Evening journal., 1889-12-03
THE FIFTY-FIRST'S WORK
Organization of Both House
and Senate.
REED FORMALLY CHOSEN SPEAKER

Hearty Applause for Him and for Ex-
Speaker carllsle-Mr. Reeds Speech.
The Lottery for seats-The Opening of
the senste-New Western Members.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-After roll call in
the house, which showed that 337 members
were present, the election of officers was
next in order When Mr.. Henderson, Of
Illinois, said, ~ now have the honor Of
placing in nomination for the Office of
speaker Of the Fifty-frst congress Hon.
Thomas b. Reed, Of Maine the members
on the Republican side began 70 clap their
hands, but their applause was slight com
pared with that which came from Mr.. Car
isles Democratic colleagues when his name
was placed in nomination by Mr. McCreary,
Of Kentucky. Round after round OF ap-
piause followed the announcement.
Mr. Reed Elected Speaker.
When the call was completed Mr. Cannon
announced that OF the 32l votes cast Mr..
Reed had received 166, Mr.. Carlisle 154, and
Mr.. Cummings, of New York, !. Mr.. Cowles,
OF North Carolina, voted for Mr. Cummings.
The names Of Messrs. Turner, Cummings
and Payne, of New York, were not called,
their credentials not having been received.
Cen Clarke announced the vote and de-
clared Mr.. Reed elected speaker of the
| Fifty-first congress.
The announcement was greeted with con-
tinued hand clapping, and this broke out
anew when the clerk appointed Messrs. Car
lisle and Mckinley a committee to conduct
Mr. Reed TO the chair When the ponderous
form of the Maine statesman, either arm
grasped by Mr.. Carlisle and Mr.. Mckinley,
appeared at the main door Of the floor the
Republicans redoubled their applause.
MIR. Reeds Speech.
Hon. William d. Kelley, of Pennsylvania,
/ the member who has seen the longest term
of continuous service in the house, admins
tered the oath OF office to Mr.. Reed, and
when this ceremony was completed the lat
ter, standing at the speakers desk, spoke as
follows
"Gentlemen Of the House of Representa-
tives-I thank you for the high office which
your votes have bestowed upon me- II
would be impossible not to be moved by its
dignity and honor. Yet you may we'll inn
agine that l am at this moment more inn
pressed by its responsibilities and duties.
Under our system Of government as it has
been developed these responsibilities and du-
ties are both political and parliamentary.
So far as the duties are political ] sincerely
hope they may be performed with a proper
sense Of what is due the people Of the whole
country. So far as they are parliamentary
l hope with equal sincerity that they may
be performed with a proper sense Of what is
due to both sides of this chamber.
ITO the end that / may be successful in
carrying out your wishes, invoke the con-
siderate Judgment and cordial aid Of all the
members Of the house. The house will now
proceed to complete its organization by
swearing in the new members.
The Democrats Elect Chaplain nIiIburn.
This duty having been performed, Mr..
Henderson, Of Illinois, offered a resolution
for the election of Edward Mcpherson as
clerk, A. c. Holmes as sergeant at arms,
c. A Adams as doorkeeper, James d. Wheat
as postmaster, and Rev. Charles B. Rams.
dell as chaplain Of the house.
Mr. Cheadle, of Indiana, offered an amend.
ment striking out the name of Charles B.
Ramsdell and inserting that Of William H.
Milburn. After some debate, the other
officers Of the house having been elected,
the yeas and nays were taken on the chap
laincy, and Representatives Cheadle, Lehl-
bache and Moore, of New Hampshire, voting
with the Democrats, Rev. w. H. Milburn
was elected-l60 to 155. The new officers
appeared and qualified.
The Choice of Seats.
Messrs Mckinley, Cannon and Carlisle
were made committee to inform the presi-
dent that the house was in session. A reso-
luton was agreed to providing that ex-
Speakers Banks, Randall, Carlisle and Kelley
be permitted to choose their seats and thoi
the remaining seats be apportioned by lot.
The drawing was the occasion of some
anxiety and much laughter. The first three
names drawn were Perry, Paynter and
Cherlzins
Before these names were taken out Mr.
Carlisle selected a seat on the Democratic
> side of the house, across the aisle from that
made conspicuous by Mr.. Mills in the last
congress Mr.. Mcmillan, of Tennessee, got a
seat next to Mr.. Carlisle, and Mr. Bland, Of
Missouri, directly in front of him. Mr.. Nc
Kinley chose a seat in the center Of the house
with Mr. Hit, of Illinois, as a neighbor
Mr. Mills, Of Texas; Mr.. McCleary, Of Ken
lucky, and Mr.. Crisp, Of Georgia, were
forced to take seats much less desirable than
they occupied in the last congress. Mr. Bur.
rows, Of Michigan; Mr. Henderson, Of Iowa
and Maj. Butterworth, of Ohio, were alsC
among the unlucky ones
At the conclusion Of the lottery of seats, q
resolution was adopted authorizing the speak
er to appoint committees on rules, mileage
enrolled bills and accounts, to consist OF the
same number as did the committees in the
last house, and referring the rules Of the Fif-
tieth congress to the committee ON rules.
At 4:S5 the house adjourned.
Democrats Pass Resolutions.
The Democratic members Of the house al
1 their caucus for officers adopted the follow
ing:
Resolved, That we, the Democratic members
of the house Of representatives Of the Fifty-irs
congress, at the beginning OF its first session.
hereby send greeting TO the people Of the coun
try the assurance Of our continued confidence in
and devotion TO the principles Of tariff REFORM
as embraced in President Cleveland's messages
TO the last congress upon that subject and in the
platform Of principles adopted by the last Demo
cratic national convention at St. Louis; and that
we hall with delight the emphatic approval Of
those principles BY the people, as expressed al
the polls in the recent elections; and we pledge
them TO renew and continue in congress the con
test for a reduction of the war taxes, so ably be
gun and prosecuted in former congresses by our
representatives and senators.