The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-03

4 Ringing Resolution Ofthe DEM
OCratic Members of Congress-.

WASHINGTON. December 2.-The house
democratic caucus met at ten o'clock this
morning and remained in session half an
hour. All the old officers were re-nomi-
mated except Chaplain. No nomination
was made fu' that Office.
The holdiI < of the democratic caucus
this morning neccssltated the clearing OF
the floor of the house and galleries
against the general public who Surged
through the lower corridors until the
pressure became SO great that, i'll order
to relieve it, ingress WAS permitted to
the halls on the upper floor; and i'll
short time each closed gallery door was
besicged by a crowd OF eXptctant SpcCta-
tors. In the meantime the caucus was
proceeding i'll a pcriunctlory manner
to make nominations for the various eleC-
| tive Offices All the old officers were
elected with the exception of chaplain, no
nomination being made for that Office,
although all democrats will vote for Mr.
| Milburn, the blind chaplain of the last
house. On nmotion of Mr.. Wike, oflllinois,
the following resolution was adopted
without division:
| Resolved That we. the democratic
members of the house of representatives
OF the FIfty-First Congress, at the begin
ming of the first session hereby send
greetings to the people OF the country
with the assurance Ot our continued con-
| fidenCe i'll, and devotion to, the prinCi-
pies OF tariff reform as embraced i'll PrcSi-
dent Cleveland'S mess gcS to the last
congress upon that subject, and in the
platform OF principles adopted by the
| lam II q
st. Louis and that we hail with delight
the emphatic approval Of these princl-
pies by the people as expressed at the
polls i'll the recent elections. And we
| pledge them to renew and continue i'll
congress the contest for the reduction OF
the war taxes so ably begun and prose
cutcd i'll former congresses by our repre-
stntativcs AID senators.
| The subjects next brOachcd, were the
election Of permanent caucus officers,
and the attitude the party towards any
proposed modification of the house rules;
but it was deemed advisable in order to
accommodate the public by opening the
galleries to postpone the determination
of those questions; and accordingly,
after having been III session for hall an
hour, the caucus adjourned until to-
morrow night.
As the heavy gallery doors swung out
ward on their hinges. there was a wild
rush for seats, and i'll a few moments
! there was standing room only IN the
wide portals The executive gallery was
alone entirely empty; and the gallery re-
served for the diplomatic corps had but 4
few occupants. The picture, for which
the galleries formed Il gigantic ana ap-
| prOpriatc frame, was extremely inter
eSting. On the floor, members mingled
together chatting and laughing. Per-
Sonal animosities seemed forgotten, and
political differences buried, while jollity
and good humor were the order OF the
day. But the spectator looked i'll vain
for the genial tacc OF Cox, the good
naturcd presence of TownShend, the
manly figure of Laird. and the studious
counrcuance of Nutting. The places
which had known them SO long, would
know them no more, forever.