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LYON, & WENCHE, ‘The annuul weeting of the Ktockhaldera of the' CHICAGO, TUESDAY, DECEMBER WASHINGTON, Scenes Incident to the Meet- ing of the Forty-fourth Congress, An Attempt to Spring the Lou- isiana Question Upon the House. VWhich Results in a Mot Fight and an Inglorious Defeat for tho Ultra Bourhons, Fernando Wood Grasps the Leadership, Only to Find It Gone Again, Lamar's Stultification of His Forty-third Congress Record. Ex-Speaker Blaine’s Energy and Tact the Features of the Occasion, A Democratic Schemo to secure a Tio in the Senates Hints Rogarding the Lending "Lopics of the President’s Message, Plain and Forcible Language Used with Reference to Cuba and Mexico. Becretary Bristow's Estimates for the Year Ending Juse 30, 1877, IN INCLORIOUS BEGINNING, TUE LOUIBIANA QUESTION BUMMALILT DISTOIED OF. Spociat Disvatch to The Chicago Trioune. Wasiixaton, D. C., Dec. G.—Tho Democrats of tho Houno baraly eacaped comitiing s fatal politica! blunder. Their cowardico and uot their piinciples praventad. Tho leadors snd tho ma. Jority of their party sought to open up the Lou- isiana quostion by raising a question s to tho vatidity of the Kollogg Goverument, by, in fact, duuying ite validity. 'This they proposed to do by preventiug Morsy, & Republican from Louls- iana, from being sworn in, sud by sonding lnm to tno Committeo an Etoctions, They did wot sucoced. Fernande Wood, with sn assuranco which showed his confidouce in tho mnjority behind bhw, claimod the Bourbon leadership, le found beforo tho day had onded that his loadorship was repudiated and his political ea- gaeity impoachied. 1lo objected Lo the awesring in of Morey, of Loulsians, and offored & resolu- tion referring tho matter of tho conteat botweon Morey and William D. Spencer to the Committeo on Elections, to ropoit which of eaid claimants was cntitlod to tbe aeat, Doth of thezo gentlo- moa held corlificatos from both Kellogg aud Jc- Enery, avd Le was oppoeed t3 giviog cither man a soat until the Committoo had decided tho question. The Republieaus moio QUICK TO BEE THEIR VAKTAGE OEOTND, and showad that thoy hiad at least two men equal to the rolo—Blaine avd Wheelor, Blaino was quick upon bhis foct., The debato upon the Looieinoa question, which, it had been wup- posed, was forevor ended, seothed about to bo oponed. Tho Demoorats soemed prepared to repudiate the Wheolor compromise. McEnery Lad dono no official sct except to sign crodon- tials, Lamar, to tho surpriso of ail the old Iouse, camo to the support of Wood, and en- deavored to securo tho roopening of the cnse and tho dofest of tho Wheeler compromise. Lamar's sction to-day was the wmoro surprising from his professed consorvative views, aud his action in tho lust Congress re- specting the Wheolor compromise, At loast one momboer of tho Whool:r Committee is pre- mared to atate that last winter Lamar offerad to vote for the rocognition of Kollogz de facto Governor {f it wua necessary to socuro tho pacsage of tho resolution, which did pass, and whick it was thought had dofinitely settled tho :Fwation. Lamar, by his couduct to-day, has one much 10 lose tho bigh esteem which ho had won among Repablicans for his fairuess, as he vermitted periisan zeal to stultify his own record. Dlaine saw THE WEAKNERS OF LAMAD'S POSITION, and seized tho opportuvity to deliver one of those oloquent and offeclive three-minute specchea for which bo is famous. Ifo eaid Mc- Lnery's zeal was importinent. 1lis giving & cor- titicato was & bold, prosumptuous fraud, avd ke hoped tho domiuant party in the Hour®, in the hot zeal of its advent to power, would 10s thus inaugusal raoasuro which would trample upon Btates rights aod be au outrago upou comwon decency, 1t waa docided by tno Housoe last yoar, in the Lowiana adjustment, that Kellogg was tho fegnl Qoveruor of Louieisua. (o wanted to know now if the uther side would now tramplo upon tho agreeniont 8o solomnly mage last win- tor, when it was undoistood that tho Loulsiaua cado was to be consldercd scttled, Holman, of Indiaus, first made a broak fo the Democratic ranks. o wud tho Ilouse kpew that for three years Kellogg Lad beon tho acting and do facto Govervor of Lhe Htate, Asto the da jure question, that_could be sattled by the Courts, bereafter. Mo deumed it wiser, eafor, aud batter that the nama of Mr, Morey ba placed on the roils and tho member eworn in. The roll- aall was demandod on ordering the main ques- tion, The result was: yeus, 1353; nays, 13— several Domocrats near the foot of the roll-call voting no, and INDICATING A BUDDEN CHANOE OF POLICY on that side. Mr, Wood's motion wss then rejoctod without divirion, and on motion of Mr. Blano, Mr. Morsy was admitted and sworn 1. ‘There bas seldom beon a moro conspicuous do- feat of a leador, The Domoorats discovered the probable polltical efiect of Wood's action, aud oined with the Repuolicavs to dofest him, Tho ouidiana quostion hss not yot Leen reoponcd, and the acepira bas fallon from Wood's banda, T10tha Associated ross.) WasninatoN, D. €., Dec, 6.