Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-12-02
64TH NATIONAL CONGRESS
Both Parties in Congress Held Caucus
es on Saturday Night and NOmi-
mated House Officers.
BOTH HOUSES CALLED TO ORDER AT NOON
Gear Reed Chosen Speaker fthe House
and Other Republican Caucus
Nominees Elected-Reeds
Brief Speech.

Washington, Dec. 2.-Democratic mem
bers of the 54th congress met in caucu
on Saturday afternoon. Culberson, o
Texas, was elected chairman of the eau
Gus to succeed Holman, of Indiana
Robinson, of Louisiana, and Rusk, o.
Maryland, were elected caucus secretaries
Ex-Speaker Crisp was named for the thirt
term unanimously. Other officers of the
SD congress we're selected as the Demo
cratic slate without opposition.
In nominating Crisp, Richardson
touched upon the future policy of the
party, saying:
clay aside all new tangled doctrines
and continue to battle for the reduction
of taxation on the people, give them
cheaper clothing and supplies; broaden
and make better market for the pro.
ducts of the farms and manufactures; re.
duce public expenses; greater simplicity
in national affairs; home rule and ma.
tional self government; ample circulating
medium for trade and commerce.; sound
money; gold and silver coinage of the
constitution, and Democracy will again be
triumphant and the country will be re-
deemed and regenerated."
Crisp responded briefly, expressing his
thanks. The best of feeling prevailed.
REPUBLICAN, CAUCUS.
The Republicans of the house of rep
resentatives met in caucus Saturday
night and unanimously nominated ex.
Speaker Thomas B. Reed for speaker of
the 54th congress.
Previous to Reeds nomination the eau
cus organized by electing Grosvernor, of
Ohio, chairman of the caucus, Ellis, of
Oregon, secretary. The following officers
for the house we're nominated by the eau
Gus: Clerk, Alexander Mcdowell, of
Pennsylvania; sergeant-at-arms, BENZ. F.
Russell, of Missouri; doorkeeper, VIM J.
eileen, of New York; postmaster, Jos. O.
McElroy, of Ohio; cha plain Rev. Fisher,
of Kansas.
WESTERN MKN ALERT.
A number of Republican senator's in
cluding Hansbrough, Pettigrew, Carter,
Clark, Mantel, Dubois, Shoup, Chandler,
Gallinger and Proctor held an informal
meeting and decided to advocate an at
tempt to reorganize the senate in the eau
Gus to-day. They also pronounced in favor
of distribution of the appropriation
bills among the various senate commit
tees and also discussed the committee as
signments of senator's. II was evident
the western men would stand together to
secure control of the committees which
deal especially with western questions.
THE SENATE MuDDLE.
The senate that convened to-day is
composed Of eighty-eight members, al
though that number will not be complete
until the validity of the alleged election
of Mr.. Dupond, in Delaware, is passed
upon. There will be twenty-nine senators
to present themselves for the oath of Of
fee. Thirteen of these are senator's who
have been reelected, and sixteen are new
members.
After the filing of the long-standing
vacancies in Washington, Montana and
Wyoming last year, the senate stood
politically, Republicans, 40; Democrats,
43, and Populists, s, including Senators
Jones and Stewart, OF Nevada. The new
senate will have AZ Republicans, 3S DEM
ocrats and Populists, Messrs. Jones and
Stewart still being included in the last
named list. If Dupond is seated the Re-
publican vote will be increased by one,
thus making total of 48. With the ad-
mission of two Republican senator's from
Utah, the total of the Republicans will
then be 46, but the whole membership
will have been increased 10 80, and 46
will be necessary for majority. The
RepubIicans will atill need the one vote
they now lack. It is said that both SEN
ators Stewart and Jones will return to the
Republican fold and insist upon voting
with them. If this be true, the Republicans
will then have sufficient strength to take
possession Of the senate in all its branch
0s.