The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-19

the lt.uuhiicuu side. and the rlil cal went on
until Iowa WAS REACHED. and then came an
other rXu aua;ion Tpcr' wor' Two Congress
c."rt ons in tuat state Lust i,'ll. one in
q inhrr ana ih" 9tn.r IN NoVymn'r tnn re-
uhting th" election Of Cnugrossnlrn Th, So
members who wrr' chosen iu Or'phrr hud tle
rrrtill ute oi Nh" Governor. nni those prctend-
ing ." hnyr h'cn ""rt'l iu y 'N"mo.r uad not;
and 50 the names oi the former were placed
upnn tho roll.
There wu-. TOO. a claimant 10 n sent ns rcprc-
sentltiVeut IHrrr from ihc stat" VI Kansas Int
n Cork Adams couli ilnd no act of Congress
or Sutiyr at uf the State oi Kansas author
iIing tne election ol "a representative Ht largo
from tnat State. his name was omitted from the
The roll cnll complete. Fernando Wood moved
that the House proceed to the election 81 y
Speakrr nnd up1n mat motion r2iind it
main question was ordered, and the motion
carried. Cyner Of P,rn-vlvaniq, Charmnn
" the Democratic cRuou. rose and nominHted
Samuel J. Randall. and Fry Of Maine did the
Same in, behalf of tho Republican caucns.
naming James A. Garfield; Ihrrr was q mo-
monts pausc. and then 2 tall angular looking
man rose on the Republican side with
4 slip ot paper in his hand. 1t WIS De La
Mutyr. Grc"uba rkcr from Indiana. There was
n little comroticn in the galleries. Members
at the cerical-drrssed man standing almost
directly In front OF the Clerks desk.
-" place In nomination for Speaker OF tho
House ot Neprese ntltiycs ~ the Enrty-slNth
mia"
Calmly said De la Matyr and resumed his sent
a little ripple. Just the iaintest sound ot np-
! plause was hoard, and then silence regned;
| All eyes wore turned toward Wrights seat. and
| the venerable old man, who has been a NE
| long Democrat. meyer ialterlug in his allegiance
| until last might. when he refused 10 Mt
! tend thp Democratic caucus, was seen leaving
/ back In his chair. his hands behind mis- head
! and his face w'ariug a srlf-sW. slled smile
| Evidently he felt justified. Four tellcrs-two
| Democrats Clymcr mi Elhs ana two k"puhi
| leans. His'ocK and Ntonc-wer" named. and
! then tho roll was called. each representative
! answering with tho name OF the choice OF his
The first ittlr ripple Of excitement was caused
| by Bradley Barlow of Vermont the lndepen-
seat in the House over thg Republican and
Democratic competitors. When his name was
called he answered. William D. Kelley"
Blackburn clcited some applause 10y the em-
phatic way In which h" responded Samuel j.
Randall The following Representatives voted
for Wright, De In Mntyr OF Indiana. Ford ot
Maryland Forsyth of Illinois. Gillette Of Iowa
Jones OF raXas. Kelley OF Iennsy ylvania. Ladd
Of Maine, owe OF Alaeama. Murch OF Maine.
Russell ~ North Carolina. Stevenson Of llli-
nois Weaver II Iowa. Nokum of peunsylvan n.
| The roll call was ended. The tcllors mad cast
| w the votes. and Clymer was stan nting in front
Of the clerk desk. with sheet Of pap"r ~ his
! hand. ready To announce the result when Com
ger ot Michigan. with his characteristic dos ire TO
| He wanted to know what is the rule ~ tho
/ House Ia regard to the election OF n Speaker
| whether il required n minority Of all the mem
! bers el"rt. or ot those voting.
| Instantly 4 half dozen Democrats were on
! their feet Volunteering, answers and the Clerk
| was rnpplng vigorously for silence. In the
| midst Of this routuslun stentorian voice from
! u" outer edge OF tie Dcmocratlc side WIS heard
The voice was heard above he din. and then
| came, in still louder tones: Mr. Clerk. de-
This startled the House with stiffness. and
! Clerk Adams called Daniel q Reilly and ha' X
| came the response. samuel J. Randall.
| There was .appiug Of hands aud apulause on
| the floor aud In the galleries. O'RSlly had loft
Jersey CIV ~ the ncTspuper train al l \. N; ths
| morning. and arrived in Washington At J.. VI.
/ and lurTylWs 10 the Iatlful entered me Nn 4
| Just ~ the nick % time to record his vote for
| speaker. a privilege h would not have had
| had not COngcr's prrverse nature prom pied
| him 10 get NJ "A legislative shindy.
The Clerk answered Conerrs inquiry thatthe
| rules oi the House required minority ~ All
| the votes cast. which was npprovinEiy coinridrd
! ia by Garfield. and the vote was announced as
/ Whole number OF votes cast 2s3 For sam
! uei j. Randall. li4 For James 4. Garfield. l25.
! For HrndrcG Is. Wright. l3. For William ID.
The Clerk said: Samuel !. Randall. Repre-
sentative from the State " PENNSYLVANIA. hav-
INK received q minority Of al tho votes cast. is
elected SPEAKER of tne Hous" of Representa-
| tly"s of the Fprty-stNth Congress. The grutle-
man from kentuekyt Mr.. blackburn; and ne
conduct the Speaker-elert 10 the chair
| and the gentleman from PENNSYLVANIA, tue
administer the oath" The other Democratic
cau'us candidates were elected
! The members We're then sworn in. Gen.
Johnston took the m4lneI oath. Hull ot Flor,
ida was not sworn in. his case going over until
! tomorrow.
| A protest In the cases Of Butterworth and
| Young OF Cincinnati gave rise to debate. Ii was
| laid over
| ppocrrD,~as ~ rpr srN,rr
| ""NTIN''"' 4" Inn 'N""+H
The Senate met at noon; Long before that
| time the galleries We're packed with spectators
| IN" corridors Wrr' hllrd win ladies' ana gen
| tem"n iramp.ng ifom one entrance OF tne .al-
! ierlrS 10 another, lh thr yam hoi' ol Hhilhe
! standing room INSIDE In"re we're no signs
| ~ tur q sordrr wulrh marKcd thr presence ol
! thr multitude in the House. Possibly thr iac'
! thai nothing oi grrW impnrtanI' WIS 10 pe see =
| IN the senate kept th" t"Sllionhbly dressed moi
| from whipping thr door krrpors anu entering
! the galleries hy lor'e. Ihrre was mol AN nch
! oi Standing room 20 spare; no crowd M
! front ol me doors 10 the rhanper extended
! iar out into the corridors. AZ II O'Clock
| about a hundred persons were on the
noor OF the chamber, besides lew senators
| Iur outsiders We're mostly oillee-seekrr-. Th"y
! hrw hith"r ana thiher lkt bees now buHlnG
! senator TOR a cl"rkshlu then begging cnndi-
dates for the elrctiye offices Of the senate for
| positions, promising aii sorts 81 innuence, and
/ reeilng their manifold quhlli'ntions Tor pup,
| ll' ON 'r N'W N"hhl"r- were lhtt"lurru 10 olu
| Senator'S some W'r" congratulated upon pos
s~~0lng rhairudu-h lps. otHrrs We're brmohh-
| ins the fate wh"h leit them nj the eud OF unlm-
/ puriaut coniuittees. Ihrr" were Tow iuphy-
! lists who offered cpgrni arguments against inc
/ adoption ~ any resolution 70 "nniine business
| 20 the two APPROPRIATION bills which Jailed ~
! IN" last session OF tomgro-s. -