The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-07
YESTERDAYS SECOND EDITION.
THE following items of news appeared in our
Second Edition of Sunday:l
Speakership of the House.

Second EQlLlOQ OF Ounuay;t
Speakership of the House.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-The Democratic mem
bers of the House of Representatives met in
caucus to night. and nominated Mr.. Carlisle, of
Kentucky, for Speaker.
A committee, consisting of Messrs. Hewitt, of
New York, and Willis, of Kentucky, was APP
pointed to notify Mr.. Carlisle of his nomination.
When that gentleman appeared on the floor, he
was greeted with applause, in response to which
he said:
"Mr. Chairman, and Gentlemen of the Caucus
1t is scarcely necessary for me to say how
highly | appreciate the compliment just paid me,
or how much | thank you for it. A unanimous
nomination for the Office of Speaker of the
House of Representatives, by so large a body Of
representative Democrats from all parts of the
country, is an honor which | do not pretend
to deserve, on account of my services
in the past, but which l shall
earnestly endeavor to show my appreciation of
by a faithful performance Of official duties in
the future. The labor imposed on the presiding
officer OF the House is, as you all know, very
great, and the responsibility sometimes almost
oppressive; but, with the counsel and assistance
OF judicious friends, | venture to indulge the hope
that this labor may be so performed and the re-
sponsibility so met as to promote, to some extent,
at least, the interest of our party. and the welfare
of the country-for believe that the two are
inseparable.
'Now, For the first time in a quarter of a cen
tury, we find ourselves in political accord with
theS executive department of the government,
and therefore charged with responsibilities
which have heretofore rested upon our oppo-
nents. Already, L think, tits demonstrated, to
the satisfaction of all reasonable men, that the
interests of the country are safe in our
hands, Notwithstanding the gloomy prediction
made before our accession to power In my
Judgment, full and complete recognition of the
Democratic principles in our government is es-
%sentlal, not only to the preservation of the rights
OF individual and local communities, but also to
the perpetuation of the union of the States. If
this is to be the peoples government, the people
must control it, subject, of course, to the con-
stltutional limitations which they have
seen proper to place upon their own
power. AS we are the immediate
representatives of the people, our duty. as legis-
lators, is to execute their will and promote their
interests as far as the powers delegated to us
Will enable us to accomplish these results. 1t
Will, therefore, be my highest ambition, in dis
charging the duties of the Office for which you
have nominated me, to assist in securing the
deliberate Judgment of the majority upon
all questions presented for the considera-
ton of the House. This. in fact, is
the first, the paramount duty of a presiding Off
Ger. In return for your complement | can prom
Use nothing more than an earnest effort in this
direction, and if [ shall fail to meet expectations
In this or any other particular, | am sure you
will attribute it to the proper cause. [ trust,
Mr.. Chairman, that during the time we are as
sembled here in the Forty-ninth Congress we
may be able to diminish the ex-
penditures of the government, tighten
the burdens of the people, reform
abuses in the public service, complete the restor-
alton of confidence and ~fraternal feeling among
the people in all sections of the country, and
give such assurances of a wise and patriotic
policy as will guarantee a long line of Demo
cratic administrations. There is much to be
done, and the responsibility for its accomplish
ment rests largely on the gentlemen who are
assembled here this evening"
The new SpeSker closed by thanking the eau
Gus for the honor conferred on him. The caucus
then proceeded to nominate the minor officers,
as follows:
John B. Clarke, of Missouri, the present in
cumbent. for Clerk of the House: Mr.. Leedom.
of Ohio, renominated Sergeantat-arms; Sam
uel Donnelson. of Texas, Door-keeper;
The name of Mr.. Trainor, of New York, was
withdrawn. Postmaster Dalton was also renom-
mated.
For the chaplaincy. Rev. w. ii. Milburn, the
blind preacher, of Chicago, was nominated.
The caucus adjourned without further action,
and the nominations agreed upon will be pre-
sented to the House on Monday by Mr.. Tucker.
The House caucus of Republicans nominated
Thomas B. Reed, of Maine, for Speaker. There
were 108 members present. Upon first ballot
Reed had 63, Hiscocock AZ, Ryan, of Kansas, 3.
Hiscock moved to make Reeds nomination unan-
imous, which was carried.
Balloting for the minor officers of the House
was then proceeded with. and the following
ticket was nominated without serious opposition.
For clerk, Col. w. y. Crosbe, of Iowa; for Ser
geant-at-arms, Capt. Albert o. Marsh, of Indi-
ana; for Door-keeper, Col. Joseph r. Selden, of
Connecticut; for Postmaster, A. w. Adams, of
Maryland; for Chaplain, Rev. DR.. Britt, of Ne
braska.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That it is the sense of this caucus that
immediate action be taken by the Forty-ninth Con-
gress to provide for the presidential succession.
On motion of Mr.. Thomas, of Illinois, the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the caucus favors the passage of a
properly guarded Mexican pension bill, with pro-
visions for pensions for Union soldiers of the late war,
their widows and orphans, similar to the bill passed
by the Senate during the Forty-eighth Congress; and
we declare in favor of the unconditional repeal of the
limitation on the payment of arrears of pension.
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