Sherwood, Francis E. Shober, James H. Slater, Henry W. Slocum, Joseph H. Sloss, R. Milton Speer, Bradford N. Stevens, John B. Storm, Jabez G. Sutherland, Thomas Swann, William Terry, Dwight Townsend, Joseph H. Tuthill, Philadelph Van Trump, William W. Vaughan, Alfred M. Waddell, Joseph M. Warren, Erastus Wells, Washington C. Whitthorne, William Williams of New York, Boyd Winchester, Fernando Wood, Pierce M. B. Young.

Recapitulation of the vote for Speaker.

James G. Blaine having received a majority of all the votes given, was declared by the Clerk duly elected Speaker of the House of Representatives for the Forty-second Congress.

The Speaker elect having been conducted to the chair by Mr. Poland and Mr. Morgan, after a brief address to the House, the oath prescribed by the Constitution of the United States and the act of July 2, 1862, was administered to him by Mr. Dawes, one of the Representatives from the State of Massachusetts;

And thereupon,

The Speaker-elect entered upon the duties of his office.

A similar oath to that administered to himself was then administered to all of the foregoing-named members except Mr. Critcher, Mr. Duke, Mr. Harris, Mr. Braxton, and Mr. Terry, from the State of Virginia; Mr. Thomas, Mr. Waddell, Mr. Leach, Mr. Shober, and Mr. Harper, from the State of North Carolina; Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Whiteley, Mr. Speer, Mr. DuBose, and Mr. Young, from the State of Georgia; Mr. * Handley, Mr. Hays, and Mr. Sloss, from the State of Alabama; Mr. Harris and Mr. Morphis, from the State of Mississippi; Mr. Crossland and Mr. Lewis, from the State of Kentucky; Mr. Butler, Mr. Bright, Mr. Golladay, Mr. Whitthorne, Mr. Caldwell, Mr. Vaughan, and Mr. Maynard, from the State of Tennessee; and Mr. Clarke, from the State of New York. The special oath prescribed by the act of July 11, 1868, was then administered to all of the last-named members except Mr. Clarke, of New York, who was absent, and the members from the States of Tennessee and Mississippi, and Mr. Waddell, of North Carolina, to the swearing in of whom objection was made.

Mr. Stevenson moved that the credentials of the members-elect from the State of Tennessee, together with a remonstrance of W. F. Prosser against their admission to seats, be referred to the Committee of Elections.

Pending which,

Mr. Bingham moved to amend the same by adding thereto "and that the said members-elect be now sworn in;" which motion was agreed to. The motion of Mr. Stevenson, as amended, was then agreed to; And thereupon,

The said members-elect appeared, and Mr. Maynard, Mr. Garrett, and Mr. Vaughan having taken the oath prescribed by the act of July 2, 1862, and Mr. Butler, Mr. Bright, Mr. Golladay, Mr. Whitthorne, and Mr. Caldwell having taken the oath prescribed by the act of July 11, 1868, they took their seats in the House.

Mr. Bingham moved that the credentials of the members-elect from the State of Mississippi be referred to the Committee of Elections, and that they now be sworn in.

A division of the question being demanded,

The first branch of the motion was put and agreed to.

The question then being put on the second branch, viz: "that they now be sworn in,”

It was decided in the affirmative, Nays

The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are

Mr. H. Boardman Smith

So it was ordered

Mr. John Rogers

Robert B. Roosevelt
Henry Sherwood
Francis E. Shober
James H. Slater
Henry W. Slocum
Joseph H. Sloss
R. Milton Speer
Bradford N. Stevens
John B. Storm
William Terry
Dwight Townsend
Joseph H. Tuthill
P. Van Trump
Joseph M. Warren
W. C. Whitthorne
Wm. Williams, N. Y.
Boyd Winchester
Fernando Wood
Pierce M. B. Young.

Mr. Thomas Swann
William W. Vanghan
Alfred M. Waddell
Erastus Wells.

that the credentials of the members-elect from the

State of Mississippi be referred to the Committee of Elections, and that they be now sworn in.

Mr. Bingham moved that the vote last taken be reconsidered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; which latter motion was agreed to.

And thereupon,

The said members-elect appeared, and Mr. Barry, Mr. McKee, and Mr. Perce, having taken the oath prescribed by the act of July 2, 1862, and Mr. Harris and Mr. Morphis, having taken the oath prescribed by the act of July 11, 1868, they took their seats in the House.