—In the Ilouse early i tho day Mr, Wood offered & resotution roferiing the credentials of Morey and Hpeacer tothe Commiltes ou Electious, withiustructions toreport whioh of them is eutitled to iho seat, He said he did vot propose to raiso the queation aa to who was the lecal Governor of Louwiana. It waa nat pertluont to this inquiry to dotermine that quostinn, the sole aud exciusivo quesuou boiug as to what form of crodemiials tho ye- i aimaute prosouted. aine declarod that thore was no moro oflicial groand for speakiug of Johu SlcEnory as Uoveruor of Louigiana thun there was for speak- 10K of the gentlewan (Wood) ss Governor uf New York., No depaitment of the Government bad ever rvecoguized McEnery, sud tua House Iast session, by s very lani)u vate, to which wauy geutlemen on the Democratio side of tho tiouse wers consenting, and many of them aozlous that the resoluiiun should pass, bas Louniarana, and for thn gentleman from Now York 1o mako o atatemort that the Guvarnor- #Lip of Loujsiana wan sirl w mattor of doulit, or wae stil in suspensn, was ta place tho lounn & wiong posiion, Lo thought that tho Clerk wonid have Leen peifectly justified 1 tearing up nn wanto poper the credentials nignod by McEvery. Iio trusted that the gentleman from New York did not wizh to open tho whols Lunimana case on thin quention, Mr. Wood replied that the papers in tho cass of all tha membera from Louiniana were thaw- #olzen huflicient answer to the gentleman; forif thero wey no posvinle qaestion an to who wau Uovarnor of Louiriana, why was it that all mem- bets from 1t State had deemed it neccesary to obtan o ceriificate of Mclinery, Thoy hava all deened it imporiant to coma hers clothed with certificaier from ocach of thess so-called Gov- ornora. Ho did not propose to raiss on this in- (iury the question as to who was or who wa not Yiovornor of Louistnna, ‘ac quaktion to be determined in the first placo wa whatior Moroy wm(wnl.ml credoutials that ent.tled Lim to a seal on S, #31d he iad trasted that the s Lion 28 to who was Governor of Lommiana had beou ret at reat, st leant until & genoral elaction, and regretted that for A paltiy advantage it shonld to agein raised. Not only tad Kel'ozx bean recognized ny Closernor of Loumians by tho residont of tho United Siates and by both Housss, but also by the people of Louisians, aud by 8 sulomn statute paxsod by its Logiaias tura At ite oxtrs tession held last Apnl.” Bee sides, thin mau Spencer had absolutely fdre- ctosed himnelf by ng made himeeif @ con- teztant of Frove. Is thero on the record rince too clection Lield in 1692 su Lonisiane & single oflicial act of Melinery oscept thin minglo ono of tigning there cerlificates 7 Not one, Mr. Wood remarked that the question settled iast mession had Leen confined entirely to tha relations of tho Legislature, not to the clection of Garernor., Mr. Lumar said that the Clerk of tho Iouso Liad inade known 1o the Hoteo tha exintunce of & coulroversy, not only with referenco to the werits of tho question, Lut with referenca to tho Ylimfl-f::lo right to mt in ths illouso. 2The louse o in pomsession of tho fact that there way cuch a controversy, It might be & very sim- ple and a very itolligivle question, but still 1t was o question, of law as aw to whether tins certiticato was rignel by the proper Governor or not, It had been erystalized 1to 8 regular parhiamentury law that a question 1n- [ velvime prima-facie right, aa well as the merits of tho ¢ace, thould bu referred to the Comtten on Llectioua, Alr, Btainn arled Mr, Lamar shother in tho bigtory of the louss b kuews of any enso whera tha credentials, or psoudo credentinls, of & mon- Ler, #igned by o pretewded Uovernor who bnd nover boou recopnized a8 Governor by sny do- vaitment of tho United States, or by Lis own Btuto, bad haon 1efe to a commit- tee, o trusted that ks friend (Lamar), with Lie well-known moderation, would restrain Lis party from placing on record such an outrace, not,only o Etate Tights, of mhich ho (Lamar) waa such an exampla end advocate, but on thoe tules of common deconey 24 woll. Mr, Lamar remarked that tho question whetber one of tho-a | retended Uoveruors was tho real Ciovoruor or not wa tho very question 1o be ro- forred to the Committec, Ar, Llaine—Then I undorstand tho gontlemen to mean that this is the tormal opening of tho whols Lomsiana case, and not