Morning journal and courier., 1883-12-05

At the suggestion of Mir. Keifer, of Ohio the motion was amended so as to include MT Chalmers and adopted without dissent. The delegates from the territories were then sworn in.
 On motion of MT. Springer, of Illinois, the papers in the contested election case of T. N. Wood vs. s. R. Peters, representative al large from Kansas, were referred to the Com mittee on Elections.
 MT. Hatch, of Missouri, presented the caucus resolution adopting She rules of tha Forty seventh Congress until tvo weeks sfte, the appointment of the Committee eD Hulef and it was adopted.
 Mr. Geddes, of Ohio, offered resolution declaring the Democratic nominees for otn cers of the House elected. Mr. Cannon, o1 Illinois, offered substitute embracing the names of the Republican nominees. The substitute was rejected and those proposed by Mir Geddes were elected and sworn in.
 Mr. Curtin, of Pennsylvania, offered the usual resolution for 8 committee to wait upon the President and Messrs. Curtin, Blackburn of Kentucky and Hiscock of New York were appointed such committee.
 MT. Dunn, of Arkansas, offered resolu- fion creating Committee on Rivers and Harbors: referred to the Committee on Rules when appointed.
 After some preliminary discussion the seats were vacated and the drawing of seats was begun. AS faYorits on either side drew an early ticket there was applause from his friends and much merriment prevailed as the drawing progressed. At the conclusion oi the dra wing. on motion of Mir. Randall, of Pennsylvania, the House at 2:10 p. m. took q recess for thirty minutes to await the Presi- dents message. At 3 o'clock the committee to wait on tke Presi- dent reported that duty performed, and Mir, Pruden, private secretary to the President, appeared with the message.
 oR I,o1 o1 aR erence of the papers in the contested election case from the First Virginia district to the Elections committee for decision of pTSns0 facie rights to the seat and demanded the previous question. He charged fraud in the returning board.
 Mir. Calkins, of Indiana, submitted as 8 parliamentary point that the primo tGose question had been settled by the swearing in of the member.
 Mir. Keifer, of Ohio, contsnded that such action was without precedent and could be used to unseat Q member and debar him from the right of contest.
 Mir Springer insisted that though oircum. stances made it necessary to leave prelimi- pary questions to others, the House when or ganized had full power and 1t became ita duty to inquire into this and all other ques' tions.
 Mr. J. S. Wise, of Virginia, said the state ments of Mir. Springer were not borne out by the record. The only returning board frauds from Virginia were in the case oi Goode vs Platt. In that case Platt was elected, but Democratic House gave the seat to Goode-
 Mr. Mayo, the contestant, asserted the var lidity of his election and asked the House not to pronounce against him without hearing
 Mir. Tucker, at the request of MT. Randall allowed the subject to go over until to-mor row in order that the President's message might be read.
 The message having been read MT. Morri son, of Illinois, moved the usual resolution referring the message to the Committee o1 the Whole and that it be printed, which wal adopted, and the House ct 4:50 p. m. ad. jouFned.