A message from the Senate, by Mr. Sympson, one of its clerks: Mr. Speaker: I am directed to inform the House that a quorum of the Senate has assembled, and that the Senate is ready to proceed to busi

ness.

Also, that it has appointed a committee, consisting of Mr. Hamlin and Mr. Bayard, to wait upon the President of the United States and inform him that a quorum of each House is assembled, and that Congress is ready to receive any communication he may be pleased to make; said committee to join such committee as may be appointed by the House of Representatives.

Mr. Dawes, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution, viz:

Resolved, That the following-named persons are hereby declared to be officers of the House of Representatives for and during the Fortysecond Congress, and until their successors are duly qualified, namely: Edward McPherson, of the State of Pennsylvania, Clerk; Nehemiah G. Ordway, of the State of New Hampshire, Sergeant-atArms;

Otis S. Buxton, of the State of New York, Doorkeeper;
William S. King, of the State of Minnesota, Postmaster ; and
Rev. J. G. Butler, D. D., of the District of Columbia, Chaplain.
Pending which,

Mr. Wood moved to amend the same by striking out all after the word "resolved," and inserting in lieu thereof the following, viz: "That the following-named persons are hereby declared to be officers of the House of Representatives for and during the Forty-second Congress, and until their successors are duly qualified, namely: James G. Berrett, of the District of Columbia, Clerk; Nicholas Isenberg, of Pennsylvania, Sergeant-at-Arms; Owen Thorn, of California, Doorkeeper; Seaton Gales, of North Carolina, Postmaster; and Rev. Ignatius T. Cooper, D. D., of Delaware, Chaplain;"

And the question being put on the said amendment,

Yeas

It was decided in the negative, Nays

Not voting.

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The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are-

Mr. Jacob A. Ambler

Oakes Ames

John T. Averill
Nathaniel P. Banks
J. Allen Barber
Henry W. Barry
John Beatty
James B. Beck
John S. Bigby
John A. Bingham
Austin Blair
James G. Blair
George M. Brooks
Charles W. Buckley
James Buffinton
Horatio C. Burchard
Samuel S. Burdett
Benjamin F. Butler
Roderick R. Butler
Clinton L. Cobb
John Coburn
Omar D. Conger
Burton C. Cook
Aylett R. Cotton
John V. Creely
Chester B. Darrall
Henry L. Dawes
Robert C. De Large
Oliver J. Dickey
William G. Donnan
R. Holland Duell
Mark H. Dunnell

Mr. Benjamin T. Eames
Robert B. Elliott
John F. Farnsworth
Charles B. Farwell
G. A. Finkelnburg
Charles Foster
William P. Frye
James A. Garfield
Eugene Hale
George A. Halsey
Alfred C. Harmer
George E. Harris
Harrison E. Havens
John B. Hawley
John B. Hay
Charles Hays
Gerry W. Hazelton
John W. Hazelton
John Hill
George F. Hoar
Samuel Hooper
William D. Kelley
John H. Ketcham
John W. Killinger
William H. Lamport
William E. Lansing
David P. Lowe
John Lynch
Horace Maynard
George W. McCrary
James C. McGrew
Ebenezer McJunkin

Those not voting are―

Mr. Samuel S. Cox

Henry D. Foster

Mr. Joseph H. Sloss

R. Milton Speer
Bradford N. Stevens
John B. Storm
Thomas Swann
William Terry
Dwight Townsend
Joseph H. Tuthill
P. Van Trump

are

Mr. George C. McKee
Ulysses Mercur
Clinton L. Merriam
James Monroe
Jesse H. Moore
Frank Morey
Joseph L. Morphis
Leonard Myers
James S. Negley
Jackson Orr
Jasper Packard
John B. Packer
Frank W. Palmer
Isaac C. Parker
Erasmus D. Peck
James M. Pendleton
Legrand W. Perce
Aaron F. Perry
John A. Peters
James H. Platt, jr.
Luke P. Poland
Charles H. Porter
Elizur H. Prindle
Joseph H. Rainey
Ellis H. Roberts
Jeremiah M. Rusk
Philetus Sawyer
Glenni W. Scofield
John E. Seeley
Walter L. Sessions
John P. C. Shanks

Mr. Edward I. Golladay Mr. Job E. Stevenson
William P. Sprague

Jabez G. Sutherland

So the said amendment was disagreed to.

