The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1877-10-18

the seai OF state attached, all bearin,
different dates and all OF which reache,
the hands OF the clerk through differen
channels, declaring the persons eIectel
from each OF the districts, excep
the second, as to which district no Ger
titicate of returns was received, shall b.
entered on the record by the secretar,
of state and signed by the governor, an(
that copy thereof, subscribed by thes,
officers, shall be delivered TO the person
80 elected, and another copy transmitted
| to the Clerk of the House of Represen
tatives, these credentials signed by Gov
Kellogg are in no sense a compliance
with the law of Louisiana. They do no
even purport to be copy of the certi6
Gates; on the contrary, they are sim
pie declaration BY Gov. Kellogg thai
certain persons were elected withoa
even saying the sources OF his ihforma
ton, and they no more constitute the
credentials within the meaning of the
law of Louisiana than a similar state
ment from the treasurer or other state
official do. They can't therefore, be rec.
ognised by the chair.
The ether set of credentials are signed
by Gov. Nichols and Secretary of State
Aragc, with the seal Of state attached,
that declare persons elected in each
the districts of Louisiana, and condio
with the certificates signed by Gov.
Kellogg. La reference to the two
districts, only three credentials comply
with the law Of Louisiana In every re.
spect, and the clerk has accordingly on
the roll, names Of persons contained in
them.
When Missouri was reached, tho clerk
stated that no certificate had been re-
ceived from the third district.
Just then paper was handed him ad.
dressed to the Speaker of the House, and
he repeated the suggestion, that us there
was no Speaker, the paper should be-
opened by the clerk.
Murmurs OF 40, no
Cox hoped there would be no objec-
ton TO the clerks opening the paper.
The clerk said, inasmuch as it would
raise question which the clerk is not
now prepared to detrmine, he will leave
the matter to the House after it shall
have organized.
The clerk also stated as 10 the Florida.
He had received certificates from Gov.
Stesrns OF the election of VIM. Purman
in the first district, and Horatio Bisbee,
Jr., second district, but he had subsequent
ly received two certificates from Gov.
Drew; one Of these .recited the canvass
which showed the election OF Purman
had been by the supreme court Of Fior-
Dis, declared illegal. Another canvass
had been made in obedience to the de.
cision o.! the supreme court, which
showed that the election Of Robt. II NJ.
Davidson from the 6rst district. Under
such circumstances be telt bound TO
place toe name Of Davidson on the roll.
The other certificate Of Gov Drew sim.
ply declared a. 10 tho second district.
That counting the votes il certain pre-
cincts in Clay county, which the su-
preme court had said could not be legally
J. j. Finley would be elected
under such circumstsn ceH, and tho clerk
said ne could not see anything 70 Inval- /
Idate the certificate in favor OF Bisbeo.
and be had therefor placed his name on
the roll.
With reference To Colorado the clerk, /
said the certificates presented By Jas. B.
Bedford showed he was elected on the
Bird of October, 1875, at tho time not
authorized by the laws OF tbs United |
States while.the papers presented by his
competition, Patterson were mostly carii- !
led copies of abstracts ofvotes IN several
which votes had never been +
by any board OF canvassers.
The clerk had therefore declined 10 /
place either name on the roll, but had .
he matter for the house, after its or .
to determine.
Hale, of Maine, rose 10 what he called /
! question of the highest privilege, the
light Of "a member Ia his seat ivhis at |
he same moment Wood, Of New York,
Ose u what he asserted to be question
II the highest pririlge, he organization
Il the House by the election Of a
speaker
Alter some contest on The question 81
'ecedency, the clerk ruled that the rep
esentatives eiect could not, before the or.
.aniEation of the House, take out of his
snds the duty imposed by law directing
i'm 10 insert or omit, and that tho
notion of Wood to proceed to the cleo
{ Speaker must be put. HI announced
hat 287 members had answered TO their
ames.
Mr.. Woods motion was agreed to:
49 TO 1879; and the clerk announced tbst
omlntions for Speaker were in order. $
Mr.. Clymer nominated Mr. Randall
lr. Hale nominated Mr.. GARFIELD.
Clymer, Banning, Fort and Foster
Iere appointed teIlers, snd Clymer an
ounced the result for the
anne, for Randall l49 votes, for
ames A. Garfield ls2 votes, and Randall
as declared elected.
Garfield and Goode the speaker
ondueted the chair, and Kelly OF I,
ennsylvsnia, the oldest mem Der :
service, administered =
le oath of office. The speak. '
: then administered the oath TO
lie members. Most OF the southern :
embers took the qualified oath.
Objection was made TO swearing IN OF n
ain and Raney, of South Carolina,
ally. Fly and Robertson, OF Louisiana,
ID those members stood aside. The
.lcgates from the territories were all
worn ~ without objection.