The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-12-03

AT noon Clerk Clarke called the house 10
order. The roll call showed the presence Of
321 members. the three absentecs being
O'Neill, of Indiana. Randall, of Pennsylva-
| mia, and Whithorne. Of Tennessee.
Reed was placed III nomination for speaker
by Henderson, Of Illinois. The mention Of
Reeds name WAS the signal for applause on
the republican side, which wis returned
with interest when McCreary. of Kentucky,
| nominated Carlisle. The vote resulted; Read.
lGi; Carlisle, 15i Cummings. of New York, |.
Reed having been declared elected, the
speaker was escorted 10 the chair by Me
kinley and Carlisle amid applause, and the
ohth of Office was administered 10y Kelly, Of
Pennsylvania.
Speaker Reed said, 81 thank You for the
high office which your votes have bestowed
upon me. II would be impossible not to be-
moved 10y II, yet you may well imagine that
am AT this moment more impressed by its
responsibilities and duties Under our sys-
tenn OF government, as il has been devel.
oped, these responsibilities and duties are
both political and parliamentary. In 10
Tar as the duties are political ! hope they
may he performed with proper sense Of
what is due all the people of the whole
country. 50 Tar ~ they are parliamentary,
hope, with equal sincerity they may he
performed with a proper sense Of what il
due both sides Of the chamber" ZAP
plauso.D
The next step in the organization of the
house WIS the swearing in Of members
elected. and M they ranged themselves in
squads Ut twenty nj a time in front of the
clerks desk. the oath was administered hy
the speaker.
The house then proceeded 10 the election
ot the other officers. Edward Mcpherson
was elected clerk, A. 4. llolmos, sergeant
alarms, q. A. Adams, doorkccper, and
Jnmes l.. Wheat. postmaster.
When II came 10 the election Of n chap.
IAN there was fight. Rev. Charles u.
itamsdell, the nominee Of the republican
caucus, WAS defeated and the chaplain of
the last house. William II. Milburn, the
blind preacher. was reelected These olIic-
ers were then sworn in.
Mckinley, Canon and Carlisle were mp
pointed committee 10 inform the presi.
dent TINT the house was Organized and
ready 70 proceed to business
Perkins, of Kansas offered n resolution.
which WIS adopted, providing for the draw,
| ing OF seats by lot. On motion of MoCreary,
OF Kentucky, resolution was adopted the
ELECT OF which permitted * Speakers Banks.
Randall nnd Carlisle, and Kelly, Of Penn
W hNat'A Nitii htNth. III AfcUfNnflCg
with MeCreary's resolution Banks selected
seat 10 the left of the speakers desk, well
IN front; iandall's old seat WIS secured for
him, and Kelley selected that which he has
occupied Tor 80 many years. Carlisle selected
sent across the aisle from that occupied
the last Session by Mills,
Then the lottery began, and "Pp proved
The lucky letter, tho first three MINES called
being Ferry, Paynter and Perkins. Gros.
ven9r' breckenridge, of Kentucky, Mason,
Oh ILLINOIS,, and Cannon were the fHvOrites
VI fortune and retained tl cir old desks. Me
| hmley obtained desk well in the center of
the house, with Hit, Of Illinois. M a neigbbor.
Ihe hfst fortunate New Workers we're Ilr-
| quhhr, who seated himself in front of Nc.
hinley, and Flower. who chose a seat which
he mas occupied before. Lodge Mass. lprc-
ierred the companionship of Mckinley aud
hll 10 more prominent position, and
joined The little group which had sur
rounded these popular members. Mills
Iexhsl secured n seut much less adyanta
geously situated than last session. The draw
ing concluded, the sergeant-at -arms-elect
appeared AT the bar of the house ana Quali-
ned Bayne PENN offered resolution
dlfectipg the speaker 10 npfo nj comm :
zee ON rules, accounts. enrolled bills und
mileage, each To consist Uf the same number
of members AZ is provided for by the rules
oi the flitieth congress, and referring the
rules uf that congress 10 the committee on
rules. Adopted.