The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-03
GOSSIP OF THE OPENING.
MR.. REED NOT GREETED WITH
WARM DEMONSTRATIONS.

Carlisle and Mckinley Both Received
More Applause Than the New
Mnburn in Need of the
Chaplaincy-A Profusion of Flowers.
How the Georglans Fared.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-Mr. Reed was
nervous to-day. This was the most inter-
esting feature of the day at the interesting
end of the capital. The day in the House
was typical OF the session, for it was charac-
terized by a fight in which the democrats.
with the aid of republican votes, came out
ahead. The republicans had the narrow
ness Of their majority iApressed upon them
at the very outset Itwas all about the
chaplaincy, which has given more trouble
than all the other House offices put together.
MILBURN IN NEED OF 1T.
Some OF the republicans saw no reason in
blind MIR. Milburn's democracy for turning
him out OF his only permanent income Just
to make place for a republican Clergyman
who has settled charge. and SO does not
need the 81, ,000 as Mr.. Mlburn does, even
If Mr.. Milburn eulogized Robert e. Lee.
Awaiting themselves of tbs, the democrats
reelected Mr.. Milburn by-making no nomi-
nation, leaving it to the republicans to put
him forward. The republican managers
tried every way to prevent it, but had to
surrender at last amid the applause of the
democrats and the galleries, whose sympa-
thles we're evidently with the blind man.
REED NOT POPULAR.
Their sympathies were evidently not with
Speaker Reed, as his name was received
coldly. lie is not as popular as Mr..
Mckinley and Mr.. Carlisle are. Messrs
Mckinley and Carlisle got more applause
when they were appointed to escort Mr..
Reed TO the chair than MIR. Reed got when
he was elected speaker.
The great audience which thronged the
galleries and even overfowed into the floor
seemed to be in the most critical mood. All
the little blunders which characterize our
public ceremonials we're quickly noted.
From the extravagant profusion Of flowers,
from the two great pieces marked for
THE Little Giant" John Henry Mccarthy
of New York, by the Milligan Club, down
to the delicate bunch of LaFrance roses
beside Speaker Reed, there never was such
a flower show before.
A REGULAR FLOWER SHOW.
All the defeated candidates and every
body else of distinction had some. Mr..
Mckinley ordered his sternly away to his
hotel, but the rest seemed to like to keep
them.
Messrs. Kelly and Randall were linked
together in the comment of the spectators,
Mr.. Kelly for his invalid appearance and
Mr.. Randall for his failure to appear at
all. Mr.. Kelly tried two ways of admin-
istering the oath to Mr.. Reed and left the
house as soon thereafter as possible. Mr..
Randall's non-appearance shows how weak
he is, for he had determined to come if it
was possible.
WHY CowLES VOTED FOR CUMMINGS.
Mr.. Cowles of North Caroline. in his desire
| to show his resentment against Mr.. Car
Isle for failing to help the internal
revenue bill last congress, voted for q
man for speaker who was not then a
member of the House. But Amos J. Cum
mings was shortly admitted, although Ice
man Turner was shut out, and then all the
members having been sworn in except
Messrs. Darlington and Yardley, who en-
barrassed Mr.. Reed by insisting upon
affirming, and the minor officers of
the House, including Chaplain Milburn,
having been elected, the members got out OF
their seats and stood massed behind the
railing until the lottery Of a box full of
numbered marbles, drawn by blindfolded
page, decided where they should sit.
THE PRIVILEGED PERsoNAGEs.
Ex-Speakers Carlisle. Randall and Banks
and Judge Kelley were excepted. Charles
O'Neil tried to have Mr. Holman and HIM
self excepted also, but failed, and Mr..
Holman and he had to wait ultil almost the
last and take undesirable seats. Mr..
Banks walked down first amid applause and
took his old seat. Mr.. Carlisle chose q CEN
tral seat just across the aisle from where
Mr.. Mills sat in the last congress, and was
applauded. One of the pages took Mrs
RandalPs old seat for him, and another put
Mr. Kelley's hat on his old desk.
THE LOTTERY BEGINS.
Then the lottery began. When it ended
it was seen that most Of the stronger men
on the democratic side were grouped,
Messrs. Carlisle, Mills and W. G. P. Breck-
inridge having their old seats. and Mr..
McMillin being right next to Mr.. Carlisle.
On the republican side most Of the leaders
had gathered around Mr.. Mckinley, who
sat just in front Of Mr.. Reeds old place
and just back Of Mr.. Garfeld's. Next
him sat Mr.. Hit, then Mr.. Adams, and
then Mr.. Lodge. In front sat Messrs. Can
non and Farquhar. Behind sat Messrs
Burrows, Butterworth, McComas and
Dingley.
FUN AND MEANNEss.
There was great deal of fun over 1t all,
but there was some meanness approaching
dishonesty on the part Of men who pre-.
empted seats before their names were
called. Elijah A. Morse was accused of
this sort of thing, but explained that he had
mistaken another name for his own. David
B. Henderson and Messrs. Holman, Springer,
Harmer. O'Neil and Dalzell got back seats.
SO did Mr.. Mills at first, but MIR. Paynter
surrendered his old seat to him. Messrs.
Bingham and Bayne got their old seats, and
so did Roswell P. Flower, Mr.. Spinola and
Frank Lawler.
AS rule, the Georgia members Jared
well in the lottery. Messrs. Lester, Blount,
and Carlton were especially fortunate in
getting good seats in direct line with the
speakers right eye Messrs Crisp and
Turner are not as well placed as they were
IL the last house, but the others are in very
much the same places as before.
SURPRISED THE REPUBLICANS.
The democrats surprised the republicans
by making no move when Mr.. Bayne pro-
posed the reference to the committee on
rules of the rules Of last congress. The
democrats will wait till they see that COM
mittee report before making fight. Mr..
Reed is expected to announce the committee
at once. In doing so he will announce the
chalrmen of the committees on ways and
means and appropriations, because they are
always members of the committee on rules.
THE PROBABLE coMdITTEEMEN.
As they are expected to be Messrs. Nc
Kinley and Cannon, respectively, the COM
mittee on rules Is expected TO stand: The
speaker (ex-oficio chairmaD) Messrs McKin-
ly and Cannon. and ex-Speakers Carlisle