The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1885-12-11
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS

Promptly at noon on the 7th, Gen. Nc
Cook, secretary OF the senate, called thu
BODY to order and prayer was offered by
the chaplain, Rev. Mr.. Huntly, after which
Mr.. Edmunds offered q resolution declarin,
John Sherman the president pro TEN ofthC
senate.
Mr.. VOORHEES, moved TO amend, to strike
out the name OF John Sherman and insert
instead the name OF Isham Harris.
The was voted down by a
party ~vote-yeas 20, nays "a, and Sher
man was without division declared duIv
elected president pro TEN.
Mr.. Sherman and Mr.. Harris both ab.
stained from voting.
Upon the request OF Secretary McCook
Mr.. Sherman was escorted to the chair by
Edmumds and VOORHEES, and the oath OF
office was administered to him by Ed.
munds.
Mr.. Cullom presented the credentials OF
Mr.. Logan's reelection as senator from
Illinois, and Mr.. Pike presented those of
Mr.. Blair from New Hampshire.
The credentials were received, and Messrs.
Logan and Blair were at once sworn in by
the president.
Noon 12 o'clock) was fixed as the hour
of daily meeting unless otherwise ordered.
The secretary was instructed to inform
the president OF the United States and the
house Of representatives that the senate
had chosen John Sherman as president pro
tempOrC.
Messrs. Edmunds and Harris were ap-
pointed a committee to Join such commit
tee us may be appointed by the house Of
representatives to wait upon the president
and inform him that a quorum OF each
house had assembled and that congress
was rcauy to receive any communication
that he may be pleased to make.
Mr.. VOORHEES, offered the resolutions re-
garding the death OF Mr.. Hendricks, pre-
facing them with the remark that in doing
so he was performing the sadest duty OF
his public life.
Mr.. Harrison then moved a.. immediate
adjournment Of the senate, "out OF respect
to the memory Of the late vice president"
At precisely noon the house was called
to order by j. B. Clark, it's clerk.
When order was secured the clerk pro-
ceeded to call the roll ofmembers. elect.
While the roll was in progress a page en-.
tered with a huge floral design, represent
ing Il section OF a canal ~navigated by q
canal boat laden with diminutive bags of
grain, the whole being inscribed "Hennepin."
As he placed 1t on the desk OF Mr.. Muir
ply UOwa), the especial champion OF the
Hennepin canal project, the house broke
out into applause and laughter.
The call disclosed the presence OF 300
members, the only absentees being Miller
On. Y.G Henderson IN. CO., Aiken Is. CO.,
Page (Texas), and Croxston (Va.)
Nominations for speaker were thenin or
der, and Mr.. Tucker was recognized, who
presented the name of John Griffin Carlisle
(Ky.)
Messrs. Hiscock and Cannon then rose,
but the latter was recognized. and he placed
the name Of Thomas b. Reed, Me- innom-
nation.
Messrs. Morrison, Tucker, Hiscock, and
Brown Qnd.) were appointed tellers to
count the vote.
The result was announced as follows: For
Carlisle, III; for Reed, 1877; aud amid loud
applause the clerk declared Mr.. Carlisle
elected, and appointed Messrs. Tucker and
Reed as acommittee to conduct the speaker
to the chair.
On taking the chair Mr.. Carlisle made a
short address.
The members were then swornin and pro-
ceeded to draw for seats.
Resolutions in regard to Vice President
Hendricks were passed and the House ad.
iourned.