Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-10-15
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OpcninR seenes In the House.
WASHINGTON. Oct. i5.-At tho opening
OF the session Of the Hsuse the galleries
were crowded and the corridors for two
hours previously almost impossible. At
~ o'clock Clerk Adams called the House
to order. read the Presidents proclamation
convcnihg Congress. and called the roll OF
members by States, beginning with Maine.
When Louisiana was reached tho Clerk
made tho following statement
"Thcrc were received from the State Of
Louisiana certificates bearing date the
Goth Of December. 1876. and declaring
certain persons elected from the First,
Fourth and Sixth districts. but
silent ~ 10 the other districts. lnas.
much as John McEenery was never de- (aeio
Governor OF Louisiana, and never, In
point Of fact, exercised or performed tho
functions Of that Office. II 10 not deemed
necessary 10 make any statement concern
ing the regularity or irregularity OF Gre
dentials coming from that source.
Another set Of credentials was signed by
William Pitt Kellogg, AZ Governor Of
Louisiana, with tho Seal OF State attached,
ali bearing different dates, and all Of
which reached the hands Of tho
CLERK through different channels, de-
claring persons elected from each Of
tho districts except two, a. TO which
districts no certificate seems TO have been
issued by Governor Kellogg, to any one.
acter Of credentials, provides that as soon
AZ possible After the expiration Of the time
~ mating returns of AN election far repre.
ssnt,tiv,s In Congress a certiacste M the
re,urns shsll bc entered nm thc record Inv
,bc sccrs,srv n state anil slr,cd Inv NJ
Govcrnor AMI that . conv thereof, AMI.
scribed Inv tbo.s Officers. sbsli be delivered
m ncrsons al elected. and another copy 10
the CIerl M tbe Uouse OF Isp~resentstiyes.
Thcse c1 dentIals Inv Governor Kellogg arc
I'm ma .en,e In compiiance will, The rc1uire.
ment Of Inc law Of Louisiana, They do
moi even purport 10 be A con- OF a Ger.
,iacaie' On tbe contrary. thew arc a
simple declaration by Governor Kellogg
that certain men were elected without even
stating the sources Of his information and
they no moro constitute credentials within
the meaning Of tho law OF Louisiana
than similar statement from
the Treasurer or any other State
Official would. They cannot therefore be
recognized by tho Clerk. Thu other set
OF credentials Is signed by Gov. Nichols
aud Secretary OF State Arroyo, with the
seal OF the State attached. They declare
the persons elected In each OF tho districts
Of Louisiana, aud conflict with the certih-
Gates signed by Gov. kellogg In reference
Ia two districts only. Those credentials
comply with the law Of Louisiana In every
respect. and tho Clerk has accordingly
placed on the roll the names OF the per-
sons contained In them"
When Missouri was reached the Clerk
stated that no certificates had been receiv-
cd from the Third District. Just then .
paper was handed him addressed to the
Speaker OF the House, and he repeated the
suggestion that a. there was no Speaker
the paper should DO opened by tho Clerk.
Murmurs OF no, no.
Cox hoped there would DO no objection
10 tho Clerk opening the paper.
Tho Clcrk-Inasmuch as II would raise
n ouestiou which the Clerk IA not now
prepared 10 determine, bo will leave Che
matter 10 the House after II shall have or.
ganizod.
The Clerk also stated n 10 Florida that
lie had received certificates OF Gov. Stcarps
IN Inc election of W.. 4. Purmsn In tho
frat. and Horatio Bisbco. Jr., In tho sec. |
onJ Ji,trict I: but he had subsequently re-
ceIxcd certiScstes from Gov. Drew. One
~ ,hese recitcd Inc canvas which sbovod
m. ~eleciion Of purman had been bv tbe
snnrome Court of Plorids declared Illegal. |
an3 tLat another canvass had been made
IN obedience 10 the order OF the Supreme
Court, which showed the election Of Robert
II. NJ. Davidson, from tho First District. |
Under such circumstances no had felt
bound TO place tho name Of Davidson on
the roll. The other certificate Of Governor
Drew simply declared a. to the Second
District, that by counting tho votes In o
precinct In Clay county which tho
Board Of State Canvsssers had rejected.
and which the Supreme Court had said
w"nid Ic eIec,eJ. IJndsr sucb circum.
stances tho Clerk could not SEQ anything
to invalidato the previou. certificate In
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