| Show I 1 D T A eni r C sena ebna AE colfax said in entering upon the duties of this chamber to the perform ancl ance which I been called by the re people 0 leo ol the united states I 1 realize 11 atiq lu 1 at 0 11 paea pacA i well as the cespon sivility of ther position jn presiding over this body the mem members M of to io so large targe jarge hargea degree alq are my fhy seniors in ih age ardd blid arid not ghosen chosen by that body itself I 1 shall ishall certainly need their assistance ass ast istance support generous forbearance and confidence fi 11 but I 1 pledge to nil all a faithful and inflexible impartiality in the administration mini of your rules earnestly desiring to cooperate operate co with yuu juu you in making the ahe deliberations of the senate enate worth only of and d renown renown but woof also aiso of the states whose bhoge commission you hold iam iram lam ready to take the oath the oath was then administered by chief justice chase buckalew from the committee Commit tee tea on investigation vesti gation rd ported reported that the charge of the tho corruption of senators in in connect connection i on with impeachment was vas unfounded the conference report on the miscellaneous appropriation bill was agreed to a samner ailed to raise mrs tirs liin lincoln cl pension bill di datis ailed to raise the bilt binfor for the repeal I 1 orthe tenure of office act sherman dWhite av and whito white were appointed a com committee inform the president i that the Senit 1304 fe fr would be ready lio iio ao fco joum adjourn a when the diplomatic corps and the other guests arrived the diplomats came in a body and attracted much attention by the splendor of their uniforms and dignified ig bearing hg the ministers foreign giers biers powers were aiese present lt except ge rait the prussian he vas was detained by sickness sick beas heAs among those particularly noticed were thornton of england bes thamy french I 1 corenti italian and blaque beenu bey turkish raligh the president tand t and vice president entered by tf side we door arm in ih arm with Cragin committee appointed to escort them to the chamber before they reached the space in ah front of the chair chida the door of the main entrance was opened when the justices of the supreme 1 court ou headed by chase mes res and clad in the their thein I i robes nobes r entered and took their seats in front of the rostrum grant was conducted to the chair chali in front of the clerks desk facin facing the ole audience he exhibited his usual self possession os session thereat to the left of g grant rant nant was in readiness for johnson but it was not occupied the latter was not at the capitol this morning but signed ig the bills at the white house the presiding officer announced his readiness for the inauguration of the vice president colfax advanced and the oath was administered by the presiding officer colfax then delivered ail an address at the conclusion slon sion of which the senators elect came aa their names were called and took the oath which was administered by colfax when the organizations of the senate were completed a procession was formed and the occupants of tle tie floon floor proceeded withe to ithe east portico to witness the ceremonies of the inauguration the p platform platform was decorated withe with e the pillars were wreathed with flags an immense immen 8 and enthusiastic browd was in frohs front t with music ani can cau canion cannon lon ion arGrant Ne near grant sat his wife and children and mrs hrs dent den sharp and cas casey ey chase administered the oath at grant advance dand delivered the tl e in 1 au augural urai Ural aftem he entered a ze car carriage ariage anda roce edel to the white house the senators returned to their oham chamber and resumed the tha session bession and boon soon after adjourned till 12 tomorrow washington grant was met atthe at the whitehouse white hoube house 6 by schofield who had haa been left by johnson in chan charne charge e of the executive office johnson teft left left the white house at ail noo noon with his cabinet except schofield colfax accompanied grant the members of Grant grants lef lif staff were all presenta multitude was congregated gre gated outside in the belief that there would be a general reception but the president decided not to have one this afternoon the following dispatch was handed to grant dated berlin 4 president grant white white house my ay iy congratulations on this solemn day bismark 21 the following is grants cabinet secretary of state E B washburne BW ashburne secretary of the treasury A T stewart secretary of the navy adolph E bovie secretary of the interior J D cox attorney general E B hoard postmaster general Ge J cresswell no secretary of war wa earned A w erv w im T T be enate yet d confirmed 0 n ft med e vy o r orace 0 egx ajo consul at trinidad r inid a jamea m e H hane ane aue jool postmaster gosti naster at it ha haya olty city it com corn owell ra rear bear ra r A admiral hiir 1 the galleries of the senate and house were densely crowmer crow erow aea aeo many were unable to procure an ent entrance who tho who were anxious to hear the announcement of bf the cabinets W D Todd was appointed secretary by colfax i r r p brownlow yf jev yes gao gmo if 1 ji f ii ay iy h J 1 ee appointed to