The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-12-17

Governors reasons for Withholding the
cerii6aate from Cannon and giving It to
t Gsln declaration contained these words:
The returns show that George q; Gan
Campbell received 1857 votes Thus
Cannon claims to have Q certificate of
election attached to what was intended 70
he Csmpbell's certificate. To fortify
himself still further, Cannon secured
certifcated copy of the election returns
from the territorial secretary, which doc
unnent was fled with the clerk Of the
House.
Governor Murray having, by an eva.
sion of the law, given a certificate OF
elested, Clerk Adams proceeded to add
to the existing confusion by placing Can
nom name on the roll OF mem bers-e elect.
II anybody was entitled to be put on the
roll as delegate from Utah, Campbell
was that man. He held the only prima
facie- right to enrollment-the Governors
certificate. But, precisely as Governor
Murray had gone behind tbs returns IN
order to make inquiry into Cannon's
alleged defective naturalization pspers,
Clerk Adams went behind the Governors
certificate to inquire into the nature ofthe
returns upon which the governor based
his action in giving the certificate to
Campbell. There is no statut authori-
zing the clerk of the last House to put lhs
names Of delegates-elect on the roll ofthe
new house On the contrary, the Jaw
explicitly says that be shall "msae roll
of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES" and Of such
persons only;" and the statute further
provides that these persons must have
been elected zip accordance with the
laws of their states, respectively" In
the Foriieth Congress, the Speaker Mr..
Colfax) ruled that "the CLERK by the
law, cannot put on the rolls, q, formerly,
the names of the delegates of the various
territories. Be can only Place there the
names of the representatives ofthe states"
Canuon's friends, however, quote the law
| which provides that Representatives aud
delegates-elect to Congress, whose creden-
tis!s have been duly fled with the cler <, "
etc., may receive compensation, before
the meeting Of Congress, monthly. But
it is, nevertheless, true that there is no
statute directly authorizing the clerk to
place the names of delegates on the roll.
The provision in regard to the payment
Of members and delegates elect only i'm
plies that the names Of the latter may be
on the list. Furthermore, the law ex-
pressly prohibits the clerk from placing
on the roll the name ofany person whose
election is contested. Although no off,
cial notice of contest had been served on
the clerk in this case he knew that there
was contest. It had been made before
him. II he was in doubt he should have
refrained from enrolling either PERSONS
name.
Finally, as to cemplicate matters still
further, Speaker Keifer, after being
elected and qualified, declined to recoR-
nlze the list of delegates made out by
Clerk Adams. That is to say, he refused
to admit that Osnnon's name was law
fully on the roll, and he gave orders that
it should not be called To all intents
and purposes this would be revising the
work of the clerk, duty which. we take
it, can only be performed by the House.
Cannon;s name is now on the roll; he
has drawn his per diem as q delegate to
Congress, and to declare that his name
shall be stricken off is one Of the highest
prerogatives of the House. Cannon has
the advantage of compelling Campbell
to contest the seat.