The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-12-06
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
The FOrty.Seventh Congress Formally
Organized...The Days Work in
Senate and House.
Guiteau Becomes Timid and Despond.
ent..-Dr. Kinnon, of Chicago, Tes.
titles to His Insanity.
Legislature Of Louisiana Conyenes In
Extra Session.
Consolidation of Newspapers.-.hexican
News---A Failure.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Forty-seventh Congress.

Forty-Seventh Congress.
WASHINGTON, December 5,-The first reg
ular session of the Forty-Seventh Congress
began to-day and both houses were called
to order at noon.
SENATE.
In the Senate, after the usual inter
change Of friendly greetings by the
members, the President pro tenn.
Senator Davis, of Illinois, formally
convened the chamber, and after PRAYER by
the Chaplain, presented the credentials Of
senator-E Elect William Window, of Min.
nesota, chosen to fill the vacancy caused
by his resignation in the term ending
March 3Oth, 1883, said vacancy having been
temporarily filled by the appointment OF
Ex-senator Edgerton.
After the reading of credentials, Senator
Window, accompanied by Senator Hoar,
appeared and was duly qualified and en-.
tered on his duties.
Resolutions for the Committees on Notifi-
cation to the House of Representatives
and to the President informing them Of the
organization Of the Senate, were adopted
The annual reports of the acting Secre-
tary of the Senate, Sergeant-at-Arms of the
Senate, Chief Clerk of the Court of CLAIMS
and Public Printing were presented by the
chair and laid on the table.
The hour of meeting daily was fixed at
12m.
A number of bills were introduced, and
the Senate took recess until 2:30 p. M.
On reassembling, Mr.. Edmunds of
fered a resolution continuing
the committees as now constituted
Mr.. Pryor offered an amendment request
ing the President of the Senate to decide
whether the committees should be divided
equally between the two political parties
or not. Without reaching decision the
Senate adjourned
The Presidents message will not, there
fore, go in to-day.
A number ofbills and resolutions were pre-
sented and laid over, among which was one
by Mr.. Beck, to provide for the retirement of
trade dollars. and their recoinage into stand
ard dollars:
BY Mr.. Logan-To place General Grant
on the retired list of the army.
BY Mr.. Sherman.-To provide for the
issue OF $500, 900, ,0OO the proceeds to be ap-
Piled to the redemption of the 3i's
BY Mr.. Garland-To provide for Tariff
Commission. This bill is a substitute for
Eaion's bill of 1880.
Also, by Morrell-To investigate the tariff
question.
by Mr.. Groyer-Restricting Chinese i'm
migration, being mainly copy of the
vetoed fifteen passenger bill of 1878.
BY. Mr.. Coke-Allotting lands .sin
seyeralty to Indians on various
reservations and for other purposes,
Mr.. Pendleton gave notice he would to-
morrow introduce his Civil Service Reform
Bill.
Recess from l15 to 2:3O.
On reassembling there was introduced
resolution continuing committees. of last
session, pending which the Senate ad-
journed.
HoUsR.
The House met at noon and the roll was
called, showing four members absent. Keller
was elected Speaker, and the swearing in OF
Two hundred and ninety members
sentees being Moses u. Scales and
the vote for the Speaker was: Keifer l4s.
Randall lD, Ford s. Necessary to choice,
l4S.
Fulkerson and Paul, of Virginia, readjus-
ters, voted for Keifer.
Upon calling the roll of States for swear
ing II new members, Jones, of Texas, OBJ
jected to the swearing in of Joseph Wheeler,
of Alabama, and after some
dispute, Mr.. Wheeler stepped aside.
Springer, of Illinois, objected to Cults, OF
Iowa; Van voorhees,, of New Jersey to
King, of Louisiana and King to
Van voorhees,; Springer to Wadsworth,
OF New York, and Calkins, of Indiana, to
Dibble, of South Carolina.
Next Moore in turn objected to
Chalmers, of Mississippi, and Bragg, of
Wisconsin, initiating The words and
tone of Moore in turn objected to
Moore; all objected to stood aside.
The remainder were sworn in, and Jones,
OF Texas, took the floor, and
stated his objections to Wheeler,
and offered resolution referring
the matter 10 the Committee on Elections,
when appointed. Tabled.
On motion of Randall, by an almost unan-
imous viva yoce vote, the objections were
then withdrawn In all cases
except those of Chalmers and Dibble,
aud all but these two were
sworn. Chalmers was also sworn after
some further skirmishing.
Calkins then called up the case of
D'bble, of South Carolina, and offered
resolution referring the matter To-
the Committee on Elections when
appointed, and gave statement
OF the circumstances under which Dibble
was elected. and contended that there was
no vacancy.
Brown, of Indiana, took the opposite
ground and argued that Dibble has
as good q prima facie right to the seat as
any other member.
Evans, of South Carolina, moved TO
lay. the Calkins resolution on the
table and 1t, being agreed to Mr.. Dibble
appeared and quilted.
MCPHERSON was then elected
Pherson liS, Adams le9, De IaMaytr9 o.
Hnnlnr nNntxt,1au. 4
wood were then elected ser
doorkeeper and post
master on one vote, and all the officers
were sworn in.
Hiscock, Orth and Reagan were appointed'
a committee TO wait on the President.
Rev, Fred ID. Powers, Of Washington, was
then elected Chaplain.
The House then adjourned.
Nothing now intervenes to DELAY the
Presidents message but the swearing of
Territorial delegates, which will be done In
a few minutes.
Gulteau's Trial.
WAsniEGro December 5.-Guiteau was
brought to the courthouse q little later
than usual and the court was not opened
till II o'clock. An immense crowd had
gathered on the sidewalk, and when
Guitcau alighted from the van
he showed unusual trepidation
and begged tho officers 10 take him around
q the back entrance. lie was assured that
his escort was ample for his safety, aud
With trembling steps and eringing gai,