The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-16
Reorganization of the House
Was q Brilliant Scene.
THE VOTE FOR SPEAKER
REED RESPONDS IN A DRYLY
HUMOROUS SPEECH.
BAILEY SUCCEEDS MCMILLAN
Means, and Swanson, Also. Of vIr-
linia, is Added. democratic In
creass % Memb

Washington, March 15.-T'he Fifty
to-day for the work before it. Although
the proceedings were perfunctory the
scene was a brilliant one. The vote on
Speaker which resulted Reed, (Rep.) 199;
Bailey, (Dem.), ia, Bell, (Pop) y, and
Newlands (Silverite), !, aligned several
heretofore unclass2fed members. All the
Populists voted for Bell. OF the fusion
lists. three, Baker and Jett, of Illinois,
and Marshall, of Ohio, voted for Bailey,
one, Maxwell, of Nebraska, voted for
Bell and three, Jones and Lewis, OF
Washington and Rood, of Michigan did
not vote. Two of the Siiverites, New
lands, Of Nevada, and Sha froth, of Colo
RADIO did not vote and Hartman, of Hon
tana voted for Newlands. Speaker Reed
was enthusiastically received ON his ap-
paerance in the House after his election
and made graceful and dryly humorous
speech in assuming the gavel.
Mr.. Reed said: Gentlemen of the
House of Representatives 1t has been
the custom for a hundred years for Speak
ers-elect to so fully express their graft
tude and their sense of honor conferred
that the language by which thanks are
conveyed has been long ago exhausted.
Will you pardon me if confess that ON
all the occasions when have stood here
l hayebeen more oppressed by the sense
of responsibility than cheered by the SEN
tinent Of thankfulness.
yaf 7 oTnraciafQ-n0 man moro rho
high honor of your vote and the conf
dence which dictated 1T. But high as the
honor is it will surely fade unless your
favor is permanent. l cannot, having
had experience, expect to please all of
you always, but l do hope, With your
assistance and your kind forebearance.
TO administer justice to each member
and to both sides of the chamber under
the rules established by the House of
Representatives, without fear, favor or
the hope of reward"
An Intellectual attempt was made under
the leadership Of Mr.. Hepburn, an Iowa
Republican, to limit the operation of the
rules of the last Congress, which were
adopted temporarily, to thirty days. The
Democrats, Populists and fourteen Re-
pubEcans supported him, but they were
defeated 1S3 to 152 This was the only
incident out of the ordinary connected
with the proceedings to-day. The Pres
ident's message was applauded vigorous
ly as was Mr.. Dingley when he introduc-
ed the new tariff bill. The Speaker ap-
pointed the Republican members Of the
old committee on the new Ways and
Means committee and added Mr.. Bailey,
of Texas, Mr.. Robertson, Of Louisiana,
and Mr.. Swanson, of Virginia to the
Democratic membership. In view of the
action of the Democratic caucus Mr.. Nc
MILAN, who was at the head of the min
ority of the committee was superseded
by Mr.. Bailey, although Mr.. Mcmillan
was left on the committee. Mr.. Cannon,
Rep., I'D, offered the resolution prov;d-
ing for the seat drawing. After some
discussion it was tacitly agreed that the
Democrats whose membership had in
creased from 93 to 122, should move up
to the centre aisle. The Republicans in
the last Congress having Tapped over on
the Democratic SIDE
The 81 Republicans who could not be
accommodated ON the Republican side
were to find seats ON the extreme right
i'm what is known as the Cherokee
strip"
When the House adjourned it was un-
til Thursday next.