The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-16
THE ASSEMBLING OF CONGRESS.
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At ~ o'clock precisely Vice President Wheeler
came I In and with g single thud OF his maliet
prayer. With very. few exceptions, al! the Sen
ators, were in their seats when the body was
called t2 order, he Chaplain alluded feelingly
The p exclamation of the President calling the
present session was read. Mr., Hamln offered
ordt red meetings shall begin at 12 m, daily.
mr.. Ihn,man an r. presented ,he credentials OF
to f. the unexpired term OF Senator sherman
Mr.. Wallace presented the ere ,entials of Donald
Cameron, as Senator from Pennsylvania. to fill
and Mr. Cockreil presented the credentials of
David I'll. Armstrong, OF Missouri, to fl the
vacancy caused by the death of Senator Bogy.
The credentials were ali received. and the gen
tlemen came forward to the Vice President g
desk and took the oath of office.
Mr. Anthony offered q solution. which. was
to join similar comm tee from the House and
wait upon the Pres dent and inform him that
any communication which he might choose to
make to them. The Chairman appointed
Messrs. Anthony and Bayard.
Mr.. Edmunds offered a resolution to the effect
that the standing and other committees Of The
Se' ate be revived and continued until further
orders by the Senate. He said t.ere were sew
could be filed when the Senate chose to order
1t. Ii they were revived and continued as they
nov stood, the work of the session could go on
umtil changes were ordered and the vacancies
At the suggestion of Mr.. Thurman the resolu-
tion was laid over till Tomorrow.
Mr.. White movei that the Senate take q recess
till O'Clock to allow the committee to wait
upon the President to perform that duty. and
report to the Senate.
Mr.. Conkling suggested that as the commit
tee could not af't until the House had organized,
and that might consume too much time and
nIl2thing could be accomplished day. Mr..
/ mn trr A<,P n
iournm. Mt No objection being made. on mo-
ton Of Mr.. Conking. the s5nate ut 1921 O'clock
adjourned until Tomorrow at IL m.
The House.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 15.-The Republican caucus
having adjourned shortly after II o'clock. the
immense crowd, of fashionables and others of
both sexes. who had ed the stairways lead
ing to the galleries, rushed fo ward, and nearly
galleries was crowded ut once; also, large
number of members entered on the floor of the
House, in addition to Representatives already
BY twenty minutes past II o'clock the CALLER
les were not only crowded to excess. but the
entrances also o were yer crowded, and the buzz Of
OF bees, The fair sex put in an early appear
ance in the, reporters gallery also
many Of Of the sterner scribblers. The Presi.
his sons accompanied by ladies. In the diplo-
matte gallery at precisely u o'clock M, George
NJ Adams. clerk o, the, House of the Forty
said: On the fifth day of May last the President
OF the United States issued the following pro-
clamation:
He then read the Presidents proclamation
convening Congress in extra session, He said
the time thus designated by the proclamation
having ,r arrived. ~ the Clerk Of the last House
The roll was then called by States com
mencing with Maine. the members responding
Louisiana was reached. Adams said that in
reference to the State of Louisiana the Clerk
would i there was no objection. make q state
from Louis ana; one signed by John McEnery.
and dated December 90 1876. declaring certain
persons elected from, the First Fourth and
IDsomuch as McEnery was never in fact Gov
ernor, nor ever exercised the functions of that
Office. 1t was not deemed necessary 10 make a
nt as TO the regularity or validity of these
Another set Of credentials are signed by VIM
Pitt Kellogg as Governor of Louisiana, wi h the
seal OF the State attached all bearing different
dates, and al OF which reached the hands of the
Clerk at diff rent times. and through different
6. Channels m oeclaring persons elected from each
district Of said state, as Representatives. ex-
g CENT the second district. as to which 30 certi-
iicate seems to have been Issued by said Kellogg
In favor OF any body.
EThe law of Louisiana prescribed the char
acter Of the credentials by which the elec-
ton of Representa tives in Congress shall be
tinued: These credentials signed by Gov Kel-
logg in no sense comply with the requirements
Oh the law of Louisiana; thev don't even pur-
port to be copies of the certificate Of return re-
CURED to be kept, and are not su papers as
the law Of Louisiana has prescribed as creden-
tials by which the election Of its Representa-
lives in Congress Shall be authenticated and
known, and therefore could not be recognized
BY the Clerk whose duty it was, under the law
20 place on the roll he names of those, and
only OF those, whose credentials are in accord
anee with the law Of their respective States.
!. The other set of credentials are signed by
Francis T. Nichols as Governor Of Louisiana,
md by the Secretary of State, with the seal of
he State attached. ALI these credentials
reached the hands Of the clerk at the same
ime. and through the channel prescribed
~ law These credentials eoMUIying with tha /