Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-03-26


other chairmanships distributed are as
follows:
Privileges and Elections salisbury.
Military Affairs h andoph.
Naval Affairs-McPhersOn.
Postoffices and Post ROads-Maxey.
Public Lands-McDOnald. s#.
indian Affairs Cooke.
Pensions-Withers.
ClaimS-COCkrell.
Manufactures-GloYer
observation-disclosures.
District of COlum bia-Harrs
Patents-kernan.
Public Buildings and Grounds-JOnes of Flor
ida. s.'.
Territories Garland.
RailrOads-RansOm
MiEes and Mining Hereford.
Revision of LawS-Wallace
Education and Labor-Bailey.
Civil Service and Observation-Disclosures.
Printing -Whyte.
Library-VOOrhees.
Contingent EXpenseS-Hill.
RuleS-MOrgan
Enrolled Bills-Vance.
Select Committee on Transportation Routes to
the Seaboard-BeCk.
To Examine several Branches OF Civil Service
Vest.
To take into consideration state of the law
concerning the electoral votes for President and
Vice Presdent-Mo organ.
To investigate the treasury departments &C
counts-Davis. West Virginia.
Census-Pendleton. e
Epidemic Diseases Harris.
Mississippi River-Lamar.
NoTE-This replaces the select COM
mittee on levees ofthe Mississippi river
The select committee to inquire into
alleged frauds in the late elections COM
monty known heretofore as the Teller
committee is reorganized, with Wallace
as chairman, and Bailey, Garland, Nc
Donald and Herman as the other demo
cratic members.
The select committees on the subject
of the removal of the northern Chey-
ennes to the Indian territory, and to in
quire into all claims Of United States
citizens against Nicaragua, are to be
continued with the same memberships
as at present, their respective chailmen
being Senators Kirkwood and Ham
lin. a .rf
The convention left three chairman
ships of standing committees to be filled
by republicans, viz, those of
committees on public land claims, on
revolutionary claims and on engrossed
bills. the republican senators will
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 by republicans for
the democrats. ego
The exception is the committee or
judiciary which will this session consist
of nine senators instead of seven as
heretofore and will be composed of five
democrats and three republicans and
Judge Davis of Illinois.
/ et HOUSE.
A great crowd was present to witness
the opening Of the session and the or
ganization.
The only representatives absent was
James, Of New York. ..ts
The clerk gave Hull, democrat Of
Florida, a seat and allowed the Iowa
delegation to come in. His ground in
both cases was that Of a governors GER
tiicate under the seal of the state, gave
the holders prinea tacie right to seats as
to the state of Kansas. The clerk had
not put on the roll the name of the
person claiming to have been elected
from the state at large, the state being
only entitled to three members.
Randall was chosen speaker on the
first ballot, receiving IA votes; Garfield
125; Wright Is and Kelly 1.
Garfield and Blackburn conducted
Randall to he chair. He made brief
address and then the oath of Office was
administered to the speaker by Mr..
Kelley of Pa, after which the oath to
members was administered by the
speaker in groups of states.
Mr.. Frye objected to administering
the oath to Hull, Of Florida, and the
matter went oyer until tomorrow.
| The following officers were reflect
ed.
Adams, clerk.
Thompson, sergeant-at-arms.
Field, doorkeeper.
Stewart, postmaster. a.s...
Rev. w. II. Harrison, chaplain.
Mcmahon sent to the clerks desk
and asked to have read the petition
signed by % prominent citizens of Gin
cinnati, against the right of Buderworth
and Young, of Ohio; to occupy their
seats. 30 s~-
A discussion arose as to whether the
petition should take the ordinary course
or be read and printed and go on record
without action. 4-t
The matter went over until to-mor-
row.
The drawing for seats was then pro-
ceeded with and at its conclusion the
house adjourned. .d-
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