notify te tae house that the senate W vaa waa ready ty for 1 business i were introduced introduce one by bv nison wilson to esti estl establish blish a une uno of ite steamers amers fram from america to europe one by 6 tha thayer r to repeal the Tenure ot of office act which h hl hd gave notice he would edu call up tomor to mor row rodj one by edmunds to ame amend nd the tenure of williams substitute to th ayeras bill to suspend the opera operal i aloni of the tenure of office act for four year ono one lay D sumner to enforce the pra kolons of the te constitution abolishing slavery by securing the elective franchise franchiso coall to all ali citizens piti zens without regard to raca race oi or 1 mon color wh feihe e resolution of sawyer cpr a joint johnt c committee 0 1 atee of three throe S senators and nye aye ve it representatives presenta tives to consider the prot proposition for the removal of disabilities disability prof qs was objected to by Trumbull and nd ggs was vas subsequently withdrawn drake moved to amend the rules so as tol toj consider the indian treaties in open session howard introduced a bill to establish an ail Ordnance Commission to consolidate the ordnance and arld artillery departments depart mente stewart 3 introduced a bill relative io to the refinement of gold and silver sliver I 1 phere there was along debate on the resolution which was modified and adopted referring to the committee on elections the house then proceeded to co complete mp I 1 ete it organization by the election of a clerk sergeant alarms doorkeeper drobe cef and ch chaplain ap laila PM af pf f pennsylvania was elected clerk Ord ordway why ot N ht ai arms otis 6 burton of X I 1 y X doorkeeper wm L king was ws elected postmaster the election of chaplain was postponed postponed tuesday llos ties day the usual resolution bil bli drawing dort fort t seats was adopted and the seats berd were drawn adjourned till tuesday A commItte committee 6 for oon 94 the revision odthe rules was vas ordered appointed harlan moved a joint resolution for the tho appoint appointment mentora of a joint C committee omm attee of eight ea t on indian anaias cumner tu mner from the joint committee on bu granting a pension to mrs lincoln asked the immediate consideration of the subject edmunds objected grimes and cragin were appointed a comm committee attee to inform the president dent of the tiie organization of the senate dna and performed that duty dut yand and und reported I 1 Gen Oen Rawlings appeared with two messages sa es for the senate major majon or 1 lee present ebnother edja nother 1 A on motion motion of E edmunds at 2 0 the executive session daine gaine came out and ad 1 I 1 tn t w t aj t b I 1 11 alj a i jt it the Conference on tha thi the deficiency and p q ofia were agresto to 1 r A committee of conference ee w was a s appointed pa gilted on ibie the shand cikins ym b phe pa r 1 v 1 T the conference committee anthe thi burrene Cu rrene hill bill railed failed to agree i the itha b bill I 1 protecting protesting the burani fu fur rani animals i ars als of alaska passed the willamette niver river bill aiso also passed A rego resolution lutio n of thanks ilni p to Pome nome royas 1 i speaker was waa ada adl adopted op te di a and n id ua the house a adjourned ein gine sine ite leg rhe the yorty forty arst first congress 0 of the ahe house met at A 3 and lias ipas was called to order by mcpherson the cip clerk rk I 1 W washburne asburne moved to proceed with the election of speaker crooks on a point of fl order sa said sald id the clerk har hal not called the thie members embers in of geprgia and louisiana the clerk it brooks appealed but the clerk re refused fused to entertain the appeal A of confusion uproar and excitement commenced which threatened lo 10 result in a general row brooks at the tap of his ed his right to appeal and said the denial of that right was tyranny on the part of the clerk washburn dof ill lil demanded that the clerk should proceed to call the roll which the clerk attempted brooks said he was a member of the house and had the right to appeal the clerk directed he the gentleman to take his bis seat brooks declared he was a gentleman from new york and would not I 1 the elerk clerk saia hall baid eaid he was acting by the authority of the law there wasi wass I 1 great excitement ant abid andrud oude dili illi of 1 t i T iv 1 rash me demanded demanda d tham thaw tha tithe sho should put the f tb e in in a t llon ilon I 1 oil of aw hen he lie leomi domis ii cited at ed blaine f m ba brocha mbrooks continued appealing buthis but his bis voice was drowned with shouts of call ther sheroll th eroll gli 11 the clerk again directed brooks to take tako ta kehl kohl hio his hlo ge seat brooks defiantly refused when a I 1 long iong g altercation brooke brooks jones of kentucky eldridge Eldrid ga and ot others joined id iri aid of brooks cooka wanted the sergeant at arms armsto to arrest him brooks said there was none who would dp t logan said we will vill do it ourselves 11 brooks to td make the tha arrest the clerk called woodward and ana voorhees vorhees to taka their place as tellers ivo vvo goodward yo syo odward complied but bilt was way reluctant woodward returned to hll hla saat beat and made madea a conciliatory speech ithel ithe clerk baid