merely a question as 1o tho veat of a momber, 3Ir, Lawar—Tho geutleman sinoly under- rlauds thut A queation wiuch tho Cerk of tho House haa remitted to the Hluuso—whethier or not it involves tho other quention 68 to the validits of tho Gubernatorial mcumbent ol Louisimra s & question waich ought uotto be decided informslly or by the moro seatiny of a member. but ought to be formaliy referrod to & commitics aad gravoly aud maturely decidod, Mr, Lluino agked whother it was not o matter of luntory that last yeaw, in what was koown as tho Louisiaua adjustmeut, it was perfeeily uu- doistood that the vote of the iouse declaniug Kollogg to bo Governor wus @ final settlomont, aud whetber tun venor: able gentlemau fiomn Coorgia (Stephoud) the very Nestor of the Domocratic purty. had not votud with the Republicaus, in order avow- cdly that it might bo s final nettlemant, Did his bonorable triend (Lamar) come here now to Load n tiew movement to trampls on the other vido of the agreemoent, and reopea the whole caso? 3lr. Lamar admittod that thero bind becn a compromise lest seesion, aud that thst compro- wine did acknowlodgo Kollogg as Acting-(iover- nor of Lousiana. Ho hoped thet the gentlemnan from Row York would, acling on the suggestion of 8ir. Hcar, modify bis 1exolution by owitting tho preawblo, and merely referring tho mattor to the Commitieo on Eluerlons with insiructions to report on a prima faclo caso, Mr. Wood muditizd is resciution accordingly. Tue Clork of the louss, with por- mission of the Ilouse, mado tho follow- g statoment : **'Tlo coutrolling fact which in my judgment required mo to accept tho Kal- logy cortiticalon wea, that prior to the making up of th rolt on tho fthot March last, thero bad buen a recognition by tho flouse of ltoprosentae tives of Willism Iite Kellogg 28 Goveruor of Louisiana, aud st that time Lo was do facto Gov- eruor of tho Btate, in view of hia recognition by tho Lxecutive biauch of the Goveruwont, by ail the Departmouts of tho Government, aud by that part of the Legislative branch of the Qov- ornmout to which the Clock ia rosponsiblo, I folt mnysclf absolutoly commanded, and there- foro I'ineertod the nnmes returucd by Gov, Kel- lopg without any referonco whataver £o tho po- Litieal aspect of tho cuve, After furthior discussion, participated in by Holman, Bauks, Cox, aud Jones, the provious question wus seconded, and tho mmn quostion was otdercd—yeas, 1355 nays, 184, ‘Tho question was then put o the resolution, and 1t was rejected. Mr. Binino then moved that Frank Moray, hav- ing presontod crodoutia's signed lu duo form by Qov, Kellogg, be eworn in as a memper. Mr. Randul suggesied to strike out of tho mo- tion that part recopnizing Kellogg as Governor, Mr, Bluine amid that he was porfectly wilhiog to do so, and having to modified, the motion was sgreed to without division, and Morey was sworn in as » member, —_—— THE MESSAGE. BOME OF THE SUDJECTS TREATLS. Srectal Dispateh to The Chicaoe Iribuns, Wasuinaton, D, C,, Dec. 6.—From all that can be learued of tho message, it will attract un- usual attention, Dispatches buve been recolved from Madrid which mako it nocesearyto leuve tho question of flnal recommendation to Con- Rress in regard to Kpam to another mossago, ‘The Cuban question is prosontod at length, but eince the Cubans havo uo port, aud aro wantlug in maoy features of nationality, tho I'resldent rogards it as impolitto and impracticablo to now recognize belligerout rights. Heo, how- over, roviewa tha relutions of Bpain to Cuba sud the United Statos, and bor {ll-troatment of both, and unjust conduct to sards Americau eiti- zens, This langusgo s such as will be far from pliaeant to By, . Sooators sy that the Prosidi nt troats of the #chool qquestion at some lougth, sud ju tho samoe manuer oy 1n bis Des Moinos speech, ouly more elaborately. ‘Thoro 1s & cone'derabla saruon devoted to & reviow appropriate to the Centennial year. ‘The Mexican quedtion occupies considerablo apace, and tas lauguage Is very stroug. Thevo {8 also s paragiapn giving bis views on tho sub- Ject of fisuds on tho Internal Revoaue. It will go a to-morrow, ——— THE SENATE, INCIDENTS OF THE MEEIING, Spictal Disaten o The Chicado T'rbune, Wasuixaton, D. C., Dec. 6.