Daily Republican., 1881-12-06
FOURTH EDITION.
CON q Il ESS.
An Organization EHec ted Sener.
al j. w. Keifer Elected Speaker
All Olher Republican Nominees
Elected.
THE sen ATE.

At o'clock the Senate was called
OF order by President pro.tempore pa
Wis who was in the chair and Senator
elect Window of Minnesota was sworn
in.
A number of bills were introduced
among them the following BY Mr.. Beck
TO provide for the retirement Of th,
trade dollar; by Mr.. Sherman. to pro-
vide for issue of 3 per cent. bonds: by
Mr.. Garland, for a tariff commissioning
Mr.. Morrell, tor tariff and taN com
mission, by MeSsrs Grover and Miller
to restrict Chinese Immigration; and by
Mr.. Lapham, 10 punish attempts TO as
sassinate the President.
Mr.. Freye offered a resolution, which
was laid over, providing for a special
committee OF seven, to consider amend.
mentS TO the Presidential election laws.
Mr.. Edmunds offered a resolution thai
the Standing and Special Committees
of last s0+sion be revived and con-
tnued. MIR. Pugh offered an amend
mcnt that the President of the Senate
be authorized to decide upon the reprt~
sentatioD of the respe, tive parties on
said committees Pending the matter
the Senate adjourned,
THE HousG.
Clerk Adams called the House to or
der at , o'clock when 30 Representa-
tiNe~ answered to their names,
Nominations for Speaker being i'll or
der MIR, J. Warren Keiter, Of Ohio,
was put in nomination by MIR. Robeson
Samuel j. Randall, of Pennsylvania
by Mr. House, and Mr.. Nicholas
Ford, Of Missouri by Mr., Murch
Messrs Burrows, of Michigan, and
Holman, Mcrook aud Lrdd were ap-
pointed tellcrs.
The roll was called and the result
was As fol- Whole number of votes
cast, 30; necessary for choice, li3.
Keiter, las; for Randall, l2a: Ford, s..
Before taking he oath, Mr. Kiefcr
made brief speech. Having taken
The oath, the Speaker stated tnat the
swearing in nt mem bers-elect wonl, be
proceeded with, the oath to be admins
tered to dozen members at time.
Objections were made to the swearing
in of Joseph Wheeler Of Alabama, Mr..
Cults Of Iowa. Mr, King of Louisiana,
Mr., Wadswcrth of New York, Mr..
l'l3b.c of South Carolina Mr. Chalmers
OF Mississippi and Mr.. Moore Of Ten
nessce, but the gentlemen all possessing
prima tacia certificates Of election were
sworn in.
The Speaker stated that the rUirol he
House was completed, and that thelrNt
cuisines, IN Older wa, the a.oution Of "A
Clerk.
Mr.. Kcbes,u, q y. /. a.u4.urd /. /.
ward Mcl'heIs"u, CT fa,, Mr, liou,e, OF
Tenn, Georg" VI. Adams, OF n.y., and
Mr.. Murch, OF Me, Gilben De La
Matyr, OF Indiana
Mr.. Mcpherson was elected by a vote
Of Is, against l29 for Adams. and y fol
De La Matyr. MI. Kobeson then offered
a resolution for the election of the fol-
lowing officers: For Sergeant.at- Arms,
G. W. Hooker, OF VT, for DoOrkceper
w. =. BrownIoW, Of Tenn; for Post
master, Henry Sherwood, Of Mich. ard
Rev, +. :. Powers, President Garfield $
old pastor for chaplain and these gem
tlemen all being elected We're sworn in.
Messrs. tliscOck, Orth and Ieagan
Were appointed Il committee to wait
upon the President and iMiorm him
that the House had organized, II quo
rum was present, and ready to receive
any communication tie may be pleased
to make.
Pending a motion to adopt the old
rules the House al . 20 p. III. adjourned.