Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-01-03
C9NGRESs is CLOSE.
still Figuring fora Democratic House :
a "Reminiscences of the Past.

and the peculiar reports which come.
from Tennessee and West Virginia con-.
corning the outcome of the congressional
contests in these states, are causing
some of the republican members to urge
their colleagues to jeiu them in request
ing General HarEison 80 cali congress
together Immediately after the 4th OF
March, in order that the many contest
ed csse IS may be settled at the earliest
possible moment. The democratic
officials of the house will do all IN their
power to secure the organization OF the
next house, and General Clarke, the
present clerk, stems willing TO stretch
all the points necessary to secure his
own retention in Office beyond the call
iEg together OF the first session OF the
fit, first congress. II there should be
two certificates for any reason, in any
case, he may be depended upon to enter
that which certifes the election of the
democrat, rather than the republican
member, every time. While nearly
everyone admits that two republicans
have been elected from West Vrginie,
and that Evans has been elected in the
Chattanooga district of Tennessee, it is
believed that four democrats will show
up with certificates from the former
state, and the Herald of this city (bour-
bon democret) has rather significant
paragraph to day: cit is said that I'M.
mediately after she first returns reached
Governor Taylor, the secretary of the
state of Tennessee made out O certlficate
of election for Bates. democrat, signed
it and affixed the seal of the state to it
that the same day the state secretary
presented tito Governor r. l.. Taylor,
thus signed and sea!ed. who also signed
it. The next morning Governor Taylor,
for some season, concluded that Evons,
republican, was entitled TO the certifi-
cate, and called on the state secretary to
cancel the certificate made out in favor
OF Bates. The state secretary either de-
clined TO surrender 1t, or said it was mir-
laid, and at once communicated with
Bates, who called and TOOK the certifi-
cate, and fearing legal proces dings for
it's surrender, sent it out OF the state.
II is said, at the capital, that Bates for
wsrded the certificate in sealed pack
age TO Washington; some say to the care
of the clerk OF the house; the package
not to be opened until further directions
Some time since these statements were
forwarded to Governor Taylor with
request Go deny or affirm them for pub
licatioD, but the governor has failed TO
reply Sc far.
There has been some douht expressed
as to the ability to get every republican
member OF congress to attend the OPEN
ing session, owing to the fact that it
frequently happens that members ere
very lax in attending to their duties in.
this respect. But there have been cases
before where one party or another had
but bare majority, and when hustling
was one OF the greatest necessity. II
will be remembered that in the forty
seventh congress, in epite of the fact
that the republicans had bare majority
that they were at alI times, excepting
during tie last two days, able to main
| tain q quorum when the party lines we're
| tightly drawn. In this respect the re-
publican party had been very much
| better organized than the other, end it
has frequently been matter of comment
| that in spite of the comparatively heavy
majoritles which the democrats have had
in the forty-eIghtb, forty-ninsh and
fiftieth congresses, they have often been
compelled to resort to call of the house
and the aid of the sergeant alarms to
get enough members together when the
republicans refused to vote. At the
| called session OF the forty-sixth congress,
| when the democrats hal control by Just
enough votes to insure organization
| they did the greatest hustling, on record
Counting Whitaker in Oregon, and
O'Brien of New York, whose status was
uncertain, the democrats had majority
| of three. The notice was brief and the
tyyta .axt,x. ~
| and many members elect were scattered !.
kilograms were sent In every di-
rection by the democratic committee,
reached Washington in time to vote in
the caucus the night before the ele csion
| of the speaker. In the case OF Whit
taker, who was away from telegrapbic
communication, after the failure of re-
peated efforts to reach other prominent
democrats in Oregon. dispatch finally
reached MIR Nollner, editor of the demo.
cratic newspaper at Portland, Ore, who
under the authority of the democratic
committee, chartered special engine,
steamed out to Eugene City, took a
buggy there, and drove fifteen miles to
Whittaksr's farm, captured the memb Der.
elect, and took him in the special engine
to Portland, without Q hairsrush or q
| change OF linen just in time to take the
| steamer TO San Francisco. Is soon ss the
steamer was sighted at San Francisco,
Whitaker was taken on bard OF q tug,
direct to the railroad wharf, where q
special engine and oel had steam up
waiting for him, anu this special train
took him all the way to Chicago, where
he arrived just in time to take the east
ern bound train, arriving at Washington
the morning of the caucus. Another
democratic member. who was sick at the
Hot Springs. and who was not expected
to live long, was brought a pert OF the
way at least, in special car, and in
time to attend the caucus, It all cost
the democratic committee, in the char
teripg OF special trans, telegraphing and
other necessary expenses several thou
1 sand dollars, but they gotevefy member
to Washington and organized the house
| without Mr.. RandallB vote, which his
associates bad insisted he should cast
for himself if necessary to elect.
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/ The White MOuss Reception.
Washington, January There was
but one noticeable feature in the New
Years reception at the white HOUSE
which varied materially from the usual
Not more than haif as many Office hold
a