Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1889-12-06
CONGRESS CONVENED.
Fifty first Session Organized
Reed Elected Speaker OF
the House.
Some Of the Matters Which
Will Engage the Attention
Of Our SOlons.
The Silver Question Will Probably
Divide Honors with the Tariff
This Session,


representatives was called to order one
minute after noon by John B. Clark, the
clerk Of the house in the Fiftieth con-
gress. Long before that hour the corri-
dors of the Capitol were thronged with
women and children. The doors of tie
house galleries were closed against them
for time, because of the Democratic
caucus in progress, and the first tendency
Of the throng was to turn in the direc-
ton of the senate chamber, where the
galleries and floors were both empty.
But the greater interest centered in the
house, and crowd gradually assembled
about it's doors that packed the Railways
and made progress through them matter
of difficulty. When the doors were
thrown open not only the galleries, but
the floor of the house, quickly filed with
strangers. A great many of the new Re-
publican members were at hand early.
In the vacant space surrounding the
members seats were number Of ladies,
and several ladies sat in the members
seats. The galleries were crowded to the
doors. Mrs. Reed and Mrs. Carlisle sat
in the members gallery. The presidents
gallery was filled but no familiar faces
from the executive mansion were there.
Several members Of the Pan-American
congress and the marine conference oc-
cupied seats in the diplomatic and execu-
tive galleries. Sir Julian Pauncefote,
who sat in the diplomatic gallery, was
all appreciative lOoker-on. On the floor
many familiar faces were to be seen.
Thomas B. Reed, who came in almost on
the stroke Of noon. occupied his old ac-
custoned seat in the rear Of the house.
The election of officers of the house
was delayed by an effort to break the
caucus action on chaplain and substitute
the name of DR.. Milburn the old chap
lain for that of DR.. Ramsdell, the caucus
nominee. A great part of the afternoon
was spent in calling the roll. The house
elected all the officers chosen by the eau
Gus Saturday excepting DR.. Ramsdell,
the caucus nominee for chaplain. DR..
Milburn, the blind preacher, was re-
elected chaplain.
Messrs. Mckinley, Cannon and Car
Isle were made a committee to inform
the president that the house was in ses-
sion.
A resolution was agreed to providing
that ex-Speakers Banks, Randall and
Carlisle and Mr.. Kelly be permitted to
choose their seats and that the remain
ing seats be apportioned by lot.
At the conclusion of the lottery of
seats. resolution was adopted authoriz-
ing the speaker to appoint committees on
rules, mileage, enrolled bills and &C.
counts to consist of the same number as
did the committees in the last house and
referring the rules of the Fiftieth con-
gress to the committee on rules.
At 4:30 p. NJ the house adjourned.
Senators from the New States Sworn in
Pierce Absent.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-Interest in the
senate proceedings was much less than
was felt in the proceedings of the house.
Still the senate galleries were we'll filled
when Vice President Morton called the
assemblage to order at noon. Many
of the senators occupied seats on the
floor some time before the noon hour.
Six new desks had been placed on the
Republican side Of the chamber and five
of them were occupied by the senators
from the new Western states. Senator
Pierce, of North Dakota, was absent.
There were two empty seats intended
for the new senators from Montana
when they shall have been chosen.
The vice president administered the
oath of office to Senators Chandler, of
New Hampshire, and Nathan Dixon, of
Rhode Island. The credentials of Sem
ators Moody and Psttigrew, Of South
Dakota, and Allan and Squire, Of Wash
ington, were presented, and the new SEN
ators, being escorted to the clerks desk,
took the oath of office.
Under resolution adopted Senators
Edmunds and Harris We're appointed a
committee to join committee of the
house to wait on the president to inform
him that congress was ready to receive
any communication he might have to
make.
The hour of noon was fixed as the
daily hour of meeting.
The selected committee On transporta-
ton and sale Of meat product was
ordered continued.
The senate at 1896 p. M adjourned.