said h he had bad no desire io to make decisions th that av do violence edthe to 1 the feelings of any bo body dy and bieg breg regretted rett e 1 that any decision of his s 0 u I 1 db 6 r regarded eg arde dasa dusa as an n invasion of ee the personal rights of any moe toe hiber haber this satisfied brooks brooksi and all ail 1 was again I 1 serene kan kandall Xan dall dail nominated kerr the tho vote of blaine blaino was of keir kerr 55 blaine was as then de elrd eird elected blaine blain e made a speech among the he absentees were cox pox 0 of f ni Y k kelly of pa morgan of ohia ohio arid Hamilton of florida the states of new hampshire connecticut virginia georgia alabama mi mississippi louisiana texas and the 3rd ard and ath District districts 4 of south carelis Carol caroi boa toa were resented 1 pvn ven the new yew york members mein berb were about tb take the oath seii feli enck enek called attention to the them case of reevee beeves who liali had be been e ye reported oried as Ji jiabin having haying ayin avIn g aided the rebellion ro as publisher of a paper in the state of H he submitted no m mp p tion and beefed ates was sworn an A n objection was waa made to hamill Hanif fl bf maryland and abd nd to winchester an dr iee fee and van horn ihorn and dyer ano were lit jit vorn JL awrenCe object tep to rogers bogers pf af arkansas and a resolution which was tabled whenn was ws sworn ail all the member men ber and delegates hav p taken throat the oath with wa the exceptions ep p i named ed adjourned lessage nes sage was the senate that the Hou house housh sitha setha had d organized A resolution was passed tt tb eweart deyer and van horn froin from missouri they mere were admitted on a similar simil ar resolution luti onto to that 0 on it which hamill af of pf mo was sworn woodward on the thee resolution to refer the contested election case from orom the hist bist pennsylvania dist district riot to the committee on elections with instruction to report 0 t which clah clab claimant nant has the jaae jade right moved the previous question the house refused to second offered a substitute doear cooko cooke agthe as the sitting member without pre prejudice tv udla udia to the claim of foster Di duning during iring the tho dil di discussion i 10 n a messenger arrived with the cabinet appointments which were read from the desk and und produced great excitement A recess was taken for ten minutes on reassembling assembling re woodward said As to the secretary of the navy no more conservative or tie tle tieman man can pan bergund in Pennsyl pennsylvania vanita vanlia 11 dawes moved that the contested case arom from the district of pennsylvania be referred to the election committee with instructions to report which contestant had bad the prima jacie facie right farnsworth Farnsw moved that cuffy foft taft q edwards gove spice pice and you young he be sworn from georgia from the six ix districts still vacant A statement was mad made d showing that the perseus named were elec elee elected dd at the same time forthe jast con gress gross alid and the present ward ivard suggested to refer the whole matter to the committee on election elections with instructions fo tb inquire which districts are ane afe ate presentation georgia I 1 J r t M W r im 1 GENERAL su i wahington 4 the T day oay dawned viled rainy y The route of the procession kassoo was soon thronged thron ged ed 1 grant arrived at head headquarters aarle u r s at 1 9 congratulatory dl dispatches sp aches from the mamberg of the berlin exchange werm were handed to him colfax arrived at it headquarters at 10 amand went to grants office the troops of the various military organizations were then formed grant entered a carriage with rawlins colfax was in the next carriage with admiral bailey balley the procession started the bands banda play ing hali hail hail hall to our chief the troops drawn up along the s square tse tte aare came and presented arms As the carriages of the president elect I 1 passed asbed assed he lie was greeted with cheers of enthusiasm there were eight grand divisions in the process procession loh first the regular sunder cadwallader escorting the P president elect elects IJ 1 i it L i jai jat joi n y i i nip st thi tei third r d 0 e P at 0 1111 the gu goy I eram ern ment ent the adrel foreign gh elee dorir tors torb officers of th til el army and navy marines the at washington and georgetown and others thelke the republican organizations organization a soldiers and sailors bal Bai lors union and fire Depart departments menis were at the head of the procession when it reached the capitol grant entered to take tho the oath and deliver dellver tha the inaugural the crowd in to front of the building was the greatest everl evert evertet ever over vt wU hessed here the procession was wa aa hour passing any given point the indian appropriation and denver RAIl railroad bills bilis failed to receive the tho signature tu re of johnson johnian alithe aalthe others gresen presen presented ted teX I 1 were signed IT washington the new nev wing of the treasury was handsom handsomely ily dei deE decorated orated ath portraits flags and evergreens ever greens for the inauguration ball the crowd was immense elegant toilets distinguished the assemblage grant colfax and wives accompanied |
