The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-12-08

House to-day, or IL at all IL would be al very
late hour He therefore thought that the Sen
ate might well adjourn. He made motion
| 10 that effect, which was agreed 10 and at 1:4c
the Senate adjourned Till tomorrow
HOUSE.
AN IMMENSE CROWD RECONSIDERATION OF
MR KERR-LoUIsIANA LOOMS UP FOR A
NATURALIZATION OF OTHER OFFICERS
RULES OF THE HOUSE.
The opening OF the Forty fourth Congress was
marked by the presence In and around the cap.
| itol OF n larger crowd than probably ever before
watched similar proceedings. Although IL was
wet and dTeary, the weather seemed TO have lit
tie effect in restraining the eagerness OF the
multitude which has dow into the city for the
past few days, and from an early hour the CALLER
les OF the ftouse of Representatives were packed
as closely possible then the hall itself and all
the approaches and every available space be-
came gradually filed up, until, as the hour OF
one to make his way In any direction through
the mass The majority OF them were directly
or, indirectly interested S,.S nm I'm places
of political parties in the House
offers. At IL o'cloek the House was called TO or
der by Mr.. McPnerson, clerk OF the House OF
/ the Forty-third Congress, and the hall was
cleared of all not entitled TO its privilege. The
svery sess Sens oeeuped m
then called the names of the mem bers by states,
commencing with Maine. In regard TO the
New York, the clerk reminded the House that
| the person first elected had died and the person
| elected TO nil the vacancy had presented Gre
dentials so peculiar in form that the clerk pre-
ferred TO submit the question to the House.
In reference 10 the Louisiana delegation, the
clerk said that he had received two sets OF GER
tificates for the first four districts both sets in
dleailDs the election OF the same persons; AS 70
the fifth district he bad received two certificates,
one signed by WIN. Pitt Kellogg, showing the
election of Mr.. horey, and the other signed by
| John McEnery, showing tue election of Mr..
Spencer, ana that as kellogg was the de facto
governor, he (the clerk had acted on his GER
! sixth district he had only received one certih-
| cate, signed by Kellogg, and he had acted on
that. The call concluded, the clerk announced
answered to their names. The absentees were
vania, who had returned home this morning on
/ account OF death in his family; Stevens, OF
| Georgia, and oliver, Of Iowa. These with The
| two vacancies from the thirty-third district OF
New York and the fourth district OF Tennessee
make two hundred and nlnety-two members, OF
/ which the House is composed
ELECTION OF THE SPEAKER.
| Mr.. Lamar, of Mississippi, moved that the
House proceed to the election OF a speaker
Agreed TO.
Mr. LAMAR put in nominate for the office
ofspeaker of the House of the Forty-fourth
Congress, Michael c. Kerr, member-elect from
the state of Indiana.
Mr.. Wheeler, of New York; nominate for the
Maine.
The clerk asked whether there we're any Other
nominations, and there being reponse, APP
pointed as tellers. Messrs. Holman, OF Indiana
| Clymer, Of Pennsylvania, Dsnford, OF Ohio, and
Banks. of Massachusetts,.
The House then voted with the following re-
suit: Whole number OF votes cast, 2SJ; neces-
sary for a choice, IA; Michael q. Kerr received
lIS, James g.. Blaine received log, Alpheus S
Williams. OF Michigan; one, cast by Banks
derson, OF Illinois, William Anderson.
The clerk appointed Messrs, Randall and
Blaine TO escort the speaker elect TO the chair
| AS M Kerr was conduc' ed down The main
aisle to the speakers air there was considera
BILE elapping of hands on the dem cratic side o.
the House.
The speaker, on taking his position, said: Gen.
| lemen OF the House OF Representatives: l am
heartily grateful TO you for the honor which
you have conferred upon me In calling me 10
this e., exalted statio5 profoundly appreciate
shall, donbtless. many times need
your patient indulgence. pray that
dy ee K5aas owsaa eSer ebe4s
House, promie that In all my official acts
VIII II, dIyest myself to the utmost o. my ability
ness and impartislity toward all the great and
diversified interests of our country represented
I Mr.. Kelley, OF PennsyIv ania, rs the Oldest
member of the House in continuous service, ad.
The oath was then administered bV the
! speaker to the mem bers, beginning with those
from the New England states, who, on being
called, ranged themselves in the area in front OF
the clerks desk and there with uplifted hands
went through their part OF the ceremony. What
is known as the ironclad oath was the form adj
ministered 10 the members generally, but sixty.
one of the Southern members being unable To
take that oath, the modified oath was admi o is
tered 10 them.
THE LOUISIANA QUESTION.
Mr.. Wood, OF New York, objected to
Mr.. Morey, of Louisiana, and Mr.. Gar
field, of Ohio, objected to Mr.. Good, of Vir-
ginia. Therefore these gentlemen were not per.
mitted TO qualify. Subsequently Mr.. Wood of
fered resolution referring the credentials Of
Messrs. Morey and Spencer to the committee
on elt ctions with instructions to report which
of them was entitled to the seat He said that
he did not propose TO raise the question 20 who
was the legal governor of Louisiana. 1t was not
pertinent TO this inquiry 10 determine that
question, the sole and exclusive question being
/ as To what form OF credentials the respective
claimants presented
Mr.. Blaine declared that there was no more of.
| fetal ground for speaking of John Nc emery as
the governor OF Louisiana than there was for SC
speaking of Mr. Wood of New York. No depart
ment OF the government had ever recognized
Nc Emery, and the House last session, by a very
large VOTE To which many gentlemen of the
Democratic side of tho House were consentine
and many of them anxious that the resolu ton
should pass, solemnly recognized kellogg
as the governor o Louisiana and for the gentle
man from New York to make a statement that
the governorsnip of Louisiana was still mat
ter 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 credentials signed
by McEneYy. he trusted that the gentlema an
from New York aid not wish to open the whole
Louisiana case on this question.
| Mr.. Wood replied that the papers In the case
Of all the members from Louisiana were them.
For II there was no possible question as to who
/ was governor Of Louisiana, why was IL that sll
the members Of that state had deemed 1t neces-