The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-08
CONGRESS- HAS MET.
Today the Presidents Message will
Be Received.
OPENING SCENES OF THE EXTRA
SESSION.

Republicans Appauded When Mr. Reed
Was Nominated-The Ex-Speaker in
Speakers Eye-The Message Is Short
and Was On It's Way to the Capitol
When the Senate Adjourned.
Washington, August 7.-At noon,
Clerk Kerr of the House of Representa-
tives called the members to order and
the extraordinary session of the SD Con-
gress began. Clerk Kerr read the Presi-
dents proclamation summoning Con-
gress to convene and then called the roll.
Three hundred and thirty-six members
responded and the clerk announced that
more than quorum were present and
that the first business in order was the
election Of q speaker.
Mr.. Holman of Indiana. as chairman
of the Democratic caucus, put in nomina-
ton Mr.. Crisp of Georgia. Then Hon.
Thomas B. Reed of Maine, was placed in
nomination by Mr.. Henderson of Illinois,
chairman of the Republican caucus. The
mention of Mr.. Reeds name was greeted
with Republican applause. Mr.. Kew of
Nebraska, amid general laughter, speak
ing for the Third party, presented the
name of Hon. jeremiah Simpson of Kan
sas. The nominations were then closed
and the vote resulted:
For Ieor qlls9..' Pas4
For For SIMPSON. sio.
Tha anno,,,,,eau ent was greeted with
| 1o,,d a,srIausa and Massrs Holman Reed
ND s;,.Ysop @ were annojnted q commit
a. -. asony+ tho Snealrer 70 tba chair.
a. A. +la d;st;ng,ished gentleman entered
~ ~ .no Jas 1asr;nos mon tho arm If
NJ NJ, .r1,oi,r Wsl,,an tba noemhers broke info
ohoors eIa. NJ cr;sn assnmed the gavel and
~ aI.a,. h,,t ,,,nvad voice said
sspo,srasanta+iv +ivas-P Profonne]lv grateful
for +bis mark If vour confidence. I shall
~ ~ -, ba IN some deoree worthy of It
h., bonas+ affort to discharge tha duties
~ +Io off;ea ~, which am about, TO enter
NTH fida1lfv with courtesy and with the
s+,.;n+ast ;,,,ynarti aIitv AnnIansa1 am
ra,,, ,aa5Y r tala tba oath Of Office,
The Oath was administered by the
fo+hav oe +ha uonsa Mr. O,Ne;ll Of Penn
saInor saI,-en;o and md, nrauar was offered bv the
Sii,,d t,I. n1'a,ais;p ~ tba last Housel Rev.
~. ~. Milh,1rr il The work of administering
~ aatb of of;ce to the members elect
-ss sr.s er,fareS mon and in SQUADS Of two
J~a,, I,,a +hsSy as tbei1 nar,,es were called
tooIS II air stand in the area in front of
AZ c,aaaIrarss daslr and yvera sworn.
M Tba,a 80 1,as ono hitch IN the nroceedings.
Thet was wban George r. Rich
adso nsS "%s .sos caIiad az renresenta-
eruson a;na olant from, the f;ftb Michigan
J;str;c+ M Rnrrowes objected to the
oath oath heing administered to this gentle
man Ha asked according to custom
that that Mr Richardson stand aside for the
nrasan+ s,ess t,, and | this course was pursued.
Hrt,a,, +ha oath had been administered to
sIl :, A tha I other members Mr.. O,Ferrall of
Wi,er;r,ia VI offared resolutions declaring
that George +. Richardson be now sworn
in as representative from the fifth dis
t,;o+ - os af M;ch;gan
M, NJ R,,rrowes moved as substitute
rasol,,t;n,, .. ,.ec;+iny that the Certificate
a;ra,, M Richardson had been annulled
End was void hv reason of the Judgment
of tba Sunrene Court that the board Of
canrassers had declared and certified
ttn Gha,.1aS Pall-nan as dulv elected and
tha+ ,s't- Re1irnan was entitled to he sworn in
IN a,nri,na facie case. .aAn agreement was
arriyed an ;,,e at at hv which each side should be
allowed an hours debate. At the sug-
@astion Of Mr. Oates of Alabama. the
Subject was postponed until after the
oroanization Of the House. Then the
Democratic officers were elected and
the clerk was directed to
inform, tbe President and
and and Senate that Charles f. Crisp had
haen M elected Speaker and James Kerr
clerk. A committee was also appointed
to wait upon the President and inform
INV lG "als That Ike House was organized and
ready to receive any communication that
he might see fit to transmit.
Then the House proceeded to the
drawing for seats. Mr.. Kilgore of Tex
ss SUGGESTED that some arrangement be
made as to what part Of the chamber
should be reserved for the Republican
i01I1': Mr Reed of Maine responded that it
had been the custom ~ many congresses
~, ~ eIo at,,,,her and tha Democrats the 9th