The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-05
REED REMEMBERED.
The House Pays the Speaker a Flat
tering Compliment.

tering Compliment.
Washington, March 4.-Both Houses of
| congress were since last night alternately
in recess and in session, hearing the re-
ports of conference committees up to the
moment when the House adjourned sine
die, and the proceedings in the Senate
| merged into the Inauguration ceremonies.
The scene and temper of the final ad-
| journment of the House were in marked
| contrast with those of the Fifty-first con-
gress, when Mr.. Reed was concluding his
| first service as Speaker. Then, owing to
the partisan rancor which had manifested
| itself at various times during the con-
| gress, no member of the minority would
offer the usual resolution of thanks to the
| speaker for his administration of the du-
ties of the chair. To-day all that was
| changed.
In the course of this congress, Speaker
Reeds conduct and attitude towards pub
| lie matters have frequently been referred
| to by democratic members in terms of
praise, and Mr.. Mcmillan, the leader of the
| minority, presented the resolution of
thanks and supported it in a brief speech,
commencing the speaker, couched in the
| warmest terms.
On motion of Mr.. Livingston, dem, of
Georgia, the question was decided by a
| rising vote, the entire body Of representa-
tiVeS rising with much enthusiasm. The
result of the vote was announced by
| Speaker Pro Tenn. Dockery, amid applause
| on all sides. Speaker Reed was summoned
| from his room, and as he came in the door,
| the members rose to their feet, applauding
as they did SO. He remained on the steps
| a moment while Mr.. Dockery announced
| the action of the House to him. The
| speakers usually impressive face betray-
| ed something of the emotion which he felt.
| His voice, however, was firm as he re-
| turned his thanks for the expression of
| good will contained in the resolution. He
| said
Gentlemen of the House of Representa-
| tives: Two years ago you were sum-
moned to your share of a legislative work
which could not be otherwise than dis
| agreeable, disappointing and unsatisfac-
| tory, for 1t involved a dismal struggle to
adapt narrowing income to the grow
ing wants of a great nation, growing to
| be still greater. You were, most Of you,
untried in your new vocation. How 9TH
ers have performed their share of the
task it is not for us to say. But 1t is
proper for me to say that your share of
the divided duty has been formed with
so much readiness and good sense that
even among the asperities of a heated
campaign there was no room for any at
tack on the House of Representatives.
/ am sincerely grateful for the kind ex-
preston of your confidence and esteem;
but 1 am still more grateful for the daily
kindness and good will on the part OF
every member on both sides of the
House.
To all of you then, gentlemen of all par
ties, l offer the sincere expression of the
highest personal regard.
The committee to notify the President
that the House was ready to adjourn was
composed OF Messrs. Dalzell of Pennsylva-
MIA and Grosvenor of Ohio, republicans,
and Sayres of Texas. democrat. When
these gentlemen returned to the House
they reported that the committee had been
unable to discharge the duty devolving up
on it for the reason that when the men,
bers reached the white house, the Presl-
dent had already departed for the capitol
The adjournment ceremonies followed.