Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-10-18

biushing rosebud. His hair is very white
and is cut off square in his neck. His head
is bald and his thick, white mustache is
chopped off abruptly at either end. He sat
on the democratic side, and threw loving
chances across the aisle to his republican
friend "Pig-Ironn Kelly. whose eyes are
nearly in thetop Of his head. Mr.. Kelly
has been longer, c~onsecutively, in the house
than any other member. He administered
the oath of office to-day to speaker Sam Ran
dali, who is a young, smooth-faced individ-
ual with clear-cut features, wicked black
ewes, and clustering black cnrls-a gay,
dashing prodigal, not at all the deal pre-
siding officer Of a deliberative body. The
members, ranged in circles by states around
the desk, then took the oath of office. In
some %instancessa few representatives waited
in the rear of the iron clad fellows, and then
took q modified oath thereafter. Col. Pope,
the door-keeper, forgot 10 his new patriot
ism that he had ever belonged to the Er
ring brothers, and raised his hand promptly,
but when the clause about Bearing arms
against the United States struck his ear, his
hand dropped, and he stepped to one side,
amid the laughter of the house, and took
his bread and wine alone afteward. Col.
Pope is a very handsome, dark-eyed, gray
haired, quiet gentleman. The senate adj
siourned, and came formally into the house,
Blaines nose and Conkling's historic curl
coming down the aisle ,.peaceably. Gen.
Burnside stood by the doorway and sported
the original Burnside whiskers, gray now,
bat silken and heavy, and his mustache
made a rainbow arch between the two
clouds of snow. After a recess, during
which the members crowded the restaurant
in the rotunda, the seats for the ensuing two
years were drawn by a blind-folded boy
from a box on the clerks desk. Chandler,
the smallest man in the house, got the first
choice after some Elk or eight old members
had by agreement selected their places.
Garfield selected, amid applause, a
sea. directly opposite the aisle from his
old one. Willis, of Kentucky, settled next
to Sunset Cox. Ben Butler, squatty and
squinty, chose a seat in the front tier, five
seats from the central aisle, in full view OF
the "buzzards' %roost," as he terms the repor-
ters' gallery. The gallant Butler was sur
rounded by floral offerings and rare %lilybuds,
and bore likewise in his button.holes three
dainty rosebuds. He was happy, iaunty,
and smiling, and was welcomed to his old
seat with ringing cheers. Springer drew a
seat to the extreme right of the speaker,
Beebe, the ranter, who sometimes stands
higher than any member of the house, is
separated from him a long way. Monroe
and Cox married daughters Of the venerated
Charles Phinney, president of Oberlin col
lege, and occupy seats near each other on
the republican side. The picture that fixed
more eyes than any one individual was
dauntless Alex. Ell. Stevens in his chair, at
tended by his faithful black servant. The
little man wore dark kids and a heavy
sweeping cloak with a velvet collar, from
whose rich folds his pale face looked out az
from another world upon the elaboration.
Of this body. At 5 o'clock, the seats having
all been drawn, the house adjourned, ane
coming out from the building the sun was
seen just sinking behind the heights, the
valley of the Potomac was sifted full 0
golden floating sundust, and the spires o
Washington lay in a hollow at the foot o
the capitol lawn that sloped green and I'm
INSTRUCTED to the edge of the bustling thor
~oughfare. The moon hung in the rosy sky
and flag foated from the staff above us. Tn,
forty-ifth congress is opened, and tomorrow
business will begin in earnest.