The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-03-06
CONGRESS
SENATE.
WAsHINuToS. March I.


4 WASHINGTON, March !.
Promptly at noon President Have.
and ek.President Grant, accompanied by
Senator'S Morrill, and Howe OF tho Com.
miltee Of Arrangements, entered the
Senate Chamber by the main entrance
and were shown 10 seats provided for
them in front of the desk Of the Prcpid.
ing officer.
The Senate was then called to order
by Secretary Graham and Chaplain Sun.
derland offered prayer.
Shiel Clerk Mcdonald read the proc.
Iutn'Nu lam'anNu convening the Senate in extra
Mr.. Hamhs submitted tIr followirv
:So h:S%ttu; Ihat 'he oath Of Office he ad.
~ aITseIeu r,'Vs u, ~ senator ,r Timothy 0. Howe
the State OF Michigan, ana that he he and md
hereby is chosen President Of Tho Ssnn'o "
pro tenn. Agreed to. '''"''
The oath OF office was then adm,,t,
tered 10 Mr.. Ferry, and upon taking the
chair he said:
Senators, accept my sincere ucknowl.
edgment for this renewal Of your courtesy
and confidence. will at once enter
upon the duties Of the Chair
He then directed the Secretary to call
the roll OF the Senators newly elected and
requested them TO present themselves in
iours to be sworn in. The newly elected
Senators were then called, and they were
escorted TO the desk of the presiding oAi.
Ger by their colleagues, when the oath
was administered TO them in the follow.
ing order: Henry B. Anthony James Il.
Beck, James G.'Blaine, George +. Hoar,
David Davis, Henry G. Davis, SamuelJ J.
kirkwood, John Il. Mcpherson, Preston
i. Plumb, Edward II. Rollins, Eli BURY,
Henry NJ. Teller, VIM. Window, Richard
Coke, A. II. Garland, /. G. Harris, Ben.
jamin H. Hill, John w. Johnston and
Matt. W. Ransom.
When the name Of VIM. Pitt Kellogg.
Of Louisiana was called, there being no no
Senator from that State, Mr.. ingalls, ca.
corted him to the desk Of the President.
Mr.. Bogy objected 10 the oath being
administered to Mr.. Kellogg, and said
that he objected TO him being sworn in
because the Senate knew there were two
Legislatures in Louisiana, and the case
should be referred TO the Committee on
Privileges and Elections for report as to
which Of these Legislatures had the right
to elect.
Senator Anthony submitted resolu.
tion that the credentials of the Senators
elect in all the disputed or contested
States lie upon the table until tomorrow.
Mr.. Thurman said that it was rather
a dangerous experiment to adopt gen.
eral resolution, as under IL any captious
objection could prevent the Senator from
being sworn in. He thought that each
case had better stand on its own merits,
and therefore, moved 10 amend the rcso.
luton so as TO provide that the Credeu.
ttals Of VIM. p. Kellogg lie on the table
until tomorrow.
mI' oE-li-e seid while he concurred
IN the views OF the Senator Irv,a 0Lin
(Thurman), he suggested that the Sen.
ate was sitting now rather for ceremonial
purpose, than for the purpose OF busi.
meas, and it was not desirable to be de.
tained by repeated divisions.
Mr.. Thurman then withdrew the
amendment and the resolution Of Mr.. An.
thony, agreed TO. Mr.. Kellogg was not
sworn i'll.
Mr.. Spencer objected to the oath beng
administered to the Senatora-elect from
Alabama and Mississippi, (.Tohn p. Nor
gan and l.. Q. c. Lamar,) on account Of
the evidence now before the Committee
on Privileges and Elections. Their ere.
dentinls were therefore laid on The table
until tomorrow, and the oath was not
administered to them.
The President pro TEN. announced
that there were two sets OF credentials
from South Carolina, and there was but
one vacancy.
Mr.. Gordon objected to the oath being
administered to any one claiming seat
from that State, and the credentials of
Corbin and Butler were laid over until
tomorrow, Lafayette Grover, Senator
elect from Oregon not responding to the
call for his name.
The Senators not objected to having
been sworn in, Mr.. Ferry asked ii the
Vice President OF the United States was
ready to take the oath OF office.
few minutes after Mr.. Wheeler en-.
tered the Chamber leaning on the arm Of
Mr.. McCreery, OF the Committee of Ar.
rangements, and was escorted to the desk
OF the presiding officer, when Mr.. Ferry
said: 81 have grea. pleasure in presenting
the Vice President OF the United States,h
address OF VICE PRESIDENT WHEELER.
Senators-Oficial station ever brings
with it corresponding duty md respon.
slbility. Service, in an analogous par
liamentary sphere, has taught how deli.
cate and, at times, how difficult and COM
plex, are the duties which the oath am
about to take will impose upon me as
President Of the Senate. 1t is my sincere
purpose to lift myself entirely above the
elements OF partisanship to administer
Its rules in their true spirit and with
courteous tirmness, and by all means in
my power to facilitate and expedite its
deliberations. In doing this ] shall need
your aid, your generous iorbearance and,
at times, your lenient Judgment, upon all
Of which | know | can rely when you
shall be Satisfied OF the rectitude Of my
intentions, and trust that the relations
about to be established between us may
be mutually pleasant and productive Of
good to the best interest OF our nation.
al commonwealth. Mr.. President, [ am
now ready to take the oath Of office.
At its conclusion Mr.. Ferry retired
from The Chair saying: With great pleas.
ure, Mr.. Vice President, surrender the
Chair to you.
The Vice President then announced
that the Senate would proceed to tho cen.
tre portico Of the Capitol to witness the
inauguration Of the President, and the
procession was formed by Deputy Ser
geant.at.Arms Christie, according to the
programme already published, aud left
the Chamber.
At lbs +. N, the Senate returned aud
the Vice President assumed the Chair.
Mr.. Hamlin submitted resolution
that a committee OF three Senator's be
appointed by the Vice President to wait
upon the President Of the United States
and inform him that a quorum OF tie
Senate will be pleased to receive any
communication he may be pleased to
make. Agreed to, and Senator'S Hamlin,
Morton and Ransom were appointed on
such committee.
Mr.. Morton moved thu! when the Sen.