The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-08
READY FOR THEIR WORK
,org HOUSES on CaNGRESS ELECT
THETE OFFICERS.
TIE Usual Lottery for seats Takos riac'
Without Any Incideni-forecast OF
mo mittees.
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..e hundred new voices answered the
-.r calls to-day. and the House, having
elected is officers. is now prepared for
ne RESIDENTS message and for the ram
dbl. ol ..s committees.
The noise Of the carpenters hammer,
the loud conversation OF the painters
and busy clamor Of the uphoiSterers.
,hph Cor weeks have resoundcd through
tfe deserted marble corridors. were all
l..hcl carly this mornius
Tn o'clock arrived. and through the
,.-, building comes the indiatnct hum
a human voices like the first cool wind
mat murmurs before the coming storm.
Eleven o'clock comes and rapidly The
Galleries are filling. while up from the
lob1lts comes "a muttcring OF sound as the
ocean makes beneath the stariit skies,
and its audible calcuccs float out through
halls. lobhics and committee chambers.
quarter 90 ~ has come, and the hall Is
we'll filed The loud greetings. laughter
and jest ring out above the volume of
rIayoIsation and the galleries are crowd
3D. one by one the well-known men are
recognized as they enter. and they are
quickly surrouldtd by adrl r'is and
friends. who welcome them again 20 Con
Eress. No seats are yet determined upon,
and the members are scattered all over
the hail.
General Daniel +. Sicllos. Of New York.
comes I'm ON his crutches and is being
greeted by many old acquaintances EX-
Pension Commissioner j. G.. Black, Of
Illinois. has just entered and is receiving
complimentary salutauOns
10 sun lacks a few minutes 10 noon.
and the great crowds surge about the
doors. Hon. Thomas b. Reed and jerry
simpson come In. and the galleries turn
af attention 10 them. Hon. BOurke Cock
II trf
lobby and go az once 20 the seats formerly
occupied hy them Hon. George D. Wise
and W. A. Jones. OF Virginia, have just
come I'm. Messrs Marshall. Swanson and
TYLER have taken seats I'm the section oc-
capied by a majority of our delegation
ast year. Colonel O'Ferral Harry Tuck
,- and Paul Edmunds have arrived. and
being the oldest members from Virginia,
are being greeted by former colleagues
Two huge bouquets Of roses have just
been brought In one Is placed before
H0n Charles O'Neill. Of Pennsylvania,
aud The other ON tho desk OF Hon. W. B.
Hatch. Of Missouri. These are the only
flal tributes i'm the han. making "A de-
clel innovation from the numberless
offerings of the last session Of Congress
Soon has come and Chief Clerk Kerr
haa called the House to order and is
reading the list Of the members-elect
The clerk has finished the roll and states
that nominations FOR Speaker are I'm order
Judge Holman arises and names james
T. crisp. OF Georgia. The House breaks
into loud laughter al the mistake Of
IuIeo Holman. who amid the confusion
changes his nomination TO Charles r.
tr4p.
nv. henderson. Of Illinois. has placed in
nomination Hon. Thomas y. Reed. Mr..
Klm. Of Nebraska. places I'm no 1inution
Hon. jerry Simpson. and the galleries
cheer good ulturedly while a smile goes
around the House
The rou oau for Speaker Is going on
without incident. as 40 doubt exists as
o. i,s result
Tine announcement Of the election OF
Speaker Crisp is followed by cheers, and
Jule Holman Messrs Simpson ana
H..i are appointed 10 notify him oi Tire
action. Speaker crisp enters upon the
arm ~ Judge Holman. while tom ma
'Iery' following. give the spectators a
good chance 90 size up the leading cie-
u.nfs of the present Congress speaker
Crisp thanks the House in a few words
anI the oath is administered by Hon.
Charles e'NeM. OF Pennsylvania. Roth
sides Of the House literally applaud
Speaker Crisp's remarks
Ny viva voce vote, Clerk Kerr. Ser
r,ant-at-Arms Snow. Doorkeeper HURT
aal Postmaster Dalton are elected and
r.r the only uncertain incident Of the
b.nind the rail and the drawing for seas
iar.reI Uv resolution Messrs. Holman
Reed and O'Nein each now having served
or serving their sixteenth term, were
granted the privilege Of selecting theii
f..ts FIRST Mr.. Tucker was the first Viz
r.nIan called. and selected his old seat m
tne centre aisle. Congressman Marshall
was the next. and chose a seat in the
second aisle just behind Hon. Benton
Mcmillan. Hon. W. l.. Wilson has just
t.iected the old seat occupied by Coiohel
OFerrar. Messrs. Branch, henderson
Settle and Woodward. of North CaroNna
have Am taken good places. The flowers are
now coming IN rapidly. and great many
of the desks are being covered. The roll
IS FAR advanced but IL seems That luck
i.e deserted Nil ginia and North Carolina
Hon. ID Gardiner Tyler Is called ana he
Selects one Of the few remaining seats
So the extreme right OF the Speaker Coi'
orsl O'Ferral has been called. ana takes
"a seat Ga the old Virginia section to the
rigbt ~ the Spcaker. Hon. Paul Edmunds
and Hon. Ben Bunn follow each other "a
the outer row at tie extreme right Mr
C.orce ID. wise Is Just called and is
forced 10 take a rear seat near ms olo
POSITION. Mr.. G. A. Swausons pauen'
waiting is at last rewarded. ana ne was
compelled 10 30 over 20 the reserve aiSl'
on the Republican side. General Slckies
cfNaw York. comes next, and ne has also
70 ro 20 the left side of the chamber
There is stiil considerable Interest mann
ha.sl here regarding the Virginia guber-
u'niai nomination. and many OF the
amlOFerrau men are disposed TO thlnh
TIA, there has been a great lack oi OF,
gtrzatlon and yigor upon the part oi
re Tyler and Buford supporters. An
oher feature which puzzles the best
Informed politicians is. why I'm such coun-
tes as Pittsylvania and others In the
lNh and Sixth districts, where the Ill
ver men are known 10 be strongest, dele
cations are. I'm many Instances elected 10
support Colonel O'Ferrall. who publicly
announced that whatever Mr.. Cleveland
dd was right anyhow ana that. Of
course, embraced his anti-siver senti-
mcnts. Many Of the Vireinians here seem
70 consider that the delegates are dis
posed 90 Jump on the imaginary band
wagon Irrespective OF records, and rrc
eagerly grasping al straws ia the shape
d political promises while they frankly
admit that prospects Of fulfilling all are
vague ana improbable
The resignation Of Hon. Basil b. Cor
oln Is universally accepted here as a de-
cnauOn 10 run the campaign in the
event Of the nomination OF Colonel O'Fer-
fall as n was known az the state com
mittee meeting that Mr.. Gordon, who did
20 much for the party last year. was not
enthusiastic for this nomination, although
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