Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-12-05
The House.

Fully an hour before the time for opening
the house, the galleries We're filed to overflow
ing, and the corridors adjoining were so
crowded with spectators that one could
! scarcely elbow his way through. The efforts
of the capitol police and doorkeeper were
futile in keeping back the masses that insisted
! upon crOwding the stairWays and clamoring
| for positions where they could view the open
| ing. For some time after the roll-call of the
house it was with difficulty that employees
could move about the different parts of the
capitol Old statesmen say they never saw so
| much interest IN the opening of congress.
There was a continuous stream of people
Hooking to the capitol SIS early as 9 O'clock
An Intelligent and well-clad audience filled
the seats. There were also present many
e1-members of the Forty y-Seventh congress.
An insane man named Tinchover, who
fancies ne has been robbed Of hundreds
OF millions by Tom Scott and his
associates, and who imagines that he has
been elected to this congress-, came in early
and took a seat on the Democratic side.
wLere he quietly sat until it became recess
sary to have him elected by the police.
causing a momentary stir. At IL o'clock
precisely the house was called to order bv
Hon. Edwin Mcpherson, clerk of the last house.
who proceeded to call the roll Of members
elected. When the state of Mississippi had
been called the clerk stated that no paper in
the nature of legal certificate had been re-
turned to the clerks Office from the Second
district, and no name had been put on the
roll. -Four papers had been filed by j. r.
Chalmers in the clerks Office to show that
returns giving j. + Chambliss q majority
was clerical error, and should have read J.
r. Chalmers.
Nominations for speaker were then an
nounced as in order. Mr.. Geldes nominated
Hon. John G. Carlisle, of Kentucky. Mr..
Cannon nominated Hon. J. Warren Kaifer.
OF Ohio. Mr.. Lyman, of Massachusetts,
nominated Hon. George A Robinson. of
Massachusetts. Messrs Morrison, of Illinois.
Tucker, of Virginia, Reed, of Maine. and
Calkins, Of Indiana, were invited to act as
tellers, and the voting was proceeded with
At the conclusion of the roll-call the clerk
announced that sixteen members had not an
swered to their names. The vote was an
nounced by Mr.. Morrison as follows: John
g. Carlisle, 191; J. Warren Keifer, 112:
George D. Robinson, 2; William 7. Lacey,
OF Michigan, 1; John T. Wise, of Virginia, /:
J. W. Wadsworth, of Indiana, II.
Messrs James, of New York, and Lyman.
OF Massachusetts,, 5, voted for Robinson. |
White, OF Kentucky, voted for Lacey; York,
OF North Carolina, for Wise, and Mr. Ochil- |
tree, of Texas, for Wadsworth.
By request of the clerk, Messrs. Randall
and keifer escorted the speaker to the chair.
On taking the chair Mr.. Carlisle thanked |
his felow-members for their votes. He en-
tered upon the duties with serious distrust of |
his capacity to meet the requirements of |
the office, and invited the cooperation of the |
members in the maintenance of the rules. He |
had confidence In the house, and believed their |
course would be wise, conservative, and patri- !
otic, and sndden and radicul changes affect |
ing commercial interests of the country, he
said, ought not to be made hastily, and only
when absolutely necessary In his opinion |
such changes were not regarded with !
favor by those who have given the subject |
much consideration. 1t would be the duty of |
the house to carefully consider such changes
If any were found necessary If there were
any who expected such changes to be made
as to cause alarm, he hoped they would be
agreeably disappointed. What the country
expected was strict economy in every depart
naent of the government, just and equal tax
alton, strict adherence to the constitution.
and scrupulous regard for the rights and in.
terests of the people. Without OBTAINING the
house further, he said, he was now ready to take
the oath and proceed with the organization of |
the house.
Kelley, of Pennsylvania, the Oldest member
in continuous service then administered the
oath of office to Carlisle. The members
were then sworn in by the speaker Springer,
of Illinois, objected to the swearing in of |
Peters, of Kansas, and he was asked to stand
aside for the present
Up to 3 p. nI., the presidents message had
ot been sent to congress, and is probable will
not be read till tomorrow