Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-12-03
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THE 51ST CONGRESS.

THE 51sT CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-There was littl
or no excitement attending the openin
of the 51st congress on the senate side
Public curiosity seemed largely transferre'
to the house. Interest on the floor wa
largely devoted to senators from the ney
states. They had seats assigned to then
On the Republican side. Senator Casey
of North Dakota, took his seat on the enc
of the second row, against the north wall
Directly behind him sat the Washington
senators, Allen and Squire, while Petit
grew and Moody, of South Dakota, were
in the fourth row near the center of the
room. Senator Pierce, of North Dakota
has the end seat in the fourth row. On
the democratic side are two seats, SO fai
unassigned. They will be occupied by
the senators from Montana when they
have been chosen. t..
At noon yesterday Vice President Nor
ton entered the senate chamber.
The chaplain opened the proceedings
with prayer.
The oath of Office was administered by
the vice president to Senators Chandler,
of New Hampshire, and Nathan F. Dixon,
of Rhode Island.
The credentials of Moody and Petit
grew, of South Dakota, and Allen and
Squire, of Washington, were presented.
Senator Platt moved that the oath of
office be administered The motion was
agreed to, and the four new senator's,
each escorted by senator, proceeded to
the clerks desk and, amid cheers from
the gallery, took the oath of office.
Senator Edmunds and Harris were ap-
pointed q committee to join like COM
mittee from the house to inform the pres
ident that congress was ready to re-
ceive any communication he may choose
to make.
A resolution providing for the con-
tinuance of the select committee Oh
transportation and sale OF meat produc-
ers was agreed to.
Senator Aldrich offered resolution
0aid over) for the appointment of a
select committee of nine senators, to be
the quadro-centennial committee to which
shall be referred all matters connected
with the proposed celebration of the
40Oth anniversary of the discovery of
America.
Adjourned
IN THE HOUSE.
At noon Clerk Clark called the house
to order.
The roll call showed the presence OF 327
the three absentees being o.
Neal, of Indiana; Randall, of Pennsyl-
vania, and Whitborne, of Tennessee.
Reed was placed in nomination for
speaker by Henderson, of Illinois. The
mention of Reeds name was the signal
for applause on the Republican side,
which was returned with interest by the
Democrats when McCreary, of Kentucky,
nominated Carlisle.
The vote resulted: Reed, 166; Carlisle,
l54; Cummings, of New York, /.
Reed, having been declared speaker,
was escorted to the chair by Mckinley
and Carlisle, amid applause, and the oath
Of Office administered by Kelley, of Penn
sylvania.
Randall, Of Pennsylvania, paired with
Wilbur, OF New York.
Speaker Reed said: 81 thank you for
The high Office which your voices have
bestowed upon me. 1t has been impos-
sible not to be moved by its dignity and
honor. Yet you may we'll imagine | am
at this moment more impressed by its re-
and duties, under our system
of government, as it has been developed
by these responsibilities and duties, both
political and parliamentary. So far as the
duties are political, 1 sincerely hope they
may be performed with proper sense of
what is due all the people of the country.
So far as they are parliamentary, | hope
with equal sincerity that they may be per-
formed with proper sense Of what is due
to both sides of the chamber [applausel
to the end that l may be successful in
carrying out your wishes. invoke con-
siderate judgment and cordial aid OF all
members Of this house." Loud and long
applause.]
The next step in the organization was
the swearing in of members elect, and as
they ranged themselves in squads of
twenty at time in the space in front of
the clerks desk. The oath was admins
tered by the speaker.
The house then proceeded to the elec-
tion of other officers. Edward McPher-
son was elected clerk; A. F. Holmes, SER
geant at arms e. A. Adams, doorkeeper,
and James L. Wheat, postmaster.
When it came to the election of chap
lain there was a fight. Rev. Chas. B.
Ramsdell, nominee of the Republican
caucus, was defeated and the chaplain of
the late house, VIM. Fl. Milburn, the
blind preacher, was reelected. These
officers were then sworn in.
Mckinley, Cannon and Carlisle were
appointed committee to inform the
president that the house had organized
and was ready to proceed to business.
NOTES.
The presidents message was not laid
before the house till late in the after
noon.
Sec Window has transmitted to con-
gress his estimates for appropriations re.
quired for the fiscal year ending June 80,
1891. He estimatesI that the sum of
$341. .42S,977 will be needed. The esti-
mates for 1890 were 1926, ,467 ,4S8. The
appropriation for the present fiscal year
is 1925, ,495, 1886.
Bills for the:fnal payments on the new
cruiser Charleston have been approved.
Arrangements are now being made to put
her in commission. She will be the flag
ship Of the Asiatic or Pacific stations,
most likely the former and will probably
make her first cruise in the East Indies.