Morning journal and courier., 1891-12-09
THE HOUSE ORGANIZES.

Mills and Springer Vote for Crisp for
 Speaker-Other officers Chosen-Pro- ceedings in the Senate Senators
 Sworn In.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-Although there was an absence of the rush which charac- terized the entrance of the public to the house galleries yesterday, there was this morning no appreciable diminution in the number of spectators. At the hour of noon Clerk McPherson called the house to order, and the journal of yesterdays pro- ceedings were read.
 Mir. Holman of Indiana then moved that the house proceed to the election of speak CT. Agreed to.
 Mr. Holman placed in nomination Charles F. Crisp of Georgia.
 MT. Henderson of Illinois placed in nomination Thomas B. Reed. Applause on the republican side.
 MT. Simpson of Kansas placed in nom ination Thomas c. Watson of Georgia.
 Outhwaite of Ohio and Henderson of H. linois, Oats of Alabama and Simpson of Kansas were appointed as tellers. The roll was then called, with the following result: For Crisp, 22S, for Reed S3, for Watson s.
 Mills and Springer were heartily ap- plauded when, in response to the call of their names, they recorded their votes for Crisp.
 The clerk having announced the result, | declared MT. Crisp duly elected speaker, | amid storm of applause. The clerk then | appointed Mills and Reed as @ committee | to escort the newly elected speaker to the | chair, an appointment that was received | with applause not unmi1ed with laughter. In a few moments MT. Crisp entered | with Mir. Mills and MT. Reed supporting | him on either arm, and his march down the aisle was perfect ovation, the democrats en masse rising and giving him cheer after cheer and the republican members rising also.
 l When quiet had been secured MT. Crisp said: "Gentlemen of the house of repres- entatives: For the great honor you have conferred upon me I return heartfelt | thanks. I shall endesvor to discharge the duties of the office of speaker with courtesy, with firmness and with absolute impsrtiality. Applause. Let us unite in the hope that our labors here may result in the advancement of the prosperity, the honor and the glory of our beloved country. [Applause.l I am now ready te take the oath of office."
 The oath of office having been admins tered by Mr. Holman of Indiana, Rev. Dr Millburn, the blind chaplain of the pre- ceding house, upon request of Speake Crisp offered prayer.
 | THE SENATE.
 Immediately after the reading of tn journal the oath of office was administered to Mir. Jones of Arkansas, reelected.
 MT. Hoar expressed the opinion that tn first business was the question of admins tering the oath of office to Mir. Dubois O Idaho.
 MT. Cullom's motion of yesterday to tha effect was put and agreed to, and the oatl was accordingly administered to MT. Du bois.
 Mr. Hoar's similar motion as to MT. Cal of Florida was also agreed to and the oat was administered to Mir. Call.
 On further motion of MT. Hoar the ps pers in the matter of the credentials c MT. Davidson Claimant for Mir. Call
 seat) were referred to the committee O privileges and elections, with instruction
 to investigate and report at an early da ! and on motion of NIT. Hale @ like referenc
 was made on the papers in the case of Mi
 Claggett claiming the seat of MT. Dubois