The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-12-04
FiFTY-FouRTH CONGRESS.
Both Houses Called to Order In Due Form
Reed Chosen Speaker.


SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-The tinitad
states senate was called to order a,
noon by sVice-President Stevenson
rrayer was offered by Chaplain Mil
burn.
The decorum Of the upper branch oI
congress is seldom disturbed even Nv
the opening of congress, and will
crowded galleries and general air Of
expectancy there was the same even
and unruffled procedure which usually
characterizes the senate. All the gal.
leries, public and private, except that
for the diplomatic corps, were filled "a
overfiowing by II o'clock, and the outer
corridors were crowded by those I'm.
able to get admission.
The senators began to gather early
In The day, exchanging greetings and
renewing acquaintance. Mr.. Jones.
OF Arkansas, and Mr.. Teller, of Colo.
RADIO, were among the first arrivals.
They were soon Joined by the venera.
BILE Hoar, of Massachusetts, and his
colleague, Mr. Lodge. Mr.. PETER and
Mr.. Allen showed special attention 10
the acquisitions TO the populist sena.
torial ranks. There was a special in.
terest in the many new faces Mr..
Martin, OF Virginia, was introduced to
his associates by Mr. Daniel. Mr..
Sherman crossed the chamber and
greeted his Ohio associates, Mr..
Brice, who was In group with
Messrs. German. Coclsrell aud Harris.
The floral offerings were unusually
abundant The desk OF Mr.. Shoup, OF
Idaho, held fruit as well as flowers.
The two North Carolina senators, Mr..
Smith and Mr.. Sewell, were intrenched
behind enormous banks OF American
Beauty roses, rising feet from the
floor. Other senators remembered with
baskets and bunches OF flowers were
Allison, Baker, Cullom, Faulkner, Gal
linger, Hansbrough, Harris, Jones, OF
Arkansas; Lodge, Mcbride, Mantle,
Martin, Mitchell, of Oregon; Proctor,
Quay and Roach.
HOUSE.
The Fifty-fourth house OF representa-
tives was called to order at noon.
At l1:45 the floor was cleared and
those who had not the privilege Of the
floor reluctantly retired and sought
at the thronged doors OF the
galleries an opportunity to get
o glimpse OF the proceedings be-
low In the press gallery every seat
was taken by correspondents of the
great dailies of the country. As the
hands of the clock opposite the
speakers desk pointed to l9, Col.
"lle" Hill, the deputy sergeant
alarms, lifted into its place on
the green PEDESTAL alongside Of
the rostrum the ebony eagle.surmount-
ed mace, the emblem of the houses
authority, the flag above the house
was run up and Clerk Kerr called the
Fifty-fourth house OF representatives
to order.
A hush Immediately fell upon the
assembly, and Rev. Bagby, OF this city,
the chaplain of the house, offered the
Invocation.
Under the direction OF Mr.. Kerr the
roll of members elected to the Fifty
fourth house was called.
Mr. Reed, for whom everyone was
had not made his appear
ance. Mr.. Kerr announced that s41 OF
the 356 members OF the house were
present, and also that no credentials
had been received from the Tenth New
York and the First Nevada districts.
Mr. Kerr then called for nominations
for speaker. No nominating speeches
were made. Mr.. Grosvenor (rep.). OF
Ohio, chairman OF the republican eau
Gus, placed in nomination Thomas H.
Reed, of Maine; Mr.. Sayers (dem.). OF
Texas, the name Of Charles r. Crisp, OF
Georgia, and Mr.. Kemp (pop.), OF
Nebraska, John G. Bell, of Colorado
The names OF both Mr.. Reed aud Mr.
Crisp were vigorously applauded by
their respective party associates.
The ballot was then taken. The re-
suit of the vote for speaker was: Reed,
es4; Crisp, 95; Bell, 8; Culberson (dem.)'
[. Total. 336.
The announcement of Mr. Reeds
election was greeted with great ap-
plause.
After Reeds election, the other re-
publican caucus nominees for house
offices were promptly elected
The oath of office was administered
to Mr.. Reed by Mr.. Harmer, of Penn
sylvania, republican, the member who
has had the longest continuous service.