, 1881-12-06
First Days Regular Session
Of the Forty-seventh
Congress.
,Keifer Elected and Installed
Speaker Of the Lower
House, =:
ALI the Other Nominees Of the Re-
:, publican Caucus Likewise :
.~ = Put in Office.
Mcpherson and the Rev. Powers
Badly Scared Previous 10
the Vote.
Chalmers, the Bulldozer Of Mis-
sissippi, Allowed to Take
Seat.
Nothing Done Ii The Senate to Change
The Complexion Of tho Com
. n1ittees.
John Sherman Introduces Bill to
Provide for the Issue Of 3
Per Cent Bonds.
The Mcssnge Yet Guarled with as
Much Solicitule US the As.
sasin.
Folger Now to 90 into the State Department
and Brewster to Be Attorney
General.
John Sherman Introduces a Bill to
Provide for the Issue of 3
Per Cent Bonds.
The Mcssnge Yet auarded with rs
Much Solicituile ns the As.
sasin.
Folger Now to Go into the State Department
: and Brewster to Be Attorney
General.

COMING To OI9DE.fl.
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COMING tn o1pEr.
sp.e.al py5a,sn 10 4ns chteaoo 7,,b.,an
WAs,l1SoroS, D. c., Der. h-.The scenes
attending the ,neetkur and Organization OF
the House today were s,c1, m nrs fnuiltnr 10
MI who have been attendants ,tnon the one,,-
linz of Congress, The thru,g IN the I,nll Of
tho House wns Very great. md an hour be.
fore noon, tho time OF meeting, the press OF
members. ex-rnc,ubcrs, department officers.
and aspirauts fir tho minor o{lices wns so
great that movement. about the floor was
difficult, When tic Uonrkeupers Of tl,e
Democratic Administration that Is nbout to
surrender the cpntrui of tlie uo,,su lad
cleared the flopr of those not entitled
to lis privileges, there still remained about
the outer edge of lie hall, behind tile bur, q
thick, bnck fringe Ut people co,upt,sc,t Of ex.
members, tho officials Of tic dead Congress,
ind tie nominees for tito new offices.
THE 0A1l.1:rfEa
were densely pnckcd. The members gal.
lerins were rs full rs those devoted to tho
general public, the wives OF the nsw meut-
bers being attracted by tho novelty Of the
SCENE, md the wivas Of tho old nla,nbers
having coule to look upon familiar faces.
Tho tllptoulAtio gallery alone showed tt,ut
tl,e opening Of II new Congress was not the
Only cltartn Ut Washington life, for 1t was
nearly empty. ,a,.;. !.
At II o'clock Gcorgs n. A,ams,. Clerk ol
the F0ty-sixt}, Congress, aetsng under tho
,nnndNte OF tie Constitution, called thu llouse
tu order. The oil members, through forca
uf habit. tool; tho spats w1,lcI, ttcs. hui oe-
cnpied In the old Congress- and tl,nsn w,,,
Ind good o1les hoped that the chances of lot
would allow them 10 retain them, Tho new
it,.
froln thelr State delegations.
= -. r,tE .pI,tsr..,u1SA1,r uo1,1-cAt1
then went u10uotoltuus1y forward 1hura
WIS bur Que thing to tIo. Which wns to ns.er.
tsl,t. by tho rull.cai1. whether n ounrt,m NJ
members was present, III ortlvr that lint n,,,,.
rum mjRI,t proceed To tho further or,yorIyn.
tion OF sae House. pundlur lin roli.rnIl tha
buzz uud l1llln Of voices wns 40 eroat tl,nt tl,e
Clerk often Ind To suspend and rap for nr,inr
that he might l,eur tho respo,,ses. Thero wn.
u,ucl, anxiety manifested amouu Rennhiic.
aus rs to tue tAtc OF Edward Sfci'l,erso,,. tl,e
cai.cus nominee for ciurt rhoru nI'i jad ncn, .u
noisy threats on tho part of Russell Errctt
u,,. San, Barr That saay ,yt,,,,d M they tor,nfd
Il, Eye Him fAfcrhersnn, IN doya ri hta n,yn
mcdlctuS,n a,,tl hnnsm,,ch ns ha hnh i,,st
chosen to bolt tlIe reeuiar tfuka tn pa,,,svf.
yania a.ul to support Wulr. tl,ev i, turn
wnuld decline now to suunort
.ruEruA Ap1r1oSA1 xyETy ~ rurc .upuoxo
aud o,,p Of the most earnest onno,,,.nts ~ tha
unit rule md tic penrsyiyania tuncl,Imp Th.,
1act tl,ut Sun, barr eat In hIs snot IT. enrnass
consultation Will Ruasn,I Frrett' om,i thot
Barr did not tuke off Ills oyercont. mn, ,,rnt
Ills bat a,.d rfoyes uno,, thn ,iesr ",,,.', ~
tie Republicans, apprehenslnns IT,. H s"c,,,nJ ~
to be In rcaIiness 10 atnrt Mt. nnv ,,'',I,'.,;,
tut }lc stald. ami NH TIM rcnnsvfvnnto ,ns,.,
.bers stattI, nnu subsen,,nntlw a,a thntr n,.;,
words mud yotn,l fnr Srcphnruon ,'a ,,.t,1 w.
naar intar frnm 'tha nrocuud,,,,,s !r,., ~ ~,
feateu candidates T,r Emutar snt nv .,sa w.,
most mart in tho aeats wl,lrh tlv n"or,iaa ' ,1
The lnst Congress. nuh Mr. Eoeuf,, ,nntaa NJ,
ouito nnt,,r,l IN ,he nI,, seot ,v,',si, ~ he,i
Uccl1pinJ in ti,e Eortv.fft1, Th.;r, M ,.aa my.
whit ,he uranol,ers wnn,.i ',er,.,,na "o,i 10 :"
chnsfencd tnol. utont ,h. soo,s - ~ .na u.
fente,I rnuf1dates, sava thot ~ tha r"s,'1,. ~
ouan. hoyjsj, ''''0 ''' ~ N'' '"N's'
Mu. uren
who was as toltv nnd v,,,Io, mn, mi, ., t,,,,
as ever. Nr Kmssn;' % ,vns I ,1r,II ~. - ~. ~.
graye. and tl fav ,nrus "v ,,.,,i"S IT, ia '. \"
during the div inilcntel ycrv "Ionri,, t,,at T.
speedily viii coc tn tha fr,,n, n,.a ,aaas ,,so
lousn fro,n tha t1,or tr ~ S. 49, ~
There vara hns,sts ~ Hovors ~. i.au ,oa.u. ....,
uuon tha masks NJ ,,o,v ,nar,i,ars ~ .,'',.s
were unnn Ma ,,.ol.s ~ .,,nan ',s Nv ..u"e 'e
ueeuot1 eo,,so,nt,n,, avcont ts,ot ~ ~ m'. "',s.
aione. Of lila annkurs,;,, cs"Iin.,os ls., .ls.,
nis esk eovsraI viii, t,vn INV
fiowera. ana lpss thar h,s ~ nn,,,1ns - '.tsa
<e s""N u"* AA"10A VI fNk1a