Evening journal., 1891-12-07
OUR LAWMAKERS MEET
Opening Session Of the Fifty.
second Congress.
THE HOUSE HAS l4l NEW MEMBERS

NNA@Ah AA'AenAAHN 9HNA ~ ~ &NA7tAEANeAs
WAsHmoroN, Dec promptly at noon
today the Stars and Stripes iipttered to the |
breeze from the stats on the east and west
wings OF the Capitol and the Fifty ysoooad
congress began its first session. BY III
o'clock everybody in town seemed to be
moving over against tho Capitol on foot, in
cars aud cabs and vehicles OF every descrip
tion. Pennsylvania avenue, the great thor
oughfare, looked like a panorama Of moving
celebrities And yet there was not room in.
side the maamoth building for half the
number that wanted to witness the opening
ceremonies.
In the House.
The scene in the house presented an AMI
mated picture The galleries were packed
and at fifteen minutes before noon, when
the sergeant at arms announced that the
time had arrived for those not entitled to
the privileges Of the floor to retire, standing
room was at premium.
A good many new faces appeared in tho
throng Of members-elect, but there was
sufficient number Of familiar figures to 70
mind the spectators Of old times The els-
phantine form Of eK-Speaker Reed loomed
up conspicuously at the extreme right "
the chamber where be discussed the resent
elections with Lodge and Burrows,
Bland and His silver Dollars.
The sprightly Springer, with his inevita.
ble boutonniere and perennial smile, moved
nimhly about buttonholing Democratic
members; the .'gilver tongued' BreckiR-
/ ridge viewed the scene nonehaiantly with
hands in pockets Bland sat quietly GA =
sofa, meditatiyely jnghng a trio Of silver
dollars, while the lank figure Of Jerry Simp-
son was the eynosure Of all eyes
The Presidents Message.
AS the hands Of the greae clock opposite
the speakers desk marked the hour a II
Edward Mcpherson, clerk Of the last house,
appeared at the clerks desk and called the
house to order
The house win in all probability transact
little or no business during the week out
side of the organization. The presidents
message viii not be read in the house until
Tuesday, provided, Of course, that the o..
ganization is perfected, and an adjournment
viii follow until Thursday. The house oi
representatives always devOtes the FIRST das
of new congress to organization and allot
ment OF seats 1t Is thought that the nes
sage would not have proper attention II i
: were sandwiched between other busines
9 on the opening day. At the beginning q
long session th1 Ctnt0ra 10 Tor ttu hou11 q
adjourn for three days at time until afte
the holidays.
Only 141 New Congressman.
The element Of new membership win ais
play an important part in the organization
Of the house OF the s55 Democratic MON
. bers entitled 10 seats, 105 have never befoP
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state in the Union is represented on the lis
Of new members
There are two from Connecticut, Sperry
Def0rest; one from Delaware, Causey; 81
: from Georgia, Noses, Iivington, Everett
Lawson, Winn, Watson; eight from Illinois
McCsenn Durburrow, Newberry, Steward
snow, Cable, Scott, Busy; five from lows
! Seerley, Butler, Hamilton, White, Bowman
l, two from Maryland, Page, McKaig; fou
. from Massachusetts,, Stevens, Williams
+ Coolidge, Crosby; five from Michigan, Col
u man, Stout, Youmans, Wheeler, Weadock
= three from Minnesota, HaITies, Hall, Castle
y one from New Hampshire, Daniel; thre
q from New Jersey, Hosadmus, English, Nd
Il Donald: eight from New York, ChapiT
y Coombs, Fellows, Warner, Bentley, Va
e Horn, Rockwell, Bunting; eleven from Ohio
Houz, Gantz, Layton, DonEsan, Hare, PA
tison, DUNCAN, Harter, Warwick, Pearson
johnson; six from Pennsylvania, McAleei
r Hallowell, Amerman, Wolyerton, Gillespi,
n Kribbs two from Rhode Island LaphaI
II Page, and six from Wisconsin, Babbit
IS Bushnell Mitchell, Miller, Coburn an
" Lynch.
u A Big Task FOR the New Speaker.
When to these are added twenty-eigl
q new Republican members and eight Farm
q srs' Alliance men it win be seen that th
new speaker win have a herculean task b
lore him in ascertaining as far as possibl
the preferences Of 141 new members VIII
40 know nothing about committee work, an
8 making assignments that win be satisfactor
a, 70 an Of them. Il is not in the least hl1el
or that the committees can be arranged an
is The house be organized for legislative bus
"a ness until after the Christmas holidays A
at she Democratic party chiefs say that Il
ave or six committees which share with Il
committee on appropriations the control
The expenditures, win be organized with
ia- rieW to cutting down the appropriations
r. The lowest possible limit Mr.. Holman say
be 1T viii be horizontal reduction Ever
~ thing but the pensions must be reduce
bo They are a fixture"
~ Pennsylvania Election Contests.
'el The house VIII not have more than half
dozen contested election cases to decide, al
Ghree Of these are from the state Of Pen
lylvania. In each Of these three cases Der
N. scrats seek to oust Republican who h
en- lhe certificate. The titles Of the cases a
lit Reynolds against Shonk, Reedy again
nv Senll aud Craig against Stew wart. The tes
de nony in the last two named cases is We
Toluminous, filing three large printed "
1mes in each instance The allegations
which the contents al based are pure
~ technical being questions whether certa
~ ~ rioters had legal right to cast their ballot
~ There Is one contest in New York Noy
~ Rep.l against Rockwell Dem.l, and the Ii
I'd 5er win be handicapped by decision Of {
New York courts against him.
There were eight vacancies on the clerl
'oll, occasioned by the deaths Of Mess
Spinola, Of New York; Ford Of Michiga
X, Eamble of South Dakota; Houck, of To
ng lessee, and Lee, Of Virginia and the res
BE nations Of Messrs- Body, Flower and RI
IN lell, Of New York. Their SUCCESSORS, exec
20 General Lee, have been elected.
5. In the Senate.
H. WASHINGTON, Dec. THE senate being
" continuous body, no reorganization was n'