The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-03-25
REED Is REELECTED.
AGAIN SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Congress Meets to Modify the Tariff
Opening Ceremonies Are Compare.
lively Tame-Many New Faces on
the Floor of the Popular Branch.
Extra Session Is Opened.

Extra Session Is Opcued:
Congress is again in session. The or
ganization of The House WAS effected Mon
day by the re-e election of Speaker Reed
and the choice of the same old list of gem
eral officers. and the Senate got itself in
working order without any trouble what
ever. The vote for Speaker in the House
was as follows:
Reed ...-.-.. IJJ
Bailey Dem.) of Texas. s............ III
Bell (Pop) of Colorado. ........... II
Newlands tSilveritc) of Nevada.
The election of Mr. Reed to his old posi-
ton was formality that occupied less
than half an hour. including the nomina-
ton and his speech of acknowledgment of
the honor. There was nothing strikingly
picturesque or suggestive in the remarks
of Gen. Grosyenor putting Mir. Reed IN
nomination or in the Speakers acceptance.
The latter merely said that he would ell
deavor TO discharge the duties of his Office
impartially and well; that he could not
hope to please all members in all things
at all times. but that he would do the best
he could and would endeavor TO administer
the duties in a spirit of absolute fairness.
Galleries Crowded.
a Congress. the galleries of both House
and Senate were crowded to their utmost
capacity. and hundreds and thousands
who neglected to provide themselves with
tickets or were unable to secure one of
the coveted pastboards were turned away
by the doorkecpers. whose instructions
were ironclad to admit only those who
were entitled to seats. For an hour be-
fore Clerk Mcdowell called the House to
order the floor was crowded with visitors.
The wives and daughters of the members
and especially favored visitors were mass
ed in the aises and open spaces. The gen.
eral public had small opportunity to view
the proceedings.
There was an abundance of flowers on
the desks of Senators when. promptly at
IL o'clock, yice-President Hobart called
the Senate to order. There was an excep-
tionally full attendance of Senators. The
public galleries were packed aud the re-
served galleries were well filed. The
chaplain's opening prayer invoked divine
grace and blessing on the Senators and
members about to take up the work of the
extraordinary session and on the Presi-
dent and Vice-President. The roll-call
disclosed the presence of sixty y-eight Sen
ators Senator Hoar and Senator Cock
rell were named committee to wait on
the President and inform him that Con-
gress was in session and ready TO receive
any communication from him. The SEN
ate then, at 1890, took a recess until >
o'clock.
The House did nothing Tuesday. await
ing the action of the Ways and Means
Committee on the tariff bill. In the Sem
ate to-day 43S bills and eight joint reso-
lutions were introduced. They embraced
nearly every phase of public business.
Mr.. Aliens batch of bills numbered about
seventy-fve They included bills direct
ing the foreclosure of the government
lien on the Union Pacific road; to prevent
professional lobbying; defining the pow
ers of the judiciary; for service pensions.
etc. Mr.. Lodges bills included those to
amend the immigration laws and for
Hawaiian cable. Bankruptcy bills were
presented by Mr.. Nelson, of Minnesota.
and Mr.. Lindsay, of Kentucky. Mr.. Nor
gan reintroduced the Nicaragua canal bill
before the last Congress. and also a joint
resolution to abrogate the Clayton-Buiwer
treaty. A resolution by Mr.. Frye. of
Maine, calling for information as to the
operation of civil-service rules to river
and harbor work was agreed to after
some criticism of civil-service operations.
Mr.. Frye said it was step toward abol-
ishins these rules so far as they related
to common labor on engineering work of
the government The Senate adjourned
until Thursday, as did the House.
The session of the Senate Thursday was
brief. a smile went around the cham
ber when Mr.. Stewart, a resident of Car
son City. New. where the pugilistic con
test occurred. offered bill for the relief
of one Corbett. 1t proved to be a private
pension bill. One of the measures intro
duced by MIR. Gallinger proposed an
amendment to the Constitution prohib-
iting legisla ton in behalf of any relg-
ious denomination. Mr.. Turpie, of In
diana, gave notice of a speech on the
election of Senators by popular vote and
introduced resolution proposing an
amendment to the Constitution for the
purpose. The first report of the session
was presented by Mr.. Gear, of Iowa.
from the Committee on Pacific Railroads
and was favorable to the bill for an ad-
justment of the Pacific Railroad debts
by commission consisting of the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, Secretary of the
Interior and Attorney General A reso-
luton by Mr.. Lodge. of Massachusetts,.
was agreed to instructIng the COMMITTEES
on Foreign Relations TO inquire whether
the islands of St Croix. st. Johns and ST.
Thomas of the West Indian group could
be purchased by the United States, ans,
if not. the probability of their sale TO
other powers. AT ! o'clock TIE arbitra-
ton treaty was reported ard debate be-
gan. Speaker Reed has definitely decided
that for the present at least he will not
appoint any of the regular committees of
the House beyond the three already an-
rounced In this way all miscellaneous
legislation will be blocked and the entire
attention of the House focused on the
tariff bill. The bills. which are being
introduced by the hundreds. will have to
wait until the committees to which they
would go under the natural course of
things are appointed.
Immediately after the reading of the
journal in the House Friday Mr. Dingley
reported the tariff bill. Mr.. Bailey So
cured unanimous consent to extend for
two days the time i'll which the minority
report may be filed. The sundry civil
bill. carrying S53, III .551. and the general
deficiency bill. carrying IS, S,1G6.214. were
passed. The Senate open session lasted
fifty minutes and was given almost entire
ly to the introduction of bills. Most of
the day was spent in executive session.
the international arbitration treaty being
under discussion. The Senate confirmed
the nominations of John Hay of the Dis
trict of Columbia to he ambassador of the
United States to Great Britain: Horace
Porter eff New York, to he ambassador
of the United States TO France; Henry
White of Rhode Island. TO be secretary
of the embassy of the United States to
Great Britain; Perry s. Heath of Indiana.
to be first assistant postmaster general:
c. L. Gordon. to be postmaster at Chi
cago. The Senate adjourned till Mon