The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-08-08

the representative from the Fifth Mich
gan district, the state officers OF Michi-
gan having bean changed in the mean
time. "Tho clerk refused 10 strike of
the name Of Mr.. Rlchardaon," said
Chief Clerk Kerr, "and the matter is
submitted to the house which when
organized 10 under tho constitution and
tho law judge OF the election aud quail
tlcation Of It's own members.N
Three hundred and thirty.Hix mem,
bers responded to the roll call and a
quorum was declared 10 be present.
ELEcTINd A SPEAKER,
"The clerk is now prepared to re-
ceivo motions looking to the election Of
speaker, as no other business is in or
der until speaker is elected, said tho
clerk.
There was q slight applause as Mr..
Holman, Of Indiana, arose and, after
having moved that the election OF
speaker be proceeded with, said; ~
have the honor to place in nomination
for election as speaker Of the house Of
representatives OF the Fitty-third Con-
gress, Hon. Charles F, Crisp, oI the
state Of Georgia" Applause.
Mr., Henderson, OF lllinoIa, next
claimed recognition. u have the
honor" said he, ITO place in nomina.
ton Tor the same Office Hon. Thomas b,
Reed, representative elect from the
state OF Maine" [Applause on tho Re.
publican side,
Mr., KEN, of Nebraska, Peoples
party representative, arose. II have
the honor. "said he, "to place in nom.
ination for the same position the name
Of Hon. Jeremiah Simpson, Of Kansas"
Laughter on Democratic and ltepub.
lican sides.
Messrs. Caruth, OF Kentucky, O'Neill,
Of Massachusetts,, Bingham, Of Pennsyl-
vanir, and Hopkins. OF Illinois, wsre
appointed tellers. Nearly forty min.
ntes was consumed in this formal roll
call, with tho roll call resulting as fol.
Iowa:
Chas. F. Crisp. 2l4 votes; Thos. b.
Reed, 122 votes, and jeremiah Simpson
7 votes.
"Charles F. Chrisp, u representative
from the state OF Georgia." said the
clerk, "has received majority OF all
the votes given and he is duly elected
speaker OF tho house Of representatives
for the ffty.third Congress, [Great
applause.
"The clerk appoints Mr.. Holman, Of
Indiana. Reed, ol Maine, and Mr.. Simp-
son, OF Kansas, to escort tho speaker.
elect to the chair" [Applause.1
There was q burst OF applause as
speaker-elect Crisp appeared few min
utes later. Az he took the chair the
speaker said;
"REPREsENrATlvEs-Profoundly grate.
full for this mark of your confidence, l
l shall try In soma degree to prove in
some degree worthy OF 1t by an honest
effort 10 discharge the duties OF the
office upon which am about to enter
with fidelity, with courtesy and with
the stricteat impartiality. Applause.
II am now ready to take the oath OF
office"
Representative o'Neill, "the father OF
the house." administered tho "oath OF
Office" to the speaker IN impressive
tones.
"Before administering the oath Of
Office to members" said the speaker,
"prayer will be offered by the chaplain
Of the last house"
Prayer was then offered by the blind
chaplain Milburn, now the chaplain Of
the senate. At the conclusion Of the
prayer the oath OF office was adminie-
tered by the speaker to members, tho
roll Of states being called for this pur-
pose.
THE FIRST CONTEST.
When tho state OF Michigan was
reached Mr.. Burrows, Of the Repub.
lican side. arose and said: II object,
MIR. Speaker to the oath of Office being
administered to Mr.. Richardson. whose
name appears on the roll. II Is Gus
tomary in such cases for the momber to
stand aside for the present"
"Mr. Richardson will stand aside un.
I'll the conclusion OF the organization OF
the house." said the speaker.
Mr.. Richardson retired to the rear.
After the oath OF office had been ad-
ministered to tho members, Mr.. O'Fer-
rail-, OF Virginia, offered the following;
"ReSolUed, That George +. Richardson
be sworn in as q member from the
Fifth district OF the state Of Michigan"
Mr.. Burrows, Of Michigan, offered
the following Substitutes:
"WHEaEAs, The credentials upon
which Mr.. George +. Richardson claims
seat in the Fifty.third Congress from
| the Fifth district Of the state OF Michi-
gan have been annulled and made void
at tho Judgment OF the supreme court
Of thdt state;
"WhEREAs, In pursuance aud in com.
pliance with suCh judgment and the
laws OF that state, tho state board Of
canvassers OF Michigan have declared
and certified that Charles i. Belknap
has beon elected u representative from
the Fifth district OF Michigan; there.
fore,
"Resolvsd, That Charles e. Belknap is
entitled TO be sworn in rs momber Of
this house OIL his prima facie case"
After some wrangling tho two resolu.
tions wore postponed until tomorrow.
Mr.. Holman presented resolution
providing for the election Of the officers
Of tho house nominated by tho Demo.
cratic caucus Of last Saturday. A sub
atitute, proposed by MIR. Henderson,
aud substituting the Republican nom.
inees, was rejected, and tho Democratic
resolution was thon adopted. The oath
OF office was then administered by tho
speaker to tho following; Clerk, James
Kerr, Of Pennsylvania; sergeRnt-at.
arms, Herman Snow, OF Illinois; door.
keeper, A. d, Hurt Of Tennessee; post.
master, LyCurgus Dalton, Of Indiana;
chaplain, s. W, Haddaway, Of Maryland,
On resolutions offered by Mr.. Nc.
Millin and Mr. outhwaite, the clerk
was directed to inform the President
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