Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-12-07

nois, make two hundred and ninety -tws
members OF which the house is composed.
pr. Lamar moved that the house proceed
20 ire election OF hpeaker. Agreed to-
I dr. Lamar-I put in nomination FOR the Of.
nee 0i speaker OF the house for the forty.
a, IouIth q eongress;M lchsel g. Kerr, member
Mr. Wnse!er ~. Y.l-I nominate for the
sai:ie position James g. Blaine, Of the State OF
The clerk asked whether there were anv
otAer nominations, and, there beng no re-
| spouse, appointed as tellers Mes rs. Holman
S.ayIa Sdymer, Dsntorth ami Banks. The house then
Noted. with the following result: Whole num-
per Qi votes ist, 30; necessary 70 a choice.
tMi Michael Z: Kerr received l72; James q.
lhich.l, !, cast by Mr. Banks Mass.l; Aiexan-
g1TeIif campbell tlIl.l, !, cast by Mr.. Anderson
The clerk appointed Messrs. Randall and
| blaine TO escort the speaker-eIect to the chair
/ AS Mr.. Kerr was conducted down the main
aisle 70 the speakers chair, there was consid-
erable clspp'ng OF hands on the Democratic
btde Of the house.
The speaker on taking his position said
S% Seaqtnv OF I1e house OF representative,
! which you have conferred upon me in calling
] Dls 70 ms exalted station. l pro. oundly ap-
/ Preclate the importance and delicacy Of the
| duties. Ishsll doubtless, MANY times need
your patient indulgence l pray that you
viii grant IT. And with nothing but kindly
ieellng toward every member OF the house,
promise that in all my official acts | will di-
vest myself TO the utmost OF nv ability of AIN
pen PeIisonaIlues, ana observe complete fairness
anu lmpartality toward all, and toward all
The great diversified Interests OF our eountry
represented In this house"
Mr. Kelly pa. as the oldest memter of the
house in continuous service, then adminis-
tered the oath OF once to the speaker.
Inc oath was then administered by the
speaker 70 the mem bers, beginning with those
from the rsw England States, who being
called ranged themselves in the AREA in frnnG
OF the clerk 5 desk, and there with uplifted
DHnuS went fhrnnUh hafr %,
mony. WHAT is known as the iropcIsd oath
was administered TO the members generally
put slxty-one OF the southern members being
unable TO take that oath the modified oath
was administered to them.
MI. Wood IN. Y j obj jected to Mr.. Morey, of
Lt tnisiana, and Mr.. Garfield objected to Mr
Goode, OF Virginia. These gentlemen there
fore, were not permitted TO qualify. Subse-
quentiy MI. Wood offered resolution refer
ring Ihe credentials of Messrs. Morey and
Spencer to the committee on elections with
instructions TO report which of them is enti.
Ged 10 a seat. He said he did not propose to
raise the question as to who was the legal gov
ernor OF Louisiana. He was not pertinent to |
Ihls inquiry 10 determine that question the |
S SoIe sh1 exclusive question being as TO what |
IoIm OF credentials the respective claimants |
presented.
Mr.. Blaine declared that there was no more
official ground for speaking Of John NJ Emery |
as the governor of Louisiana than there was |
for speaking OF Mr.. Wood as such of New
fork. No department of the government had |
ever recognized M'Enery, ana the house at its
last session, by very large vote TO which
many gentlemen of the DemocrafIc side of
Ihe mouse were consepting, and many of them
anxious, that the resolution should pass, SOL
emnly recognized Kellogg as governor Of
louisiana, and for the gentleman from New |
orK 70 make statement that the governor
snip OF Louisiana was still matter of doubt |
or was still In suspense, was to place the house
In a wrong position. He thought that the
clerk would have been perfectly justified In |
tearing up as waste paper the credentiaIs
signed by NJ Eaery. He trusted that the gen
~ tiernan from New York did not wish TO open
Cd oV I. .S.,..
