The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-02

some extent the dullness of the chamber.
At noon. the Rev. Mr.. Bag'by, Chap
,sta Kerr, clerk of the last House, called the
and the election of Speaker declared in
Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio (Rep.) rose and
name of Thomas Bracket Reed, "a
State OF Maine, for the office of Speak
Before the sentence had been finished
the clapping was kept up on the floor
and rSen fapeasd Mp sayre om Of tef Tesas De
nominated. in the same brief terms,
Charles F. Crisp. a representative from
The clerk asked whether there were
any more nominations, and Mr.. Kemp
Pop.. Neb,) nominated John c. Bell, a
The nomination was greeted with a
laugh of diriston from the Republican
Msssrs Hopkins * ,s.,,S Gep;i B 3a ID MISs houd
saf fesr dn and Sen s the Pa Voting msgs
was when Mr.. Crane Of Texas (Rem99 r.
cast his vote. not for Mr.. Crisp. but for
Mr.. Cuiberson Of Texas (Dem.(.
When the roll call was finished the re-
sut was BY the tPs 1ofss telers fas
Mr.. Crisp. s.: fer M. Bell, 6; for Mr.
Culberson. j. Total, 1886 votes.
Mr.. Kerr. that Mr.. Thomas Brackett
Reed. a representative from the State of
Maine having received a majority Of
e er Of Of the fe'S House s for the the Fifty-fourth
Mszsrs:. crisp. crGsveHor, = and nd Bel Bell
the Speaker-elect to the chair and as
the four members marched up the aisle
(Messrs. Reed and Crisp arm, arm 5p in arm arm =
on the floor and in the galleries.
ed to Mr.. Read by Mr.. Harmer OF Penn
had the longest continual service.
READ SPEAKS.
All these formaiitieS having been OBJ
served the new Speaker made his open
ing address. He said:-
"Gentlemen of the House of Represen-
tatives:-It will not be unbecoming in
me, l hope if | express to this assembly
and acknowledge to it, that it i very
agreeable to me to stand once more in
the place which I left four years ago.
however, 1 shall not speak, for the past
can speak for itself in words more fit
ting and suitable than any which can
come properly. from my lips. Nor shall I
speak of the future, for we are not now
putting off the harness but putting it
on. Yet hope l may say of the future.
in the light of the past. that if at any
time anything is done that may seem
inadequate time which has justified itself
of us on many occasions may do so
again. Those who have acted with wis
dom in the past may be fairly expected
to act with wisdom in the future. The
bave on me- Ml'n an oor woh
every American citizen can appreciate,
and for which give thanks. is but for
sibilities will extend themselves over
many weary days. So far as the per-
forfnance of my duties affects the people
Of the United States I ask their consider
IN THE SENATE.
The bright, cheerful appearance of the
Senate Chamber on this, the opening
day of the first session of the Fifty
fourth Congress-, was a marked contra st
to the drizzlng foggy weather outside.
A new carpet of an attractive green
been scraped and newly vanished and
the walls refrescoed. The unsightly cloth
covered doors leading to the lobby had
been replaced by new ones of mahogany.
having long ground glass panels.
Many of the desks were covered with
flowers. That of Senator Sewen of New
Jersey was completely hidden beneath a
huge bank that sloped up in the back
to a height of nearly three feet. 1t was
made of American Beauty, meteor, bride
and Catherine Mermet roses, violets, lilies
Of the valley and many colored carna-
paragus. The desk was not large enough
to hold the entire display for in the chair
reposed a large cornucopia of roses and
carnations resting on a base of the same
flowers, and on either side of this was
a bunch of loose roses tastefully tied
with ribbons. The back of the chair
was concealed beneath a huge bunch of
creamy white chrysanthemums. The five
pieces were THE gifts of New Jersey ad-
mirers.
The Senators ere sworn in in patches
of four the ceremony taking long