Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-03-15

Washington, March 15-Interest in the
assembling of the Fifty fifth congress in
extra session today under President Nc
Kinleys call, was. centered in the or
ganization of the new house. Crowds
were attracted to the galleries hours
before noon. The most striking feature
of the scene on the floor was a number
of g new faces. Old familiar figures,
conspicuous IN the thick of many par
liamentary battles had disappeared, and
in the lists we're new and untried knights.
The change in the personnel was very
great. By IL O'Clock the reserved gal
leries with the exception of those for the
diplomatic corps ana executive, were
crowded tier on tier. At II O'Clock
Major Mcdowell, clerk, raped the
house to order. Rev. Cowden, the blind
chaplain, delivered an invocation, ap-
peaing for Gods blessings on the work
of the new congress and the new admin
istration. The clerk then read the presi-
dents proclamation convening congress,
after which the roll was called.
CONTEST FOR spEAKERsH1P.
/, Thos. B. Reed was reelected speaker of
the house today, the vote standing: Reed,
1919; Bailey, Democrat, of Texas, ia; Bell,
Populist, of Colorado, IL, and Newlands,
silverite, of Nevada, /.
COMPLETING HOUSE ORGANIZATION.
After Mr.. Reeds election the members
were sworn in and the organization com.
pleted, by the election of a Republican
slate as follows: Clerk of the house, AL
exander Mcdowell, of Pennsylvania; ser.
geant-at-arms, Benjamin F. Russell, of
3. New York; doorkeeper, VIM. j. Glenn, of
New York; postmaster, j. G. McElroy, of
Ohio; chaplain, Henry M. Couden.
SENATE ORGANIZED.
When Vice President Hobart called the
senate to order at II O'Clock today, the
galleries we're packed. The chaplain's
opening invocation, asked divine grace.
and blessing on the senators and mem
bers now about to undertake the work of
an extraordinary session, and on the
president and vice president. The roll
call disclosed the presence of 6S senator's.
The new senator from Kansas, w. A. Har-
ris, took the oath of office. Senator Nc
Bride, of Oregon, presented the creden-
tials of Harry W. Corbett, appointed by
the governor of Oregon to fill the vacancy
caused by the failure to elect q successor
to Mr.. Mitchell. Senator Mcbride re.
quested that the new senator be sworn in,
if there be no objections. Senator Gray,
of Delaware, moved that the credentials
be referred to the committee on privi-
leges and elections. The motion pre-
vailed. Hoar, of Massachusetts, and
Cockrell, of Missouri, were named oom-
mittee to wait on the president and in
form him that congress was ready to re-
ceive any communication from him. The
senate at 1920 took recess until
o'clock.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
The presidents message was sent to
congress late this afternoon. Contrary
to expectations it was devoted to the
necessity of securing more revenue for
the conduct of the business of the gov
ernment. He calls attention to the is
suance of $262,O00,00O bonds in the last
administration as a reason for more rev.
enue. He said that for the past three
years there had been deficit of $128,817,-
600. For the month of January last the
deficit was $5,952 900, for February -,
395000. "Not only" he said "are we
without a surplus in the treasury, but we
have increased the national debt with de-
creasing receipts" Continuing, he said
that sample revenue was necessary to
strengthen the confidence ana meet the
current obligations. He said the passage
OF tariff law was an imperative demand
Of the hour, and he urged that this be
done before other business could be
transacted. Congress, he said, should
promptly provide ample means to liqui-
date the public debt, to meet all obliga.
tions of the government, to pay pensions
and all other accumulation of indebted
ness. In levying duties, care should be
taken to give proper safeguards of pro.
teotion to our own industries, in order
that our factories, mines and industries
may be encouraged and labor receive it's
adequate reward"
At 1928 o. m. the senate adjourned.