New-York tribune., 1879-03-19
XLVITH CONGRESSES SESSION.

REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.
A DECoRoUs BEGINNING OF THE NEW SESSION
THE PRELIMINARIEs OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
RANDALL ELECTED SPEAKER.
| SENATE. WASHINGTON. March Is. 1879.
The galleries of the Senate were crowded
long before the hour Of to-day at which time the
yICE-PREsIDENT called the Senate TO order
The Rev. Dr. Sunderland the Chaplain. made prayer.
returning thanks the favorable auspices under which
the senate had convened and invoking the special bless
Ing OF Almighty God upon Congress now assembled.
The PROCLAMATION Of the President was read by Sec
retary GOrlIam.
The yICE-PREsIDENT then directed the Secretary TO
call the names OF senators-elect. who could take the
oath OF july 1862 ana requested lnem " P'oeoh'
| themselves four Mt IA time. ,,,,,o.
The senator did being escorted to the char Dy tne
respective colleagues In accordance WIN TINS oduG
the following nImed Senator'S took what Is c2niih4hy @
they were not engaged In the reDeiu0&h, & OF 6d 6nfdd
aid comfort to IT, and ,t fhat tney woMir Mr.
Allison Rep, Iowal. Mr., Cameron tRep Pen1;l' Sr'
Carpenter REP wis., Mr. ConSllRg 0kePI n n} ~ i MT
rep, COLI. Mr. Ingalls, (Rep Kanl Mr.; Jones RSP.'
Nev. Mr. Logan Rrp NJ Mf; M1rr & 6heP, onn ntI Mr. NJ
slater Dem, OreJ, and Mr.. Voorhees, dem. Indl
The following named Senators then respectively took
of the United states against ali enemies foreign and
domestic taking II without mental rsseiyatOn h a
under Z: Mr.. CslI De% Fla2 Mr mops,on 1,, (pem;'
a A 3es M % 5SRa' 6 De% r %Eer MF e% As ana Mr.
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| Williams (Dcm, ky) - -
Mr.. Hampton Dem, s. c. not present. Mr. Cor
don dem, Ga) was also absent, as his credentials
having been somewhat informal were returned to the
| Executive OF Georgia for correction.
The VICE-PRESIDENT laid before tho senate the
credentials Charles H. Bell, appointed by the Gov
of NewHampshre during the recess ot the Legs
ature to iii the vacancy occasOned by the expiration
Of the term OF service Of Nj. Wadleirh
| Mr.. WALLACE tDem., PENN moved that these ere
dentials aid Oh the table until tomorrow HIS rta-
son for doing that grave legal question was pre-
sented whether there was such vacancy as c0nd
he filled by the Governor The subject should therefore
engage the careful consideration Of the senate. lie
| Withdrew the motion temporarily, 10 enable
Mr. ROLLINS (iep., y. ll) to make bTct statement.
lie submitted all the precedcnts he could find from the
beginning Government to the present time, show
ing that in nine cases. under circumstances Similar TO
The recess thcr respective Legislatures had been ad
mtted without objection He expressed the nope that
after those pIecrdents the oath "Ouu pe
10 Mr.. Bell TIE Senate could examine into Tue ques-
| ton at anOi her time.
! Mr. WALLACE Dem, Pcnn) renewed his motion,
saving he followed the precedent III such eases and the
question having been taken the credentials were ad on
| tue table until tomorrow.
| on mo ion OF Mr.. THURMAN ID m, Ohe) II was re-
tatIvcs that quorum Of the senate had assembled aud
! were ready to proceed TO business.
| on motion OF Mr. BAYARD (Dem, Dell 1t was re-
solved that a committee OF Two members De HppOhCu
! 10 ioIn such cOlnmilte may be appointed bY me
House to wait the President and Inform him that
quorum both Houses have assembled ana are ready 10
receive any communication lac may be pleased 10 make
| Tine VICE-PEESiDENT appointed Mr.. Dayard lDeIn,
Dell and Mr.. Anthony Qiep., K H. as sJch committee.
| on motion Of Mr.. WHYIE Dem Md 1t was ordered
that the daily hour the meeting OF the senate shal
| be ~ o'clock until otherwise ordered.
| ON motion OF Mr.. WHIIE. the Senate TOOK recess
from 1890 to o'clock. On reassemDng' 0lr' VII IL.
sad thai from Information received from tht House oi
| Representatives lie did not tnuk IL possible tndt tIe
House OF Representatives wOuid organzs before . or
$3.50 O'Clock Hp Therefore moved that the senate "a
iourn until tomorrow, and this was agreed TO at 100
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