Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-03-24

The extra session convened Mon
day in pursuance OF the proclama-
tion issued by the president. The
main interest centered in the organ
ization of the new house of repre-
sentatives. The most striking fea-
'ture of the scene on the floor was
the number OF new faces. hld ia
milar figures conspicuous iii mtuy u
parliamentary battle had disap-
peared and i'll the lists We're new
and untried knights. Among the
great number OF new faces or the
floor there occasionally appeared
one whose face was familiar III the
congress of Yeas $50. Mr. Hol-
man of Indiana famlllarly known
as "Objector' Holman or the
watch dog of the treasury comes
back to congress after a few years
absence. He will fad it had to
regain his title, however, as Cannon
of Illinois il now the watchtultr, t
dog the kenueI Of congress rger
contained. Then th,r. Is Sty,.rS
of Texas whols Il good evcoHd d
watches Mr.. Cam, II: and Dec&cjt
of Missouri who watches at hsa s.
Richard Bland Of Missouri is III
other we'll remembe maa who
has again resumed his place III lie
house. This great silver leader /.
not changed III appearance durln y
the time he has been following the
pillow since he LIFT congress. He
says he feels as young as he ever
did and can chew rs much tobacco
as Of old jerry Simpson of Kan
sas comes back and found his old
seat too. He now wears socks, a
concession he has made to effete
east, and has, therefore, relin-
quished his title as scckless Jerry
which he held during his first term.
He has drawn the line however, at
socks and will not on evening dress
occasions wear dress suit. Mr..
Mark Smith of Arizona is back
again renewing his acquaintance.
He is. Democrat and a free silver
man but when he attempts to pass
a bill authorizing his territory to
issue bonds always insists upon Il
clause making them gold bonds.
Even a stranger could pick out |
the new members of the house
from the old timers. They were
conspicuous By the gravity and
solemnity of their manner, over
come by the awe Of the great posi-
ton they had been called upon to
fill. The old timer knows that he
is but one man i'll 357, ard that the
country does not lie awake think
ing of him, So he soon ceases to
feel the awe Of his position. The
new men too, as il rule, affect the |
style Of dress that in the popular
mind seems to be associated with a |
Statesman. White lawn ties,
ample expanse Of shirt front and
long black coats are the striking
features Of this style OF dress.
The clerk of the house of repre-
sentatives has made up list show
ing the humble Of Democrats, Re-
pubiicans, Silverites and Populists
in the new house according to the
data contained in the election tick
cts. These tickets show that there
were thirteen mem bers elected as
fl1sionists. These mem bers are
Jet and Baker of Illinois; Todd Of
Michigan; Maxwell, Stark. Suther-
land and Green OF Nebraska; Bren-
ner, Marshall, Meekson and Nc
DoweIl Of Ohio; and Lewis and
Jones of Washington. These fa-
sionists were Immediately sought
upon their arrival here by leaders
of the Democratic and Populists,
each desiring to get them within
their own camp to act IN caucus
Lewis Of Washington, Mcdowell OF
Ohio aud Devries of California
have decided to 60 with Democrats,
Green and Sutherland of Nebraska
have gone with the Populists. The
remainder of these remain as fusion
lists. With these changes the
house stands on part, vote, Re-
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