The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-08-10
FIFTY THIRD CONGRESS.
THE EXTRAORDINARY SESSION Or
GANIZEs IN BOTH BRANCHES.
Crisp Elected on First Ballot-senate Ad.
journed Out Of Respect to the Mem
Ory Of Senator stsnford-The
Message did not Get In.

q democratic administration since tn,
ante-bellum days of slavery met il
extra session at the national Capito
today. Deep solemnity was added tt
the scene by the great appreciation
that the problem to be met and solved
is graver one than has agitated the
public mind since the political forums
rang with the discussion of the slavery
question. The bitterness of the situa,
ton was relieved by the reflection
that the whole silver question is tc
some extent sectional one and not {
political one; that parties are divided
o it, not by. Long before the houl
of converting members began to gather
in the hall of the house and those who
served in previous sessions took the
seats they had occupied in former
days of service.
A Republican, Belden of New York,
nodded good naturally to Bailey OF
Texas the filibusterer. Funston of
Kansas, who survived the Populist's
fury, grasped the hand of Livingston
of Georgia as warmly as though no
impossible chasm separated him from
the great free silver man of the South
Hopkins of Illinois, the youngest Re-
publican on the ways and means COM
mittee, smiled as he asked Cultivate
the Democracy would redeem its
pledges and repeal the 10 per cent tax
on state bank issues. Jerry Simpson,
who had shaved off his mustache, and
John Dalsell of Pennsylvania, Repub
lican, came in together.
Conspicuous on the Democratic side
were VIM. Springer of Illinois, who
grasped the hand of Bryan of Nebras-
ka, assuring the young lieutenant Of
Bland, of free coinage fame, that there
was nothing in the rumors that he
(Springer) would lose the chairman.
ship of the ways and means. Joe
Cannon of Illinois, who regains
his seat after two years of private life.
chatted with John Allen of Missis.
sippi, who told a story illustrating
that the Illinoisan may become a bet
ter man after having passed through
the cleansing fires of defeat and NOR
LITIGATION. Then came Julius Caesar
Burrows of Michigan, who has thrice
rejected the speakership henors prof
fered him by Jerry Simpson of
Kansas and the projected ALI.
ance of the silver men of
the house regardless of party.
Now a man crowned with all the
honors his party can give him enters
from the speakers lobby-Reed, GEAR"
of the Fifty-first congress. There is
a slight manifestation OF enthusiasm
as a man, sturdy and determined, en-
tiers and takes his seat on the Demo
cratic side. 1t is Richard P, Bland,
for many years chairman Of the COM
mittee on coinage, now destined to be
one of the most noticeable figures in
the coming contest. Sayers of Texas
is pointed out as possible successor
to Watchdog Holman as chairman iof
the appropriation committee, bat
Holman seems undisturbed by the ru-
mors afioat. Boutelle and Dingley of
Maine attract attention as they APP.
pear.
The pension questli.o is Il subject of
discussion betwee>a a military looking
Democrat anr. q determined looking
man. The military man is Gen. J. G.
Black, cy commissioner OF pensions.
and tie ether is Amos Cummings OF
New York. Bohrke Cochran OF New
York arrived lete and the prospective
defender of Clevelands financial
policy has hardly taken his seat when
the clerk raps the members to order.
The clerk read the proclamation OF
the president calling congress together
in special session and the roll was
ordered called. ~
When the state of Michigan was
raarhed and the name of George f.
Richardson of the Fifth district was
oaIled. Chief Clerk Kerr stated that
since the certificate of Richardson had
been received and duly entered on the
roll another certificate had been re-
ceived certifying the election OF Chas.
r. Relknap, representative from the
same district. The officers of -Nlichi-
oan have been changed in the mean
Time. The clerk refuses to strike out
the name of Richardson" said Chief
Clerk Kerr. land the matter is sub
mitted to the house, which, when or.
oanized is under the constitution and
laws, the judges of election and quail
ticAtlOQS OF us luelupClo. AhhSO
bred and sixty six members responded
to the roll and a quorum was declared
present.
"The clerk is now prepared to re-
ceiye motions looking to the election
of a speaker, as no other business is in
order until speaker is elected, )" said
the clerk. NJ.
Holman arose, and after having moved
that the election of speaker be, pro
ceeded with said Il have the honor
to place in nomination for election as
sneaker of the house of the Fifty-third
congress Hon. Chas. F. Crisp OF the
state of Georgia" (Applause.) -.
Mr.. Henderson of Illinois said: VI
have the honor to place in nomination
for the same Office Hon. 7. B. Reed
renreseutative elect from Maine"
Mr.. KEN of Nebraska, Peoples party
man. arose: Il have the honor, " SAID
he, ito place in nomination Hon
Jerry Simpson" o,&..,,
Messrs. Garuth of Kentucky. O'Neill
of Massachusetts and Hopkins Oh
illinois were appointed tellers.
Nearly forty minutes were used ID
this formal roll call with the result as
follows: Chas. F. Crisp, 914 votes
~, u Doo5 100 uOtoc. SimOSOn