miss, used the only arm he has
| IN vigorously tanning himself.
Ben Hill was one of the spectators in the
House after the Senate adjourned.
Representative Willis, OF New York, wants
TO be chairman of the committee on naval
! affairs.
Ex-Gov. Swami, OF Nd, is as gray as
Speaker Randall has just turned his IF
Senator Blaine ca me into the House soon
after one O'Clock, and was received quite
gallery remarked that the House didn't look
natural until he made his appearance.
ON tie first roll call on the ballot for Speak
ership Benz. +. Butler failed TO respond 10 his
name.
After the roll call was complete General
Butler finally concluded to vote for General
Garfield and did.
General Cravens, of Missouri, created a
good deal OF merriment by stating that he
" as on the roll as having voted for rield,
whereas he had voted for Randall twice.
Gen. Tom Ewing, of Ohio, sat with a hand
some bouquet in his hands in the area in
front OF the Clerks desk.
Gen. Ketchum, ex-District Commissioner,
sat with Governor Hendee, of Vermont, in a
front seat.
Gen. Butler had a magnifi cent bouquet
placed on his desk by some admiring friend.
THE CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTORY is OF
such use 10 every one here at Washington
that all those who appear on its pages should
promptly hand in their adore sses. The gem
ilemen and ladies connected with the press
should not be tardy or forgetful in seeing
that they are correctly recorded.