The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-10-16

EASTERN DISPATCHES
Opening OF Congress-Ncw Senators
Sworn in.

opening of session prevailed. The
oath of Office was administered to
Stanley Mathews of Ohio. elected in
place of John Sherman, resigned, j.
DON Cameron, in place of Simon
Cameron, resigned, d. Ii. Armstrong,
appointed from Missouri, vice L V.
Bogy. deceased. The usual Joint COM
mittee With the House was appointed
to inform the President that quorum
the two Houses was assembled. Ad-
jonrned until IL O'Clock to morrow
Absent, Morton, Mcmillan aud Sharon,
ORGANIZING THE HOUSE,
At the opening of the House the CALLER
les were crowded aud the corridors for
two hours previously were impossible.
At IL o'clock Clerk Adams called the
House to order. read the Presidents
proclamation converting Congress. and
called the roll. When Louisiana was
reached the Clerk made the following
statement: There were received from
Lou isiana certificates bearing date of
the goth of December. 1876. and de
claring certain persons elected from the
First Fourth and Sixth Districts, but
silent as to other Districts. Inasmuch
rs John McEuery was never defacto
Governor of Louisiana and never in
point of fact exercised or performed
functions, he would not make any
statement concerning regularity or ir
regularity of credentials coming from
that source. Another set of credentials
were signed by VIM. Pitt Kellogg. as
Governor Of Louisiana, with the seal If
State attached, all bearing different
dates aud all of which reached the
hands of the Clerk through different
channels, declaring the persons elected
from each of the Districts, except the
Second, as to which District 10 certiti
cate seems to have beeu issued by
Governor Kellogg to anyone. The law
of Louisiana pertaining to the character
of credentials provides that as soon as
possible after the expiration of time for
making returns of election for Repre-
sentatives in Congress certificate OF
returns shall be entered on record by
the Secretary of State. signed by the
Governor. and that copy thereof. sub
scribed by those officers. shall be de-
livered to the person elected and an
other copy transmitted to the Clerk of
the House of Representatives These
credentials of Governor Kellogg are in
no sense in compliance with the re
quirements of the law OF Louisiana.
They do not even pnrport to be a copy
of the certificate. On the contrary they
are simple declarations of Governor
Kellogg that certain men were elected,
without even stating the sources of his
tute certificates. within the meaning of
the law of Louisiana, than a similar
statement from the Treasurer or any
other State officer would They can.
not therefore be recognized by the
Clerk. The other credentials are
signed BY Governor Nichols and
Secretary of State Aroye. with seal of
State attached. They declare persons
elected in each of the Districts of
Louisiana. and conflict with certificates
signed by GoyernorKellogg in reference
to Districts ouly. Those credentials
comply with the law of Louisiana in
every respect. and the Clerk has &C
cepted aud placed on the roll the
names of persons contained in them.
When Missouriwas reached the Clerk
stated that Ger titicates had been re-
ceived from the Third District. Just
then paper was handed him addressed
to the Speaker of the House. and be re-
peated the suggestion that as there was
no Speaker the paper should be opened
by the Clerk. Murmurs of mo. no"
Cox hoped there would be no objection
to the Clerk opening the paper The
Clerk said inasmuch as i: would raise a
question which he is not now prepared
TO determine, he would leave the matter