New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-08
MR.. CRISP AGAIN SPEAKER.
ELECTED TO PRESIDE OVER THE HOUSE
IN THE LIIID CONGRESS.
POPULAR INTEREST IN THE OPENING SESSION
OF TIE LOWER BRANCH - CROWDS FILL
THE GALLERIES-MEMBERS DRAW
THEIR SEATS.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIB"NE.I

| Washington. Aug The unusual clrculn-
stances surrounding the organization ei th" prs
ent House of Representatives probably had gop"
| deal TO do with drawing TO the hall OF thar oohN
| to-day the largest throng of people that ever
gathered there on a like occasion. Never oeior"
was that hody organized in August, never pcior'
did il comprise 80 large a number OF mcmD'r'' anu
moro than thirty years have passed Hihc II wa,
convened 10 provide for so grave Na'lo"''
| emergency as that which now confrontS H.
Two hours before noon the galleries that had
been thrown open to the public We're packed ana
the surrounding corridors were crowded wi'h p'o-
nle eager and impatient TO enter the galleries.
which had been temporarily reserved. Long b"-
| fore the curtain was to rise upon IN" eN'i'ihS
drama the prelude Of which was TO be- acted 10
day. every foot of available space was hled' the
| Aoor Of the Representatives chamber was over
run and where silence had regncd for ionr
months a babel of voices fncl the lot almost
sitting atmosphere
MANY WOMEN AMONG THE spE TNToRs
| Hundreds Of women clad in the caycst a1d arr
ost summer costumes waved their fans ana 1of
four or five hours patiently endured the lht'hN
heat in order that they might witness proc''"''s'
whose significance to them was manly Interpr'''"
hv the consciousness that they were witnesSh
the opening scenes of what many nave pee" ~
4. holioro is IN be a great struggle Statesmen
nr.vo ard other statesmen less grave, discussed
| the situation which has brought them to the Ma
fiona, Capital in midsummer, and exchanged facts
90 we'll as views Of policy. From every quart
came gloomy reports Of business distress ana uc-
nrcsson and loss Of business commence. III '""'
reoard this reunion of political leaders from cNc'N
mart OF the Union was not cheerful sa'he'I"s
After much delay and no small amount OF ol"-
hall slf ,r.1 ui "A r.
sons not entitled TO take part in the proceedings
1,orL Kerr read the Presidents proclamation con
,.o,irc ,.oncrss in extraordinary session. Ite
.., ollcd the roll Of Rcpiescn'ativeS-clcct, ana
Y,c ,en,n1ed TO their names. This showed
.on,r ahscntcns several Of whom, as attcrward
.nno,rod are detained at home by illness lew
- ,ho remainder came in before the House al
journed.
,vo nrvocRATIC BLUNDERS AT THE START
ITO nroceedinus attending the election OF
Ono. Lor ,xere marked by two Democratic bInnders,
ono of which set the House and galleries IN
roar and covered Economist" Holman with con-
eusion He had been selected 10 pnt "Charles r
Crsn.r a Reprcsentativc-ecct from the Sta'' oi
(eorcia in nomination, but he r0" ana efaNcN
proposed the name of James r. trisp A'rr
thomas B. Reed had been placed in NOMINATION pS
thc Republicans, and Jeremiah Slhpsoh-"no'o
Christian name is Jerry in behalf OF 'he Iop-
ulists. Clerk Kerr proceeded TO conduct the e''c
tion according to a plan of his own A''ef aoo".
Gf,r romcs had been called Mr.. Burrows OF
u;chiran. quietly addressed the clerk ana ihI'e"
his ottcnt,on 10 the fact that IL had always oeen
customary ON such occasions for the clerk 'o ap-
noint tellers from the opposing parties MI
Kerr promptly acknowledged the corn an" ap
no;ntcd the tcllcrs, and the roll was again caileu
from the beginning No further mistakes oc-
CURED. and the tellcrs reported PA Vo'es 'o'
Cy;su. -. for Reed and for SIMPSON man
ing a total of 343, which was oniy - "''
than the total living membership OF 'hc ho"sc.
II was observed that the "Silver' Representatives
from Colorado and Nevada voted for Simpson
When the result declared the Democra',
cbccred as though they had won an uneApec'e"
v;c,orv. Speaker Crisp was escorted to the cha',
,r n committee consisting of Judge Holman ana
,i.ssrs Reed and Simpson, the unsuccessful can
d;dates: and the manner in which the proccss'o''
uos arranged gave rise 10 more mcrrlinent' 10 un'
aorstand the reason of which il is necessary "
Lrov that while Mr.. Reed is very tall ana =
no IN nroportion to his height. Simpson Is very
nort and is slim out Of proportion TO ms heish.'
49,, in arm came the Speaker and Holman i''-
,a,vsd by Reed and Simpson. not arm IN arm, oe-
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