New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-08

crous that their levity was a serious blow to the
dignity of the proceedings
SPEAKER CRISP SWORN IN.
Alter Judge Crisp had expressed his thanks in
"a few manly words, the oath of office was adj
minstcrcd to him by the venerable Representa-
tive ONcill Of Pennsylvania, now in the seventy
third year of his age and the twenty ninth year
! Of ms service as member of the House The
oath of office WIS then administered by the
Speaker to the Reprcscntatiyes-ecct, who We're
called before him in squads for that purpose
The only hitch in this proceeding was when Mr.
Enrrc ws objected to Mr. Richardson of the With
Michigan District, and the latter was required
TO stand aside.
The biennial Congressional lottery drawing was
as usual, an occasion of great interest and excite
mcnt to the Representatives,. OF course in 50
large n hall there many desirable seats, many
that less dcsirablc and considerable NUM-
her from which it is only by Il miracle or great
personal favor that the occupants are ever able
TO catch that most elusive of objects, the Speak
| rrs eye" More than one statesman has At
tribut.d his failure as Legislator, and his con
s"qucnt downfall, to his possession of a seat III
what nave rather irrcvcrrntiy, if not lnappIoprl
atcly. I,cr styled the amen corners of the
House Of representatives OF course those seats
| lottery system was invented.
HOW THE SEATS ARE DRAWN.
Ivory balls numbered to correspond with the
numb'i of Representative, and of seats are plhced
in a box, from which they are drawn one by one
| by a page Whose eyes securely banda5"d, ana
as each number is called the name of the Repre-
sentative corresponding thereto ON the alphab'tical
roll is called, AMI In. takes his choice of the vacant
/ t, IN Ia
| Representatives. account Of seniority IN ser
vice, were 10y unanimous consent allowed to select
their seats before the drawing began. NlrssI'
Reed, O'Ncig, of Pcnnsylvana, and Holman were
| thu, favored Mr. Reed chose the scat which he
| occupied in the last Congress, aud in which TAR
| field formerly sat: Mr. OAcill picked out the one
formerly occupied by Judge Kelley and Mr.. ilpl-
man sci ctrl the seat hr has occupied Tor several
years II being the one formerly and Ter many
years occupied 10y that most genial oi statesmen
aud humorl>'-, Sunset Cox. Then AL th' r'St
of the members w"rr driven behind the railing
which cncrclrs the outer row Of seats. ana the
drawing BEGAN.
The inst member whose number came from th"
bon was Mr. Load. of California, ANA IN" last
was Mr. Cobb, of Mi-,ouri. whose number on IN"
lis; Is seventy one and whose chorr WAS Hob
sons. Among the earlier numbers drawn were
those of Cannon, of Illinois, AMI Bourkc cochran,
both Of whom were loudly checrd Is they cam"
forward. I'm tici, the personal popularity OF II
Rcyrrs 'Htatiyr among his fellow members may J"
lau-. bestowed upon him on such an occasion by
the unhappy remainder behind the railing. Among
the men who stood this test Wei to-day w"r"
Culhrrson of Texas: Hatch. of Missouri O'Fer-
nli, of Virginia Henderson. of Iowa: Burrows,
Of Michigan: Boutcllc and DinglrX.' Oi Maine, and
q number Of others. tn" lou,c,t cheering. how
ever. was when III" name Of Wilson, of West
Virginia was called. II should also be- remarked
that some Of the most popular men IN the !lon."
were among the last 10 hc called and tin small r.
niaind'r had lost all heart to cheer.
NEW MEMBERS GET SOME OF rlE nE>r SEATS
II was study 10 watch the faces of men behind
tn" railing they SAW I'll" desirable. SEATS that
they had formerly occupied secured hl NOR" for
tunatc mcmhci. many of whom had ja-' beam
,hcii ir>t term # ,rrylc". Indeed, II was sub
cct Of general remark that lars'i proportion 0l
rlc more d'~iraI,l" seats wcr" secured by news
members. of whom there are 1873. pr considerably
more ;han onc-thir of TIA" cntir" membership.
Some of the New York mrmhor- Jared well. 9th
81. v.ry badly ANON. the FORMER wrr. Iouil,.
iurkrLn, lockwood. who got Randall'> old seat
Raw Payne, Wad,worth. IuHphy. Fitch. iIopn I,
Van Norh- combs. Graham and T"i"yrc: amone
th" lttrr wrr" Fellows, thinning, Tracy, SICK
l"-. covert and number OF others, III 81 O W,pn
were driven 10 III" amen corner" on thN Repair
lican SIDE. IL was pathetic 10 watch John X
Fellows ~ u" stood on sDfu on IN" Democratic
dc. with his hands in his pockets. and SAW sat
after seat on mt ~l1" t"k"l "ntl nom w"r" I"li
and !" forced 10 ,rat himself und'r the gal.
on on" side and Mll,cr. of Maine, in little mlI'
dc-iral," eat on the other side Of him.
NELLKNowN MIN ~ the AMEN CORNER"
rnt his fate was no, 50 bad Il. that of General
Sickle. who. after being driven by Tom" John.
son. Of ohi,. from dc>irahl" seat on the Demo
cratic -id" was ut lat forced T. choos' of thu
least dr,ilahl" seats in the amen corner" on the
Hpuhhcln side l'y the way. IN" name Of tina;
corner ought 10 he changed - ." non partisan
conner. Among the last urn to find retu,
there to-day was General Newton VI. Curtis of
th" -. La@Irnc" District, whosc nnmc WAS one
of the st~t doz"n called II also holds Bland. tia
great apostle oi free silver Blanls casr j. pc
culaily hard one In IN" last Congress, like
Cummings and Follows. he otcupi"l good seat
in th" centre Of the Democratic side To-day he
stood behind the railing that side until every
Eat had been taken, and then, with rage film.
his hOsnm, hc was forced into on" OF iii" least
desirable seats under the gallery on the RcpIhIi-
can side. hi. only consolation h"mg that his oil
antagonist, Tracey, and dozen other honest
money" Democrats were forced TO do the same
thing Even III" solitary colorcd Representatives
Murray of south Carolina. whose face is back ~
III" BLACKLIST midnight. Jared better than did
lland, Hooker and Allen, Of Mississippi, ami a
scorn of other Democrats. and in fact. better than
IL good many R'publicaans, for he was lucky
enough obtain II good seattle formerly
occupied by thrathnm, the coIorod representative
from North Carolina.
Thr cas-" of John iIlcn. of Iuprlo Miss was
another lard one lie bad quietly slipped mt,
good seat just inside the railing pending the
calling of his name John is a sly statesman, as
well NJ l,,Incrist Of high r"putr and lac thought
himself safe, but he had rcckoncd without his
hest, for the eagle eye of Buck kil-orc wac
upon him. and rs fate would haze il ,hc Texans |
name was called before the Mssisippan's. ani
lie quietly stepped forward. and waving the rupclo
humorisi aside III kmak Lone STR gesture
took possession OF the seat. Then there WI,
Springer. the hrovant and agile "popsun' marks |
man from Illinois Heretofore he has always
been 'nrky To-day the iat,s were against him. !
and hi- face Enlightened anl Actually grew sad |
~ he saw wrestcd from him first the excellent
-cat which te occupied in the last Congress. and
then one after another ia quick succession all the
other desirable aisle seats the Democratic
side 80 thai when his name at last was called |
he was forced 10 choose between IL rather obscure
and undesirable inside seat or an euually undo |
SRA bic one in the front row. lie settled into the
former. and then, would appear from his geS