The southern argus., 1891-12-17

Crisp Elected Speaker- Everything Ready
for Buslnees-Plnmb ard reffer Get
ting in Their Work.

for BusInees-Plnmb ard Feffcr Get
ting in Their Work.
WASHINGTON, December Sowing |
to the prolonged contest in the demo |
cratic caucus for speaker, the house !
merely met Yesterday and adjourned.
TODAY is practically the first day.
The crowd in the galleries when the |
house was called to order was as large |
as that OF Yesterday. Clerk McPher- |
aon called the house to order. and after
the reading Of the journal Mr.. Holman
Of Indiana moved to proceed to the elec-
tion of d speaker. Agreed to.
Mr.. Holman named Charles f. Crisp
OF Georgia When Mr.. Henderson OF
Illinois placed Mr.. Reed in nomination
there was applause among the republl-
cans and in the galleries. Jeremiah
Simpson OF Kansas nominated Thomas
z. Watson of Georgia, the candidate o.
the farmers alliance. When Mr., Mills
and Mr.. Springer voted for Mr.. Crisp
the democrats applauded.
The CLERK announced that Mr.. Crisp
had received 226 votes, Mr.. Reed So.
Mr.. Watson 5, and that Mr.. Crisp was
elected. Applause on the democratic
side.
On taking the chair Mr.. Crisp thank
ed the members for the honor, and said
he would endeayor to discharge his du-
ties impartially and added:
sIet as unite in the hope that our la
bors here may result in the advance
ment of the prosperity, honor and glory
Of our beloved country"
Chaplain Miller then invoked divine
| blessing, after which the members were
sworn in.
Mr.. Holman submitted resolution
| providing for the election OF James
| Kerr OF Pennsylvania as clerk OF the
house, Samuel S. YOder OF Ohio as SER
geant-a arms, @. w. Adams OF Mary
land as doorkeeper. and Lycurges Dali
| ton, of Indiana, as postmaster. THESE
are the gentlemen selected by the dem
| Ocratic caucus.
Mr.. Henderson of Illinois offered a
substitute. providing for the reelection
| OF the officers Of the las congress Ed
ward Mcpherson of Pennsylvania as
clerk, a. j. Holmes of Iowa as sergeant
at arms, G. w. Adams OF Maryland as
doorkeeper. J w. Hathaway Of Mon
| tana as postmaster, and Charles B..
Ramsdell of the District of Columbi as
chaplain. The substitute was disagreed
TO, and the first resolution adopted.
|
tion providing for the election OF Rev.
William I'll. Milburn OF Illinois as chap
lain, and after this was agreed to the
oaths Of Office were administered to the
new officers BY the speaker.
The remainder of the business of the
dav was Of a routine character, the
house adjourning at 3:2u until Monday
THE SENATE.
The senate completed its Organiza-
tion and the swearing in OF new mem
bers Tuesday. Mr.. PETER was accom-
panied to the bar of the senate by Sen
ator Plumb
The only incident so far worth noting
was the announcement OF Senator Sher
man Of Ohio. that the right Of Mr.
Brice To seat, owing to his residence
In New York, would be investigated.
Among the numerous measures anC
resolutions SO far presented were tbs
following:
Bv Mr.. PETER: To amend the immi
grafton and naturalization laws; t.
grant service pensions, with additional
amounts to prisoners of war, to provide
means for their payment. and to repea
section Of tho pension act OF June u
!, 1890: to reduce the number OF pension
ratings to ten; to abolish pension agen
cies. and to lessen the expenses OF eX
! amining boards.
! By Mr.. Call: To authorize the presl
dent to open negotions with Spain as
!, the island OF CUBA.
I By Mr.. Vest: To prohibit mOnopol
i in the transportation OF cattle TO fOl
! eign countries; for the compulsory edt
] cation OF Indian children; to amend tn
interstate commerce act in reference
] the export trade in cattle. (The latte
\. bill was laid on the table, and Mr. Vel
gave notice that he would call it up 1
The next meeting OF the senate.
i BY Mr.. Plumb: To provide for tt
I, free coinage Of silver, and the Intern
u tional free coinage of silver.
Z By Mr. Hawley: To revive the grad
IL OF lieutenant general of the army OF I'll
4 United States,
Il BY Mr.. Han through: Toprevent tf
i sale of arms to Indians, and 10 cOnhsca
q arms now owned by certain !lians.
I Z Mr.. Feffer offered a resolution, whiC
Il was referred to the finance committe
!. requiring that committee to oinQuire al
to report as to the actual expense a
4 tending the business OF money lcndln
q as conducted in the United States
bankers and other persons, both as
Il short loans and long loans, his obie
Il |; being to find the actual cost OF conduc
L ing the business of lending money wit
u out reference to the value OF amour
q loaned.
n Mr.. Plumb. offered a resolution d
IL claring that congress desired the r
u moval of the remains of the illustriol
m soldier and statesman Gene
al II. s. Grant, TO, and the
interment in. Arlington national Gem
!. tery, and that the President be requess
II ed 10 convey to the widow OF that !
u mented man such desire, rendering
her on the part of the nation all nece
u sary facilities for such removal and Il
I terment,n The resolution was lald
81 the table, Mr.. Plumb giving notice th
N he would call 1t up at a convenient tim
81 NEWS NOTES.