The evening world., 1889-12-02
REED IS SPEAKER.
elected by the Full Republican Vote
This Morning.
Both Branches Of the F~ifty-hrst
Congress Under Way.
The Democrats in Caucus Put New
Nails in Their Tariff Plank.

wAsHINcrcx. Dec. with 3e5 members
present Congressman Reed, Of Maine. was
elected Speaker. receiving the full Republican
vote.
The Democrats cast q complimentary vote for
ex-Speaker Carlisle.
Speaker Reed, on assuming the duties OF
presiding officer, said:
GSntI,n,r 81 ne Heu,s q R.grs,,ntanSs'
possible not to be moved by its dignity aud
this moment mole impressed by its responsibili-
Under our system Of E%ovGrpment. as i has
the duties are political, sincerely hope they
y what i duo to tho people q Hi. whois
both Sides OF this eHEsmb q" """' 'u'
ont your will, l invoke the considerAte judg-
ment aud the cordial aid OF all members of the
The Senate. after appointing q committee to
wait on the President and notify him that il was
ready for communications, adjourned until
noon to. morrow.
Senators Moody and PettiRraw from South
Dakota, Casey, OF North Dakota, and Squire
and Allen from Washington, took the oath AZ
Representatives Of the new States.
Pierce, of North Dakota, was not present.
WASHINGTON. d. G Dec. 1.-The Fifty-frst
Congress is in full blast at both ends Of the
Capitol. The Republicans are in control, and
at the other end of the avenue sits q Republican
President lingering the message he will send to
the House and Senate tomorrow morning.
Whatever, therefore. may be accomplished
during the coming session. for good or for evil,
will be laid at the door OF the party which, for a
brief period at least, will control both the Legis-
lative and Executive branches OF the Govern
ment.
The big hall Of the House began to all up at a
very early hour to-day. ard at 10 O'Clock the
galleries were filled to OVERLOOKING with crowds
OF curious siRhtseerH.
Al IL o'clock tho members began to arrive.
the new ones coming first, ~ II eNger to
begin the lebors of the session.
One OF the first OF the !big-wigs to get in was
ex-Speaker Carlisle, looking az self-contained
Roger q. Mills, the wnr-horse Of the Fiftieth
league, Major Martins. who Jumped to fame a
year ago BY blowing out the gas in his room at
Around Mills clustered the BreckenridGes.
Wilson. Mcmillan and the other members OF the
veteran Democratic Ways and Means Com
On the other, side, Of the House the Republi-
cans cS1S were S SStRe rec cGnd ETIG11PS xi sthh1tESi G Soi bands 16S
Cannon looking As though he were already
shook hands cordially With Mckinley, Who may
or may not be Chairman OF the Ways and Means
Committee.
The desks OF many member we're loaded with
flowers, but nobody got half as many Ak Tim
Campbell'n successor, little Judge Mccarthy,
Gcribed; ITO cur little giant. Mccarthy Eighth
In addition to renomipatinS ex-Speaker Car
liRle and the other officers of the last House, the
Democratic members. in caucus at 10 o'clock.
party's position on the tRrih question. az eG-
pressed In President Cleyeland's message of two
years ago. and on the platform adopted by the
Democratic National Convention at st. Louis
in 1883.
1t is WORTH of remark that in this full Demo-
cratic caucus there WAS no objection to the reso-
luton, and no questions OF the policy OF its
adoption.
At IL o'clock, when Gen. CLARK. the Clerk of
the old Houte. stood up to call the roll ali the
seats on the iioor were filled.
The old members were generally sitting in
their accustomed places for the last time, for
the ballot,ng for seats late in the afternoon will
his lett. and the Republicans from the left to
the right,
The formal election OF officers started with the
certainty that, with the possible exception of
Chaplain. j 1.-the candidates selected at Satur-
days Republican caucus would be elected by a
But some of the Republicans are in favor Of
DIR. Milburn. the former Chaplain, and il IL
possible he will be put in nomination by q Re-
publican.
II 30. he will be elected. because all the Demo-
Gratis win vote for HIM, although they did not
put him in nomination.
The Senate was called to order with Senatorial
severity by Mr., Morton. and after the opening
ceeded to businers in as orderly a way a. If
there had been no recess.