Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 December 1887 — THE FIFTIETH CONGRESS. [ARTICLE]

THE FIFTIETH CONGRESS.

The **nat* of the Fiftieth •ongrees •! the United States waa willed to order at 12 o'eloek, noon, Monday, Dec, 5,1887, by- the president of that body, Mr. rngalla, after prayer by Rev. J. ®. Buttler. The oath administered to all the Senators-elect except Mr. Faulkner, of West Virginia. No objection whatever was offeied to the swear ng in of Jadge Turple, of Indiana. Whan the time aame the silence was profound. - Mrs. Cleveland sat in the gallery, and smiled delightedly as Judge Turpie took the oath and tamed to his seat. All the paper* in his ease were referred to the committee on privileges and elections. In the swearing in of senatorselect, Senator Hoar made objection to the administration of the oath to Mr. Faulkner, of West Virginia, until certain questions to wjicta his credentials gave rise, could be passed upon by the oommittee on privilege* and elections. Memorials were presented (1) prohibiting the sale, ete,, of aleoholic liquors, and (2) respecting the seat of Senator Turple.

The elerk of the House celled that body to or der promptly at noon. The vote for epeaker wa* Carlisle 103, Reed liß, C. N. Brumm 2. .Mr. Carlisle made a speech of thanks for the honor conferred on him, in which he directed attention to the important labors which would devolve upon the present congress, and dealt with much stress of the imperative necessity of such a moderate and reasonable reduction of the tariff as would guarantee the laboring peop e against the effects of financial depression and at the same time not deprive them of any part of .the just rewards of their toil. The work of organizing the house was then proceeded with. Speaker—John B. Carlisle, of Ky. Clerk—J. B. Clark, Mo. Sergeant-at-arms—J. P. Leedom, •hie. Doorkeeper—B. Hunt, Miss. Postmaster—Lyeurgus Dalton, Did. Chaplain—Rev. W. H. Milburne. The Republicans cast their compliment vote as follows: Speaker, T. B. Reed, Me.; Clerk, E. McPherson, Penn.; Seageanti-at-arms, -Daniel Shepherd,-111,-r-Doorkeeper, W. P. Hitch, of Ohio; Postmaster, Thos. Ureen, of Dakota; Chaplain, F. W. Thomas, of Ind.