Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-07
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' LA L, DECEMB ER
t Hint, to count tie vote, which was imme-
| me result was announced as follows: For
snniams,. III; for Reed, 13S; and amid loud
and appointed Tucker and Reed ms a committee
10 conduct the Speaker to the chair
Mr.. CARLIsLEs REMARKS.
| VII taxing the chair Mr.. Carlisle said: "Gen-
| uenen OF the House of Representatives, in as
stunning tie duties and RESPONSIBILITIES of this
place Tor second time beg to return my most
! profound thanks for the manifestation of your
Gontinued confidence. It is compliment which
| III, .h'n always remember with pride and e rati-
t tnn, nowhere else in the world can there be
luun0 d legislative assembly representing so
great constituency as that represented by
shtS house, and certainly similar body, con-
superior In point of ability and devotion to the
In.erests lntruSted To it. The privilege of pre-
s,alng over the deliberations of such body is q
| very hieh and honorable distinction, the high
est anu most honorable 1t can confer on any of
ts n members, and appreciate 1t as such.
but, gentlemen, my full appreciation of your
action to-day can best be shown by a conscien-
| nous and impartial discharge OF my official
to make a ne aisaspgh It may not be wise
promise that, to the fullest extent Of my
ABILITY, the law governing the proceedings of
view 10 the preservation of order and decOrum,
| the protection OF the personal and representa-.
i've rights OF members and the prompt trans
suits, however, can be obtained without your
active cooperation and support In a body so
large AS this, representing such vast and some
| times conflicting interests, q constant obser-
vance OF established rules and presidents is
imperatiyely required, not only by the conside-
rauons vitality affecting the public welfare, but
| in order to maintain the honor and dignity of
| the House itself In the sharp contests for
body, the restraints imposed by fixed rules are
sometimes quite severely tested, especially If
there has been large accumulation Of bust
ness But experience has shown that the ne
! cessity tor order and regularity in the consider
tion of legislative measures is fully appre-
ciated by gentlemen on the floor that hey can
| always be relied upon TO sustain the presiding
officer la every proper effort he may make to
obtain that result
dent of O reasonable degree of success in this
| trying position than would otherwise be justi-
fable Questions ,s Of order must be decided
without much opportunity for delibe-
ration, and, consequently, whoever may
occupy this CHAIR, and however careful he may
But. fortunately, this House has, at all times,
| in it's own hands, the power to correct them
and presefve the integrity and consist
tlemen, you will not hesitate to ex.
! ercise that power whenever the occasion
may demand. Gentlemen, about
| to enter upon the work OF AN important session,
! more important perhaps than any that has pre-
coded 1t for many years. The political relations
heretofore existing between the two sides of the
House and the executive department Of the
government have been reversed. and this of
| itself imposes new duties and obligations on
both. Under popular form of govern
ment like ours political change in the
executive branch necessarily 10 greater or
less extent involves altered methods OF admin
| istratiOn, inaugurates new legislative policy,
| and consequently presents new questions for
| the consideration OF the people and their repre-
sentatives. It is probable, therefore, that many
| subjects not heretofore prominent in our DELHI
erations will engage a large share OF your at
1 dr,rSs
reasonably be anticipated also that wide differ
| ences OF opinion will exist on many of these
questions, resulting in long earnest and perhaps
ways be defined by recognized party
lines. Under these. circumstances, proper
| appreciation OF the integrity and patriotism of
each other, a sincere respect for the honest
opinions OF opponents in debate and the cult.
be necessary to enable the House 70 conduct its
| proceedings with order and deliberation and
| avoid unpleasant incidents which are
always, in my experience at least, most Seri.
| riously regretted by those who participate in
them. The House Is the only custodia IN of It's
support no presiding officer can preserve
saRns th Ane oath osas aox before re
edgment OF the great honor you have conferred
and the great trust you have confided to my
of the obligations they impose, and GER
tainly with the earnest desire TO discharge
| these OblgatlonsW1thout prejudice toany public
interest" Loud and long-continued applause
| The oath of office was then administered to
Mr.. Carlisle by Mr.. Kelly. Of Pennsylvania.
mamhers Who az heir names were cal,e fpia a "
peared ut the bar OF the House and were sworn
| in by the Speaker. No objection was raised to
| any member, and the ceremony was performed
promptly and quietly.
| THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS
| of the House being then in order the names of
| those selected by the democratic caucus were
presented by Mr.. Tucker, while Mr.. Cannon
moved to amend by substituting the names OF
those chosen by the republican caucus The
amendment was rejected and the gentlemen
| named in Mr.. Tucker resolution were elected
by riru roce vote: Thereupon they appeared
| at the bar of the House and qualified.
| On motion of Mr.. Morrison. dis J., the clerk
| was directed to inform the Senate that the
House had organized and was ready to proceed
| to business.
On motion of Mr.. Blount of Georgia, the
| Speaker was authorized to appoint committee
| OF three members to join q similar committee
President and inform him that the House
has organized, and is ready to receive any COM
munication u, he may be pleased TO transmit.
pointed as such committee.
DRAWING FOR SEATS.
While waiting for the committee to report
| the House proceeded, on motion of Mr.. Sprin-
ger Qll.), to save time to draw for seats.
Mr.. Mills Texas asked unanimousl consent
| of the House" be permitted to choose his seat
| in advance; but MIR. Bennett North Carolina)
objected.
Capitol Topics.
SECRETARY MANNING AND THE SILVER CUES
| TON.
Some of the silver men in the House, who
claim to have seen the report of the Secretary of
the Treasury, criticise his recommendations
concerning the silver dollar. 1t is said that he
outlines bill which Is radically opposed to all
the theories OF the friends of silver.
A LONG FREE LIST.
Representative Mills, OfTexas, has prepared q
tariff bill, which he will introduce In the House
| at the first opportunity. The bill is according
| to the R. ]. Walker tariff plan, and contains q
long free list. There is no horizontal feature
In 1t.
Stolen SilveFW1re.
A YOUTH FROM NEW YORK ARRESTED.
Kate ONeill q servant girl at the residence
Of Mr.. Herbert g. Ogden, 1924 10th street
northwest, set the table for lunch last Saturday
| and went back into the kitchen to finish the
cooking, leaving the front door open. She re-
| turned few minutes later and found that q
decided change had taken place in the appear
ance of the table she had previously set, the
S1lVerWare having disappeared. The premises