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WA SHINGToN, March 18th
STANDARDIZATION was made to
the admission of Senator Bell, of
New Hampshire, appointed by the
Governor to fill the vacancy caused
by the expiration of Senator Wad-
leigh's term, and his case goes over
until to- morrow.
Select Committees On trans
portation routes to the seaboard,
Senator Beck; to examine the sew.
eral branches of the civil service,
Senator West; to take into consid.
Grafton the state Of the law COL
cerning electoral votes for Presi-
dent, &C., Senator Morgan; to in
vestigate the Treasury Depart
ments accounts, Senator Davis, OF
West Virginia; on the census, Sen.
ator Pendleton; on epidemic dis.
eases, Senator Harris; on the Mis-.
sissippi river. Senator Lamar;
(NoTE-This replaces the Select
Committee on the Levees of the
Mississippi river.) The Teller Com.
mlttee is reorganized with Wallace,
Chairman, and Bailey, Garland,
Mcdonald and Herman as the other
Democratic members. The Select
Committees on the subject of the
removal ofthe Northern Cheyennes
to the Indian Territors; and
to inquire into ali claims
of United. States citizens
against Nicaragua are to be con-
!, I,n co l.n =, in,
as at present, their respective
Chairmen being Senators Kirk
wood and Hamlin. The caucus
left the following Chairmanships
of standing committees to be filled
by Republicans, viz: Those of the
Committees on Public Land
claims, Revolutionary claims and
on Engrossed Bills.
The Republican Senators will
probably hold caucus tom orrow
to agree upon their own assign
ments to the vacancies left
by the majority. These vacancies
correspond in number, in every
case but one, with the places here
tofore allotted by the Republicans
to the Democrats. The exception
is the Committee on Judiciary,
which will this session consist Of
nine Senators instead of seven, as
heretofore, and be composed of five
Democrats. three Republicans and
Judge Davis, of Illinois.
HoUsE.-The Clerk gave Hull,
Democrat, of Florida, a seat and al
lowed the Iowa delegation to come
in. His ground in both cases was
that a Governors certificate gave
the holders e prima .fdcie right TO
the seat. AS to the State of Kansas,
the Clerk said he had not put on
the roll the name of the person
claiming to have been elected from
that State at large, the State being
but entitled to three members. Frye
objected to administering the oath
to Hull, of Florida, and the matter
went over until tomorrow.
The following officers were re-
elected: Adams, Clerk; Thompson,
Sergeant-at-Arms; Field, Door.
keeper: Stewart, Postmaster; Rev.
w. III. Harrison, Chaplain.
McMahon sent to the Clerks
desk and asked to have read a Pc
tition signtd by l3 prominent citi-
zens of Cincinnati against the right
of Butterworth and Young, of
Ohio, to occupy their seats. Dis
cussiOn arose as to whether the Pc
tition should take the ordinary
course or be read and printed in the
records. Without action the mat
ter went over. Drawing for seats
was then proceeded with.
Adjourned.
The Vote for speaker.
WASHINGTON, March 1Sth.-In
the House to-day, on motion of
Fernando Wood, the House pro.
ceeded to the election of Speaker.
Clymer nominated Randall, Frye
nominated Garfield and De la Maby
nominated as the Greenback can
didate Hendrick b. Wright. Bar.
low, the Vermont Green backer,
voted for Kelly. Kelly voted for
Wright. Wright did not vote. The
vote resulted: 143 for Randall, 125
for Garfield, l3 for Wright and one
for Kelly. Randall having q ma
jority was declared elected. Just
as the vote was being announced
O'Reilly, of New York, came in
and voted for Randall, which made
his vote IA. On the announce
ment of the result there was ap.
plause in the galleries, which was
tepeBted as Randall walked down
the front aisle, escorted by Black
burn and Garfield. After making
a short address he was sworn in by
Judge Kelley, the Oldest member
of the House. The swearing In of
the members by States was then
with.
Late Mexican News.
NEW YORK, March Is Advices
rom the City of Mexico to the 10th
Jay: General T:evino, commander
II the Mexican forces on the border,
s about submitting to the govern
nent plan for operations on the
Rio Grande, concerted between
himself and General Ord.
Work on the International Ex-
libition building has been com.
nenced.
Advices from the border report |
hat 1t was never before in such |
peaceful and orderly condition.
Colonel Enksn confirms the re-
'ort thnt Col, GalaD captured three
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