The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-19
THE EXTRA SESSION BEGUN.
SIMUEL j. RANDALL ELECTED 10 BE
SPEAKER FOR THE THTRD IIME


-whIteaker's Race from = Frnnci.co.
wAsH1NGToN March 1s.--Thanks TO the
energy and capacity Of tho Hon. W. H. Barnum.
Chairman Of tho National COMMITTEES and his
efficient assistants. John g. Thompson and
Duncan S. Walker the IIous" Of Rrprrsenta-
tives WIS to-day organized by the Democrats.
There Is no doubt that tho Fraudulent Admin
istratlon. by the advice Of the Republican lral-
ers. callaA the extra session OF the Forty
sixth Congress to meet to-day in the hope and
expectation that the Dcmo rats would in
the short time intervening between the 4th of
March and this day be unable to get all their
members elect here to participate in the organ
ization. Three OF them we're known to be very
sick-two or them at the Arkansas Hot Springs
and one In this city-another was far away in
Oregon. and without these three Democrats tho
Republicans would accomplish one Of two
things. either organize tho House
themselves or compel tho Democrats to
make coalition with Greenbackers.
who. 1t was we'll known. expected
10 dictate terms to the Democracy. The Demo
cratic leaders realized the critical situation their
party was placed In by their onemys tactics
and on the morning OF the 5th OF March there
was a meeting OF the joint Executive Committee
Of the National and Congressional Committees.
at which Mr. Barnum presided. Speaker
Randall and other conspicuous Demo-
cratic leaders we're there and the result
was that Mr.. Barnum was given carte
blanche to bring the sick and far distant mem
hers here within the short time Of thirteen
days. lie went at tho work with his usual
vigor and every Democratic member was i'm
mediately telegraphed. and messengers were
despatched TO the Arkansas Hot Springs to
bring Messrs. Lay and Singleton II it was pos
IA s.sasI met INN
for Mr.. Whiteaker OF Oregon to reach
Washington II he made every connection
between his homo and this point He
answered promptly that he had started by
steamship from Portland. But six days ago Mr.
Barnum was startled by a telegram from White
aker az San Francisco saying thatthe vessel had
been detained twenty-four hours. and II he
waited for the next regular train he could not
arrive here until the l9th Of March. one day too
late Instantly Barnum hurried 10 New York
md made arrangements with the Central and
Union Pacific Railroads to send Whiteaker
through on a special train. to be run at
extraordinary speed. It was question oi four
or ive thousand dollars. but the absence Of one
Democrat might peril the organization and in
emergencies OF this kind Barnum never hest
tatss. The money WIS forthcoming. The
special train was made up upon teeGraphic or
for IT, Away II came across the Sierras. at an
average speed OF As miles an hour but il did
not overiake the regular train Mt Omaha. This
contingency had been provided for also by the
same thoughtful director. and another extra
train was waiting to carry the all important
member over the Chicago. Burlington and
Quincy To Chicago at the same rafting speed.
He reached Chicago just in time to take the
regular train by the Baltimore and Ohio to
Washington. Had not Whiteaker been hero to-
day and all the Republicans been present tho
Democrats would not have had a majority over
al. and could not have elected n Speaker.
Tho murky sky and drilling rain Of yester-
day we're replaced this morning by bright sun
shine and crisp. invGoratnG air The city is
full OF strangers. and in anticipation OF some
dramatic occurrence at the Capitol many per-
sons early began to gather there. There was a
lingering expectation that there might be an
untoward accident which would disap-
point the Democratic hopes OF organizing
the House. and. consequently. the greatest
rush was to that end Of the marble pile hich
houses Congress. Long before II o'clock every
inch Of sitting room in the general galleries
was occupied and the corridors leading thereto
were lammed with disAppoin would-be sight
seers The members. diplomatic and re-
porters galleries were alone unified. and the
doorkeeper guarded then had hard time Of 1t
depressing the hustling multitude shut ont from
he others. Not even the Speaker can intrude
as frienis upon The diplomats reserved quar-
OF ramorln ng friends. when hard put 70. ALWAYS
east longing eyes up0n the small space re-
s'rYrd inr corr spon 'ent- lust over the
o.rhhers d"sS, ani raid th" D.orke"per for
permits 20 this eligible p0Int of obs" rVa;iOn.
friends soon h.ing fll-G % ov-rfowng to-day.
th"y desc nded I'm shoals upon Doorkeeper
h,ed. Rni drmenled admission for
and iha, usually stat dsc.p.insrian gave
way aud the rush zane. and the "orre- pom dents
were not only crowded out N their sra's but
their ante room WAS H.l.d Realizing the blum
der he had made. the Doorkeep-r invited the
,Alnl~l cgrrr- lunl"nts o. como down upon
thrIr regular duties.
,, The members g,the erod early in the hnll Of the
nous. ana irir'du ;ionS ana hnnd shaking
VS. ne = ncral orl-r. Ey-m~morrS and tho
Spenker. With CORES pondents AMI other
!nlere-t"d prrsons, w're IN the throns
uW. hli"d the chamhrr to overhowng.
Al liza the do1rkeeper and his assistants began
- c.ear out tie, unpryurs,l ntruler- and
~ were kept busy until nigh noon whom
,,..rE AiAms rappel for, .N"uce and road
Y" extra ssion o' the Forty sixth Congress
mere was tr'Hhlrss silence for % moment aud
resumed. Old mentors Of tho Foriy-0ftn Con-
gf"ss who We're fortuuute enough % be re-
VI tHi N"Np"l thrlf tIi sHNS, ana
nov Repres natives usually found places
h.nr thrir NOR" rAi"r. n el col-
tongues There WIS q wealth of floral
offerings on m"mlei-' desks. Symuuthiz.ug
friends oi Barshuru were lavish IN ih.ir Z rs
IN TINS line. HIS d"sk and two adjoining ones
w"rn covered with hH-erts aud t0uIu"ts 0f
NowTs. A magut'eut Il lrM ornament graced
u" N3caS"r'- table, Wu l~ HLo-hrr was con-
Euiouous uu0n tie desk formerly ass lpurd 10
nae ~ Maine, WHO WAS not Jess clI- litu0u= 10
OH hHbiturs hy his alls"ure.
Srrgsant-ut- Arms Thompson moved restless
ly about m" i'ur w.th O 800 lE rc! lutfOuaire
on the lupne OF hie tgutiy huftlunl black r,ut
senator Lamar SIT in earnest couy.r-nt. .,u n
with Ger. Joe johnson the su''ess 1r Of tlilb b.ri
c. Walker, from the Richmond District on
20 outer row OF seals near the main entrance
~ personal Appearance Gen. johnson hns
changed little IN the last fifteen years. II s
erect form. high, commanding forrA"ud. and
intellectual face with white beard. trimmed
IA n'itaWe. attracted much niien-
ton Tho new members who were most
lhg1irci for were Murch ol Main"
g. ihe int 'lHt he defeated little Hal" and th,
!nu'r I'D h's rare against timc across
ne cont.nrnt. Randall sat modesIiy in
the roar row OF tho second right
haqd s"tlon o. seats. with bis only son
hnd nhWeSakeH mere child hrsidn him. SeooI
hou"son With iord face and English mutton
cRoP whi7kers. occupied a seat in the rear row
ol tue middle lrlt-haud section. whore he was
IN tln"s past accustomed to watch the
bmEI',s "l naval Jpts On appropriation