Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-12-17


l43. For Keller llS, Randall l29, Ford &. None |
of the candidates voted. Those voting for |
Ford were: Brennan, Burrows of Michigan,
H.. A. Hazeltinc, James OF Texas, LAID OF
Wisconsin, Grave and Murch of Missouri.
FulkersOn and Paul of Virginia, Readlusters,
voted for Kcifer. The result having been an
nounced, Keller was escorted 10 the Speakers
chair by Randall and Hiscock and took tho
oath OF Office, which was administered by
Kelley of Pennsylvania, as the oldest member
in point of service The swearing in of mem
bers then took place. Objections were made
to several, who were compelled to stand
aside, but except in the cases of Chalmers of
Mississippi and Dibble of South Carolina, the
objections were subsequently withdrawn.
The other Republican caucus nominees
were then duly elected and the House was
declared duly organized. After appointing
the usual committee tn wait upon the Prest-
dent the House adjourned.
TIE Presidents Message was delivered
to Congress on the 9th. Among the bills in
troduced in the Senate were two for admis
sion of Dakota as q State. Senator
Davis, vacatms the chair in favor MIR.
aTi spoke at %osti some en PgEes,dcnt
pro TEN. The occasion was the calling up by
Mr. Edmunds of his resolution providing for
the continuance OF committees rs they
existed mt the close OF last session.
"Last spring took occasion to state
the reasons why my votes should
be given to sustain the existing organ
ization of the Senate. Although cir
cumstances have materially changed since
that time, the obligation which l vol
unfairly assumed has not been altered ;
hence / adhere to that declaration, always
| reserving to myself the right of rejecting an
offensive candidate" This expression of Mr..
Davis's views is regarded us settling for
the next two years the status OF the
Senate officers, unless death should make q
! change, giving the Republican party posi-
| mn ipTitU The nrOpppUinRgO of the lIOuSn
were devoid of interest, the drawing of seats
occupying the greater part of the session.
The House adjourned till Friday.
ON the It'll, Senators Sherman, Pendleton,
Davies, Lapham, Bayard and Morgan were
appointed joint committee for the prepare
ton of a memorial upon the death of the late
President Garfield Bills were introduced
Mexico as u State; compromising railway
companies for transporting nails establish
ing Department of Agriculture and Com
merce making trade dollars legal tender for
all debts except where otherwise stipulated
Mr. MorrlPs Tariff Commission was then de.
clared in order, but that gentleman declined
to speak, and the Senate adjourned.
SENATOR MORRILL, addressed the Senate,
on the sth, upon the Tariff Commission bill
lie said our nearest approaches to free trade
, had been seasons of national disaster, rs were
the years 1888, IA and 80, and the further We
labor Jared and the greater had been the ma
terial and educational Advancement of thu
country At the conclusion OF his remarks
Mr. Morrill, moved reference of the subjcc
TO the Committee on Finance, but at the sug
gcstiOn of Mr. Garland, who desired to b
heard on the subject withdrew his motion
: The latter temporarily yielded the floor TO
some general business, and the subject wa
formally passed over for the present. Tn
G President pro ten. submitted aresponse by tn
Secretary of the Interior to the senate reso
luton, transmitting list OF the names @
) | officers. clerks and other employees on TN
= rolls of the department, with the salary, dat
, of appointment and grade of Office, each stat
u to which charged and indicating who serve
e in the Union and who in the Confederat
:, armies Tabled and ordered printed. Anon
, bills introduced and referred were the follow
G ing: by Vest~Fora bridge across the Mis-
= sissippi River at the most acceptable poi
, from five to eight miles above =. Louis b
|. Mr. Ingalls-For the sale of lands of the Nj
d ami Indians, Kansas; by Mr. Plumb
. For the disposition OF the Fol
y Larncd military reservation; by M
who served ninety days in the Union servic
during rebellion and was honorably dis
l. charged, or to his widow and minor children
Il 100 acres of public land. The bill grantin
=" Mrs Garfield the franking privilege passed
Y, being the first bill of the session to pass IL
~ Senate Pending q motion for adiOurnmen
= PI csident pro TEN. Davis called the attento
p of the Senate to the fact that "the 9th OF d.
10 cembcr the day on which Congress convene
=, was the fiftieth anniversary of the da
I'll when Isaac Bassett, the much -estcemt
Or Doorkceper of the Senate, BEGAN
We connected with this body. Half centul
10 ago he entered our service as page, throul
lie the influence of Daniel Webster, In all Il
G, mutations ofparties attempt was everma'
. to disturb him. Surely no higher tribu
IL could be paid to his fidelity and to his int
S. rity than that he had been so long and so 81
m isfactorily identified with the history of Il
III Senate. am sure the sentiment on all sid
n is cordially expressed when wish him heal
~ the United States" Adjourned until Monda
~ TIE House held brief session on the OF
The Speaker appointed committee on t
w death of President Garfield. Adjourned un
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