The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-16
NEW ORLEANS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 49, 1877

law OF LOUISIANA in every respect. the Clerk
sons they give on the roll several voices: All
Mr., Adams said that the Clerk would under all
circumstances much prefer to leave the questio
Voices, All right'1
o statement to the effect that he had received
two setssof credentials, one signed by Gov.
stearns In December. 1876 the other by Gov.
Hs ss hsa nams nnefoark of I'm Davidson
on the roll. from the first district for the reason
that Stearns had certified that second canvass
Court Of Florida Mr.; Davidson was the legal
sas showed FssS eea ase 5 the @
n a county Y that had been 'ne peisotes setsi
of Florida had decided could not be legally
done, and he rad therefore placed the name Of
Horatio Bisbs,e. the Republican candidate, on the
Mr.. Adams. said that he had received the cree
dentials of J. W. Belford signed by Gov. Routt,
and protest signed by Mr.. Paterson.
the Unitad States and Colorado required an
election TO be held in November and as Mr..
Patterson had presented no proper crede1tials
after Its organization, and had placed neither
name on the roll:
question of very high privilege, the right of a
member to his seat In the House, and asked to
have read @ resolution which he offered. Mr..
| was In order until the House was organized
The Clerk said that Mr.. Hale must be aware
that nc. quorum had ms yet been developed.
answered to their names. and # quo
rum Of the House had responded. The Clerk
said there had 2s7 members responded, more
than quorum. Mr.. Wood moved t1at the
House now procaed to the election of Speaker,
and on this demanied the previous question.
Mr.. Hale asked thas his resolution be read, In
pr at a inc nf mi
upon it.
A now member arose and asked to be recorded
as present, Mr. d. a. Bridges. of the Tenth Dis
Mr.. Hale said the House had listened to the
expla' atons of the Clerk In three cases, and he
patience and time Of the House that a men,
Der had not. Mr.. Cox renewed the point of
1rder that no business w was in order till the
would permit the resolution to bs read for in
fo1mation III re.erving tae point Of order.
II The resolution e WE Was then read as follows
tifcate Of e!eci ion as mem Der Of Congress from
the State of Colorado; and
Whereas. The Clerk of the House of Repre-
senativey of the Forty fourth Congress has set
asidethe said certificate. thereby without law
Ok sSeEqisng t i the right and authority that belong
Res0lred, To instruct the Clerk in the per-
formanee of The duty imposed upon him by law
thht the name Of J. Nj. Patterson be stricken
from the roll, and the name Of J. G. Belford be
As the name of Mr.. Patterson had been
left OIL the ryl, tho resol lution provoked
some merriment. during WIN eh Mr.. Hale said
that he would amend the resolution in that re-
spect.
Mr.. Cox made the point Of order that the
Clerk had exclusive control of the roll until the
House was. organized. The point of order was
sustained by the Clerk. Mr.. Hale appealed
Mr.. Adams said he had ruled the motion out
of order for two reasons. First, 1T was not com
getent and second, because there was ques-
tion of higher privf eye tending from that d.
reetion. The. member from Maine had ap-
pealed., The Clerk regret. sd to appear to aro-
priority between T two motions he
would submit 1t to the House. but an addi-
tional quest on was involved. whether the Clerk
If he could insert @ name he could strike off
name, and there was no place where when he
once began. he could stap. For these reasons
be did not think under his oath of office he
would be justified in submitting the appeal to
the House.
He then put the question, on the motion Of Mr. |
Wood to proceed to elect Speaker
Mr.. Hale demanded tel ers, which were order
ed, and Hale and Wood appointed. The vote
resulted: Ayes 149 noes 129.
Mr.. Clymer then nominated for Speaker of |
the House of Representatives for the Forty
Fifth Congress samuel J. Randall represen-
alive from the Slate of Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Hale, OF Maine, nominated in the same
words Mr.. Garfield of Ohio. The Clerk ap-
Ban ming. Of Ohio, Fort. of Illinois, and Foster,
of Ohio. The roll was then called by one of
the remaining clerks of the last House. Mr. |
Petit, and members voted for candidates piua
UOCe.
At the time of going to press the result of the
ballot had not been sent over the wires.