The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-08
LIVE EAsHIyu1oS TOPICS.
How Mr.. Crisp Was Escorted Into the
Mousa Aner His ElectIon US Speaker.


WASHINGTON. Aug. 7.-One Of the interesting
sights at the Capitol to-day Was the little pro-
| cession OF great men that elbowed it's way
through the corridors OF the House wing. bear
ing in it's wake the form OF tho new Speaker.
Mr.. Crisp. The procession was made up OF
Tom" Reed. Judge Holman. and Jerry "
Simpson. who u few moments before had been
appointed com mittee to escort the victorious
Democrat into the presence OF tho House
The three men ambled out into the
Speakers room. whore they surprised Mr..
Crisp with tho news OF his election.
and then started In q roundabout way
for tho main door Of the House to formally an
nounce that they had captured their victim
The corridors were narrow and the crowd
was very great. and SO 1t was impossible for
the statesmen to 20 arm In arm. or to preserve
n dGn ity and dem becoming their station.
Instead Of taking Mr. Reeds arm. MS possibly
he should have DONE Mr.. Crisp graeped TINT
utmost strength. the couple managed to cling
together ana come down tho eastern corridor
without being separated. Mr. Reed purly form
prevented him from remaining attached to the
Kansas iopulist. however. and SO the man
from Maine came numbering along behind tho
son. who now wears socks regularly, but who.
since the annihilation OF his party. has rid him
ever sour and detected. In this disorganized
way the two Democrats. the Republican and
e tbs SIDE % o. WI
tered the main door. and finally announced.
amid the applause Il their colleagues. that
they thereupon delivered to the House.
Immediately after the Senate adjourned to-
day. in consequence of Senator Whites an
nouncen,ent OF the death OF his late colleague.
OF Mtssissippi. pronounced silver man. was
heard to say in IA stage whisper and with a
We'll, that means another dag gone without
the repeal OF the Sherman law.
The resignation of Senator Beckwith of Wy
oming. notice Of which was read in the Senate
to-day and the presence in the city OF Mr.. A. L.
New the man upon whom the mantle of Sena-
tor Beckwith. it is presumed. will full. gives
been Ths a
cation OF senator Beckwith to the Vice. resi::
dSs y aa
the fact that, owing to circum stances over
which HE had no control. he had been com
Mir. New. the supposed successor OF Senator
rather quiet and is disinciined to talk. That
he is Handidats for the place w Ard that it Is
Mr. NeR is ne ss II
ags. he was appointed Register Of the Land
former term. and served several months more
than his term. leaving the Off ee in April. 1902
After that he was identified with the politics
of Wyoming. and about thirty days ago was
appointed Collector Of Internal Revenue for
the district OF Colorado and Wyoming. Mr..
New Is accompanied to Washington by Mr.. C.
D. Kelly. wel-known politician Of Cheyenne
and it is said that In the event Mr.. New IL
made Senator Mr.. Kelly will be appointed Col
lector.
Senator Washburn OF Minnesota. tho father
OF the Anti Option bill.and who made so vigor-
GUS and protracted fight in its behalf in tho
FIFTY second Congress-. intimates that he will
not geek to call this measure during the |
extra session. because. in his opinion the |
financial question should be first settled. II
later tho I'LL should again be brought for |
ward he said he would call up the substitute
OF senator George instead Of his own bill. be-
cause the George amend ent was not q reve. |
nue. m ensure aud did not need to originate in |