Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-12-09
WHEELS IN MOTION.
Crisp Takes the Chair
in the House.
HE RECEIVES AN OVATION.
Promises to Do His Duty With Firm.
ness and Impartiality.

WASHINGTON, Dec AT the hour OF
noon yesterday, Clerk Mcpherson called
the house to order and the journal of
Mondays proceedings was'read.
Mr. Holman of Indiana then moved that
the house proceed To the election of
speaker. Agreed 10. Mr. Holman then
placed in nomination Charles +. Crisp of
Georgia.
Mr.. Henderson Of illinois placed in
nomination Thomas B Reed.
Mr. Simpson of Kansas placed in nomi-
nation Thomas Il Watson of Georgia.
Messrs. Cultivate Of Ohio, Henderson
of Illinois. Oates of Alabama and Simpson
of Kansas were appointed as telers. The
roll was then called, with the following re
suit:
For Crisp, RS; for Reed, SO, for Wat
son, s.
The clerk having announced the result,
declared Mr. Crisp duly elected speaker,
amid a storm of applause. The clerk then
appointed Messrs Mills and Reed as a
committee to escort the newly elected
speaker to the chair an appointment
which was received with applause, not un-
mixed with laughter In a few moments
Mr. Crisp entered. with Mr. Mills and Mr..
Reed supporting him on either arm, and
his march down the aisle was "A perfect
ovation. the democrats in mass rising and
giving him cheer after cheer and the Re
publican members rising also When
quiet had been secured Mr. Crisp said:
Gentlemen of the House of Representatives
For the great honor you have conferred upon
me. | return heartfelt thanks. ! shall en-
deavor to discharge the duties of the Office of
speaker with courtesy, with frmness and with
absolute impa-tiality. 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. am now
ready TO take the oath Of office
Taking the Oath.
The oath of Office having been admins
tered by Mr.. Holman of Indiana, Rev. DR.
Milburn, the blind chaplain of the preced-
ing house, upon request Of Speaker Crisp,
offered a prayer.
The work of swearing in the members
of the Fifty second congress then began
the oath of office being administered by
Speaker Crisp. Mr.. Holman then offered
a resolution for the appointment OF Mr..
Kerr for clerk, Mr.. Yoder for sergeant-at-
arms, Mr. Turner for doorkeeper, and Mr..
Dalton for postmaster, which was agreed
to with an amendment offered by Mr..
Springer of Illinois for the appointment OF
William H. Milburn as chaplain. The
newly elected officers were then sworn in.
On motion of Mr.. McMillin of Tennessee,
resolution was adopted directing the
clerk to inform the president Of the elec
ton of speaker and clerk. The speaker
appointed Messrs. Blount, Breckinridge
and Reed as such committee.
1t was ordered that the daily hour Of
meeting of.-the house shall be IL o'clock.
The house then proceeded to
The Drawing for Seats.
A resolution, the effect of which was to
permit Messrs. Reed of Maine, Holman of
Indiana and ONell of Pennsylvania, to
select their seats in advance, was adopted.
The members, with these exceptions, then
retired behind the semi-circle of seats and
anxiously awaited the result of the usual
lottery for seats Mr. Reeds choice was
the seat long occupied by Garfield, and
Mr.. O'Neill's selection was the one di-
rectly in front Mr. Holman selected one
more near the center aisle than he has oc-
cupied for many years. Then fortune, in
the shape OF blind-folded page, drew
| from a box of marbles numbered corre-
spondngly to the places occupied by the
! members on the roll-call. After all the
| marbles had been drawn, Mr.. Dingley
| stated that his name had not been called.
| The speaker replied that he was informed
that it had been called and Mr. Dingley
had to be satisfied with this statement.
He expressed himself as unable to secure a
seat anywhere, and was naturally indig-
nant at the mistake that had been made.
The house then, at $40, adjourned.
senate Proceedings.
Immediately after the reading Of the
| journal, the oath of Office was admins
tered to Mr.. Jones of Arkansas, reelected
Mr. Hoar expressed the opinion that the
first business was the question Of admin
istering the oath to Mr.. Dubois Of Idaho.
Mr. Cullom's motion Of Monday TO that
effect was put and agreed to; and the oath
was accordingly administered to Mr.. Du-
bois. Mr. Hoars similar motion "a TO Mr..
Call Of Florida, was also agreed to; and
the oath was administered to Mr. Call.
On further motion of Mr. Hoar the pa
pers in the matter Of the credentials of Mr..
Davidson claimant for Mr.. Calls seat)
were referred to the committee on privil-
eyes and elections, with instructions to in
vestigate and report at an early day; and.
on motion of Mr.. Hale "A like reference was
made of the papers In the case OF Mr.. Clag-
gett, claiming the seat Of Mr. Dubois.
The senate then, at 1890, took a recess
till 2p.m.
After the recess, Mr.. Kerr the newly
elected clerk of the house, appeared and
delivered message, announcing that the
house was organized and ready TO proceed
to business, and that it had appointed a
committee Of three 10 join like commit
tee on the part Of the senate TO wait upon
the President Of the United States. few
minutes before o'clock the house mem
bers Of the Joint committee made their APP
pearance, and being joined by Messrs
sherman and Harris, proceeded to the
White House.
After waiting twenty minutes, Mr..
Voorhees, moved an adjournment, stating
that the house had already adjourned. The
motion was agreed 20 and the senate at