—The Vorty-fourth Congress assembled to-day at noon. In the Hooate there was uo incident boyond the usual fopmalitics, savo the sunourcement by Heuator Doutwell of tha doath of Vico-Presidaut Wilson, Thore was no othor token to show ihat the Beusts stood iu the shadow of a groat death, A day will soon bo set apart for the eulogica on Mr. Wilson, The Seoators wore nearly all in thoir placos. It {s eald that thore is s doubt whether they will all ryotain them. Thoro {s resson to boliove that charges will bo presonted to tho ‘Senato ut an early duy touching the manner 1o which lruco, of Misstasirpi, Dorsey, of Arksusas, and Hpen- cer, of Alabama, secured thelr election to tho Henate, DBIDERY AND CORBUPTION being alleged in each case. In the case of Dor- sey, it Is said, evidenco will bs presented 7, 1875. Eloctionn Committee. Tho evidenco againat Bruco sota forth that ho paid $14,00 to mecuro hin election, The casa against Hpencer will como up through » formal arraignment by tho Alsbama Legislatate. Tho Domocrats proposo to try to mocure the ex- pulkion of theso thres Seuators. By winel n schome they hora to reducn tlho Ropub- licsn wajority, Tho Democrats alrendy count unon their succession, This weliemn figires the Senatoan follows : Tho exrulkion nf thothree Sen- ators named and rojection of Pinchback wonld mako the Honate stand: Repubitcans, 355 Op- position, 82, Democrats wotld be relurned from tho four Btates named, which would mva the Republicans & majority of two, contting Alcorn, of Mirsisippr, sad Tiamilton, of Tezaw, neither of whom 18 regarded 88 strong in tha Ttapubliean faith, In such an eveut the defec. tion of oither Alcorn or Hamilton would makn tho henato o tio. Tho Republicau Sonators will Loid a caucus to-morrow. It in not expected that any attompt w.1l be mado to romove Forry for tho Prokidoucy pro tem, ; ————— IN THE HOUSE. A QUOD COMMLSCEMLNT. Snecial Dispatch to The Clieaao Tribune, Wasnrsarox, 1. C., Dee. G.—The scene on the flonr of tho Heuen was thu ono custowary on such occasions. The Iepublicans have boen re- duced to 109, but they reem tu Lave adopted Blajue'n moggestion to Lo aiways reaty. They weio sll thero to-day, and they ehowed iu the course of the heated afternoou where tho par- lismentary skill and political acumen in the Jouso ate, At the end of the first fiva hours Fernando Wood, the proud and Laughty leader of the majority, aud Cox, Lis imitator, were worsted o the first debato, dafeatad in the first trial of parliamentary ¢kill, and reuted by their own majority. TITE IRON-CLAD OATI. The nimbar of tiioke who wers compelled to take tho woditicd onth would & fow yearsarolinve star- tled tise Norib. and have been declarcd impossitie, I'ue Confederate Congrees, 1a epitorae, can Lo found in tho Houss of tho Forty-fourth Con- gress, and those who bave been ko long called rebels n tho North guard the door. From to- morrow the appreachies to the ball of the Houan of Reprosentatives will be guarded by Lafayetto Futzhugh, tho old Sergeant-nt-Arms of tha Con- federste Congross. Tho prayer, which was omitted to-day, will bo spelen by no Episcopalian Liector who was unabla in the War days to mia- istor to a church in Connecticut Lecauso Lo then rofuaed to remember the President of tho United States in bis public prayers, as hisrubric and his Lisuop commanded, sud tha lotters will be dis- tributod to mowmbers at tho hauda of a Captsin of Jub Stung's cavalry. Toigs have changed. ORGANIZATION, Alecls 2cl’herson, oa the law prescribos, called tho new Cougrees to order at 12 o'cluck, and pruceeued to call tho roll of the members. Two hundred aud cighty-+ix memoers reaponded to tho call. _'Yho aveentecs 'wera Dobbing, of New d. gbert, of I'enn: nin ; Stephons, of nnd Uliver, of I ‘Lhero aro sev- oral vacancies. On motion of Mr. Lamar, of Airsismppi, the House procesded to thy eleation of Speskur, nnd ho placed in nomnation tho Uon, Michael C. Kezt, of Iudisns, Mr. Wheeler, ol Now York, nomuuated the Hon. James G. Bisine, of Mfafue. Mosars. Holman, Clymer, Danford of Ohio, and Tauks of Massachusetts wero appolated tollers, ‘Thio roll was callod, andt tho mnembers proceeded to vote viva voce. Tho tullets rej orted that Mr. Kerr haa received 174 votes, and Mr. Blamo 106, They also sunouncad that Mr., Campbell, cf IHizois, bad voted for Jlr. Aniorson, of tho same Siaie, and that Mr. Auder- son had voted for Campbell, and that Mr. Bunke Lad vote:d tor ir. A, 8. Williawe. NOW TiE INDEFENDENTS VOTED, Of those classcd as Independents, tho follow- ing voted for Mr. Kerr, viz: Dosirs Daztoy (11L), Bths (N, Y.), Stavenson (L), Whitohouso (N. Y., Willis (N.Y.). It is vory ovident that tho Libcrals, so-called, are Dewocrats undor anolber uame, with tho poasiblo cx- coption of Qen. DBanks. lo seoms slrondy to fod himeel at oase with lus strango ollios.” Ilia voto was cast for Goo, Wiliams, of Dotrolt, a Liberal, and one of his old subordinate commsaders, MINOR OFFICERS, Ono of the Southern leaders sald, respecting tho division of mumnor oflices, to-day: ** We muss diaw a lina somewhere,” They reem to liave deawn 1t along tho Maeou and Dison boun- dary. . Bpeaker Korr evidentiy found that his houlth waa inadoguate in tho preparstion of tho long mddrosa he had ‘wstended, for his speech was lionted to s few gracsful words of acceptance. Judgo W, D, Kelley, who hias become tha Dean of tha Housa by renson of tho lungest torm iy contingous sorvice, sdminis- tered tho onth of offico to tho new Speaker. 