Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-10-15
TELE GR APHIC.
s o'CLo OK =. NJ.
THE CAPITAL.
Meeting Of Congress in Extra
Session.
Samuel Randall Is the Democratic
Nominee for speaker.
The Republican Side go Through the
Form Of Making Nominations.
The Clerk Of the House Rsoeeni.ss oSv..
kichels' Certificates.
Assttlement Of the Colorado Matter Left 10 the
House.
Samuel Randall Is the Democratic
Nominee for speaker.
The Republican Side 60 Through the
Form Of Making Nominations.
The Clerk Of the House Rsoeanisss oSv
Nichels' Certificates.
A Settlement Of the Colorado Matter Left 10 tho
house.
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.
Washington, Oct. l5.-Soon after the SEN
ate assembled, Stanley Matthews was sworn
in as Shermans Q successor: J. D. Cameron
vice Simon Cameron resigned, d. II. Arm
strong vice Bogy deceased, also took the
oath. Members of a joint committee we're
appointed to inform the president that
aquorum Of both houses was assembled.
Adjourned till noon tomorrow. Absent,
Morton, Mcmillan and Sharon.
HOUSE.
Washington, Oct 15.-At the opening of
the session Of the house, the galleries were
crowded and the corridors for two hours
previously were almost impossible
At 10 O'Clock Adams. clerk, called the
house to order and read the presidents
proclamation convening congress and
called the roll ci members by states. begin.
ming with Maine When Louisiana was
reached, the clerk made the following state
ment: "There we're received from the
state Of Louisiana credentials bearing the
date of the Goth of December. 1876, and de-
claring certain persons elected from the
first, fourth and sixth districts. Inasmuch.
however, as McEncry was never defacto
governor of Louisiana, and never in point
Of fact exercised or performed the functions
of that office. it is not deemed necessary
to make here any statement concerning the
regularity or irregularity Of credentials
coming from that source Another set of
credentials was signed by Kellogg
as governor Of Louisiana. with
the seal of the state attached
all bearing different dates, and all Of which
reached the hands Of the clerk through diff
ferent' channels declaring the persona elect
cd from each Of the. districts, except the sec
ond, from which no certificate seems to have
been Issued. The Law of Louisiapa prescrib-
ing the characters Of the credentials, pro
vided that soon as possible after expiration
Of the time of making the returns Of election
for representatives., = certificate of returns
shall be entered on record by the secretary
Of state, and signed by the governor, aad
that copy thereof subscribed by those off.
GERS shall be delivered to persons 30 elected,
and another copy transmitted to the clerk Of
the house Of representatives. These cteden-
tials by Governor Kellogg are in no sense .
compliance with the requirement Of tho law
Of Louisiana. They do not eIeu dfpon to
bsthe copy ofstl,e cest;fca .. On he con-
trary ,hoy are simple declarations by Gov.
ernor Kellogg that certain persons were
elected without even stating the sources Of
his information and they noimore coustitnte
credentials within the IN gaming ofthe law Of
I,ouisiana than similiar statement from the
treasurer or other state official would. They
rann,t, therefore, be recognized by the clerk
The other set Of credentials is signed by
Governor Nichols and Secretary Of State
Arego with the seal Of the state attached
They declare that peraon, are elected in
each of the di 'rict- of Louisiana aud con-
fict with the certificate signed by Governor
Kellogg in reference to two districts only
These csedeaeials comply with the Law ot
I0aisiana 10 every respect and the clerk has
accordingly placed on the roll the names Of
persons contained in them
When M's~H,fi was searched the clerk
s'otcd ihst no certificates hnd been received
from til" thiri distr,c'. Just then rapcr
was hsndel him address II. 10 the sneskcr
Of the honse and he repeated the sugges-
t'on that "a there was NO sneaknr the " ,p"r
ahol'd "" op,rcl nv th" clerk Mnrmnra
ofn", no - + H.
M. Cox hoped ,here would he No oh
lection ~ the clerk opening the raper
Clcrk-inasmuch ns Il would raise a
qncstion which the clerk ia not new pre.
pared I" dc,erm,ne he will leave the
matter I" the house after I, shall have or.
ea7tzcl Tho clcrk also stated a. to
F''rih, thu, he hal rec,lvai the cnr,i,i
cate of Gov S,sarns 10 the election NJ WIN
j. Parnsa 10 tbs arss ani Hor,,io Bisb,-
~. 10 The aecped district. hi, h. hsd
sahseqoentiy received ,wo certificates r,om
"ov. D'sw. Ooe o1 ,hsss c>nv.,sca
which showed shss he eiecsloo oe Purman
ssd eesa ~ ths sspss@s ocurs n P,o,sds
ssc'afe0 il)snl ssA .Shaa annahs, e>.Ssa.