Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-12-08

| WASHINGTON, December 7th.-The Senat,
| was called together al y o'clock noon.
After prayer, EdmuGds nominated Sena
tor Sherman for President of the Senate
VOORHEES, moved to substitute the name
of Harris.
The yeas and meas were then ordered
upon voorhees, motion.
The VOORHEES, amendment was lost by 6
strict party vote, whereupon Sherman was
elected without further division.
Upon the request of Secretary Me
| Cook Sherman vas escorted to the chair
by fdmunds and Voorhees,, and the oath
of office Was administered to him by Ed
| munds. Sherman then said:
Senators: / return you my grateful thanks fol
the high honor you have conferred upon me
Ia common with all the people OF the United
States, feel a profound sorrow for the 81. Iden
death OF the Nice-president who by the Con.
stitution is also declared lie President of the
Senate. contingency has now arrived when
II becomes the impe retive duty of the Senate to
elect a President pro TEN. In accepting the
position assigned me, feel that there are many
Senators either side OF the house more apt in
the discharge OF the duties of this position
more experienced in the rules and orders of the
Senate, than myself Still, l accept will u
sincere desire that may be able to enforce the
rules with kindness and impGriality SO as to
ascertain, if possible, the sense Of the majority
full constitutional right and protection. With a
sincere desire for performing this duty / appeal
TO each individual Senator for his courtesy and
foIbearance.
Cullom presented the credentials OF
Logan's reelection as Senator from Illinois,
and Pike presented those Of Blair as Sena-
tor from New Hampshire The credentials
were read, and logan and Blair were at
once sworn in by the President pro tempore
Committees were appointed TO notify the
President and the House of the organiza-
ton of the Senate.
Upon motion of Elmunds, at 1925 the
Senate took recess 10 await the organiza-
ton of the House.
AFTERNOON Observation-Disclosures
At 2:40 P NJ. the newly-chosen President
pro tenn. called the Senate 10 order.
The Clerk of the House of Represent
atives brought a message from that body
announcing the election of its Speaker and
Clerk, and the appointment of a committee
TO wait on the President, in conjunction
with the committee already appointed by
the Senate.
Voorhees, then offered the following reso-
lutons, preiacing them with the remark
that in doing SO he was performing the
saddest duty of his public life:
Resoircd, That the Senate has received with
pipIpuuu suIIuN tlle iutelliBeICG OF the death OF
Thomas a. Hendricks, late Nice-President of the
United states, and for number of years a dis
tingushed member of this body
ReSotred, That the business of the Senate be
suspended, in order that the eminent public
services and representative virtues of deceased
may be appropriately commemorated.
ReSotred, That the Secretary of the Senate be
directed to communicate these resolutions TO
the House of Representatives.
voorhees, asked that the resolutions be
permitted to lie on the table, subject to be
called upon at future day, of which the
Senate should have due and timely notice.
The resolutions were accordingly laid on
the table.
Harrison then moved an immediate ad-
lournment of the Senate, out of respect
to the memory of the late Vice President"
The motion was agreed to, and the Sen
ate adjourned till tomorrow noon.