The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1877-10-24
FORTY FIFTH CONGRESS

SENATE, Oct, 18th. The oath Of Office
was administered to Senator Mathews OF Obi,
J, Don. Cameron Of Pa, and d. II. Armstrona
Of MOI all 81 whom are chosen to fill yacap
cics. The several committees were then an
pointed and tho Senate adjourned. Il ".sts5s
HOUSE Oct. 15.-Aty12 o'clock ION the
18th, Clerk Adams called the roll 81 members
pY, States t com with Maine. After OK.
planning his action: in reference to the, con.
tested cases from LoYisiana,i FLORIDA Missouri
and Colorado, the clerk announced that 2sa
members answered to their names whercupon1
IN Motion to proceed to- ttlic election Of
Speaker was put and carried. S. j. Randall
candid. A! Garfield We're nominated land the
result announccd' as follows: Randall. 49,:
Garfield 1872. Speaker Randall. before takin =
the chair, spoke as follows: Z 10 GO
I :, Gcntlemen OF the House Representatives
Elevated for tic second time by your rcnlcrOs.
lty to the exalted dignity oflSpeaker of this
house. thank you with grateful heart I
shall endcaVorasWith even topper but with
eSa hiRs e po PS'@ 9s ne q the
ton to the already 'e Expressed viii - The he
house. Yet, fully realizing the dclicacv and
difficulty OF my position, solicit your advice
ana assistance, fully assured at the same time
OF your forbearance and indulgence We meet
under circumstances, imperiously demanding
that all considerations Of class and sec,
ton, Or party shall be subordinatcd
TO the lOftier and more patriotic or
icctf lof doing what is best for the whole
country qnd 81 its people. SINCE adjournment
an administration has been indicted into of
flee which is obeyed as the actual govern
~ Ss and ILL., S5sasc 9s nma x1i SR
aaspirlt Of patriotism, during the first public,
tranquility under law will frankly approve any
sincere and permanent policy looking to the
complete pacitication by constitutional meth
o e,a and to The consequent PrGmstion Of the
cred duty TO provide legislation which will
render impossible a repetition OF the wrongs
which have occurred and Of the dang gers which
threatened us. l assume that we viii
take no step backward in the work 81
rctrcnchmcnt and reform SO auspieiously
begun by the last house, under a
maturcd and definite plan of the reduction of
that still greater reductions can be made with
out lmparin tho cfiicencyof Observation-Disclosures
10 have an honest administration it shonld be
frugal. Never before was IT moro urgent than
nov. with general FINANCIAL distress and with
labor Ia depressed by heavy, burdens, to exercise
hard necessity darkness every houscholdin the
land, extravaganza on the part Of the peoples
SERVANTS lis an nunpardonablc crimc.y 1T is
partly because Of that wholesome policy SO
faithfully carried out that-I am permitted this
day to speak from this place, invoking for our
deliberations that tolerance Of opinion (which,
secures harmonious action, the right and
clear judgment which purilies. legislation
and that mutual confidence and RESPECT shall
s7u 1 between the house and its presiding
officer. / am now ready to take, the oath
prescribed by law. [Clappingh Of hands
on the Democratic side of, the, Chamber
= The oath OF office was then administered to
Speaker Randall and by him to themenlbcrs.
The officers as selected in the democratic eau
Gus were then elected and sworn in. The
drawing Of seats was then commenced, after
which thc; House adjourned, = +,..,..+ 4.
SENATE, Oct, "a large number 5o 81
petitions and bills were presented and re-
fcrred, among the ]atter,' Thurman's Pacific
sinking fund for the liquidation of the in
debtedness due the government by the Pacific
Railroad companies. Senator Beck also in
troduccd q bill for the removal of all disabili-
ties imposed BY the 14th amendment. The
Presidents message was then read and the
Senate atajourned. &c II Tl5e.92 veal
j HOUSE, Oet., 18th, 1.-Two South Caro-
lima members, Rainey and Cain whose names
had been pitt On the roll ~ the clerk, were
sworn in. Darrell of louisiana was also sworn
in, but in the case Of his colleague Elan. no
sult:Yialsi reached After the reading Of the
Presidents message, the rules of the last
House were adopted and the House adjourned
: SENATE, Oct. 17.-Mr. Beck intro
due d1uced bill authorizing the payment Of fifty
per cent .of customs duties in legal tender
notes. MI Thurman presented the creden-.
tials of Fl. NJ. Spafford, Senator elect from
Louisiana, .and at the request of Mr. Edmunds
the matter ma went over for one day. Mr. Nc
Creepy introduced a bill to repeal the bank.
rupt law and all acts amendatory thereof.
MI. Edmunds offered a resolution that Sc
le e e committee Of seven be appointed to con-
slider the state Of the law respecting gscer
tanning and declaration Of the result of the
election OF President and Vice. President, said
committee in te to report by bill or otherwise
'Ata the. fequucst 81 ihs Str: az Ba9ard tie
resolution was laid over .sonc II dav
Onsmotion of Mr.. Morrillea resolution filling
VACANCIES sans on committees ,was agreed to as
follows: Matthews Of Ohio and Wallace of
Penhsylsania,on fdroi relations ;Cameron of,
Pcnnsylvania, on military affairs and public
buildings 9g and md grounds grounds Armstrong Of Mis-
souri,, on railroads; Grover of Orcgan, o. pri.
waite land claims; Armstrong of ) Missouri, On
enrolled q Is bills Ferry &, made chair,
man OF the committee On post offices and post
roads in place Of Halnlin, who retains his
PLACE 81 that l Gioqlmmittee4 as a i1nember, and
Hamlin made chairman Of the committee on
foreign relations in place 81 NTdrtoha, WHO re-
tains his Old place as chairman of the COM
mttee on privileges and elections. "
l HhQ2'u9sE, Oct. AFTER the reading Of
the Journal the contested election case of
clam and Smith III the 4th Louis iliia! district