Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-12-05
CONGRESS IN Session
Reed Elected Speaker by a
Majority Of 1O2.

The Rules OF tho Fifty-firss Con sress
Adopted in the House - Oflcers
Chosen-OrganiEati of the Som
ate-Waitins for tho Presidents
Message, Due at Noon To-day.
Washington, Bee. s.-The machinery
for the organization Of the house of
representatives worked yesterday in a
very satisfactory manner and without
the slightest jar. Mr.. Reed of Maine,
in pursuance of the unanimous decis-
ion of the republican caucus, was
elected to the speakership by vote of
e34, as against e5 for Mr.. Crisp Of
Georgia, the democratic candidate: six
for Mr.. Bell Of Colorado, the populist
candidate, and ono for Mr.. Culberson
OF Texas, democrat. Mr.. Reeds speech
in taking the chair was brief and in
cisive. He would not speak fer the
past, he said; the past could speak for
itself Nor should he speak OF the
future, as they were not now putting
off the harness, but putting it on. But
he suggested that those who had acted
with wisdom in the past might be fairly
expected to act with wisdom in the
future.
Omccrs and Rules Of tho House.
After the oath of office had been ad-
ministered to the speaker and all the
members the next step in the rcpubli-
can programmo-tho election of Off
GERS was taken, and Messrs. Mellow
ell of Pennsylvania, Russell of Mis-
souri,, Glenn OF New York, McElrey of
Ohio, and Couden of Michigan were
chosen as clerk, sergeant-nt-arms,
doorkeeper, postmaster and chaplain,
respectively. The rules of the fifty
first congress We're adopted for the
government Of the house in the pres
ent congress, after an assurance from
Mr. Cannon, rep, ILL.,, who had offered
the resolution, that they would here
after be referred to the committee on
rules, and that the house would have
an opportunity to discuss the report of
the committee. That assurance seemed
to satisfy Mr.. Crisp, dem, en-, who
had raised tho question, and the mat
ter went through without further con-
tcntion. After seme further prelimi-
nary proceedings and a drawing for
seats in the usual manner, perhaps
| somewhat in contrnvention of the
anti-lottery law, and in which drawing
many of the prizes fell to some of the
least known of the members, and many
of tho blanks to some of the most dis
tinguished, the house, at 1886 p m,
adjourned till noon to day.
In the Senate.
There was an unusually large at
tendance of senators when the Atty
fourth congress convened Mt noon, the
only recorded absentees being Mr..
Hill Of New York, Mr. Lindsay of
Kentucky, Mr. Wolcott of Colorado
and the two senators from Louisiana.
Mr.. Palmer of Illinois and Mr.. Jones
of Arkansas were absent during the
first part of the proceedings, but came
in time for adjournment. The emily in
terosting feature Of the proceedings
was the swearing in of the new sem
ators. Being officially advised that the
presidents message would net be de-
| livered till noon to-day the senate inn
mediately thereafter adjourned till
| that time.
Democratic Officers.
Three hours were consumed by the
| house democrats In caucus last evening
selecting the four officials of their party
to which they are entitled by their mi
nority representation. The veteran
Obionn, Col Isaac Hill, who was the
deputy sergoant-at-srms of the last
congress-, was elected special employee
over FL W. Moler of Illinois, who held
the Office of cashier in the fftythird
congress. After long discussion, in.
torspersed with numerous roll calls,
Geo L. Browning Of Virginia and Thos
Colsley of New York were elected
special messengers The caucus An
shed its work by electing JAS. f.
English of California, page.
President at tho white House.
Now that congress has assembled the
president will move To the White
House from his country home wood
ley" where he wrote his annual mes
sage without disturbance. Mr. and
Mrs. Cleveland and their children will
take up their residence for the winter