The resolution of Mr. Dawes was then agreed to.
Thereupon,

Mr. William W. Vaughan
Joseph M. Warren
Erastus Wells

W. C. Whitthorne
Wm. Williams, N. Y.
Boyd Winchester
Fernando Wood
Pierce M. B. Young.

Mr. Lionel A. Sheldon
Samuel Shellabarger
Lazarus D. Shoemaker
H. Boardman Smith
John A. Smith
Worthington C. Smith
Oliver P. Snyder
Thomas J. Speer
William L. Stoughton
William H. H. Stowell
Charles St. John
J. Hale Sypher
John Taffe

Charles R. Thomas
Washing'n Townsend
Benjamin S. Turner
Ginery Twichell
James N. Tyner
William H. Upson
Seth Wakeman
Madison M. Walden
Henry Waldron
Alexander S. Wallace
Josiah T. Walls
William B. Washburn
William A. Wheeler
Richard H. Whiteley
Charles W. Willard
Wm. Williams, Ind.
Jeremiah M. Wilson
John T. Wilson.

Mr. Alfred M. Waddell.

The said officers elect appeared, and having taken the oath prescribed by the act of July 2, 1862, and the rules of the House, entered upon the discharge of the duties of their respective offices.

The following-named Delegates elect from the following-named Territories appeared, and having taken the oath prescribed by the act of July 2, 1862, took their seats in the House, viz:

Arizona-Richard C. McCormick.

Colorado-Jerome B. Chaffee.

Dakota-M. K. Armstrong.

Idaho-S. A. Merritt.
Utah-William H. Hooper.
Washington-Selucius Garfielde.
Wyoming-William T. Jones.

Mr. Samuel Hooper submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz:

Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed on the part of the House to join the committee_which has been appointed on the part of the Senate to wait upon the President of the United States, to inform him that a quorum of the two Houses of Congress has assembled, and that Congress is ready to receive any communication he may make.

The Speaker appointed Mr. Samuel Hooper, Mr. Niblack, and Mr. Scofield the said committee on the part of the House.

Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith.

Mr. Dawes submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz:

Resolved, That a message be sent to the Senate to inform that body that a quorum of the House of Representatives has assembled, and that James G. Blaine, one of the Representatives from the State of Maine, has been chosen Speaker, and that the House is now ready to proceed to business.

Mr. Dawes, as a privileged question, submitted the following concurrent resolution, viz:

Resolved, (the Senate concurring,) That the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives declare their respective Houses adjourned sine die on Wednesday, the 8th of March, instant, at 12 o'clock m.

Pending which,

Mr. Dawes moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered to be put;

When

Mr. Maynard moved, at 3 o'clock and 10 minutes p. m., that the House adjourn; which motion was disagreed to.

The question then recurred on agreeing to the concurrent resolution submitted by Mr. Dawes;

And being put, it was decided in the affirmative.

So the resolution was agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate therein.

Mr. Scofield presented the memorial of John Cessna contesting the seat of Benjamin F. Meyers as a Representative from the sixteenth congressional district of Pennsylvania; which, together with the accompanying papers, was ordered to be printed, and referred to the Committee of Elections, when appointed.

Mr. Stevenson presented the credentials of J. P. M. Epping, elected a Representative at large from the State of South Carolina; which were ordered to be referred to the Committee of Elections, when appointed, and printed.

Mr. Maynard presented the memorial of James H. Harris, contesting the seat of Sion H. Rogers as a Representative from the fourth congressional district of North Carolina; which was ordered to be printed, and referred to the Committee of Elections, when appointed.

Mr. Kelley moved that the oath of office be administered to Alfred M. Waddell as a member-elect from the State of North Carolina. Pending which,

After debate,

Mr. Kelley moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered, and under the operation thereof the said motion was agreed to.

And thereupon,

The said Alfred M. Waddell appeared, and having taken the oath prescribed by the act of July 11, 1868, took his seat in the House.

On motion of Mr. Maynard,

Ordered, That the credentials of Alfred M. Waddell be referred to the Committee of Elections.

Mr. Farnsworth, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 1) to revise, consolidate, and amend the statutes relating to the Post Office