, 1881-01-07


truat tho session utnh which VIC have Just
entered will prove a plcnaant and a profitable |
ono,-thnt wo shall not lncum1cr tho statutes
looks With surcr!uoua legislation nor
1SCONstnE1sATEt.r CHANGE TIE LAws
nlrcnly to he found there. fully appreciate |
tho fnct that need yottr hcntty and generous |
ch1pcrntton to cnnho me ntlc1uato1y to perform
tho delicate dstlos which yott have Imposed
upon me- anl trust TINT with TINT 1nny he lbic
in sono measure to meet your reasonable cx-
pcCtntf0ns Hoping that we ti,hy be nblc to dis
charRo tho mission On which, cir constituents
sctit ITS hero with ns much expedition ~ Ia ct'n.
slstcnt With It's importance. aud that when wo
roturn tp thetn wo may receive tho pin,s,it,
swell done, E1,od nnd faithful sorvants," will
dotnin ynu with no further reninrks.
The nttttrcss was received with tapplausn
from both x!.lcs Of Tho House. As tic Speak
CT concluded, hg seized tho wootlGn fEslgnfn
of his officr rappttt tho House to order, ai.tl
inquired wllnt further business there wns to
come before It.
Mc!tnis, OF pcorin, moved TO give tho
Democratic aftle of tho House u jnn!tor I'll
the conl-roon,, hut IourE, Of Nfnssac, was
promptly OIL hand with n motion 10 table,
which = went through by vote OF 81 to 20.
Tho election of tho remaining officers Of tho
House wns then tasen up, bnt not concluded
until the body tnsl got Itself into slarl over
the prcctse ,lan,'er of dining II.
After clecs'iE mo clerks III u bhtcn nF
f'ya-vocu vote. t0'. Mitchell, OF McLea'',
raisetl TIC point tlat the ballot was nnnecrs'
snry.
1lerringaon, OF Kane, raiscd the point ttlat
II tlils were None u wouiA lnsol'o tlle ne
ccssltS ot Sot'nK W eaeh 'i"'1'e sepat"1ey.
The polnt was held not goot1.
D"r1ce. ot Macon. thcrenpon moVcd 10 Ill
sl''e tho question a'sa so1o OF each 'atno sep
htntciy.
Tho Clair, under tlle fnlnrcsslon TINT tlls
WIS i4efll''Glohs mot1oh IN nho.he1 snapc'
accioea II out OIL ofdef. D'ffee ulen
TOOK AN APPEAL.
Tho Chair, on further consideration, de-
clnrcd himself enlightened. md decided that
the qucstion could bo divided and each OTTO
voted o1, separately.
After some further talk, Dnrfco withdrew
Ills motion III order to Simplify things anil
nv01u ueiNy. Ihe nnines sent tp Dy cAcli
site of tile House for the various subordinate
positions In Its gilt were voted for III batclics
alM the Republican caucus nominees duly
elected. Thcir nh'nes nrc rs follows: Clerk,
W. i. Tnylor, Of Marshall; First AsslstNnt,
JOHN 4. Nceve, Of Alexander: Second Assist
ant, ii. W. NoWell, OF Macon; Ihlrd Assist
nit, Frank w. Latit&cr. Of Knox; Doorkccpcr,
+. n. Wilcox, Of In Sa'lc: Assistants, T. II.
Reilly, WiIliam F.Wlltot1, James II. Robinson;
tostn'aslof, =. IL. MeWn'; OF ual'Nih; As~
slstait, Al1ss Moi1'c Mctaoo, OF oaHEaehoh.
Ing t!e1h was "s1lhc'ea 10 N1oFM lne
oe',a1e tl'as u'o 4loaao ""S III ees0lo' alo
hao .... .....- .-...--.. ..,.--.. ..-.....
rt"FhCtEo iEtAAskHt uN".NSiHAiloS.
resolution was theh aaop!ea pEoVlalng lol
a joint session ats ociocK tomorrow nttef-
noon lqr tho PURPOSE OF ca''Sassu@ u'e fe'
turhs:
eoll'ns OF COOK, otfatton Of Jelersot', ana
nneh y! I'les' Wele nppo'a'e1t eonl'a'l.eo
10 Wilt upon tue t'oVerhor nha INQUIRE
whether he has ahy ycoma1a'l1caslo's 10 haho
ID lhe lle'Se.
a resolution "as aaoplca p9oVtolne lot
cohih'tteo OF se'e',' Win the opcahef ~
Cllalrn'a''' TO report SCI OF rules. ~ tl,'s
tho llolsa got INTO ailotuer wfanGle over INC
QUESTION OIL appointing junior lor LILO elo"s-
room. .-...
fonnEb'ood' of Frankilt'. appeared rs tho
apostle OF ecotlo'l,y al'd tio Inter VI extrasa-
Eance, Willie Mitchell, or Mcl4can' poitlte't to
tho h'ln''c'al eoaat'onof ulo eiate tiofeF'-
,nc'lt Under tho present Administration rs
dispfoVtng tho cl'arGe OF oxtravaeance, n'h'
" tlle Wltla di!leFenco bcIweeN inc h'ah!pe!
OF ltep'Dl'cah e'tlplnyc5 at snF'hRaeit' anu
the small army OF them Mt Washlhetotl' Us
showing that the oppos't'on
CAME WITH HAD G1sACE
from tho Dumoorattc side of tho House.
Collins, Of Cnbk, ended tho wrnngfo by
raising tho point that nothing was In order
but tho canvassng Of the returns.
The Speaker decided tho point well taken,
anu, on motion Of the gentleman, from Cook,
tic hour for proceeding with tint necessary