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Show . FOUTV-FOUIITH C0XGRESS. SENATE. Waatiington, 6 The eenate wna , cttllal to order promptly at noon by I Hon. T. W. Ferry, of Michigan, preaident pro tent, and Itov. Dr. Sunderland, the chaplain, oflend a prayer, in which he invoked the divine blessing on the pn sident of the United States, upon congress and upon the whole nation, and referred to the deaths occurring since the last ; session. - Cooper, of Tennewee, presented the credentials of David Mclvt-y, appointed ap-pointed United States senator vice Andrew Johnson, deceased, and he was sworn in. The usual resolutions to notify the house of representatives and the president of the United States that a quorum of the senate had assembled and were ready (or business, were adopted, and at 12.15 the senate took a recpsR fnr half fin hnnr. On reassembling, Boutwell announced an-nounced the death of Vice President Wilson, and said that at an early day resolutions relating to his life, character char-acter and publio services would be offered. The presiding officer appointed Anthony An-thony and Thurraan as a committee on the part of the senate to inform the president of the United States lhat congress was ready to receive any communication he might be pleased to make. In the eenate chamber the mourning mourn-ing arrangpd for the funeral ceremonies cere-monies of the late Vice-President Wilson is still in place, and his chair heavily draped, was placed in the rear of that occupied by the presiding officer. Anthony said it was not probable that any message would be received from the house to-day, or, if at all it would be a late hour. He therefore thought the senate might as well adjourn. ad-journ. He made a motion to that effect, which was agreed to, and at 12.48 p.m. the senate adjourned till to-morrow. holm;. Washington, 6. The opening of he 44th congress was marked by Uo presence in and around the caitol of a large crowd. From an eaAy hour the galleries of the house of reprenentatives were closely packed, and the hall itself and all approaches and every available space became- gradually filled up until as the hoiu ot noon approached it was almost impossible tor one to make hiu way ia any direction through the mass. At 12 the'bouso was called to order by McPherso't, cjerk of the house of the 43d congr, and the hall was cleared of all no entitled to ita privileges. privi-leges. The attendance of members was yery full, netrly every seat oeing occupied. McPherson then called tho names ol the members by sUtes, commencing commenc-ing with Maine. In regard to the representation from the J3d district Of New York Hip Hr-L- n nouie that the person Erat elected had died and the person elected to fill the vacancy had presented cre-deiiialsj cre-deiiialsj so peculiar in form that the cle k preferred to submit the question to .he house. In reference to the Louisiana delegation, the clerk said that he had rceived two sets of certificates for far o( the districts, but both sets iidicating the election of the same preons; that as to the 5th district he lad received two certificates, one sgned by William Pitt Kellogg, 1 bowing the election ofMorey, and lie other signed by John McEnery, showing the election of Spencer, and : Kellogg was the de facto governor, .be clerk had acted on his certificate and had enrolled Morey. As to the 1 6th district he had only received one certificate, signed by Kellogg, and he 1 had acted on that. The call being concluded, tho clerk announced that 2S6 members bad answered to their names. The absentees are Dobbins, of New Jersey, Egbert, of Pennsylvania, who had returned, home this morning on account of a death in his family, Stevens, of Georgia, and Oliver, of Iowa. These, with the vacancies from the 33d districL of New York; and the 4th district of Illinois make the 292 uiemlerii uf which the house i3 composed. Duniar movnd that the house proceed pro-ceed lo the election of speaker. Agreed to. Lamar put in nomination for the office of speaker of the house for the 44th congress Michael G. Kerr, member elect Irom the state of Indiana. Indi-ana. Wheeler, ol New York, nominated for the sanio portion Jas. G. Blaine, of the state of Maine. The clerk asked whether there were any others, and thero being no response, nppoimed as tellers Hul-man, Hul-man, Clyincr, Daii forth and Banks. The house then voted with the following fol-lowing result: Whole number of votes cast, 280; necessary lo a choice, 141; Michael C. Kerr received 173; James G. Blaine, 106; Alpheus S. Williams, of Michigan, 1, cast by Banks, of Massachusetts; Alexander Campbell, of Illinois, 1, enst by Anderson, of Illinois; Win. Antler-son, Antler-son, 1. The clerk appointed Randall and Blaine to escort the speaker elect to the chair. As Mr. Kerr was conducted down the main aUlo to tho speaker's chair thcro was considerable clapping ol hands on the democratic side of the house, which was stilled na Mr. Kerr began a short speech, promising fairness and impartiality towards all. |