The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-09
THE SPEAKERSHIP.
Judge Crisp Formally Elected
by the House.
Inc caucus Programme Successfully Car
ried 0ut.
FIRST Speech by the Speaker-C0ngreSSmen
Draw Tor Their SeatS-ShOrt Session
Of the Senate.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.-Excited feelings
so apparent throughout the Speakership con-
test had 10 part in the proceedings in the
House to-day. When McMilIin appeared
many members who had not been with him
IN the hight rushed up to shake hands and
tell MIN that he made a good stand against
the inevitable. Springer had In his coat
iapel bright scarlet pink, which has been
the emblem of his campaign. Having cast
MS vote and influence to Crisp, he was in
nigh favor with the ylctors. When the
nominations for Speaker were made in the
House this morning that of Reed was the
only one greeted with applause. Jerry
Simpson, acting for the Farmers Alliance
party OF nine, nominated Watson OF Georgia,
and smile spread over the House. When
Judge Holman PLACED Crisp in nomination
the Democrats reserved their applause for
the moment when he should be declared
elected and escorted into the House. But
at the name OF Reed the eighty-three Re
pubilcans made all the noise consistent with
their numbers, and their votes were cast in
peculiarly loud voices to show that they
were there. During the roll-call Mills stood
back behind the rail on the Democratic side,
and when his name was called voted with
his usual depth of voice and earnestness of
manner. Hoar and Williams (Nassachu-
setts), who were Mills most active workers,
did not vote. The silence on the Democratic
side remained unbroken while the tellers
counted the vote-which was announced: {:
Crisp 23S. Reed SO, Watson S-but when the
clerk announced that Crisp was elected
Speaker wild burst of applause filed the
House. As Mills aud Reed conducted the
Speaker to the chair all the members stood
IN their places clapping hands and cheering.
REASON FOR REFUSING TO VOTE.
Congressman Sherman Hoar of Massa-
chusetts. when asked why he did not vote
for Speaker on roll-call to-day, said: Last
fall l stated that in the coming contest
for the Speakership l would vote for no
candidate who would not promise to use
his influence, if elected Speaker, against
the consideration of bad financial leglsla-
ton and the extension of silver coinage
When Crisp became a candidate of the
party, l sent to him and asked him to give
me this promise. which he declined to do.
There was then nothing left Tor me to DO
but to refrain from voting for him. In my
judgment, however, he will do exactly what
he refused TO promise to do, namely, use his
influence as Speaker against the considera-
ton OF measures looking to the extension OF
the coinage If silver l feel fairly sure such
will be his action but as | could not get his
promise, he could not get my vote.'
ORGANIZING THE COMMITTEES.
The Republican Senate caucus to-day an
pointed a committee to reorganize the COM
mittees. This committee has assumed
task of greater magnitude than usual in
such cases. Serious inroads have been
made by death. resignation and failure of
reelection in the ranks of the Senate as
1t stood Mt the close of the Fifty-first Con-
gress. In the forty-two standing and thir-
teen select committees, there are not less
than seyenty-two vacancies, including six
charmanships in the list of standing COM
mttees and one in the list of select commit
tees. The Committee on Finance retains
every one of its thirteen members, while
Senator ShermanS Committee on Foreign
Relations has lost five OF its nine memb bers
The committees on Judiciary, Education
and Labor and the District of Columbia
have each lost three members, including the
Chairman. The other committees have been
depleted in like manner.
AN AID TO CoNGREssMEN.
When the House Committee on Elections
is appointed aud proceeds to consider the
contested election cases which will come be-
fore it for the first time, it will have as a
basis digest OF reports, testimony and legal
questions relative to elections hich came
before previous Congresses. This digest is
intended by Clerk ROwell to assist the men,
bers IN reaching an impartial conclusion
touching the law and precedentS applicable
to any election contest.