The examiner., 1881-12-10
FORTY.sEvENTH CONGRESS-,
Senate.

Senate.
 At 12 o'clock noon the regular session of the Forty-seventh Congress began, the Presi- dent pro tenn, Senator Davis, calling the Sen- ate to order After prayer by the chaplain the president presented the credentials of William Windom, of Minnesota, and he was sworn in. Then flood of bills and petitions rolled in. The important bills which failed to become laws at the last session were intro- duced; Mr. Beck brought forward his bills forsthe removal of disabilities imposed by the fourteenth amendment, for free ships, for the payment of customs duties in legal-tender notes, and for the retirement of the trade d6l- lar. MT. Saunders produced his bill tor the establishment of the Territory of Pembina. and MT. Coke renewed the bill for the alot- ment of lands in seyeralty to Indians, which was the subject of 8 tedious debate last session. Mr. Merrill and Mr. Garland introduced bills for the appointment of tariff commission, and MT. Hale revived Mir. Blaine's resolution for the appointment of seven Senators to take into consideration methods of voting and counting the votes cast for President and Vice President. MT. Frye put in two bills relating to the Geneva award. Mr. Logan renewed his bill for placing General Grant on the retired list of the army, and Mir. Vest introduced a bill for the improvement of the Mississippi river Mr. Ferry introduced resolution intended to secure protection for innocent users of patented articles against oppressive suits for infringe ment, and this revived a subject which has been debated at length. MT. Morrell intro duced bill for the establishment of & national educational fund. Two bills relating to the Ute Indians were presented, and Messrs. Grover and Miller presented bills on the subject of Chinese emgration. Mir. Sherman intro duced 8 bill providing for the issuing of ss0O;- the new bills was one from MT. Windom for the incorporation of the Garfield Memorial hos pital, one from Mir. Lapham for the punish ment of attempts to take the life of the Pre- dent of the United States Many old ferred. Mir. Sherman introduced resolution appointing & committee to report "by what token of respect and affection it may be proper for the Congress of the United States to express the deep sensibility of the nation on the event of the decease of the late President
 At HOP. M. & recess was taken to await the arrival of communications from the President At 335 P. M. the session was resumed. No Ex- ecutive communication had been received Mir. Edmunds offered resolution continuing thg committees as they existed at the close of the last session. To this Mir. Pugh offered an amendment authorizing President Davis to de- eide whether the committees shall be equally or otherwise divided between the two political parties. The resolution went over.
 House.
 The organization of the Forty-seventh Con- gress was attended by the usual scenes of bus tie and excitement at the capitol. At IF o'clock noon Mir. Adams, clerk of the last House or Representatives rapped upon his desk, and began the work of organizing that branch of the Forty y-seventh Congress by calling the roll. This was done in the presence or an audlence which packed every one of the galleries ana the corridors. After rofl-call came the noml- nations for speaker. The Republicans nomi- mated J. ". Keller, of Ohio; the Democratic candidate was Samuel J. Randall, and the Greenbackers nominated Nicholas Ford: The ballot was as follows: Whole number Of votes
 Is Y,Sp cast, 285; necessary to choice, l43, or Wnc1 j, Mr. Keifer received 149, MT. Randall, 129, and Mr. Ford g. The two Readjuster members from Virginia, Messrs. Fulkerson and Paul, voted for General Keller, and with the Republicans on all other questions relating to the organization. Those voting for Ford were Brumn. Burroughs, of Missouri; Hazeltine, Jones, of Texas; Ladd, Mossgrove, Murch and Rice of Missouri. MT. Keller was escorted to the chair by Messrs. Hiscock and Randall, and the oath Of office was administered by MT. Kelly, of Pennsylvania, the senior Representative on the floor. After Mir. Keller had read an address of thanks the swearing in of new members began. The call ing ot the name of General Wheeler, Of Ala bama, was the signal for an objection to hls taking the oath from Mir. Jones, Of Texas. General Wheeler's case was passed tenn pora1ily, and when all the names had been called it was found that objections had also been offered to the swearing in of Messrs Cutte, of Iowa; King, of Louisiana; Chalmers of Mississippi; Van Voorhis, of New York; Dlb Die, or SOutn CaTOl1Da, aIu 4uoo1e, VI Tennessee. After some discussion thf objections to all the above named were with drawn and they were sworn in. The House then proceeded to further organization oh and elected the following officers, all Republicans Clerk, Edward McPherson, of Pennsylvania sergeant-at-arms G. W. Hooker, of Vermont doorkeeper, ". P. Brownlow, of Tennessee postmaster, Henry Sherwood, of Michigan chaplain, F. D. Powers, of Virginia. Messrs Hiscock, Orth and Reagan were appointed committee to wait upon the President and in form him that Congress was in session, and wa: ready to receive communications from him.