Mr.. Wood replied that the papers in the case
of all members from Louisiana were them
selves suffictent answer to the gentleman; for
II there was no possible question as to VINO |
was governor Of Louisiana, why was it that |
al the members from that State had deemed |
! n necessary to obtain certificates of MEnery,
and they had all deemed it important to come |
lere clothed with certificates from all of these |
o,calied governors? He did not propose TO |
Dr VINO was not governor of Louisiana. The |
question to be determined, in the first place, |
vas whether Morey presented credentials that
nuued MIN to seat on this floor.
Mr. WI heeler said he had trusted that the
luestlon as to who was the governor of LouisJ-
ma ma. mad been set at rest, at least until the
,altry advantage 1t should be again raised
Sot only had Kellogg been recognized as gov
Tnor OF louisiana by the President of the
y the people of Louisiana and by a solemn
tatute passed by its legislature at its extra
pencer had absolutely foreclosed himself bv
aV1ng made himself q contestant,
The question was further discussed Messrs
Iane and Lamar entering into collouuIal
ebate as to whether this mstter would NOT |
eopen the Louisiana difficulty. 1he pre-
lons question being called, was rejected; the
esolutlon was also rejected Mr. Blame then
loyed that Frank Morey, having presented
redenlals In due form, signed by Governor
elioPg, sworn in as a member
Mr.. Randall suggested to strike out of the
otion that part recognizing Kellogg as gov
nor.
Mr.. Blaine said that he was perfectly will
lg TO do SO, and having SO modified 1t, the
otlon wac agreed to without division, and d
Grey was sworn in as member.
The question as to the right of Mr.. Goode
a. was next taken up, and after short
scussion Mr.. Goode was sworn in as q mem
II, taking the modified oath.
Several members were here sworn in, when X
Mr.. Lamar offered a resolution declaring
70 following 10 be the officers of the house:
ERIK, George M. Adams, of Kentucky; SER
'orkeeper, Lafayette H. FItzhugh, of Texas; r
'stmaster, James NJ. Stewart, OF Virginia;
d !. ! chaplain, Rev. J; L. Townsend. Adopted.
After the transaction of other business of
ganiGation, the house adjourned.
SENATE. q
rhe senate was ca led to order promptly
twelve o'clock by Hon. r. W.
frS sunderand pre51aens pro tTsS lem Rev
in which he invoked divine F.
essing on the President of the United States,
ngress and upon the whole nation, and re-
red to the deaths occurring since the last
sion.
senator Cooper [Tenn.1 presented the ere. IN,
ntisls OF David M. Kay, appointed United Fl
ates senator in place of Andrew Johnson
ceased, who was sworn in.
'enator Anthony submitted q resolution -
Ov1ding for the appointment of a commit
OF TWO senators to Join such committee as
~ be appointed by the house OF representa-
es to inform the President that a quorum 70
the two houses had assembled and con- Il
'ss was ready to receive any communica- OF
n he may be pleased to make. Agreed to, he
4 the chair appointed Senators Anthony N!
L thurman such committee. 1he senate er'
n took recess for half an hour. -
% reassembliDg Senator Boutwell, annQunc- W
the death of Vice-President Wilson, Bnd
d at an early day resolutions relating to his | wi
. character and public services would be TO
cred. csl
enator Anthony said 1t was not probable | Mi
It any message would be received from the nil
use to-day, or if at all, 1t wou d be al a very lin
3 hour. he, therefore, thought the senate Ms
sht as well sdjonrn. He made motion to | ne
L effect, which was agreed to, aud at forty | an
nutes past twelve O'Clock the senate ad- Fiji
rned till tomorrow. tn,
be overflow from the house surged into the the
leries of the senate, and they were well | ROY
sd. The mourning arranged for the funeral sal
emonies of Vice.President Wilson remains | bel
place, and his chair, which is heavily DIR,
ped, was placed in the rear of that occu- .
1 by the presiding officer. the