0 the olcors of tho new House, tho Bpoaker, the Clerk, and the Bergeaut-at-Arms alone could take tho irou-olad oail, ———— APPROPRIATIONS. FECRETALY DRISTOW'H EATIMATER, Syectal Dinpateh ta The Cliacago tridbune, WasmnxutoN, D, O., Deo. 0.—The Socretary of tho Treasury will to-morrow send Lo Congross tlio estitnatea of appropriations for the fisca year endiog June 90, 1877, Tho followivg aro sowo of the items: Compensation of Souators, §400,000; of membors, £1,650,000; Bub. Treasury at Chicago, salarics, $16,000; ealarics and oxpeunses of Collectors of Iuternal Rovenuo i Ilivols, £133,000; in Iodians, 850, 600; in Jows, §46,000; in Kaosns, $10,500; in Michigan, 000; in £ Mianesota . $15,000 ; in Wisconsin, 8425005 for compeusation 1 liou of all motetles, $200,000 ; for continuation of Sub-Ireasury nt Chicago, 750,000 Post-Ofice at Grand liupids, §50.000 ; for fog sigual at Melinlpin's Poiut, Straits of Mackinaw, £3,000 ; Fere Marquettolight, €5,000; Grosso Point light, 1ii., $5,000; Milvaukes fog sigual, £5,000; pier beaalights on Northwestern lakes, §20,000 : Port Hnron Poxt-Olice, 371,000, v the Assoctated Press.) : ESTIMATES FON TAE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1877, Wasminaroy, D. C., Dee, 6.—Iho Secretary of tho Treasury to-day sent to Congress his bool of estimuten for tho flacal year endiog Juno 0, 1877, the folloning being the total recapitulation by departmonts aod objects: Departmeat of Juutics.... Dopartment of Agricultur Grand total. 605 Tho apyropriations for eal year onding Juue 3, 1874, wero 310.561,592 less than tho os- thnates, sud tho estimaies for the flecal year endingg June 30, 1877, are $4,612,608 larger than tho eatunates for tho provious year, —— THE RECORD. BENATE, PRESIDENT FEBRY. Wasinxatoy, D, C,, Dec. 6.—Tho Senste was ealled to order promptly &t 12 o'clock by tho on. T, W. Forsy, of Michiguu, the DPresident pro teay, The Rev. Dr. Sunderland, the Chaplain, offer- ed a prayer, in whioch he invoked the Divine blessing on tho Prosidont of the United Htates and Coupress, aud upon the whulo nation, and retoried 1o the deatls ocourriug since tha last sesalon, TENNEASEE BENATOR. Mr. Coopor, of “Tunnessoo, presented tha ore- dentials of David M. Key, who was appointed Uuniied States Senator in place of Audraw John- eou, deceased, and Lo was sworu iu. TUK U8UAL NOTIFICATIONS. : 3r. Anthony subwtcted & resolution providing for the apponiment of & Uommittes of two Ben- ators to join such commities as may bo a| pointed by the Llouse of resoutatives, to toria tud Presidont tLat a quorum of Lo two Houses bad sasemblod, and Cougress was roady to recelve auy commuuication he wav bo pleased t; wake. Agrood to, aud the Obair 8p| m(!xled Measis. Anthony sud Thurman as such Com- mitieo. = TUE LATE VICE-FBESIDENT, On reassembling, Mr. Bontwell avuounced tho doath of Vice-President Wilson, and vaid that ab sn early day resolutioos relating tohus life, character, and public services would be offered. ADJ JOUBNMENT, solomuly recogulzed XKellogg s4 Goveroor of | wbich must sond his 0ase to tho Privileges and | Mr. Anthony said it waa nab probable thas any me:=ngo would bo recéivod fromt o to-day, or, it atall, it would bo ats Lour. Iia thereforo thought tho SBe¥ & a4 weil adjourn, 11a male's motion Sy S foct, which wan agrood to, aad at 128 % ato adjourned till to-morrow. & 3 Bene ol THE GALLEDIES. & < Tha overflow frum tho Ifousa #.., .ntothn galleries of the Senate, and thoy wers we'l filled The mourning srranged for tho fuberal ce monios of tho Iatn Vice-Presidcnt Wilson ro- maing in place, and his_chsr, heasily dragod, wau placed in (s roarof that uccapiod by tho prosiding officer, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. CALLED TO OLDAR. At 12 o'clock the [House was called to ordar by Mr. MePherson, the Clerk of tho Hogeo of the Vorty-third Congreas, and tho hall na3 cloared of all who wero not outitled to its privilege, THE LOUISIANA DELEGATION. In reforcuco to thie Loulwiana delogation, the Clerk pmid Lo hiad received two setn of certifi- - four districts, but both sots indicated b on of tho mame persons. As to tho Yifth st Lo bLad recetved two ceitificatan, wizned by Willlam Pitt Koellope, showing the Mr. ooy, and tho other signod by dulin McEnery, ehowinz the oloction of Mr. Hpencer, aud that an kellogg was the do facto Ginveruor, the ¢ has neced on his certificats, and had enroiled Mo As to the Sixth Dis. trict, he bad enly receivad onn cortiticate, sigued by Kellogg, and hie had neted on that. AVSENTEEN, Tha rall being concluded, tha Clerk announced that 256 members had ankwered to their names. The abeentecs sre Dobbinr, of New Jersey ; Lghert of Feunsylvamm, who had reiurned home tiiia morning: on acconnt of & death in is family ; H:opliens, of Georgin: and Oliver, of Jowa. “Thieso, with two vacancies, from ths Thi-ty-third Inatrict of Now York and the Faurth District of Ilinos, make the 202 members of which tho Iloure 18 compored. ELLCIION OF SPEARER. 