Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-12-03
FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
SENATE.

AZ IL . CLOCK sharp The Senate was called
to order by the President pro tempore, SEN
ator Edmunts, of Vermont, and prayer was
offered BY Rev. J. J. Bullock, Chaplain.
The galleries were we'll filled with specta-
tors and many of the desks of Senators were
decorated with flowers.
| the credentials Of reelection OF James 3.
Beck, Of Kentucky, to succeed himself also,
the credentials of Thomas w Palmer, of
Michigan, to succeed Senator Ferry also,
the credentials Of O. L. Pike, Of New Hamp.
shire 10 succeed Senator Rollins.
The oath was then administered Ia Sena-
tors Beck Bowen, Cul!om, Dolph and Frye,
! whose credentials were submitted iaSi scs-
! ions Senator Anthony was not present.
After the administration of the oath of
! Office TO the new members. the customary
resolutions notifying The House OF Repre-
sentaiivcS and the President that the Sen
ate is ready for business were agreed to,
and Il resolution was adopted that II o'clock
be the hour ofncetiny till further notice,
On motion of Senator Garland, Of Arkan-
sas the Senate then nj l23O took IL recess
of one hour.
The recess was continued TO "p. IN.
HOUSE.
Long before the hour OF noon, the CALLER
les Of the House Of Representatives were
illel with spectators TO witness the open
ing scenes Of the 18TH Congress. The new
uphoIsiering of The desks of members, the
bright colo:5 Of the carpeting of the Cham
| Der, and the baskets of flowers which were
distributed here and there throughout the
hall served to enlven the scene, while on
the floor, political feelings being laid aside
for the time friendly greetings. merry con
verSation We're the order Of the day. Now
and then II prediction might be heard rs to
the result OF the battle in 1851, and II few
specnlaions were INDUCED in ~ to the
probable Chairmanships OF the more impor-
tant committees of the House, hut aside
| from this the conversations were Ola social
and non-poiitical character.
As the floor was being cleared of stran.
gers some little excitement was Occasioned
| by the obstinate refusal of "Coonel' Pinch
over. 4 noted character in Washington, TO
vacate the seat in which he had cnsconccd
| himself.
Mr. Eiackburn, of Kentucky, however
succeeded in overcoming his objections and
| in leading him from the Chamber
At precisely t. o'clock Clerk Mcpherson,
took his stand at the clerks desk, rapped
| the House TO order and proceeded TO call
| the roll Of Representatives elect.
The State of Mississippi having been
reached, the clerk said that he wished to
make statement as TO his failure to put
upon the roll the name Of any Representa-
tive elect from he Second District. The
reason for this was that no paper which
could be considered Il certificate OF election,
in the sense Of he law, had been presented
to him. Mr.. Chalmers had filed four ey-
hibits in support Of his claim for the seat,
but neither individually nor collectively did
these exhibits afford the clerk Of the House
sufficient authority for the enrolment OF
Mr. Chalmers. If the Governor of Missis-
| sippi had issued certificate of election to
any one, ii had not been presented to the
clerk.
| In regard to the first district of North
| Carolina the clerk stated that he had not re-
ceivcd the certificate Of election of tho sllc-
ccssor Of Waller X. Pool, who died in An.
| gust last The roll call disclosed the pres.
| ence Of ZIG members.
Nominations for Speake being then in or
der, Mr.. Gcddes, OF Ohio said: Il nomi-
nate for Speaker Of this House for The 18th
Congress the Hon. John &. Carlisle, of Ken
lucky, a man of acknowledged preeminent
qualifications for the place"
Mr.. Cannon, of His, presented the name
Of the Hon. J. w. keier, of Ohio, and Mr..
| Lyman. Of Mass, presented the name OF the
Hon. G. ID. Robinson, Of Mass.
Mr. Morrison, Of Illinois: Mr. Tucker, Of
Virginia; Mr.. Reed, Of Maine and Mr.
Calkins. Of Indiana were appointed as
Tellers, and The Clerk proceeded to call the
roll. The result was announced as follows:
For Carlisle, l9l for keiier, ll2 for Rob-
inson. y, James. of New York. and Lyman,
of Massachusetts J for J. s. Wise, of Eir-
ginia, |, York, Of North Carolina J for J.
w. Wndsworth, of New York, l, (Ochiltree,
of Texas y for Edward S. Lacey, of Mich-
gan, ]. White, Of kcnlucky)
The Clerk thcreupon declared Mr.. Car
isle to be elected and Messrs. Randall, of
Pennsylvania. and Keller. of Ohio, escorted
that gentleman TO the chair. His entrance
into the chamber was the signal for loud
applause, and the oath Of Office was admin
tered.
Mr.. Carlisle upon taking the chair return
ed his thanks for the honor conferred and
aitcr asking the cordial cooperation of the
members in assisting him in the discharge
of his duties, said Il am SIRE gentlemen
that all matters of legislation presented dur
ing this Congress will receive from you such
careful consideration as the magnitude and
character Of the interests involved require,
and that your action upon them will be
wise, conservative and patriotic. sudden
and radical changes in the laws and
regulations affecting the commercial and
industrial interests Of the people Oughtnev-
er TO be made unless impcraIively demand
ded By some public emergency and, in my
opinion, under existing circumstances, such
changes would not be favorably received by
an considerable number OF those who have
given serious attention to the subject. APP
plause. Many reforms are undoubtedly ne.
cessary and it will be.your duty after care
fnl examination ofthe whole subject in all its
bearings, to decide how far they should ex-
tend, and when and in what manner they
who fear that your action on this, Or any
other subject, will actually be injurious to
any interest, or even afford reasonable cause
j for alnrrn I LLI,itn ihat