Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-06
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House of Representative

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| In the House, to-day, MIR. Haskell again offered
his resolution continuing in force the rules Of the
last House, and giving the committee on rules
| leave to report any reviSions or amendments at
any time and demanded the previous question:
Massachusetts,, and Mr.. Scales, of North Carolina,
| to qualify as members
Mr. Randall raised the point of order against
Mr.. HaSkellS resolution and demanded that the
| territorial delegates be sworn ill.,
The Speaker sustained the point of order and all
the delegates except the one from UGah, Qualitied
| THE DELEGATE FROM UTAH.
The Speaker then said: There is a controversy
| on the matter OF the delegate from Utah. There
are several certificates (or at least two), held by
tNo different gentlemen, and it Is matter as the
chair understands it, that cannot be determined
| In advance, either by the old clerk or the new
clerk. and the chair does not understand that it
has any power to determine which should go on
| the roll and be called for the purpose Of being
sworn in.
| Mr. Cox, IN. Y.)-I ask whether the name OF
| delegate from Utah is not on the roll?
The peiker.-The chair has already stated that,
! as at present advised, and knows no law that
authorizes any clerk to put delegate on any roll.
Mr.. Randall-There is a gentleman here claim
| cogniZance OF this fact. 1t is question of the
highest privilege. and must be now determined.
The Speaker.-The chair is OF the same opinion.
Mr. Cox.-Why did the chair ask the gentleman
The Speaker.-Hfs name has never been called.
The inquiry Is OF the House to whether he shall
be sworn in. The chair recognizes roll as far as
| delegates are concerned.
not the right OF member to ask that the certifl-
Gates should be read?
The speaker:-Yes; until the question is prop
The Speaker then recognized Mr.. Haskell to offer
q resolution.
Mr.. Cox.-By what right did the Speaker call the
Mr.. HaskelL-He has not called any names
1 am on the floor by recognition OF the Speaker.
The Speaker.-The chair understands the law to
be that the Old clerk is required to make up roll
| OF members and not OF delegates.
Mr.. Randall--DOeS the chair decide that /, as
representative, have right to call for the read
! ing OF those certificates? Why did you cali the
other delegates?
he had the right to call the names of those dele
gates, ascertaintng that there was no challenge
CONTROVERSY in those cases.
Mr.. COx.-But the Speaker cannot make the roll;
the clerk does that
Mr.. Haskell, after good deal OF confusion and
noise, managed to offer his resolution follows:
Resolved, that Allan G. Campbell, delegate-elect
from Utah Territory, is entitled to be sworn in as
delegate to this House on a p,'ind fdcie case.
Mr.: Cox raised point Of order against the reso-
luton that Mr.. Cannon'S name was ON the rolls.
| and that the chair was bound to recognize that
fact.
Mr.: Haskell called for the reading OF Mr.. Camp
BELLS certificate.
Mr.. Randall called for the reading OF all the GER
ticates, and the chair stated that they should be
read.
Mr. Campbelrs certificate was read It ia signed
by the governor OF Utah, and is given to Mr. Camp
bell because 'he was the person, being citizen OF
the United States over q years, who had the
Mr.. Haskell claimed that this was the only Ger
tifcate from Utah, and objected to the reading Of
any other paper.
Mr. McLane contended that the chair having
stated that all the certificates were to be read,
could not withdraw that ruling:
Mr.. Cox argued in support Of his point OF order,
contending that under sections 81 and 3s Revised
Statutes, the clerk was required to prepare the
S1 OF ha n ana IN Of 'as he was s
Messrs. Robson {N.J.) and Reed [Me.) took the
opposite view, the latter quoting a decision by
Speaker Colfax, that the clerk could not put on
the rolls the names of delegates.
The Speaker oyerrued the point OF order.
The whole matter was then postponed until to-
morrow morning, and the members then pro-
ceeded to the drawing OF seats
Mr.. Page asked that Mr. Kelley be allowed to
choose his seat In advance and Mr.. Townshend
Qll) the same privilege for Mr.. Cox On. "
MI. Reed thought no preferred stock should be
issued; and objection was made to every such re-
quest except In the cases Of Mr.. Stephens and Mr.
Hawk.
Capitol Notes.
Mr.. McPherSOn, Clerk of the House, has not as
yet made any changes, but will reappoint good
many OF the old officers who served with him here
| tofore. Capt Sherwood, the Postmaster, has
made one or two changes in favor of Union sol
diers.
The House of Representatives when It adtourns
to-day will probably adjourn over until Friday to
enable Speaker Keller to get to work on his COM
after. and SO many new members, it is more than
| probable that the committees Will not be an
The rennbcan Senators, soon after the adj
tournment OF the Senate yesterday afternoon,
held a caucus at which It was unanimously
agreed to stand by Mr.. Eimnnds' resolution, which
nTOvifies for continuing the Senate committees as
they existed last session.
IN the House OF Representatives, yesterday,
after THE STAR report closed, the members-elect
were sworn in and the officers selected at the re-
nwhiican cauci,s on Saturday were elected as fol-
lows: Clerk, Edward Mcpherson. Of Pennsylvania:
Sergeant alarms, George w Hooker, OF Vermont;
Postmaster Henry Sherwood, Of Michigan; Chap
lain, Rev Fred. d. Power, OF washington.
COMING GARNET CHANGEs.--It Is stated to-day
with some show OF authority that the nominations
of Frelinghuysen for Secretary OF State and Brew
ster for ATTORNEY General, win be sent to the
Senate tomorrow Some Of the Senators expect
these nominations
CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTING TO Poison HER Hus-
EAND.-CharleS l. Freeman, member OF the Cap
ftol police force, appeared at the Police Court yes