Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-10-11
The Senate Adjourns Without
Admitting Them.
The Organization Not Yet Com
pleted.
Handsome Remarks by Senator
Bayard.

WASHINGTON, d. c., October g.
The assembling of the special ses-
sion of the Senate was witnessed by
a large number of persons who, as
early as II o'clock, filed the CALLER
les to their utmost capacity. The
desk formerly occupied by Senator
Burnside was tastefully draped with
black, while several bouquets orna-
mented the desk of prominent SEN
tors.
Senators Aldrich, Lapham and
Miller occupied seats upon the floor,
on the Republican side.
The Senate was called to order by
Senator Harris, who, after prayer by
Chaplain Bullock. who alluded in a
feeling manner to the deaths of
President Garfield, Senator Burnside
and Secretary Burch, said: Il have
been requested by number of Sena
tors, on both sides of the chamber,
to call the Senate to order. II there
be no objection, will call the Senate
to order, that We may proceed with
business. The Senate will please
come to order, and the clerk will
present to the Senate the message of
the Pre- silent convening this session
of the Sena'e"
The Pre- .ident's proclamation
having been read, Sentor Pendleton
moved the adoption of the following
resolution:
Resolved, That Thos. f. Bayard,
Senator from the State of Delaware,
Is hereby chosen President pro tenn.
OF the Senate.
Senator Edmonds said that of
course he did not object to the
present consideration of the resolu-
ton, but he thought that under the
existing circumstances, it was his
duty to present the credentials Of
the Senators elect, which he there
upon did.
The credentials having been read,
Senator Edmunds moved that the
oath of Office be administered to
those gentlemen by Senator Anthony,
the senior Senator.
Senator Pendleton moved to lay
the motion on the table. Carried
yeas 36, nays 81.
Senator Davis, of Illinois, voted
with the Republicans in the mega
tive. Senator Malone did not VOTE
Senators Platt and Fair were paired.
Senator Edmunds said no reason
had been given why Senators elect
should not be allowed to take part
in the organization of the Senate,
and he therefore moved to amend
Senator Pendleton's resolution by
providing Tor the immediate qualifi-
cation of Senators elect, the oath of
Office to be administered by Senator
Anthony.
The amendment offered by Senator
Edmunds to Senator Pendleton' s
resolution gave rise to a short dis
euSslon, but was finally rejected
yeas IS, nays "a, Senators Malone
ana DAVIS, of Illinois voting with
the Republicans.
Senator Edmunds then proposed
an amendment providing that Thomas
T, bayard shall be elected Presiding
ohcer for this day only, and argued
IN support of the amendment, con-
tending that it would comply with
both the letter and spirit of the law.
and would allow the States of New
York and Rhode Island to have q
voice in the election of permanent
President.
The pro tempore amendment is
still under discussion, Senator Nor
gan at present having the floor.
In moving his amendment that tie
oath be administered to the new
Senators, Senator Edmunds said no
reason had been given for this at
tempt to exclude the two States from
any voice in the organization of the
Senate; so he would take the liberty
10 state the reason himself. The
oenate had met under extraordinary
circumstances, occasioned by events
Tue Consequence of which might have
put 1t within the legal technical
power of the majority of States
fponditionally con to provide for the
residential succession, to provide
lof 1t when, if their sister States
we're consulted, different provision
might be made. To provide for it
now was to exclude the chosen rep
iiesentatlves of two States, who stand
rere ready to do their duty. He be-
Aeved that if there was not some
question ulterior to this mere one of
electlng a presiding officer there was