The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-10-16
HOUSE.

MILAN and Sharon.
HOUSE.
At the opening OF the session OF the
House, the galleries were crowded, and
the corridors for two hours previously
were almost impossible.
At II o'clock Clerk Adams called the
House to order, read the Presidents proc
lamation convening Congress, and called
the roll of members by States, beginning
with Maine.
When Louisiana was reached. the
clerk made the o.lowing statement:
Credentials were received from the
State OF Louisiana bearing date OF De-
cember 20, 1876, and declaring certain
persons elected from the First, Fourth
and Sixth districts but silent as to the
other districts. IGasmuCh, however, rs
John McEnery was never the de fdcto
Governor of Louisiana, and never, In
point of TACT, exercised or performed the
functions OF that office, 1t is not deemed
necessary to make mere any statement
concerning the regularity or irreguIarlty
OF the credentials coming from that
source. Another set OF credentials was
signed by VIM. Pitt Kellogg, rs Cover.
nor OF Lou siana, with the seal OF the
State attached, all bearing different dates
and al OF which reached the hands of the
clerk through different channels, declar-
lag persons elected from each OF the
districts except the Second, as to which
district no certificate seems TO have
been issued by Governor Kellogg to say
one. The law OF Louisiana prescribing
the character of the credentials provides
that rs soon as possible after the
expiration OF the time OF making returns
Ot election for Representa- ives In Con
gress, certificate Of the returns shall be
entered on the record by the Secretary of
State and signed by the Governor, and
that copy thereof, subscribed by these
officers, snail be delivered TO the per-
sols so e.eCted, and another
copy transmitted 10 the clerk
of the House of Representatives,
These credentials, signed by Gov. Kel-
icgg. are in no sense in compliance with
the requirements OF the laws OF LDulsI-
ana they DO not even purport 10 be n
copy of the ce-tlfcat"; on the contrary
they are simple declarations by Governor
Kellogg that certain persons were elect
ed, without even stating the sources OF
his inlorma,i pn, and they no more con-
stltute credentials 5 within the meaning 81
the l,w of Louisiana than a similar
statement from the Treasurer or other
State official would d.. They cannot
therefore, be recognized by the Clerk.
Tue other .cL OF credentials is signed
by Governor NlcaoIs and Secretary OF
State Arrago, with the seal OF the State
attached. rney declare the persons
elected IN each oi the districts of Loulsi-
ana. auG conflict with the certificates
signed by Governor Kellogg in reference
to two dI.tr.c.s only. These credentials
comply with the law of LDusARa H.
every respect, and the clerk hss accord
ingIy placed on the roll the names OF the
persons contained IN them.
W hen Miss JurI was reached, the Clerk
stated that no certificates had been re-
cnived from the THIRD District. jus.
then - paper WAS handed MIN addressed
10 the Speaker OF the House, and he re-
paated the suggestion that MS there WAS
ho i''I',y iNtr,.,,,. ~ ..No ~ -
" Su0 49, ~, r,,,Il to 20 ~,
lection to the Clerk opening the paper.
The Clerk SAID that inasmu5h as 1t
would raIsea question which the Clerk Is
not now prepared to determine, he would
leave the matter to the House after 1t
shall have organized The Clerk slsO
sr.fa1 fpsr gs tp RI rid IA he had received
S'"'eu 1Ia. - ~ :, - ~ ,o Los So.
-H' T. -, 80,
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I 'ls'' az ,,t.-ots llo, S,, ho nod Snisoa,ent
., a,,'oJ o",' ,1' tnn cor,ifrsi,s from Cove,
y D ~ -, ~. -,o;,,t tho
nv. ,,h;,, .L,n.,,l trs, tbo eI'c.ior
y, ,''' p''r.,an had h,ar NV the Spnrema
~ C.,u' l' E'nrita d.crsrod Ijo,,i srd
y ''' .Ll-a,',',''.... ,,,, n.t hao, -, -
'I''' .''.O'- ~ ,h~ ar4or - ,ho So
r."., u,binS sb,wo5 ~.
p ~ p .b,r, u NJ D.vidsoo
v',r'''.' ,I1,s .ro 49,, di.,rIn, Trtor snrp
c,rcn,,,.,s,re r, he had G.I. hound to nlsce
mo Tsr'enf Davidson nm the roll The
,.b. .b.rc.r,if,stao. Gov Dew simnrv
.3.clareI .stn,ra .acond di.tr,cr tr.l
h,. cnnr,io,, tho v,fes in 9 certain n-e
.,;,c, -. az r,.ntv which tho Btsrd
-" S'..a C.Tvs.s.rs had rejected and
when the Suprsme Court had sail couli
mo-, h. legally c,unt.i J. J. F,nlav
would be elected under such circum-
stances. The Clerk could not see any.
thing TO invalidate the previous certld.
cate in honor of Bispee and he had
therefore placed his name on the roll. |
With reference to Colorado the Clerk
said the certificate presented bv