3r. Lamar moved that the Iouss prozeed to tho election of & Bpeaker, Agroud to, Mr. lawar—I[ fut in nomwation for tho oftico of Bpenier of the Houso for tha Forty- faurth Cougrese, Michael C, Korr, momber-slect trom the State of Indans, the eatne position, Jawes G. Blaine, of Mano, ‘Ibe Clerk asked whether thero wera any other uomivations, and, thero being no reapouse, ho aspointed as telloia Messra, Holwan, Clymor, Danforth, and Bauks, ‘Ihe House tuen voted, with the following ro- sult : Whole number of votea cast, 250 ; neccs- kary t1a choice. 111, Michaol €. Kerr recaived 175: Jamos (i, Blamno received 106; Alphcus S, Williswa, of Michigan, 1—cast by Mr. Banks, of Maerachunetts : Ai2x, Campbell,” of Lilinois, 1— caet Iiuy Anderson, of Illinows; Wilham Ander- son, 1. The Clerk appointed Morsra. Randall aod Llaino to cecort tho Bpeaker-olect Lo the chair, BPEAKER KERR, As Mr, Kerr was conducted down tho main ainlo to the Bpoaker's chair, thoro wae considor- sble clapping of hauds on the Democratic side of the House, The Speaker, on taking his position, aid: GENTLEMEN 0F THE HOUSE 07 IEPRLIENTATIVEA S 1 am bearily guateful to you for the bonor which jua hiave couferred upon me in calling mo to this exalted station, 1 profoundly apyreciats the importance and of ita duttes. 1shall doubtless wany tures r paticnt ndulgence, I proy that you will nd, with nothing’ but Xindly feciings to- y nezuber of the fouse, 1 promine that in ! acts I will divest mysclf, to the utwnost of my ability, of sll pereonal Lisa, and _obrerve com~ plete fairnees' and impariiality towards tll, and to wardsall tho geeat eud diveraitied interesta of our country represented in thls Houde, Mr. Kellov, of Peunsslvania, a8 -the oldest member of the Houge iu contiuuons servico, ad- ministered the oath of ofiico to the Bpeaker., MISBERS QUALIFIED, Tho onth of oftice was thon administered by the Speakier to the members, beginoing with those from the New Eugland States. who on bomng calicd, rangad themselves in the area in front of tho Clork's desk, nud there, with up- lifted hsnds. went through their pactof the caremony. What is knowu as tho iron-clad oath was tue form sdministered to mombern gener- ally. but mxty-one of the Southern membors boing unablo to take the oath, the modided oath was adminiterad ta them. TOLD TO HTAXD DOWN. * _ Mr. Wood (N, ¥.) objectad ta Morey, ot Louin- ians, and Mr. Gartield objected to Goude, of Virginia, Thereforo theso gentlsmen were not permitted to quaty. Tho question sa to the right of Goode, was subsequont'y aken up, and, after a short dis- cnssion, Goorle wa3 8wOrn in a8 o momber, taking the moditied oath, The question 2s to the vacancy tn the Thirty- {hird Listrict of New York was then taken up, and aftor statoments by Mr. Wnecler and others, tho Represeatative elect was sworn in and the tochnical question involved in tho cago was re- ferred to the Commistes on Elections. ‘Tho delesates from the Torritories wore then eallod and sworn in, taking tho tron-clad oath. UNDEI OTFICERS, Ar, Lamar then offored & reeolution declaring tho follo aing onticers of the House: Clerk, Goorge M. Adams, Kentucky; Sorgeant-at-Arms, John G. Tuompson, Obio; Doorkesper, Latayotte H. Fitzhugh, Texas; Postmaster, Jmwos A, Stowart, Virginia ; and Chaplain, the Iov, J. L. Townaend, of the District of Columbia, Mr. Whaeler (New Yurk) offered an amend- ment substituting the names of the prosent in- cumbeuts for those oftices—~McPhorson, Ordway, Buerwood, and Butler. ‘Tho amendment was rofoctod, and tho original rosolution adopted. ‘Iho newly-clacted oflicera wero then sworn i, Fitzhugh and Stewart takiog tho moditled oath, THE SENATE NOTIFIED. A mesnoge way uont to the Sonate to inform that body that the flouso was organized aud ready for business. A committeo waa appointed to join a like com~ mitteo onthe part af the Senats, to wait on tho Yreeident and’ juform bim: that Congresy was now io seshion, and raady to receive any com- mupleation he might pleaso to make. Memrs, Cox (N. Y.), Knott, and Dlaino wore appointed such committoe, nuLes, Nr. Nendall offered a resolution adopting the rules of tho House in to Forty-third Congress s the ruloy