Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-12-08
Crisp is Elected Speaker by
the Democrats.
THE WIRES ARB DOWN EAST.
Message Tomorrow, Lobby Elec-
trocuted, Head End Collision,
Some Portland News, The
Storm, Albany Election, Salts
factory Showing, EditionaI Com
ment on Crisp, Joaquin Miller's
Son, Foreign and State News.

PORTLAND, Or. Dec. S.--Eastern
wires are prostrated. Report If any
will be late and light.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
PORTLAND, Or, Dec, SIT is un-
certain when the presidents mes
sage will be received probably MOI
before tomorrow.
CONGRESS MEETS.
WASHING TON, Dec. 8.--The sen
,te galleries were crowded with
spectators yesterday to witness the
opening of that branch of congress.
There was an unusually large num-
Der of new senators to be sworn In,
counting up seventeen without the
senator from Florida, neither the
name of Call nor Davidson being
on the printed lat.
AT noon the vice president took
he chair, and the session was
opened with prayer by Chaplain
Butler.
After this the vice-president laid
oeore the senates the credentials OF
,enators, the resignation of Senator
Reagan of Texas, and the appoint
uent by the governor of that state
If Mr.. Clinton. The other creden-
ials were those of, FELTON, Of Cali
Sornia, to fill the vacancy caused by
Hearsl's death; the resignation OF
Edmunds of Vermont, and the
appointment of Proctor; the Gre
ientials of Call and Davidson, each
claiming to be senator from Florida.
After the latter two were read,
Harris moved that they be referred
TO the COMMITTEES on privileges ant
elections, so the questions might b'
decided in the light of thorough
investigation. He asked that they
be laid on the table.
George said he would not object
TO this request, hut that tomorrow
he would insist that the senate had
both the facts and law before it, and
ought to proceed at once to seal
Call as the legally elected member.
After few remarks by Hoar, the
matter went over.
The credentials of Calvin s Brice
senator elect from Ohio, were pre-
sented.
Senator Sherman said: "Befort
the oath of Office Is administered tt
Mr.. Brice, desire to say that /
large number of citizens Of Obi,
contend that he was not m inhabit
ant of that state at the time of hi'
election, and was therefore not eligi
ble to a seat in this body. On ex
amining the precedents, of which
there are several in the history o
the government and some o
them the most important
of his credentials, which are regula
In form. / simply give this notice
however, so that his being sworl
may not be considered any waive o
misapprehension. am entirel,
satisfied that Mr.. Brice Is entitled
TO be sworn Ia on the prima facie o
misconstructlon, If the people or tn,
legislature efOEio should assert an(
prove to the satisfaction of the sen
ale that Mr.. Brlce was not at tn,
time OF his election an lnhabltant o
Ohio. But l make no objection Il
the swearing In of Mr.. Brice."
The swearing In of the newly
elected or appointed senators wa
then proceeded with. They wer'
In groups of four or five, In the frs
group being Brlce. In the mex
groups were Chiffon of Texas, Du
bois of idaho, FELTON, Of California
ana Gallinger of New Hampshire
Hoar said, as TO Chiffon there wat
a question as to wheth,r the COVER
nor of Texas had the power to ap
polut before vacancy actually oc
cured, He would afterwards move
TO refer the case to the committee
on privileges and elections,
Hale said he desired TO examine
the credentials OF Dubois, aud asked
that they lie on the table tin TO
morrow. Agreed TO. The othel
senators In the group We're sworn In
The name OF Hill, senator-eleot
from New York, was not printed on
the list, nor were his credentials
presepted.
There were but four members ol
the senate not In their seats. These
were, Jones of Arkansas, Jones OF
Nevada, Stanford of California, and
Vance of North Carolina.
Hoar submitted a motion that
Call be admitted TO take the oath AZ
senator from Florida, and said he
would let II g. over TIN tomorrow
Cull0m made a like motion In
reference to Dubois.
Amer some routine business tho
senate adjourned.
ELEclIoN or CRISP.
WAsHlN0T0N, ID. c., Dec, e.
When he house convened ther,
was large crowd present. Atnoon
Clerk Mcpherson called that body
10 order aud on motion OF Holman
the el, elton OF u eaker was proceeded
with. Holman paced Ia n0mina-
ton Crisp. OF Georgia. Henderson, of
Ills., nominated Thomas Il. Reed.