Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-15
IN SPECIAL SESSION
The Fifty-fifth Congress Con-
venes To-day in obedi-
ence to a Proclamation.
THE MCKINLEY MESSAGE
A List Of Articles That Have
Been Placed on the Free List
in the New Tariff Bill.
tom REED MADE SPEAKER

WAsHlNdroN. d. O., March l5.--
Congress convened in extra SESSION a
noon, to-day, in accordance with th'
proclamation issued by President Nc
Kinley. ON the second day after bill
inauguration, and which was his frs
official proclamation.
There were many new faces among
the crowd that poured into the house ol
representatives, this morning, while
many old members who after being
retired for congress or more had been
again honored by their constituents,
were heartily greeted. Among the
latter, none receivod warmer welcome
than the venerable William 8. Holman,
of Indiana, long known as the "watch
dog OF the treasury" In the Illinois
delegation, Charles w. Woodman, the
special champion of Cuban liberty, was
missing, and the credentials for his
district were handed in by Daniel w.
Mills, newcomer to the Legislative
arena, Populist William Baker failed
to rally with the Kansas delegation, he
having been elected to stay at home,
but Jerry Simpson, who had been given
rest during the fifty-fourth congress,
comes back smiling from Medicine
Lodge.
From Ohio, William B. Shattuc takes
the place of Hon. Charles P. TAFT. who
has declined further service, while
Paul j. Sorg, the millionaire tobacco.
man Of Hamilton, is succeeded by John
L. Brenner. In the thirteenth Ohio
district, the wiry, energetic, always
stylishIy-appareled James A Norton
OF Tiflin, for many years chairman o.
the state central committee, succeeds
stephen Il. Harris. James r.. Young
for many years secretary of the Unltet
States senate, and noted newspaper
man. succeeds the veteran John Rey
burn from one of the Philadelphia dis
tricts. Binger Hermann no longer as
sists in representing Oregon, bis sea
being pre-empted BY Thomas b
Tongue. Charles e. Allen, OF Sal
Lake, gives way to William H. King
of Provo
H. b. Ferguson comes from New
Mexico as delegate in place Of Thoma
b. Catron, while Marcus A. Smith sue
ceeds Nathan o. Murphy as the lon
delegate from Arizona. The silver
tongued Josiah Patterson, of Memphis
whose voice has for the past two year
been continuously lifted in behalf {
the gold standard, is among those re
tired to private life, ,his successor ceinI
e. w. Carmack, until recently editor
in.chief of the Memphis Appeal, an
one Of the most brilliant newspaper
men Of the south. Considering, how
ever, the bitterness of the warfare tbs
was waged las. November, the numbe
OF new faces in the lower house 10 LEI
than might have been expected.
The extraordinary session of Il
fifty-ffth congress opened in the sena
this morning by the reading Of Pres
dent McKinley's proclamation CONVEX
ing 1t. Sixty-eight senators answere
to the roll call. The galleries wei
filed to overfowing. Mr.. Harri
populist, Of Kansas, was sworn in I
the successor to Mr.. PETER. The CIR
dentials OF Henry w. Corbett, wi
was appointed by the governor
Oregon to succeed Mr.. Mitchell, wei
presented by Mr.. Mcbride, republican
OF Oregon, who stated that Mr.. Co
bett was present and ready to take Il
oath of Office. Mr.. Gray moved th
the credentials be referred to the con
mitteo on privileges and election
Z. .~r1nJ n ~. rnooca xuoa 4bou 20 b,
until o'clock, this afternoon.
The renate adjourned ats 23 o'clot
until noon, Tomorrow.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
The opening of the fifty-fifth Co
eress, in extraordinary session, WI
witnessed, to-day, by an immen
crowd OF spectators. OF the 357 me
constituting the membership Of Il
house, 1872 have never before served
that capacity, and sixteen have serve
in former congresses, making a
together 148 new members and q
\ who served in the last. congress
Politically classified, there are q
republicans, 1872 democrats and TIVE
tv-nine fusion silyerItes and populist
The clerk read the presidents pro
]amation, ccnvening congress and y
roll call showed 337 members preser
Tha election Of speaker WAS declare
ID order. Mr.. drosvenor, Of Obi
presented the name Of Thomas Brac
ett Reed; Mr.. Richardson, of Tennt
see. placed ia nomination the name
.Joseph w. Bailey, of Texas and Jol