, 1889-12-05
HOW THE WHEELS WERE STARTED
Reed Is Elected s. e,ker, and
Makes a Speech,
SCENES AND INCIDENTS OF THE DAY.
The Senators From the New
States Are Sworn INA
Rather Quiet Day.

wAsHrSeroS Dec. o.-At noon
Clerk Clark called the house to
order. Roll call showed the presence
Of 327 members, the three ahsentces be-
Ing ONeal of Indiana, Randall of Penn
sylvania and Whithorne 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 rcsutcd: /:
Reed 166. Carlisle l5i, Cummings of
New York I.
Reed having been declared elected
speaker was escorted to the chair
by Mckinley and Carlisle amid
applause and took the oath of
Office, administered by Kelly of Penn
sylvania. Randall of Pennsylvania
paired with Wilbur of New York.
Speaker Reed said; ~ thank you for
/ the high office your voices have bes towed
upon me. 1t has been i'm possible not to
be moved by IL and the honor, yet you
may we'll imagine that am at this mo-
mcnt more impressed by its responsible
tiles and duties than anything else.
Under our system of government, as 1t
has been developed, these responsibilities
and duties are both political
and parliamentary and l hope
they may be performed with proper
sense of what is due all the people of the
whole country. So far as they are
parliamentary, l hope with equal sin
cerity that they may be performed with
apropcr sense of what is due both sides
Of the chamber. [Applause.l That
l may be successful in carry.
ing out your wishes in
woke the kindly judgment and the
cordial wishes of all members" Long
applause.
The next step IN organization was
swearing in the members elected, and as
they arrayed themselves in squads of
twenty At a time i'll the space in front of
the clerks desk, the oath was ad-
ministered by the speaker.
The house then proceeded to the cleo
tjon of other officers. Edward McPher-
ssrseant. .at-arns; g. A. Andrews, door
keeper; James /. Wheat, postmaster
When IL came to the election of chap
lain, there was a fight. Rev. Charles -.
Rumsdell, nominee of the republican
caucus, was defeated, and the chaplain
VI tuc lhst HOUSE, w III. II. MlllOuTIl, tnc
blind preacher, was reelected.
These officers were then sworn in.
Mckinley, Cummings and Carlisle
were appointed committee to inform
the president that the house was or
ganized and ready to proceed to busi-
ness.
DRAWING THEIR SEATS
Perkins (Kansas) offered a resolution,
which was adopted; providing for the
drawing of seats by lot.
resolution was adopted, the effect Of
which was to permit ex-Speakers Banks,
Randall, Carlisle, and Kelley Of Penn
sylvania to select their seats. In ac.
cordance with McCreary's resolution,
Banks selected his seat to the left of the
speakers desk, well in front. Randalrs
old seat was secured for him, and Kelley
selected that which he occupied for so
mand years, Mr.. Carlisle selected the
seat across the aisle from that occupied
last session by Mills. Then the lottery
rbegan--and p proved the lucky letter, the
first three names called being Payn-
ter and Perkins. Grosvenor, Brecken-
ridge lKy.l, Mason (IllD and Cannon
tanned their old desks. Mckinley OBJ
tanned desk well in the center Of the
house, with Hit ull.) as neighbor. The
first fortunate New Workers were Far
auhar, who seated himself in front OF
Mckinley and Flower, who chose
the seat which he occupied before.
Lodge lass. preferred the companion
ship OF Mckinley and Hit To more
prominent position, and Joined the little
group which had surrounded these popu-
lar members. Mills of Texas secured a
seat much less advantageously situated
than at the last session.
The drawing being concluded, the SER
geant- at arms-elcct appeared at the
bar of the house aud qualified.
Bayne of Pennsylvania offered reso-
luton directing the speaker to appoint
committee on rules, accounts, enrolled
bills and mileage, each to consist of the
same number OF members as was pro-
vded for by the rules of the Fiftieth
congress, and referring the rules of
both houses of congress to the commit
Zee on rules; adopted.
r Adjourned.