The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-12-05
THE FIFTY-FIRST.
The Senate and House in Regu-
lar Session.
Reed of Maine Elected Seaker
Of the House.
Gov. HOVey Delivers an Address
on Soldiers Rights.
A Woman and EOnr Children
Burned at Philadelphia.
SENATE.

opening of the tifty-first congress on
the senate side of the capitol. The
public curiosity seemed TO be largely
tranTerred to the house side. Interest
on the floor Was devoted largely to the
senators from the new states. They
had had seats assigned to them on
tina Republican size OF the chamber,
Senator Casey of North Dakota took
his seat on the end of the row against
, he north wall; directly behind him sat
the washington senators, Alle-. and
squire. while Pettigrew 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, but he was not
present to-day. On the Democratic
side are two seats 80 far unassigned.
from Montana when they shall have
been chosen. FleWers adorned the
desks or several members.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 2.-The
holding of the democratic caucus at 10
O'Clock this morning necessitated the
closing OF the floor of the house and
the galleries against the general pub
lie, who surged through the low er cor
ridors until the pressure became so
great that in order to relieve it, ingress
was permitted to the halls on the up.
per floor, and in a short time each ga.-
lery door was beSieged by a crowd of
expectant spectators.
= In the meantime the caucus was pro-
ceeding in a perfunctory manner to
make nominations for the various
elective offices. All the old officers
were renominated with the exception
0f al q hni
made for that office, although the
democrats will vote for MIR. Millburn,
the blind chaplain of the last house.
On motion of Mr.. Wike, of Illinois.
the following resolution was adopted
without discussion:
Resolved, That we, tie Democratic
members of the house of representa-
tives of the Fifty-first congress at the
beginning of its first session thereby
send greeting to the people of the coun-
try, the assurance of their continued
confidence in and devotion to the prin-
cipleS of tariff reform as embraced in
Cleveland's message to the last con-
gress upon that subject and in the plat
form of principles adopted by the last
Democratic national convention at St.
Louis. and that we hail with delight
the emphatic approval of these princi-
pies by the people as expressed at the
polls in the recent elections, and we
pledge them to renew and continue in
! congress the contest for reduction of
the war taxes so ably begun and prose
cuted in former congresses by our rep
resentativeS and senators.
The subjects next preached were
the election of permanent caucus off
GERS and the attitude of the party to-
wards any proposed notifications of
the house rules; but it was deemed
advisable in order to accommodate the
public by opening the galleries to post
pone the determination of these ques-
lions, and accordingly, after having
been in session for half and hour. the
caucus adjourned until tomorrow
night.
As the hour approached noon, the
noise and confusion increased upon the
floor and the executive and diplomatic
galleries were filled. At II o'clock
Clerk Clark called the house to order
and proceeded to read the roll of mem
bers elect. The roll call showed the
presence of 1927 members. The three
absentees being O'Neal, of Indiana,
Randall, of Pennsylvania, and Whit
tleborne. Of Tennessee. More than a
quorum having been disclosed nomina-
nations for speaker were in order.
Mr.. Reed was placed in nomination
by Mr.. Henderson of Illinois. The
mention of MIR. Reeds name was the
signal for applause on the Republican
side, which was returned with interest
by the Democrats when McCreary of
Kentucky nominated MIR. Carlisle for
the honorable position.
The vote resulted in 1856 for Reed
i54 for Carlisle and and for Cum
mings of New York (Cowles of North
CarOliua.l
Mr.. Reed, having been declared
! elected, speaker, was escorted to the
chair and the oath of Office admins
tered to him.
Address of Gov. Hovey on Service Pensions.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Dec. 2.-As
president of the service pension asso-
citation of the United States, Gov. AL
vim z. Hovey has issued an address en-
Titled. Soldiers Rights" an appeal to
| the loyal people of the United States
| and their representatives III congress
The FIRST part of the address explains
that the service pension association
does not mean to interfere with the
system of disability pension now in OPP
GRAFTON. but asks, independent Of it.
| pension for every man who has
| served sixty days'or more in the Union
| army. This is not meant-to be only
| for the support Of the survivors, but
for mark of honor, something as the
Victoria Cross and the French Gordon
| of Honor. The address says:
The soldiers of the revolution, OF
the wars in 1872, in 1845 with Mexico,
and in all our Indian wars, were gen.
erously given lands by millions of
acres, and pensions have been refused.
with billions of acres of public domain
| and surplus incur treasury that the
| ingenuity of Our statesmen has been
unable to exhaust"
Again it says I'VE are f1ippantly
told that our pension laws are ample,
and the most beneficent in the world,
and that no eX-soldieE has the right to
find The least fault. with the generosity
and the paternab care Of our govern
ment." 81
The final paragraph of the address is
as follows: Send NO representative
to congress who, is so stupid, blind or
prejudiced that he cannot seo and un-
derstand your just claims and demands
and be sure you send no one who will
not contend fOB your honor aud yonr
rights with as much loyalty and zeal
as you fought for tue preservation of
the union, and YOU should send neither
l8ggardS nor towards for your repre-
sentatives for they do not belong to
your rank. The dislOyal will have, for
every dollar the government may pay
you, and the large pant OF subsidized
press will TEEN with articles of abuse
against You, your advocates and your
rights. Stand firm, close your ranks
and meet the charge of your enemies
again. and though you may have left
only few Snort hours of your fur
Tough of life, you viii once more be
victorious and conquer.
Wife and Four Children ur led.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2.-rne bakery
of Gustave Gross, on the corner of