National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-03-19

conspicuous of those who took the modified oath
was general Joseph Il. Johnston, Representative
Mr.. Faye objected to the administering of The
oath to Mr. HUI, of Florida aud that gentleman
was requested to stand aside for the present.
subsequently Mr.. Harris VA offered resolution
That Mr. Hull be sworn in.
Mr. FRYE moved nsa substitute q resolution re.
citing that the credentials of Mr. HUI had been
annulled and made void by the Judgment of the
Supreme Court of Florida and that the State board
OF canyassers had declared and certified that Bis.
bee had been duly elected; and that therefore Bis.
bee IL entitled to be sworn In on his priHo fdciecaSc
BY arrangement, the matter was allowed to go
over I'LL tomorrow, and the papers were ordered 10
be printed in the Record.
Mr. CLNMER offered u resolution for the election
OF George NJ Adams, of Kentucky, as Clerk; John
G. Thompson, Of Ohio, as SergeantatArms; Charles
sa Of Vs Hsa as p pooEstP enj Rev
Harrison, of the District of Columbia Chaplain,
be,ng ne present incumbens of those offices.
MI. FRYE offered as q substitute the names of
Joseph II. Rainey Of South Carolina; jeremiah NJ.
Rusk, of Wisconsin, James NJ. Melton. of Tonnes.
see Henry sherwood, of Michigan, aud Rev. x. IL.
MAYOR OF the District of Columbia. Negatived.
Mr., GILLETTE offered as a substitute the names Of
Lee Crandall, OF Alabama; Charles Browse, of In
diana Benjamin f, Green. of Georgia aud D. +.
MITCHELL OF Kansas, for the first four offices. Mega
tiyed-ony twelve votes in the affirmative.
=, The original resolution was then adopted, and
the oath was administered to the officers,
A committee consisting of MeSsrs, Blackburn,
kentucky; Garfield. Ohio, and Goode, Virginia,
was appointed 10 walt on the President lin con.
junction with Ike committee from the Sonatc) and
Inform him that Congress was in session ana
ready TO receive any communication from him.
Mr.. SPRINGER offered d resolution to change the
rules so as to give to the Committee on Appropri'
atoms Jurisdiction Of matters relating to legis.
latvo, executive, and Judicial expenditures and
70 the sundry civil expenses OF The Government,
eSHcepi 70 me department OF Agriculture which
ture, ami giving 10 the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, Military Affairs Naval Affairs, Indian
AhhiIs and Post Offices jurisdiction over matters
pertaining To their gpypral brnnnhpS DtlDllc
vice.
MIR, BtAcKBuRS offered as substitute n resolll.
lion for the appointment Of committee of five to
revise and simplify the rules Of the House and that
in the meantime the rules of the Forty.illh Con-
gre;s shall be adopted for the Forty-sixth
Mr.. GARFIELD moved to amend the last clause OF
Mr. Blackburn's substitute by excepting the last
paragraph of rule 100, aud amending that so as to
read Nor shall any provision, in any such bill! or
amendment changing existing law be in order
All these propositions were ordered printed aud
are TO be called up for action tomorrow as also an
other resolution, offered by Mr.. Hooker, that the
Committees on Military Affairs, Naval Affairs For
,, ' Ahei-, sn indian Az irs &C. shall reeve
tho estimates and report the bus tot tner respect
i've branches of the public service
Mr.. MCMAHON sent to the Clerks desk and asked
to have read q petition Signed by twenty three
prominent, citizens of Cincinnatj against the right
OF Messrs, Buterworth and Young, OF Ohio, to oc-
cupy their seats.
was no regular contest In those cases and that the
petition should take the ordinary course and so to
the petition box.
The question WAS argued by Messrs. M0cMOhon
and Carlisle lin favor of the right of having the
petition read and printed in the Record and by
Messts kciter and Garfield against that right, the
latter stating that petitions sigued by twentythrce
citizens could be procured, dCfamng any Repre-.
sentative, and that ir such things could be spread
on the Record, members might be made the haul
ers of Il whole squadron of mud carts from now
till the end Of the session"
After further discussion by Mr.. Reagan and Mr..
Harris of Virginia, Tin favorot the right of having
the paper read and printedl, the speaker stated
that the paper had been offered rs one touching the
right of members to their seats and therefore as
question of high privilege, and that he could not
decide whether il contained such question until
he knew what was IN the paper,
Without action, the matter went over until to-
morrow.
The members then retired to the rear of the desks
and the drawing for seats was proceeded with
there being 10 exceptions made in favor OF any
| member, las had been proposed for Mr.. stephens
| Of Georgia, Mr.. Kelley, Mr.. Fernando Wood, and
others)
| The names of members. OH separate slips o.
| paper, having been placed in II box and the box
| well shaken by the Speaker blindiolded clerk
| proceeded to draw them out one 10y one, and the
members, rs their names were drawn, proceeded
| to select their seats for the Congress. The flrs
name drawn was that of Mr. Wills, OF Kentucky
| Those of Messrs. Carlisle and Blackburn, OF Ken
| lucky; Garfield, of Ohio. and Harris and Tucker
| of Virginia followed pretty closely. The Demo
Gratis selected seats as usual In the eastern section
of the hail and the Republicans in the western sec
| ton. Tho last name drawn from the box was tina
of Mr.. Clark, of Missouri, and, the drawing having
been concluded, the House, at iaO, adjourned.