Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-03-27
THE XLVI CONGRESS-.
1t Organized and then Proceeded to Bus.
sineSS--Eyents of the First Day.

Soon after the senate was called tC
order. q recess was taken, and upor
reassembling motion to adjourn pre-
vailed.
Objection was made to admission O.
Senator Bell, of New Hampshire, ap
pointed by the governor to fill vacancy
caused by the expiration of Senator
Wadley's term, and his case goes over
until tomorrow.
The democratic senators, in caucus
in the afternoon. adopted the report oil
the committe appointed to arrange the
democratic personnel OF the senate. The
committees are as follows:
Finance-Bayard, chairman; Wallace, Herman
Voorhees,, Beck.
Appropriations-Da Nv. Va) chairman:
Wlthers, Beck, Wallace, Eaton.
Foreign Relatioas-Eaton, chairman; johnson
Morgan, Hill Pendleton.
Commerce-Gordon, chairman; Ransom, Ran
dolph, Hereford.
Judiciary-Thurman, chairman; Mcdonald
Bagard, Garland, Lamar, Davis. {Ill)
Davis, OF Illinois, is also provided for
by the majority, the same as if he were
in full party fellowship with them, by
placing him on the following additional
committees, viz: Revision of laws, pri-
vate land claims and census. The
other chairmanships distributed are as
follows:
Privileges and ElcctiOns-S SALISBURY
Military Affairs-Randoph.
Naval AffairS-McPherSon.
PoStO ices and Post Roads-MaXey.
Public Landslide Donald.
Indian Atfdirs-CoOke.
Penslons-Withers.
Claims-Cockrell.
anufactures--GlOver.
Agrlcu lture--J OhnStOu.
District OF COlumbIa-Harris.
Patents Herman.
Public Baildings and Grounds Jones, OF Flor
Ida.
Territories Garland.
Railroads-RanSOm.
Mines and Miuing-Hereford.
Revision of Laws Walace
Education and Labor-Bailey.
Civil Service and Observation-Disclosures.
PrnCing-Whyte.
Iibrary-V oorheeS.
Contingent Expenses Hill
Rues--MOTgan
Enrolled BiIlS--Vance
Select Committee on transportation Routes 10
the Seaboard--Beck.
To Examine several Branches of Civil Service
Vest.
To take into consideration state of the law con-
corning the electoral votes f)r president and vice
preSident-Morgan
To investigate the treasury departments ac-
counts Davis, West Virginia.
Census-Pendeton.
Epidemic DiseaSes-HarrS.
Mississippi River.-LamaL
NoTE.-This replaces the select COM
mittee on levees Of theMlssissippi river.
The select committee to inquire into
alleged frauds in the late elections, COM
monty known as the Teller committee,
is reorganized, with Wallace as chair
man, and Bailey, Garland, Mcdonald
and Herman as the ether democratic
members.
The select committe on the subject
of the removal of the northern Chey-
ennes in the Indian territory, and to in
quire into all claims of United States
citizens against Nicaragua, are to be
continued with the sane memberships
as at present, their RESPECTIVE chairmen
being senators Kirkwpd and Hamlin.
The convention left three chairman
ships of standing committees to be nlled
by republicans, viz, thDse of committees
on public land claims, on revolutionary
claims and on engrosed bills. The re-
publican senators probably hold
caucus tomorrow to agree upon their
own assignments to vacancies left for
them by the ma jority
These vacancies correspond in num-
Der in every case but with the places
heretofore allotted H republicans for
the democrats.
The exception is tie committee on
judiciary which will tbs session consist
of nine senators insead of seven, as
heretofore, and will b composed of FIVE
democrats and threerepublicans, and
Judge Davis Of Illino.
HOUSi.
A great crowd was present to witness
the opening of the session and the or
ganization. -9
The only Representative absent was
James, of New York.
THE clerk gave Hill, democrat of
Florida, seat and allowed the Iowa
delegation to come in His ground in
both cases was that ola governors Ger
tificate under the seabf the state, gave
the holders prinaa iaeit right to seats as
to the state of Kansas The clerk had
not put on the roll he name Of the
person claiming to hive been elected
from the state at larg, the state being
only entitled to three members.
Randall was choser speaker on the
first ballot, receiving II votes: Garfield
125; Wright 13 and Kelly /.
Garfield and Blackburn conducted
Randall to the chair. He made a brief
address and the oath )f Office was ad-
ministered to the speabr by Mr.. Kelley
of Pa, after which tie oath to mem
bers was administered by the speaker
in groups of states.
Mr.. Frye objected b administering
the oath to Hull, of florida, and the
matter went over untilto-morrow.
The following officerswere reelected:
| Adams, clerk.
Thompson, sergeantt-arms.
Field, doorkeeper.
| Stewart, postmaster.
Rev. w. II. Harrison chaplain.
Mr.. McMahon sent Ldhe clerks desk
and asked to have red the petition
signed by % prominenicitizens of Gin
cinnati, against the rigf of Buderworth
and Young, of Ohio, occupy their
seats.
| A discussion arose ato whether the
petition should take therdinary course
or be read and printedand go on rec
ord without action.
The matter went ovf until to-mor-
row.
The drawing for seat was then pro-
ceeded with, and at itsconcluslon the
house adjourned.