The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-18

Mr.. Mills. Of Texas, said If the certificate o
Gov. Kellogg was In conformity to the law, ant
legal in form, 1t was, the. certificate the, Hous
go for naught. The evidence of legality must b.
borne on itg face and n9t eMgtraneous; M and cyl
dense could be reeeiYed He snbInltted e y t2 TIN
certificate did not conform to the law OF Louis
lana.
upon the adoption Of his substitute. and thu
yeas and nays being ordered. the substitute was
adopted. Yeas i44 nays t1e.
The resolution, as amended. was then agf eet
to, and Mr.. Elan was sworn In.
The Speaker laid before the House a com.
muhieaion from the President transmitting
the report of the commission appointed by the
Secretary Of the Interior to inquire into the
origin of the Patent Office fire.
Referred to the Committee on Appropria.
Also. a report from the Secretary of the Navy
setting forth the particulars In relation to the
deficiencies In that department.
The eass of the Sixth louisiana District nexl
came up In the regular order Uf busine
Mr. Frye offered M resolution In ln sbatanse NIB 1,, thf
Louisiana. offered a substitute. that T.. W
Robertson had prima facie right, and that he
Mr.. Frye said the same prineinles were In
voved in this case, and as he had discussed
them Yesterday, he would yield the floor to Mr..
Mr. r. white said thaf The question was in no
been gratlhed, to see that the House had thus
considerations and deal with this question as a
| judicial one.
the es ssa that sa as st RsMFs Ms s5ss Fesen sa
aeknowl. dyed its validity when he filed his no
tiee taa he would fontest the seat The only
lhority to Issue the certificate. This he be-
lieyed he m had , and he should vote for the reso-
/ Mr.. Thompson, Of Pennsylvania, said he was
srS fRs assss'' s"s nss ssse 1as a
the he record could not be be- considered. He
maintained that the. act once. performed. was
| like a deed or bond that could not be undone,
when the art It wa was II pelrmed d. He He would vote
that Mr. Mash was legally elected, because his
| name had been brought to the House in q way
| that could not be disregarded.
Mr.. Williams. of Wisconsin,, said he should
be sorry to believe, after what he had heard Of
was spirit here or elsewhere that would dis.
regard the act on Of any State administration
| because it Glanced TO be more Republican than
right Of Mr.. Nash was evident. He won d vote
| against establish shing q precedent that might
some tine come home +. to plague its l qrgaators tors
given 10 Mr. Mash. when the returns ha bsen
sanyasssd; that Mr. Robertson had fled. in due
three days I ter ng his noee nc Mr. Robertson f a
had received q certificate. Mr. Nash had not
| tlIednotiee of contest. AID could file none, be-
He asked if tlat was what the other size in
tended to do-to cut him off from contest by
admitting his opponent j..
b. Mr. Gibson said they we're willing to rdmit
the co test and II the gentleman would submit
to an amendment to his res9iution, 1t would be
sixty days, pre- ispiy as was done four years
ago. when the Republican members were
Tue resolution offered by Mr.. Ellis was
amended. by raserving the right to contest to
Nssh, and agreed to. ~, ar rt -,
Mr.. Lsonari offered a resolution that Smith
and Nash be allowed sixty days In which to ille
Mr.. Mills, OF Texas asked but failed tD OBJ
tain leave to offer resolution, requesting the
Secretary Of the Treasury to report to the House
the names Of all appointments made IN his de-
partment since January 1. 1876, and from what
States aud Territories, and what proportion Of
the appointments to Office each State and Terri
tory had according to ts population on the 1st
Of January, 1876.
On motion Of Mr.. Wood it was resolved that
when ths House adjourns to day 1t be to meet
Saturday, with the understanding that when the
House meets on saturday no business shall be
Mr.. Ga field asked that Mr.. Paeheeo, who
holds the only certificate as represent atvs from
the fourth California district be admitted. He
Mr.. Cox charged that there. had been frauds
In making up the returns in Mr.. Pachscps dis
trie and that m g eor eet count would give the
1t was as big sin to ste4l q pin as to steal
railroad or State representation. One vote
might change the result. aud 1T was results that
we're looked at. Mr.. Ga fields questions were
for future inquiry. and had nothing to do with
the certificate.
circumstances he could not see how the Clerk
could otherwise than put the name of Pa
eheco on the roll. but desired, before The aues-
attention to the fact that the certificate was
bast d upon fraudulent returns in the county Of
Monterey, and he would take oeeasi9n to com
pl1mant the other side on the special liberality
and fairness ii has shown.
Mr.; Garfield. of Ohio, said 1t was true that
Of fraud aes and pt aGs
here did not vitiate the certificate.
The resolution was adopted, and Mr.. Pasheeo
came forward and WIS sworn in.
Mr. Hale presented the certificate Of J. B.
Beiford as Representative from Colorado, for
the purpose of moving that he be sworn In.
Mr.. Hale said there was no question of the
here, and q prima facfe right resulted with Mr..
dsys q e hs e9 mpase 6anges s raS II e
the election of Mr.. Belford by admitting
him him to ,,a seat The act act under which he
tions for 1876. and 1877 should be held
at one time and in the electi n of each. mem
BIER af Congress E was ne4aed 81 In those general
pied with, and the Governors certificate car
ried with It prima tacie right II the Governor
aae into Il after the membr bsd bean ad
mi ted. The House having recognized the cleo
tion of Mr.. Belford, the Clerk had no right to
set aside its decision.
Mr.. Hale had read the pay roll of the Ser
geant-a at Arms showing that Mr.. Belford was
recognized as on the pay roll on the I'd of
March last, and said it was in evidences that the
Clerk had but recently changed his view as to
Mr. Belford.
Mr., Springer. of Illinois, said that the Ser
geant- at Arms had taken the list as published
in the Congressional directory by Major
Poore
Mr.. Hale said. that If such was the ease It was
deserved tribute to the sagacity and wisdom
of that veteran journalist. that the Sergeant at
Arms accredited to his judgment, in preference
to going to the Clerk Of the House.
Mr.. Springer said circulars had been sent out,
but no money had been paid Mr.. Belford by the
Sergeant-at- Arms.
Mr.. Hale said he made no arraignment of the
Clerk: They had found him, except in this
case. fairer and better than they had feared in
the making up OF the roll but in this case had
assumed to himself too great authority. Our
objection was based upon his own state Hient of
an Ignorance of the law. for which he had no
warrant. 1t was an instance of what might
hannah pnfO ho uIotio