The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-12-03
THE OPBNlNG OF CONGRESS.
The Organization Effected In the House.
New Senators sworn In.

The Organization Effected In the House.
New Senators sworn In.
WASHINGTON, D. O., Dec, 2.-The
holding Of the Democratic caucus ut 10
o'clock this morning neCessitated the
closing the floor Of the House and the
galleries against the general public who
surged through the lower corridors un.
til the pressure became so great that in
order to relieve It, ingresS was permit.
ted to the halls on the upper floor,
and in short tune each closed gallery
door was besieged by crowd Of expect.
ant spectators, In the meantime, the
caucus was proceeding in pcriunctory
manner to make nominations for the va.
rlouS elective officers. All the old oil.
GERS were renomiuatGd, with the exCep.
ton Of the chaplain, no nomination hu
ing made for thHt office, although all the
Democrats will vote for Mr.. Millburn,
the blind chaplain Of the last House.
On motion u Mr., WikoiE, Of Illinois,
the following resolution was adopted
without division;
"ReSOlped-That we, the Democratic
members Of the House Of Representa-.
tives Of the Fifty trst Congress, ut the
beginning Of It's hrst session, hereby send
greeting to the people Of the country,
the assurance Of our continued C0nh.
dtnce In aud devotion 10 the principles
OF tartl reform, Gs embraced In President
CltvclHnd's message TO the last Congress
upon that subject, and In the platform
OF principles adopted by the last Demo.
cratic National Convention at st, Louis /;
and that VIZ hail with delight the EN-.
phutic approval Of those principles by
the people as expressed at the polls In
thefrCent elections; and We pledge them
to renew continue In Congress the
contest for reduction Of the war taxes
SO ably begun aud prosecuted In former
Congresses by our Representatives aud
Senator'S"
The subjects next broaChed, were the
election Ui permanent caucus officers and
the attitude Of the party toward any pro.
posed modification OF the House rules
but 1t war: deemed advisable, Ia order 10
accommodate the public by opening the
galleries 10 postpone the determination
Of these questions, and accordingly, after
having been In session for half an hour,
the caucus adjourned till tomorrow
night.
RUSH FOR Tux GALLERIES.
As the heavy gallery doors swung out.
ward on their hinges, there was a wild
rush for seats andEin few moments
there was standing room only 10
the wide portals. The executive gallery
was alone entirely empty aud the gallery
reserved ior the Diplomatic Corps had
but few occupants. The picture fol
which the galleries formed gigantic
and appropriate frame was extremely In.
terrSting, On the floor the members
Mingled together, chatting and laughing
AS tho hour Of noon approached, The
noise and confusion increased upon the
floor, und the Executive and Diplomatic
galleries were filled.
Az the hands Of the clock pointed "a
the hour OF l2, Clerk Clark called the
House to order aud proceeded TO read
The roll Of meuIliaJS.eleCt. Tho roll call
showed the presence Of 327 members
Tue three abs6ntees being 0'NeRl, OF In.
diana, Randall, OF Pennsylvania, aud
WhllhOrne, Of Tennessee.
ELEcrlNo A SPEAKER.
More than n quorum having been dis
closed, nominations for Speaker were ID
orderand Mr., Reed was placed in nonl'
nation byMr. Henderson, Of Illinois.
d, The mention OF Mr.. Reeds name was
The signal for applause on the Republic
can side, which was returned With In,
ltfrst by the Democrats when Mr.. Nc
UrAty, OF Kentucky, nominated Mr.
Carlisle for tue honorable position.
!he vote feBulted Reed 100; Carlisle
lA Cummings Of New York 1 (votU
S@l by CUWles, Of North CarOllna)- --And
M Reed having been declared elected
VaEtr was escorted to tho chair by
Mtssr. Mckinley and Carlisle amid
applause, aud the oath Of office wal
administered by Mr.. Kelley, Of Penn.
S,yAhia, During the roll call, Mr.
VMtal, VI pOnnsylyania, stated that hiI
v3lItaRue, Mr.. Randall, was paired with
~ Wilbur Of New York. On assuming
'he chair, Speaker Reed BAldi
uGSfLgMES OF rIlR HOuSE oF REpRR
MSStAtINGai--l thank you for the high
office which your voices have bestowed
upon mo. II would be impossible not 4
UelhOvrd by iiS dignity and honori yet
you may well lnagine that ! am ~ thlI
n4lhtlil more Impressed by its respOnsl
O,lutS aud duliVs. Under Our system
" EOvvthment no II has been developed
n,sy sye responsibilities and dulles arc boil
rolIcal and parliamentary. SO far u
pe uuIies arc political, | sincerely hopI
.nsy may DO performed with d pfope