of tho prosont House, excopt rules 166 and 167, and also providing for the appoiut- mout of the Committes on Rules, to consist of tho Bpeaker and four members. Rules 166 and 147 are thovo adopted 1o tho last Congross, ro- yuiring wotious to yuspond tha rules ta bo sec- oudod by & ajority, avd forbidding the euter- tainmont of dilatory motious, Mr. (iarfield «uggested that immemoriat nesgo of preceding Honges bocamo tha rules of this House withaut any spacial motion to that eflect. Mr. Randall replicd that immenional usage might do for the Republican sitle of tho Houso, but not for the Domocratic eide, which required & #iries coustruciion of thoe rules. Mr, Gartield (coutemptuously)—Oh, yes! (Lnughtnr.? "Tho resolutions were adopted, and then it was ordered that the wwual drawing for seats would tuke placo at 1 o'clock to-morrow. KENR CONOUATULATEN. The Wouse then adjourned. Muny members, conspiotious mmong ‘them Mr. Biune, atepped 1p to tho Bpeakor's chair and took this opportu- ity of felicitating him on lus election and on the manner in which ho bad discharged lus first doy's duties, — NOTES AND NEWS, TUE BOSTON POSTMABTER, Epecsal Dupateh b The Chicaao Tridune, Wasuixaroy, I 0., Deo. 8.—There is the best suthority for tho stutoment that the Presidont bhas recerved tho rosiguation of Gon, Burt as Postmaster of Boston, and that the namo of Mr. E. H. Tobey, ad his successor, will be scnt to the Honate in & fow days. This doubtloss cxplaing tho reasou why Mr. ‘Tobey did not desire to Lo- como Cosmissioner of Iudiau Atair, (70 the Aasociales Prest.} THE DEMOCBATIO NATIONAL COMMITTL] Wasiixazoy, D, G, Des, 6,2 i terchango of opinjon of the memuors vf th N3+ tiunal Exooutlvo Demoeratis Cumiiteo took Blnce to-day, Thoro were prosent Angustus chell, Chairmay ; John G, Tuompson, of Ubio; Honator Randolph, of Nov Jorsey ; Seostar Mo- Dousld, of Iuduna; ex-Roprescntativo 3c- Houry, of Koutueay; Wiinm Il . Baroum, of Connecticut ; William A. dtoors, of Micliguu; Jmmes L Barr, of ittsburg, and 3ir, Eaton, ot Kuuaas, with A, D. Bauks, of Mississippl. Thewr Hocrotary, Mr, Belel), the Chairmau of tho Democratis Commitieo, was authorized to use s discrotion sn calliug the latter Committes to- getber with » view of desiguating the time and place for holding the noxt Natioual Dumocratio Couvaation for the nominstion of candidates for Promdont snd YVice-Frosident of tho Uaited ) absorba over £1° Brates NUMBER 103, i FOREIGN. One Hundred and Forty Porsons Killed by an English Coal« Mine Disaster. A Bimilar Accidont in South Wales Results in the Death of Twelve Persons, Russia Proposes an Tnternational Cone ferenco on the Suez Canal Question, Egypt's Invasion of Abyssinia Not & War of Conguest, GREAT BRITAIN, MINE DIASTER, Loxpox, Dee, 6.—An awful explosion oo~ enrred to-day at tho Smarthomaln colliery, near Daroeslov, in Yorkshire. Itis fosrod thatmore thav 200 lives are loat. Tho explosion in the Swarthomain colliery oo~ curred at Lalf-past 9 o'clock to-day. Thers is nothing new to report, except that there are bopes that tho loss of }ife will not bo 6o heary ay at firaz givon. At thotimo of tho explosion those who wero ablo rustiad to the pit-bottom, bat t1 diawing-coze had been dusplaced. The bodies of tha desd and injured are now bolng brouglit to the surfaca. B Loxvox, Dec, 6,.—The colliery at which the dreadful cxplosion occurred to-day belongs tq Mitcholl & Co., and is one of the largest in Southern Yorkelire. It is joined by undere | ground workings with Edmunds’ main_ colliery, Mr. Whecler, of Now York—I nominato for ; where, twelve yoara ago yesterday, over 800 of the State | ersons petistied. Tho works oxtond for many miles, They aro entirely worked with safaty~ lampe, undor very rigid disciplino, and wera con- eidered wafe, At G o'clock this morning, abonh 400 wmon aud boys descended and commenced work as ususl, ‘At half-past O a terribla ex- £ n occurzed. Too exact position of the ozplosion is ot present unknown, but the winers in all parta of it wers slartiod by o Joud report. followed by largs vol- umes of mmoxo and after-damp. Those who nore sblo rushed to the pit-botlom, but the drawiog-cago was dwsplaced. Boon as poasible volunteors urganized to search for the dead and dying and thoso who bad oscaped, After being down for somo time the volunteers reported sbout noon that thoy met with groat difiicnlty, ‘They saw many who wore alive but ouconscious, It is lmpossible now to give the number lost. It 18 fosrod thoe the firsl roport (200) will be con= firmed, though the managers of the colltery hopa that mapy way be saved. The operatives i sl thoe colliorica of the distriot are on tho spot ready and anxions to do all_pose nible for tbo rolief of tho suffersts. All tha local asurgeons Lave also arrived, All thosa rescued thua far are soriously burnod and ine Jured, Hundreds of men, women, sud children aro congrogated at the mouth of the pit, and, as tho distigured bodies are drawu to the surface, the scuus is of the most heartrending char. acter, LaTEST, LospoX, Dec. 6.