| Show CONGRESS SESSION SENATE by W U telegraph to th mar 18 soon after the senate was called to order a recess was taken and upon reas som bling a motion to adjourn prevailed objection was made to alie admission of senator bell of new giamp appointed by the governor to fill the vacancy caused by the expiration of senator bermand ter mand his case goes over until tomorrow to morrow A great crowd was present to wit ness alie opening of the session and organization anly james new york was absent randall wag speaker on the first ballot receiving 14 t votes garfield wright 13 Kelly the clerk gave hull dom of florida a seat and allowed the iowa delegation his ground in both cases was that a governors the ot the state gave the holders right to seats As to the state of kansas the clerk said he had not put un the roll the name of ft person claiming to have been elected from that state at large the state being only entitled to tarco mem bersi barfield Oar field and blackburn conducted It andall after ilia election to the chair ire made a brief address and then tho oath of office was administered to the speaker by mr kelly PH after which tho oath to mem cers waa administered by the speaker states frye objected to administering tho oath to hull of florida and tho over until tomorrow to morrow tho following re adaina clerk thompson sergeant field doorkeeper stewarty postmaster rev W r harrison chaplain mcmahon sent to the clerks desk and asked to have read a signed by 23 prominent citizens of cincinnati against the right of butterworth and young of ohio to occupy their scabs scats A discussion arose as to whether the petition should take tho ordinary course or be road and printed in the record without action tho matter went over drawing for seats was then proceeded with and at its conclusion the bouso adjourned |
