The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-03
HALLS OF CONGRESS.
The House and Senate Meet and
Organize.
DEMOCRATS AND TARIFF REFORM.
The Resolutions of the Democratic Members of
the House Speaker Racd-Senators
from the New States

WASHINGTON, Dec. AIT noon Clerk
Clark called the House to order, the roll call
showed the presence of 1877 members, the
three absentees being O'Neil, Of Indiana,
Randall, of Pennsylvania, and Whitthorne,
of Tennessee.
Reed was placed in nomination for
speaker by Henderson, of Illinois.
A,~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 in:
Reed l66, Carlisle 154, Cummings, of New
York, l.
Reed having been declared speaker he
was escorted to the chair by Mckinley and
Carlisle, amid applause, and the oath OF
office was administered by Kelly, OF Penn
sylvania.
Randall. of Pennsylvania, was paired
with Milburn, of New York.
Speaker Reed said:
thank YOU for the high office which your
voices have bestowed on me. 1t had been I'M
possible not TO be moved by its dignity and
honor. Yet you may well imagine that am at
this moment more impressed by Its response
bilities and duties under our system OF govern
ment as ii has been developed. Ihese respon
sbilities and duties are both political and par
liamentary. So far as the duties are pohncal,
sincerely hope they may be performed win
proper sense of what is due all the people OF
the whole country. So far as they are parlia-
mentary, | hope with sincerity they may De
performed with proper sense of what is due
both sides of the chamber. (Applause). 10 the
end that may be successful In carrying OUT
your wishes, invoke the conslderate judgment
and the cordial aid Of all members OF this house.
Q1ong and loud appiause).
The next step in the organization was
the swearing in of the 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 administered
,,by the speaker.
- The House then proceeded to the cleo
ton of the other officers. Edward Nc
Pherson, was elected clerk; A. T. Holmes,
sergeant alarms; G. A. Adams, door
keeper; James L. Wheat, postmaster.
When it came to the election Of chap
lain there was a fight. Rev. Charles b.
Ramsdall, the nominee Of the Republican
caucus, was defeated and the chaplain OF
the last House, William H. Milburn, the
blind preacher, elected. These officers
were then sworn in.
Mckinley, Cannon and Carlisle were APP
pointed committee to inform the Presi-
dent that the House was organized and
ready to proceed to business.
Perkins, of Kansas, offered resolution,
which was adopted, providing for the
drawing of seats by lot.
On motion of MeCreary, Of Kentucky,
the resolution was adopted, the effect OF
which will be to permit ex-Speakers
Banks, Randall and Carlisle and Kelly OF
Pennsylvania, to select their seats.
In accordance with McCreary's resolu-
ton, Banks selected seat to the left OF
the speakers desk, well in front. RandalPs
old seat was secured for him and Kelly
selected that which he has occupied for so
many years. Carlisle selected the seat
across the aisle from that occupied last
session by Mills. Then the lottery began
and "P'' proved to be the lucky letter, the
first three names called being Perry, Pain
ter and Perkins. Grosvenor and Brecken-
ridge. of Kentucky, and Mason, of Illinois,
and Cannon were the favorites Of fortune
and retained their old desks. Mckinley
obtained desk well in the center of the
house with HIT of Illinois, as a neighbor.
The first fortunate New Workers were Far
ouhar. who seated himself in front Of Nc
Kinley and Flower, who chose the
she seat which he occupied be-
: fere. Lodge, of Massachusetts, preferred
= the companlonship Of Mckinley and HIT,
of Illinois, and Hit joined the little group
which had surrounded these popular mem
bers Mills, of Texas, scured seat much
less advantageously situated than last sea
SON The drawing was then concluded.
The sergeant-at-arms elect appeared at
the bar of the house and qualified.
Bayne, of Pennsylvania, offered reso-
luton directing the speaker to appoint
committees on rules, accounts, enrolled
bills and mileage, each to consist OF the
same number of members as is provided
for by the rules of the Fiftieth Congress
and referring the rules of the Fiftieth
Congress to the committee on rules.
Adopted.
Adjourned.