—Lateat accounts from the Bwiithe Colliery indicato that the total number of Lives lostis 140. The explosion was cauted by careless blaxting operations. Another disastor of a similar character is reported to-dsy In a coat miuo near Pentirch, in South Wales. Tweiva porsous wero killed and ten injured. FAILUBE. Loxpoy, Dec, 6.—The {alare ia nanounced of Williaw Spatton & Co., lnon maoufacturers and Dleachers, of Beltast sod this city, Their La- bilitics ave catimated at $1,500,000. THE EGYPTIAN MIBBION, Loxpo¥, Dec. 76 a. m.—The Times gives prominence to tho sonouncement thas Col. Htokes, Commundantpf tho Ychool of Military Eugineering, haa bedt appointed to sccompsny the Right on, Mr, Cave to Egypt, Beveral other important ofticials aro also atisched to the miraton, . THE BREADSTUFFS TRADE. The Afark Lane Express' review of the grain mariet tho past weok says tbe uausually severe winter, having completaly stopped fisld labox and ially closed tho Baltic, has caused” the whoat market to bardon semewhat, but omng ta the quality of grain in grauary thore im little' prospect of & matorial advance before spring. Tho character of the weather thon will bo une ‘wsually iwportaut, Bhould ansthing untoward Liappou, au advanco of 10 ebilliugs would easily, occur, lo Daris, loar las recoverod 1 fran Good samples of wheat are rather dearer. Tha sawe romark applies to the French Provincos, Belgium, lolland, Gormauy, Auatria, and Hune guzy. linin hiag fallen i Northern Africa, e EGYPT, DOES NOT WANT ADYSBINTA. -A telegram from Alexandrig 0b wish to annex Abys. sinia; she moroly wants socurity. n;f-hm a viow lation of ner frontior by Abyssinia.” —_— SPAIN. TISE NEW CONEIGN MINISTER AND THE CONCORDAT, Roxe, Dee. 6.—Dispatchos havo besn recoived at the Vatican from Madrid siativg that Senor Collantes, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has in- formeod tho Papal Nuacio that he is open ta negotiation upon tho Vatican's propo relativa to the Concordat, although Lie regrets the prin- ciple upon which they are based, THE WAI IN CATALONTA, HENDATE, Dec, 6.—~The Carliet General Tri tany has ro-eutercd Catalonls, and lsaued & proclamaticn exborting tho {nbabitanss to rise. Rty SNOW. UNTHUAL QUANTITIES, Jospoy, Dec. 6.—A Vieuna dispatch says thal snow has fallon in such quaotities as to intar- 1upt communication between Italy and Huogary, e RUSSIA, TIE SUEZ CANAL. Loxpox, Dec, 6,—A special from Berlin sayt thnt it iv conuidered prolablo in St, Petersburg that Rusaia will propose au international confer- ence on the Buoz Cagpl question, and if her de- maud Is refusod will claim froodomof sction 1 the Last. KIOKAND. A dispatch from Si. Letersburg esys the rumors that Khowand surrounded, and that tho majonity of tho smaller Husainn parrisous had been mukeacred, are falso, There Las boen 1o furthor sisiog in the City of Khoksud, e GERMANY, TUE AERMAN LUDGET. “The Londou Timcs's money articls hss the following on tho German budget: “The items of the budget of the German Empire for tho year 1576 sre likely to impres peoplo in this couniry by their amalluess be- yond auytbing else. Doth receipts and outlay are small compared to what we are acoustomed to fu this coustry, or compared to the figurea of Fiauce, Tusowo oxtent this is due to the faot that the Kingdows aud Electorates whioh go ta make up the Uerman Empira atill possesa thely local budgets, sud govern themsalves in matters of dotai!, Coutralization iy not nearly completa within tho Fwpire according to the f{deal of its founders, mud, therefore, aa the ex- pondes of the Lmpiwe form ‘ouly @ portion of Lle outlay requited for the governwent of the wholo coustry, thoy seem insignifioant for so great a Btate. Bat, makiug ad duo aliowance for that couideration, tue Imperia} budgot figures must still 1mpress 14040 Who loo at thum as indicatiug remarkable thrifty, uot to way parsunony, lu tho eystem ol adwinistration. I'he whole lwporial revenus is only £24,000,000. ino'neive of the contributions frem Lho various «vupchent und subsidiary Siates anl provine &, which tovether make uearly $3,657,000, of which 31,600,000 18 con: tributed by Iiussis wud £765,000 by Bararia, Ou the expendituse sido the igures are -qunlfl woderste. 1he Ewpue may, iudeed, be sal to Liave but oue grost expenso—the army. Thay inoluding an extraordjgary oulh&:! £1,676,080, 0 ot mt‘n reve Lat & groas interval, oue, After tho ax