The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-12-06
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Senate adjourned.
HOUSE,
Converse said that he had been requested
BY Manning 10 ask Tor the unanimous con.
sent that the question Of his prlma faoie
right 20 hold seat be referred " the COM
mltteo on elections, with instructions to
report nj the earliest day possible.
Keller asked that the case OF Chalmers
also be referred. and Converse put the re-
quest III resolution referring 10 the com.
mittoe on elections all papers In the case
with instructions TO report at once whether
the prima facie case presented either Man
ming or Chalmers as entitled TO be sworn IN
as a member, pending the contests on the
merits and the FINAL right to the seat.
Adopted.
Delegates from the territories appeared
at the bar OF the house ana ere sworn In.
Springer offered resolution to the com
mittee on election that when the appointed
memorial from the governor OF Kansas and
the others presented yesterday and the
papers presented to the clerk OF
the house in regard to the election
and qualifications Of Peters, from Kansas,
with instructions to report whether Peters
was eligible, If not, whether the contestant,
| Wood, would be entitled to the seat.
Adopted.
A resolution was adopted providing that
the rules of the 47th congress be the rules
| of the 49th, uutil two weeks from the APP
pointment of q committee on rules.
| The democratic caucus nominees and NIL
nor officers wore elected and sworn in. A
committee consisting of Curtin, Black
burn, and Hiscock, was appointed to wait
on the president to inform him that the
house was organized and ready to receive
any communications he pleased to trans
nit. The business of drawing seats was
proceeded with.
Upon completion of the drawing Dunn
offered resolution for the appointment o.
o committee of fifteen members, which Will
be known as the committee to which will
be referred propositions for the improve
ments of rivers and harbors. Referred tc
the committee on rules, when appointed
The speaker appointed lhe following
committee on mileage: Moulton, Wellborp1
Glasscock, Ranney and Mill (of Pennsyl
vania).
Tucker offered a resolution referring &c
the committee on elections, wher
appointed, certificates and all paper
relating to the election OF representatives ol
! .he First district Of Virginia, with instruc
tions to report as early as practicable!
which of the rival claimants, Mays and
Garrison, has the prirna faCie right, resery
ing to the other party the privilege OF con
testing the case on its merits on this point
The committee which waited upon the
president announced that the presiden
would communicate his message in writing
The presidents secretary, at 3:05 O'CLOCK
p. m, appeared and presented the presi
dents message.
The consideration of fuckers resolution
was entered upon; Calkins contended ina
the prima facie right had already been get
tied by the swearing in of Mays. keiie
! tending that should it be. edopte'
and Garrison allowed the prima faci
right to the seat Mays would b
deprived of all power to contest. This wa
: the plan by which a man is alread
sworn in and would be unseated on
prima facie case, and forever deprived OF tn
right to contest. The house should hes
tate before it undertook to placeany, gentle
man in that position. j. S. Wise asked whett
er there was any question as to who has tn
prima ficie title. Tucker answered, yes.
Springer said that he understood that GA
rison made the contest OF the prima iacl
right, as well as the right o
merit. Now that the house wa
: organized it was to. .1udg
: everything which pertained to the right
1 members. Would the house allow o RI
- | turning DUdTl w usuIp tuS auehoAA'J
the house and disfranchise the whole con
mittee in granting prima facie certificates
1t there ever had been any arbitratlons e.
r ercised to qnash the judicial power, by a n
: turning board, was there in this case?
q j. s. Wise said the only case was .ror
& Virginia, which question of return
4 ing board raised was Platte again!
J., Goode, when Platte was elected, hut Good
:. given the seat by democratic house,
/. came with bad grace from the other side
g make statement of frauds OF returnin
d boards becoming too common in Virgins
/. Mays declared that the certificate whic
v allowed him to be sworn in was identic
). with that presented by his colleagu
- Tucker. He asked in common justice, tn
10 the house deal with his case fairly, for
v would be sorry to ha
q to say that he belonged to bot
IA OF men who so far forgot what was right
n to decide upon the case in adyanc
d merely because he belongs
I. the minority. Calkins appealed
If the gentleman from Virginia, Mr.. Tuck'
"a not TO establish precedent that would Q
AZ danger every man in his seat. After =
a. clerk of the house had put the name on t
z roll and he was sworn in on q prima fat
8. right was resdjudicsted. Upon the 81
W gestion of Mr.. Randall the matter we
Ia over until tomorrow aud the readi
re serk read the message, which "
OF ordered printed and referred to the CO.
mittee OF the whole,
Adjourned.