Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-03-27

Randall, there was round Of applause on
the Democratic side and in the galleries
The vote resulted as follows: Whole number
of votes cast 2S3; for Randall III; for
Garfield, l25; for Wright, l3; for Wm. d.
Kelly, of Pennsylvania, |. The members
voting for Wright were Dc La Matyr, of
Indiana, Ford, of Missouri, Forsythe, of
Illinois, Gillette, Of Iowa, Jones, OF Texas,
Kelly, Of Pcnnsylvani,, Ladd, of Maine,
Lowe, of Alabama. March, Of Maiuc, Rus
sell, of Massachus It's, Stevenson of Illinois,
Weaver, of Iowa, aud Yucum, Of Pcnusy!.
ranla The member voting for Kelly was
Barlow, of Vermont When the tcllcrs
announced the result there were but l43
votes for Randall and Cuugcr, of Michigan,
had just raised the question that that was
less than majority Of the whole number
of members elect, when 0'RciIly, Of New
York, one of the two abScntccS, ARRIVED in
the chamber, announced his presence and
cast his vote for Randall, thus giving that
gentleman Il majority of the whole number
ct mcuicrs elect. The inciIcu, was the
occasion OF much applause. Messrs. Gar
land aud Bsackburn, having been appointed
for the purpose, thea conducted the Speak.
cr to the clair.
Tho Speaker, on taking the chair made
brief speech, expressing his thanks for the
confidence aud approval shown him, saying:
"Obscrrins strict impartiaity us to men,
measures, parties and s. stcons, it will be to
'hc unSpeakablc joy if | could help to bring
about that substnGti., ;ra!c!nal union which
comes alone through wisdom, moderation
and justice" The oath Of otlicc was then
administered to the Speaker by Kelly, Of
| Pennsy ylvania, the Oldest member in coutin-
uOus length of service, after which the oath
to the mcubcrs was administered ly tie
Speaker in groups Of States. When the
ncmbcls from De'cwarc, Maryland, Vir--
sinia, North Carolina and South Carolina
were called in one group, aud when the
Speaker said he would first admiuiSicr the
oath to those who could take it in thc usual
form, Cbat is what is known rs the iron-
cl; un,h) there Yas only FIVE mcmbcls who
stepped cut and took it. Among tic most
conspicuou, Of these who took the modified
ooth WAS Gcncral Joseph Il. Johnstou, of
Virginia Frye, of Maine, objected 30
administering tho oath 10 Hull of lIoriia,
aud that gentleman was requested to stand
aside for the present. Subsequently,, llar-
ria, Of Nirgnia, offered resolution thai
| Hull be sworn in. Frye moved as Il sub
stitutc a resolution rccitiuG that he crc~
dcntials Of Hull had been alnullcd and
made void hy the Judgment Of tho Supreme
Court Of Florida, and that the State Board
of Cnn,nsscrs had declared and certified
that Bishce had been duly elected and, thar,
therefore, Bshcc is entitled to be sworn in
on his 1ri0n Iucic case. The matter was
al 10 -, IA
papers were ordered to be printed in the
| Record. The other officers, as indicated in
the Dcmocratic caucus last night were then
elected
Several resolutions referring to committee
business were presented and ordered to be
printed for action Tomorrow.
The drawing for seats took place and the
House adjourned
A petition against the tight of Butter
J worth, of Ohio, to "a scat in the onsc
was presented, but went over till to i;,or
| row.
The Democratic Senators held caucus
this afternoon, at which the report of the
committee appointed to arrange the Demo
cratic personnel of the Senate committees
was received and ratified. The majority
membership Of the principal committees is
as follow
Finance Bayar], chairman, and iiesava
| Wallace, Herman; Voorhees, and Beck; Ap-
preparations davis, of West Virginia,
chairman, aud Mcssrs. Wthcrs, Beck,
Wallace and Eaton; Foreign Relations
Eaton, chairman, and Aessrs Johnston:
Morgan, fill and Pcndleon; Commerce
Gordon, chairman, and Mcssrs. Ransom,
Randolph, Hereford and Coke; Judiciary-
Thurman, chairman, and Mcssrs. NIcDon
aid, Bayard, Garland Lamar and Davis, of
illinois. Senator Davis of Illinois,
is also provided for by the majority
tho same as if he were in full party fellow
ship with them by placing on the following
Claims and Census.
The other chairmanships arc distributed
as follows: Privileges aud Elections
tor Salisbury, Military Affairs Randolph;
Naval Affairs Mcpherson; Post offices and
Post Roads NIaxey; Public Lands-
Mcdonald; Indian Atfairs-C Coke; Pensions,
Williams; Claims Cockrel; Manufactures
Grover; gricuturc-Johnston; District
of Columbia-liarris; PatcDts--Kcrnan;
Territories-Garland; Railroads Ransom;
Mines and Mining Hereford; Revision of
the Laws-Wa Wallace; Education and Labor
Bailey Civil Service and Retrenchmcnt--
Butler; Printing Whyte; select nom'ait-
toes-on transportation routes to scaboard
Senator Beck; to examine the several
branches of the civil scrvioc-Sonator Vest;
to tako into consideration tho state of tho
law concerning the electoral vote for Prcsi--
dent, etc.-Morgan; to Investigate tho