Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-12-08
Forty-Seyenth Congress.
THE ORGANIZATION or THE FIRST SESSION
OF THAT BopY YESTERDAY.


THE ORGANIZATION OF THE FIRST SESSION
OF THAT BODY YESTERDAY.
WAsHIsoroS, December 5.-Senator
Davis formally convened the Senate ct
noon.
The credentials of Senator.elect Win.
dom we're presented and he was duly
qualified and entered upon his duties.
A resolution providing for committees
of notification to the house OF repre-
sentatives and the president, informing
them of the organization, was adopted.
A large number OF bills were intro
duced, among them the following
BY Mr.. Garland-For the appoint.
ment OF a commission TO investigate
sthe question of the tariff and revenue
law. By Mr.. Beck-For retiring trade
dollars and recoining them into stand
ard silver dollars. BY Mr. Miller, of
- California-To enforce the treaty stipu
lations relative to the Chinese. BY Mr.
ConRer-To promote the efficiency of
the life-saving service. BY Mr.. Win.
dom-To incorporate the Garfield me
mortal hospital. By Mr.. Logan-To
place u. S. Grant upon the retired list
of the army.
A recess was taken until 2:30 p. m,
to await notification Of the organization
of the house.
Among other petitions introduced
and temporarily laid on the table were
q number against unjust determinations
in railroad rates, and to forbid alleged
extortions in freight and transportation
charges.
Senator Ferry submitted resolution
instructing the committee on patents
10 consider and report, by bill or
otherwise, such proposed legislation as
shall effectually protect oil iRnocent
purchasers and users OF devices. inven.
tions, or articles patented under the
Laws of the Unired States from pay.
ment or obligations to pay any royalty
for such purpose. or the use of any pat.
ented article abandoned to public or
general use by the inventor or patentee
thereof, or from the payment of any
royalty for such purchase or use of any
patented article whatever, unless the
claim therefor shall formally be made
or presented by the inventor or pat
entee 20 the purchaser or user Of the
same within two years after such pur
chase or first use Of the device or arti-
Gle so claimed to have been duly paten
ted. Mr. Ferry asked for present con-
alteration of the same, but the resolu
tion was laid over one day under the
rules. Adjourned.
The assembling of the frat regular
session of the XLVIIth congress had
the effect of drawing TO the capitol
vast number Of visitors. BY ii o'clock
every seat in the gallery OF the house
of representatives was filled.
Keller stood for Q short time in the
rear Of the desk, and was warmly con-
graduated BY his colleagues upon his
success in obtaining the Republican
nominstion for speaker.
At noon Clerk Of the House Adams
called the body TO order and announced
the opening Of the session. He then
proceeded to call the roll. The roll call
showed 300 representatives present.
There we're four members absent.
Nominations for Speaker being in
order, hr. Keifsr was put in nomina.
tion By Robson, Randall BY House, and
Ford by MuFch, Burrows, Of Michigan,
Holman, McCook and Ladd were ap.
pointed telIers. The roll call resulted
as follows: Whole number Of votes,
2g5 necessary for choice, 143. For
Keller, 143; Randall. l29; Ford, s
Those voting for Ford were Brdmm,
Burrows tMissouril Hazleton, Jones
(Texas,l Ladd, Mosgrove, Murch and
Rice (Missouril None of the candi.
dates voted. Fulkerson and Paul, vir.
ainia Readiusters, voted for Keller.
The result having been announced,
Keifer was escorted TO the speakers
chair By Messrs. Randall and Hiscock,
and took the oath of Office, which wac
administered b. Mr.. Kelly, Of Penn
sylsania, Is the Oldest member 10 point
Of service.
The speaker stated that the roll of
the house was completed, and that the
next business In order was the election
of clerk. Mr.. Robson, Of New Jef-
sev. nominated EdHard kfcPherson, of
Pennsylvania Mr. House, Of Tennes.
see. George M. Adams, Of Kentucky,
and NJ. Murch, OF Maine. Gilbert De-
Lamatyr, Of Indiana. Mr. Mcpherson
was elected by vote Of I4S against l2g
for Adams, and Q for DeLamatyr. On
the first roll call Everett, Barr and
Bingham did not vote, but on the second
they voted for Mcrhersou.
Mr. Robson then offered resolution
for The election Of the following officers
Geraeansat-arms, G. v. Hooker, OF
Vermont door keeper, ". z. Brown