Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 December 1887 — WASHI NGTON. [ARTICLE]

WASHI NGTON.

At 12 o’clock, noqn, Mnn,,fly ’ Dec ’ S ’ ' the Fiftieth Congress , Wi!l e™™"* The Democrats who have * majority of ten in the House of Repreeen. organize that body. They wi. ’ a caucus on Baturdayevenine for ti e P ,ir * pose of nominating a Speakar, C , ’ Seargeantatarins, Postmaster Door-keepey It is conceded by all tha. Mr. John G. Carlisle, of Kentucky, will be the nominee of the caucus for Speaker, and that his re election will not be antagonized by any one in the party. The Republicans of the House will cut a complimentary vote for Thomas B. Reed, of Maine, for the speakership. The house will be called to order by Clerk QlarK, and aftbr roll-call the Speaker will be elected. When that officer-taki-s the chair the election of the other officers will follow. The .mombers frill then be sworn in by the Speaker. There are e number of contested elections, but. they are not upon certifica’.es, and the .-coutestees will therefore be sworn in upon the prima facie evidence of their certificates. The contests are: Duffy vs. Davison, of Alabama; Lowry vs. Wh-te, o’ Indiana; Worthington vb. Post, of Illinois; Frank vs. Glover, of Missouri; Sullivan vs. Felton, of California; Lynch .vs. Yandever, of California. Smalls vs. Elliott, of South Carolina; and Thoebe vs. Carlisle, of Kentucky. President Ingalls will call the Senate to order, and that body, being a coatinuing one, will proceed to business, there being no reorganization. except of some of the committees necessary. There may be a heated debate over a couple of contests—those of the People of Indiana vs. DaviffTurpre and Faulkner vs. Lucas, of West Virginia. Irregularity in the issuance of Mr. Turpie’s certificate and the the joint proceedings of the Legislature which voted for him are alleged in the first case, while in the second it is held that the term to which Lucas was appointed bv the Governor of West Virginia has not expired, and the Legislature had no right to elect Faulkner. ,

One of the cases decided by the Supreme Court Monday settles a question growing-out of tlie celebrated Pollard, transactions with school trustees. Abraham Cohen et al., of Indianapolis, brought suit to recover $929 from the sureties rtf “John Grimesley's bond. “ Grimesley was the trustee of Steele township, Daviess county. He had (issued the certificates to R. B. Pollard, who had in turn disposed of them to the present plaintiff's. The plaintiffs, charging that the certificates were wrongfully and illegally issued, brought suit against the bondsmen to recover their value. The Court holds that the bondsmen are not liable. The case settles a number of cases, relieving as it does the bondsmen so far as any liabi)ity - on .account oi tire isaun of these fraudulent ceriifi<-s.t.'js is concerned. Mr. Carlisle has decided upon a way out of his difficulty in r&ear.d to the selection of the committee on elections. As soon as he is elected, speaker hg will cad Judge Kelley, of Pennsylvania, the.

father of the house, to the chair, itnd,on taking the will make a speech in regard to the contest made by Mr. Thoebe to bis seat, a >d ask the house to acquiesce in having Judge Kelley appoint the members of the dec.ions committee. By this course, Mr. Carlisle will demonstrate again '.his capacity for absolute fairness an:! create a good of capita] for himself. It,, of course, places it. within the power of a stronz partisan Republican to make up a committee that might be prejudiced in the . consideration of other contested election cases, but there is every confidence in Judge Kelley’s fairness and honor, and no one can for a moment think that he would abuse the courtosy.