The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1895-12-05
ALL FOR CAR TOM REED.
Republican Caucus Chooses
Reed for Speaker.
me Nominee Makes Patriotic
Speech and Warns the Members
Against Hasty and Ill-Advised
Legislation-other Officers Selected
Crisp Renominated by the Demo-
crats-Democratic Policies.


Crisp Renominated by the Demo-
crats-Democratic Policies.
Washington, d. c., Nov. SO.-The Re-
publicans of the House of Representa-
tives met in caucus tonight and unani- |
mously nominated ex-Speaker Thomas
b. Reed of Maine for Speaker of the |
F1fty-fourth Congress. This action |
was anticipated, as at no time had any
effort been inaugurated to contest his !
election. Hon. Galusha Grow, who |
was Speaker of the House in 1859, NOM
mated Mr.. Reed in the caucus. He
simply presented Mr. Reeds name, and
the nomination was made by a rising
vote. amidst cheers. Mr.. Grow, Mr..
Cannon and Mr.. Payne escorted Mr..
Reed to the hall, and when the cheer
ing which greeted his appearance had
subsidized. he made a brief speech of
acceptance
MIR Chairman and gentlemen" said
| Mr.. Reed, for the honor you have
conferred upon me, l tender you my
sincere thanks 1 am, however, not In
the least liable to confound with my
own personality this tribute of your
| kindness. l had once the good fortune
to be so placed that l represented, as
Wen as | was able, the patriotic sense
OF great party, and it is to that patri-
QUO sense of our party that you ten
DER the tribute of your matured as
well as your temporary approval. His
tory will accord us praise for what we
did in the Fifty-frst Congress, and it
may accord it's praise in this for what
| we do not do
we have. unfortunately, a divided
Government, which leads to small re-
suits. But there are times when rest
IS as health-giving as exercise We
must not forget that our first and
greatest duty Is to do all we can to
| restore confidence to business, and
that we must avoid all business legis-
iation except In the direction of i'm
proved business. Rather than run
risks we can afford to wait until we'll
matured plans give us assurances of
permanent benefit. Crude and hasty
legislation is, above all things, to be
Stunned.
Gould we cause our immense popu-
lar majority to overflow into the other
branches of the Government, and
could we have full control we could
create, not perfect world, perhaps,
but world rather more fit to live in
than we have lately had [Applause1
moment doubt that our patriotic in
stlncts will lead US to. make every sac
rifice, except of principle, to rescue
our country from it's temporary disas-
ter.
mot only have we been elected by
the overwhelming vote of the people
as their servants. but as House Of
Representatives of which we are the
majority, the right to initiate taxation
for the people is by the Constitution
placed in our hands as a sacred trust
which we have no right to surrender,
and which all parties, however they
differ on other things will assuredly
| maintain.
THAT we shall be ready at all times
!. to furnish adequate revenue for the
, Government, according to our sense of
public duty, no man can doubt.
This Is the great Nation of this
hemisphere, and while we have no de-
sire to interfere with other nations, we
shall maintain our position with firm
ness and self-respect, and at the same
= time with careful consideration of facts
, and that conservatism of action which
shall leave no bad question to trouble
our future. In this 1 trust the whole
Government and all it's branches will
be in accord with each other and with
, the people,"
: SOUND MONEY AND SILVER.
When Mr. Reed had finished his
: speech of acceptance, Mr.. Foss of IL.
linois and Mr.. Hilborn of California
each presented him with a gavel
;, These he accepted, with appropriate
remarks, In the course of which he al
luded to the fact that he had spent
= some years on the Pacific coast as q
young man. In closing his remarks
Mr.. Reed said: "To all the audience j
Z hot 4
. reconcile the differences of these gen.
: tlemen as to their metallic views"
? The point in Mr.. Reeds last remark
: was the fact that Mr.. Foss made ar
:, allusion to sound money, while Mr.
!. Hilborn talked for free silver.
The gavel presented by Mr. Foss was
. made of wood from the home of Henry
u Clay of Kentucky, and was handsome
! ly carved and mounted with silver ant
> gold. The gavel from California wa.
:, from the old warship Hartford, ,
u which has recently been refitted in tn,
d Mare Island navy yard.
!. Previous to Mr.. Reeds nomination
! the caucns had organized by electin,
= Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio as chairman O
= the caucus, by vote of 1853 to "a 70
w Mr.. Henderson of Iowa.
Mr.. Ellis of Oregon was elected sec
rotary by a vote of 139 to n for MI
;. Hooker of New York. These officer
. will serve during the session. MI
II Grosvenor's election was a victory 70
: what was known as the Mcdowell
. combine on House officers, and fore
I Swallowed the success of the combina
ton ticket.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
q In order. the following officers wer
= then selected by the caucus, the vot
II for each being about the same as tina
# given to Mr.. Grosvenor:
d Clerk. Alexander Mcdowell of Penn
10 sylvapia.
& Sergeant-at-Arms, Benjamin f. Rus
r sell of Missouri.
1t Doorkeeper, William J. Glenn of Nev
Is York
y Postmaster-Joseph C. McElroy c
l. Ohio.
It The successful candidate for Clerl
ex-Representative Mcdowell, was non
mated by Mr.. Dalziel of Pennsylyani;
and Gen. Henderson of Illinois, ais
q an ex-Representatlve, was nominate
wi by Mr.. Cannon of Illinois. The vol
/. was: Mcdowell 1884, Henderson IA.
Mr.. Russell was nominated
Barthold of Missouri, and M
Evans of Kentucky presented II
name of Mr. Ed Parker Of h
d State. Mr.. Evans said that II
"a South was a few years ago practical
g without representation on the Repu1
re lican side of the House. The Repu
TX licans of that section had, by dete
I" mined work, wrested twenty-thr,
ID Representatives from the Democrat
10 These efforts should be recognized
Id the distribution of offices, and
thought the position of Sergeant-a
Arms should be awarded to that Sc
ton. But Russell was elected, 167
70 for Parker.
t. 1t was thought that after Gen He
K derson had been defeated for Cler
at he might be presented for Sergean
s. alarms. but 1t was found that ii
We combination was too strong to