The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-10
And No DecisiOn----Crisp
Comes Up Smiling
With Mills as Clipper as at the
Beginning.
An Adjournment Brings Comfort to
MCMillin's Friends.

the House Of Representative began to
iill up after l o'clock, though not more
than half the number present pos
sessed the voting privilege. The seye-
raj candidates have taken up head
quarters in the committee rooms across
the corridors from the hall of the
House. Mr. Mills selected the Ways
and Means Committee room, Mr.. Crisp
that of the Appropriations Committee,
Mr.. Mcmillan had the Sub-appropria-
tons Committee room and Mr.. Spring
or and Mr. Hatcher have the River
and Harbor and Naval Committee
rooms respectively.
In the ,obby back Of the House work
men were busy adding one more paint
ing to the portrait gallery of the for
mer Speaker of the House of Represen-
tatives. They hung painting of Mr..
Reed in the row and it was soon sur
rounded by throng of people.
At the meeting of Tennessee dele
cation resolution was presented de-
manding the sentiment tive delega-
ii m as to the wisdom of Mr. Nc MILAN
remail ing in the field. There was
some weakness among McMil ans
friends, but The delegation finally re-
solved unanimously t. support him
until such time at least as his candidacy
should be considered hopeless.
The first trouble in caucus came
with the question as to how the voting
sh uld proceed-y secret or open
ballot. he question was referred to
Committee on Rules consisting Of
one member named by each candidate.
, At first all the members of the COM
mittee except Mr.. Bynum favored a
secret ballot. Mr.. Bynum said he
would not agree to secret ballot
until he cons lted Mr.. Mills in whose
, inter est he was on the committee. On
mis- return he started to enter a vigor-
Gus protest Hgainst secret ballot
when the Other members said it was
l matter OH which they did not care
| to insist on, and that sooner than have
any dis ute over it, they would re
co nmend an open ball It, which report
was submitted to the caucus anC
adopted
The ,oll call showed the p. esenc'
Of all the Democratic members excep
seven. The absentees include the fiy,
candidates vi Messrs. Evan, of Mis-
souri,, who has broken leg, and Blu
chanan, Of Virginia, who is sick.
> As stated by hartman Holman, %
y Representatives were present,% ma
joriiy Of whom would he ia.
e After Mr.. Holman had called tn
Il caucus to order Mr.. wilson, Of Yves
!, Vlrginit, aud MI Blanchard, Of Lot
l. siana, were II minated for secretaries
e Mr. wilson said he was not feulin
a well, 50 the name of Mr.. Anderson. {
d West Virginia, was subsGitu e,
Re Messrs Blanchard and Anderson wei
, then tlettcd without opposition.
d 1t was suggested that rule h
is ad pied declaring two third vote {
Is the caucus essential to nominate, bU
le the suggestion did not find favor an
was abandoned, 1t was then agree
70 that nominations of candidates shoul
be made by name only, and the ball(
7 taken by viva voee vote, names beln
called in the order OF the House ro
/ The other rules of procedure wei
. adopted as follows
. A majority OF all the votes cast
. the caucus shall be necessary to
choice.
" Nominations shall be made in tt
:, following order: First, Speaker; Sc
~ ond, Clerk; third, Sergeant at Arm
fourth, Doorkeeper fifth, Postmaste
sixth, Chaplain.
On all questions, other than uomin
ed tons, speeches shall be limited to Fl
Ie, minutes.
- The rules of the Fiftieth Congre'
K so far as applicable, shall govern Il
IS proceedings Of this caucus except
mt herein modified. The rules we
at adopted by reclamation, and the v
to rious candidates were placed in non
RS. nation.
IS Mr.. Mills was nominated by Mr.. CT
bertson, of Texas Mr.. Crisp by N
Bount, Of Georgia. Mr.. Springer
an Mr.. Newberry, of Illinois Mr.. Mem
rk lin by Mr.. Richardson, of Tennessee
go and Mr. Hatch by Mr.. Bland, of NJ
n souri,.
d Chairman Holman at this junctu
as called the attention Of the caucus
TT the fact that it has always been Il
custom to admit no one to the cauc
- but members entitled to it. 1t was {