Morning journal and courier., 1889-12-03
Judge Wing Resumes His Argu.
 ment In The CrOnin Case.

ment In The CrOnin Case. FIfU-First Congress--FirstSessi
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 3. SENATE.-Vice-Presi Morton entered | the chamber at noon and the proceedings were opened with prayer by the chaplain, Rev. J. G. Butler. The oath of office was administered to the four senators from the new States of South Dakota and Washington | and the ceremony was followed by applause. Senators Edmunds and Harris were ap- pointed a committee to wait upon the Presi- | dent and inform him that congress was ready to receive any communications he might wish to make.
 | Senator Aldrich offered resolution, which was laid 6ver for the appointment of select committee of nine senators to be called the | Ouadro- Centennial committee, to which shall be referred all matters connected with the celebration of the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America. The Senate then ad- journed until tomorrow. A call has been issued for caucus of Re publican senators to be held tomorrow aftel adjournment of the Senate. The question oi l assigning the new senators to committees l will be discussed.
 At the Democratic caucus this morning all the old officers were renominated with the exception of the chaplain, no nomination be- ing made for that office, although all the Democrats will vote for MT. Milburn, the blind chaplain of the last House.
 On motion of MT. Wake, of Illinois, res olution was adopted putting forth their con- fidence and devotion in the principles of the tariff reform, and pledging themselves to re. l new and continue in Congress the contest for reduction of the war taxes.
 1 The caucus, after 8 short consideration o1 | the election of permanent caucus officers and | the attitude of the party towardsss any pro. posed modification of the House rules, ad' | journsd until to morrow night.
 HoUsE.-As the gallery doors swung oui | on their hinges there was wild rush fol seats, and in few moments there was stand l ing room only in the wide portals. Al the ! hour of noon approached the noise and con. | fusion increased upon the floor. Magnificent | floral tributes were carried here and there by l pages and the odor of roses filled the air. A handsome but unobtrusivs basket graced ths speakers desk.
 At 11:5o the executive and diplomatic gal | leries were filled.
 As the hands of the clock pointed to tn. hour of 12 Clerk Clark called the House I to order and proceeded to read the roll o1 mbers-elect. The roll call showed thu presence of 327 members, the three absenteel being O'Neal of Indiana, Randall of Pennsyl vania and Whitthorne of Tennessee. Th' clerk stated that he did not receive certif oates of election from the Sixth, Ninth ant Twenty seventh districts of New York.
 More than quorum having been disclesed nominations fer speaker were in order, anG Mir. Reed was placed in nomination by MT | Henderson of Illinois.
 Tho mention of MT. Reeds name was thu signal for applause on the Republican side which was returned with interest by the Dem ocrats when Mr. McCreary of Kentucky nom mated MT. Carlisle for the honorable posi- tion. Messrs. Cannon of Illinois, Mills o Texas, Henderson of Iowa and Felix Camp bell were appointed sellers, and the eleIl cd: For Reed 166. for Carlisle 164, for Gum | mings of New York 1, (Cowles of North Car olina) Mir. Reed, having bsen declares elected speaker, was escorted to the chair b Mesers. Mckinley and Carlisle amid applaus and the oath of office was administered. O assuming the chair. Speaker Reed said: MIR. REEDS ADDRESS.
 Gentlemen ot the House of Represents tives: I thank you for the high offices whic your voices have bestowed upon me. would be impossible not to be moved by il dignity and honor, yet you may well imagin that am at this moment more impressed b it's responsibilities and duties. Under ou system of government, as it has been deve opsd, these responsibilities are duties bot political and parliamentary. So far as tn duties are political sincerely hope that the may be performed with proper sense C what is due to all the people of the whel country So far as they are parliamentary hope, with equal sincerity, that they may b performed with proper sense of what due to both sides of the chamber. (AI , plause.) To the end that may be success ful in carrying out your wishes, 1 invoke th eonsiderate judgment and cordial aid of a | the members of this House. (Long contln ued applause)
 The next step in the organization of tn House was the swearing In of the members elect, and as they ranged themselves squads of twenty ct time in the space i front of the clerks desk the oath was admin istered by the speaker.
 MT. Henderson, of Illinois, offered Q resc lation for the election of Edward McPherso as clerk, A. J. Holmes as sergeant-at-armi O. A. Adams as doorkeeper, James L. Whes as postmaster and Rev. Charles B. Ramsdel as chaplain of the House.
 Nr. Oheadle, of Indiana, offered an amend ment striking out the name of Mr. Charle B. Ramsdell and inserting that of William Nillburn.
 , MT Carlisle offered an amendment subst tuting the names of the present elective off cers of the House (with the exception of th ehaplain) for the names contained in M Rendezvous resolution.
 The yeas and nays were demanded on M Cheadles amendment, but were refuksd.
 On standing vote the amendment WI rejected, 129 to 134; bat on 6 vote by telle this result was reversed and the amendmel l &a then attempted to secure 6 recongideratic of the vote by which the yeas and ma. were refused, bat met with defeat, 151 , 158.
 So the amendment was adopted.
 MT. Csrlisle's amendment having been d feated on viva voce vote Mr. Lodge
 Massachusetts demanded Q division of M ]. Henderson's resolution amended, That DO tion of the resolution for the election r. clerk, sergeant t-at>arms, doorkseper and pos = master was adopted by viva voce vot
 The vote then recurring on that portion
 the resolution which (amended) provides f
 the election of the Rev. W. H. Hilburn
 chaplain, the yeas and nays were ordere
 This portion of the resolution was likewi
 adopted, yeas 180, nays 165, 4sssrs. Cheadl
 Lshlbach and Moore of New Hampshire V
 The newly elected clerk, doorksepsr, pol
 master and chaplain then appeared at the } '- of the house and qualified.
 On motion of Nr. Cannon of Illinois re r olution was adopted directing the clerk inform the Senate that the House had orgs a ized and was ready to proceed to business. Nessrs. Mckinley, Cannon and Carli
 were appointed as committee to inform t
 President to the same effect.
 Nr. Perkins of Kansas offered Yesoluti :. providing for the drawing of seats by t U Immediately there was a chorus of sugx :, tions as to what meMbers should be exempt O from the danger of ill-luck by being allow
 to select their seats in advance. Finally S- motion of Ir. McOreary of Kentucky rei J lution was adopted the effect of which ' O to permit ex-Speakers Banks, Randall e Carlisle and MT. Kelly of Pennsylvania to .G lect their seats. MT. Perkins' resolution '
 adopted and the balloting began. The drs
 ing having been concluded, the sergeant arms-elect appeared at the bar of tho 10
 and qualified.
 Mr. Bayne of Pennsylvania offered a re : ! luton directing the speaker to appoint committees on rules, accounts, enrolled b
 and mileage, each to consist of the same ns S ber of members as is provided for by I: rules of the Fiftieth Congress and referr IF the rules of the Fiftieth Congress to the c,
 mittee on rules. Adopted.
 The House then at 4:20 D. m. adjourned
 RockvIlle,s First Election.
 HARTFORD, Conn, Dec. 2-The new
 of Rockville held it's first election tc-t n The Republicans elected their entire ti, s