Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-04-18
COMPLEXION or THE NEXT
HOUSE.
A DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY OF TEN ON the
FIRST CALL OF THE ROLL.

flHST CALL Of THE huLL.
Especial Dispatch to the New York SUM-
WASHINGTON, April Enough Ger.
tficates have now been made use of in
paying members, and in other matters
requiring quasi decision upon the roll
Of the next House, to show that at the
opening the Democratic majority will
be ten or eleven, and when the seats
are full, fifteen. Tho facts In regard
to the makeup OF tho next House of
Representatives have now been ascer-
tained with q sufficient certainty to
set at rest any further speculations
upon that subject. All the certificates
Of elections of members have not yet
been received by the Clerk of the
House, Mr.. Adams. Only about 260
of the 293 members of the House have
thus far received their pay under the
authority of the Clerk and Sergeant
alarms. If Mr.. Adams were TO place
upon his roll the names of all Republi-
cans whose election is claimed, the
House would stand l49 Democrats to
IA Republicans, thus giving the Dem
ocrats majority of five. The Repub-
Leans claim that the rolls should thus
be made up. The doubtful districts,
whose representatives have not yet
been placed upon the rolls by the Clerk,
are nine in number, as follows: Two
in Louisiana, two in Florida, two in
Missouri, one in South Carolina, one in
California. The courts in California
have decided in favor OF the right OF
Mr.. Pacheo, from the Fourth district
OF that State, to the certificate, and it
will be given to him by the Governor,
thus insuring the placing OF his name
upon the rolls. The courts will un-
doubtedly decide in favor of the Re-
publican claimants in two Missouri dis
tricts, giving them also the right 10
have their names placed upon the rolls
The prima iacie case Of the Republi-
can Representative from South Caro-
lima whose seat is disputed also seems
to be good one, and he will undoubt-
edly be placed upon the rolls. This
would leave only five members in dis
pute, and there is every reason to be-
lieve that the House will be thus made
up when it assemblies on the 4th Of
June, namely; The Clerk will recog-
nze 2SS members as present, of whom
l49 will be Democrats. and l39 will be
Republicans. 1t is barely possible
that the number Of Republicans may
be one less, through the failure Of the
courts to decide in one of the Missouri
cases. 1t will be seen that this gives
the Democrats majority Of ten or
eleven, instead OF FIVE, as claimed by
the Republicans. The five disputed
districtswhieh will not be represented
on the assembling Of the House are
two in Louisiana, two in Florida, from
which there are double set of returns,
and one in Colorado. In the latter
case there is legal question involved
concerning the right of Mr.. Belford,
who has the Governors certificate, to
take his seat, on account of the man.
ner in which he was voted for last au.
tumn. In the Florida case Governor
Stcarns gave two certificates to Re-
publican members. The returns were
aiterward recanvassed by the new Re-
turning Board under the authority OF
an act oftbe Legislature, and Governor
Drew certified that two Democrats
were elected. Mr.. Adams will not un.
to decide between these two
delegations. but will leave the names
OF both of the roll. In Louisiana
Kellogg certified 10 the election Of four
Republicans and two Democrats, but
the Democrats claim to have given
certificates to four Democrats, leaving
two districts in dispute. When the
House comes to act on the admission
Of these five disputed delegations, il
will undoubtedly vote to admit two
Democrats from Florida and two from
Louisiana, thus carrying the number
OF Democrats in the House up TO 1853.
While the case of Beliord will probabl,
be referred to the Judiciary c Committee,
Pacheco, of California, will be unseated
at very early period in the session,
30 that the Democrats will have "A
working majority of at least fifteen in
the House.