The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-10-18
CONGRESSIONAL.
Extra Session,
THE SENATE.

| prevailed.
The oath of Office was administered t.
| Stanley Mathews, of Ohio, elected in the
place of John Sherman, resigned; J. Donald
! Cameron, OF Pennsy lvania, in the place O
| Simon Cameron, resigned; and D. II. Arm
! strong, appointed from Missouri, vice l.. c
BOgg, deceased.
The usual cOmrrittee was appointed to Join
the committee of the house and inform the
! president that a quorum OF the two houses
! had assembled
Adjourned until u o'clock tomorrow.
kOUsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
| WAsHINGToN, October 15.-At u o'clock
! Mr.. Adams called the house 70 order read
/ the presidents proclamation CcnTening
J congress, and called the roll OF members by
| states. When Louisiana was reached the
| clerk made the following statement:
There were received from the state Of
! Louisiana credentials bearing date Goth De
| cember, 1876, and declaring certain persons
elected from the First, Fourth and Sixth
DISTRICTS but silent as to the other districts.
Inasmuch, however, as John AcEmery was
never de factO governor of Louisiana, and
never, in point of fact, exercised or per
formed the functions of that Office, 1t is not
deemei necessary to make here any state
Eieat concerning the regularity or Irregular
| ity of the credentials coming from that
source. Another set Of credentials was
signed by VIM. Pitt kellogg as governor of
Louisiana, with the seal of the state attached,
all bearing different dates, and all of which
| ftachsd the hands OF the clerk
through diaereHt channels, deslar-
ing persons elected from each
district except the second, 6S 70 which dis
trict no certificate seems TO have been Is
! sued by Gov. Kellogg to any one. The iaw
of Louisiana prescribing the character of
credentials, provides that as soon as possible
after the Expiration of the time of making
returns of the election for representatives in
congress, a certificate of returns shall be en-
tered on record by the secretary OF state 5and
signed by the governor, and that a copy
thereof subscribed by those officers shall be
delivered to the persons so elected, and
another cOpy transmitted to the clerk Of the
house of representative. These credentials,
signed by Gov. Kellogg, are in no sense IN
compliance with the requirements OF the law
of louisiana They do not even purVOTt to
be a COPY of the certificates. On the cOt-
trary, thsy are the simple declaration OF Gov.
Kellogg that certain persons were elected
without even stating /SAe sources of his IN
formation, and they no more Constitute cTe-
dentIalS within the meaning of the Ia Ul
Louisiana, than a similar statement from the
treasurer or other state official would. They
cannot therefore be recognized by the
clerk. The other set Of credentials is signed
by Gov. Nichols and sesfetaTy of state Ar
ragO, with the seal of the state attached.
They declare persons elected in eacff Uf the
districts of Louisiana, and conflict with the
certificates signed by Gov. Kellogg, III refer
ence to two districts only. These creden-
tials comply with the law of Louisiana III
every respect, and the clerk has accordingly
placed on ths roll the names OF the persons
contained IN them.
On motion of Mr.. Wood, the house pro-
cesded to the election of speaker.
Mr.. CIymer nominated Samuel J. Randall,
and Mr.. Hale nominated James a. Garfield.
Messrs. Clymer, Banning, Fort and Foster
were appointed teliers, and Mr. Clymer an
n0Unced the result: For Samuel j. Randall,
149 votes; for James \. Garfield, l32; and Mr..
Randall was declared elected.
The speaker before taking the CHAIR said
Gentlemen of the house of representatives,
erOsity to the exalted dignity OF speaker OF !
this house, l thank you with a grateful heart. |
l shall endeavOr, with even temper but with |
rigid hrmness, to perform the duties OF the |
Office, and respond adequately to the conf |
denCe TePOsed in me to conforming my ac-
tiOn to the clearly expressed will of the house. |
Yet fully realizing the delicscy and difficulty |
of the position, solicit your advice and assist
ance, feeling assured at the same time for |
your fOrbearance and indulgence. Wemeet |
under circumstances imperiOusly demand
ing that all considerations of class and sec
ton or party shall be subordinate to the |
lOftier and more patriotic object of doing
what is best for the whole country and all |
its people. Since adjournment an admins
tratIOn has been induCted into office, which |
is obeyed as the actual government, regard
less of the grave events which marked its |
birth. And this house, animated by spirit |
of true patriotism, desiring, first, public |
tranquility, under law, will frankly approve |
any sincere, permanent policy looking to /
complete pacifcatiOn by constitutional !
methods, and to the consequent promotion Of /
the general welfare, but 1t should be held !
our sacred duty to provide legislation which |
Will render impossible a repetition of the /
wrongs which have occurred, and of the |
daurarg ur, I that |
we will take no step backward in the work /
of retrenchment and reform so auspiciously |
begun by the last house. Under matured /
and definite plans of reduction of the eX-I
penses of the government, 1t is certain that
still greater reductions can be made without !
impairing the efficiency of its admInstra-
ton. To have an honest administration IT |
should be frugal. Never was it more urgent |
then now, with the general financial distress,
and with labor depressed with heavy bur
dens TO exercise the sternest economy, when
the iron rule of hard necessity darkens every
household in the land, extravaganza on TIE
part of the peoples servants is an unpardOn-
able crime. It is partly because Of that
wholesome policy so faithfully carried out
that am permitted this day to speak from
this place, invoking for our deliberations
that tolerance of opinion which secures har-
moniOUs action, right and clear judgment,
which puriies legislation, and that mutual
confidence and respect shall subsit between
LAG mousse anu ltb BIChluAhS OLttEI
am now ready to take the oath prescribed |
by law.
The oath of Office was administered to the |
speaker, WHO then administered the oath to
the members. Most of the 7OUthen members
took the qualified oath.
Objection was made to swearing in Of
Messrs. Cain and Kainey, of South Carolina,
Messrs. Daily, Ely and Robertson, of Louis
ana, and MIR. Pacheco, of California, and
those members stood aside.
Mr.. Clvmer offered a resolution elect'ng IS
clerk, Geo. NJ. Adams, of Kentucky; SER
geant-at-aFms, John g. Thompson, Of Ohio;
doOrkeeper, John W. Polk, Of Missouri;
postmaster, James N. Stewart, Of Nirgini',
and az chaplain, Rev. DR.. John Poisel, OF
Maryland, and the resolution was adopted
without a division.
The oath of Office was then administered
to these officers, Messrs. Stewart and Polk
taking a modified oath.
Committees were then appointed to inform
the senate of the organization Of the house, /
and to inform the president that the house 4
is ready to receive any communication he 4
may desire to make. Adjourned.
OF Chicken Charley, a Salt Lake thief, /
il is said: He will steal nothing bu. 1