Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-19
THE EVENING STAR
WEDNESDAY,. March ~. lsza.
c...,. CONVERSATIONAL.

| IloUSE.-After our renort 49, .ocee0snges
ton of Geo Tne sda resolution for the cleo.
| John G. Thompson, of Ohio a .uohy. as clerk
arms: Chas. W. Field, OF Georgia &c daee,ant-at-
f ReS " SteM M OF Virginia as postmaster. ssr
bia as chaplain, (belng the present ,ncun nbi
| of these officeS) 'n'u'hoeht'
| Mir. Frye offered as a substitute the namas ~
Jos. H. Ralney, OF south Carolina: Jeremiah NJ
| RuSk. OF Wisconsin, James NJ. Melton, of Zen
nessee: Henry Sherwood, OF Michigan, aud Rev
X. H. Naylor, OF District OF Columbia: ne gativesi
MT. Gillette offered as substitute the name
| or Lee CraDdall, OF Alabama; Charles Browseo
| OF Indiana; Benjamin E. Green, OF Georgia, anC
! ID. p. Mitchell OF Kansas; for the first fou
Offices; negatived, only twelve votes In the
Affirmative
The original resoiS. ion was then adoped. and
the oath was administered to the Officers.
"A committee (consistingO OF M,-srs Blackburn
th aiH p, ana GOode) was appointed u. wait On
ai,ee 81 EN- IN conjunction with ike - a.
L. "oee OF Inc senate, and inform him that Con-
grese was In session and ready 20 receiYa any
commul1 fcation from him.
Mr.. Spn. nger offered a resolution to Change
the rules so as to give to the committee O 40
preparations jurisdiction OF matters reIatilt (,
legislative, executives and judicial expe aditure,
and to sundry civil expenses Of the government
except as to the Department OF Agriculture
which should be referred 10 the COMMITTEES on
agriculture, and giving to the committees on
foreign affairs, military affairs. naval affairs
indian affairs and post offices jurisdiction over
the public service.
Mr.. blackburn offered as substitute RESP
luton for the appointment OF a committee OF
tive to revise and simplify the rules of the
House, and that In the meantime the rules OF
me Forty fifth Congress shall be adopted for
the Forty SfXth.
Mr.. Garfield moved to amend the last clause
or MT. Blackburn'S substitute by accepting the
last paragraph OF rule l20. and amending thai
SO as TO read, NOR Shall any provision In aay
be In order"
All these propositions We're ordered to be
printed, and are to be called up for action TO-
Hooker, TO the effect that the committees on
military affairs, naval affa6s, Indian aft airs,
foreign affairs, &C., shall receive the estimates
and report the bills for their respective
branches OF the public service
Mr.: Mcmahon sent to the clerks desk and
a asHS, 10 nave read petition (signed b. %
rignt OF Messrs. Butterworth and Young. OF
Ohio, to occupy their seats. VI
MI Keller objected, On the ground that there
was no regular contest In those cases, and that
the petition should take the ordinary course
and go to the petition box.
after discussion, the Speaker stated that the
paper had been offered as one touching the
right OF members TO their seats, and therefore
as a question OF high privilege. and that he
could not decide whether 1T contained such a
question until he knew what was contalned in
the paper. Without action the matter went
over I'LL today.
The members then retired to the rear OF the
desks, and the drawing for seats was proceeded
with, there being no exceptions made In favor
OF any member, Gas had been proposed for
Messrs Stephens OF Ga, Kelley. OF Pa, Wood.
OF N. v, and others.) The names OF memb ers
On several slips OF paper having been placed Ia
a box and the box wei shaken by the Speaker
q blindfolded clerk proceeded to draw them out
one by one, and the members as their names
were drawn proceeded to select their seats for
the Congress. The first name drawn was that
OF Mr.. Willis, OF Ky. Those OF MeSsrs Carlisle
and Blackburn, of KY, Garfield, OF Ohio, and
Harris and Tucker, OF Va, followed pretty
closely. The democrats selected seats as usual
In the eastern section OF the hall. and repub.
licans In the western section. The last name
drawn from the box was that OF Mr. Clark of
Mo-, and, the drawing having been Concluded,
the House at 400 adjourned