The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-12-08
Forty-Seventh Congress.

WASHINGTON, December 5.-The first reg
ular session of the Forty-Seyenth Congress
began to-day and both houses were called
to order at noon.
In the Senate, after the usual inter
change of friendly greetings by the
Senator Davis, of Illinois, formally
convened the chamber, and after prayer by
the Chaplain, presented the credentials of
Senator-Elect William Window, of Min
nesota chosen to fill the vacancy caused
by his resignation in the term ending
March 30th, 1888, 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 Notif-
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
IL m.
A number of bills were introduced, and
the Senate took recess until 2:30 p. m.
On reassembling, Mr.. Edmunds Of
fered 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 a decision the
Senate adjourned.
The Presidents message will not, there
fore, go in to-day.
A number of bills 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 5000, 600 900, the proceeds to be ap-
piled to the redemption of the 31's
By Mr.. Garland-To provide for a Tariff
Commission. This bill is q substitute for
Eatons bill of 1880.
Also, by Morrell-To investigate the tariff
question.
BY Mr.. Grover-Restricting Chinese i'm
migrastsSn being mainly KIM os eG fs OF the
BY. Mr.. Coke-Allotting lands in
severalty 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 lis to 2:30.
On reassembling there was introduced
a resolution continuing committees OF last
session, pending which the Senate adj
journed.
The House met at noon and the roll wss
called, showing four members absent. Keifer
was elected Speaker, and the swearing in Of
Two hundred and ninety members
answered the roll call, the abb
sentees being Moses L. Scales and
the vote for the Speaker was: Keifer 148,
Randall 129, Ford 8. Necessary TO choice,
143
Fulkerson and Paul, of Virginia, readjus-
tiers, voted for Keller.
Upon calling the roll OF States for swear
ing I new members, Jones, Of Texas, OBJ
,cted 70 the swearing in Of joseph Wheeler,
Of Alabama, and, after some
dispute, Mr.. Wheeler stepped aside.
Springer, Of Illinois, objected to Cuts. OF
King. Of Louisiana and King 10
Van VOORHEES,; Springer 70 Wordsworth,
Of New York, and Calkins, Of Indiana, 70
Dibble, Of South Carolina.
Merit Moore in turn objected 10
Chalmers, Of Mississippi, and Bragg. Of
Wisconsin, initiating the words and
tone Of Moore in turn objected TO
Moore; all objected 10 stood aside.
The remainder were sworn in. and Jones,
Of Texas took the floor, and
stated his objections 10 Wheeler,
and offered resolution referring
the matter 20 the Committee on Elections,
when appointed Tabled
On motion Of Randall, by an almost u1an-
irnOus viva voce vote. the objections were
then Withdrawn In al cases
except those Of Chalmers and Dibble,
and al but these twp were
sworn. Chalmers vas also sworn sfter
some further skirmishing.
Calkins then called up the case q
Dibble. Of South Carolina, and offered q
resolution referring The matter 20
the COMMITTEES on Elections when
appointed. and give q ststemenf
III the circumstances under Which Dibbis
wns elected- and contended That here vas
B-0rn. II Indinna. took TIE opposite
ground and nrgusd that Dibbls has