The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-03-16
SPEAKER REED
UNANIMOUSLY RE-NOMiNATED
BY PARTY CAUCUS

Proposition to Amend the Rules of the !!
House-An Present House Omcers Re. |
Nominated-Assistant Secretaries Of tho |
Treasury-Mrs. Ruiz Files Her Petitioni
New Tariff Bill tn be Reported Monday
Washington, March 13.-It Is stated
with positiveness that two of the three
assistant secretaries of the treasury
have been determined upon. They are
General o. L. Spaulding, Of Michigan.
and W. B. Howell. of New Jersey. The
third assistant will be determined upon
after a conference between Secretary
Gage and the president General
Spaulding was appointed assistant
secretary and given charge of the Gus
toms work Of the office, under Secre-
tary Window. He retained his position
till the end of Mr.. Harrison's term and
proved one Of the most efficient assist
ant secretaries that ever held office.
Mr. Howell is al present private secre-
tary to Assistant Secretary Hamlin. He
has risen from the ranks and is thor
oughly familiar with the work Of the
treasury department. Mr.. Spaulding's
appointment is regarded as assured.
There is not so much certainty express
ed as to Mr.. Howell.
The petition OF Mrs. Ruiz, widow Of
the Dentist, Ricardo Ruiz, was deliver
ed to Secretary Sherman today. 1t
covers eight pages of note paper, the
last of which is devoted to signature.
and is wholly in Spanish. The secre-
tary has given no intimatiOn OF what
| his action will be, and until the petit
| ton is duly translated he will not de-
| termine what disposition to make OF it.
| 1t is strongly intimated, however, that
| Mrs. Ruiz cannot rely upon speedy re-
lief from Spanish sources through
pressure eXerted by newspapers.
| Mrs D. S. Lamont and children, ac-
| companed by Mr.. Segar, private secre-
| tary to eX-Secretary Lamont, Will leave
| Washington this afternoon for Old
| Point Comfort in Colonel Lamonts spe-
| cial car. The eX-secretary is expected
| to join his family at Richmond, and
after spending q few days at Fortress
Monroe. the party will move southward.
| Before returning to New York, they
| may visit the Pacific coast.
| Secretary Bliss today vacated and
| annulled the orders and proceedings in
| the Chicago Lake front cases and di-
| rected new trial before the commits
sioner Of the general land office with
| in thirty days. The reason for this
I action was that Land Commissioners
| LamOraux gave out copy OF his de-
| cision in the case to one party three
| davs before the time set by himself for
final announcement, which was In vio-
| lation Of Secretary Francis orders.
| This is the case in which ex-Secretary
| Carlisle has recently been engaged as
| special council.
| Governor Dinglev, chairman of the
| committee Of ways and means states
that the tariff bill will not be complet-
| ed until Monday morning, and that 1t
| will not be given to the press in an au-
| thentic and complete form until it is
| ready to be presented to the house,
| which will probably be Monday after
| noon.
| Speaker Reed was unanimously nomi-
mated for speaker Of the house Of rep
resentatives at tonight's republican
caucus. The atteniwance Of members
was unusually large, 1872 Of the 203
republicans being present The new
members were cOnspicuOusly numerous.
| Mr.. Payne, of New York, was selected
to place Mr.. Reed in nomination. He
referred in f1attering terms to Mr..
Reeds popularity in the house. He
said that Mr.. Reed was nominated
he was the choice Of the republican
| party, and that it was the business
Of the caucus to respond to this popu-
| lar demand.
When Mr.. Payne had taken his seat
Mr.. Grosvenor, Of Ohio, who occupied
the chair, put the motion. and it was
| adopted without a dissenting vote. Mr..
| Payne, Of New York, and Mr.. Cannon,
| Of Illinois. two Of the veteran members
| OF the house, were designated to es-
cort the speaker, who was quietly seat
| ed in his private office, to the floor.
AS he entered all the members rose to
their feet and greeted him with q
hearty burst Of applause.
Mr.. Reed bowed his acknowledgment
| and standing in the area before the
| speakers desk said:
"Gentlemen-I am very greatly graf
| flied by your kind action tonight, and
! shall try to serve your wishes with
, whatever ability 1 have. We have
again, as in the last congress, a politi-
! cally divided legislative power The
! house Of representatives will be repub-
ican by a considerable majority, and
) ! fresh from the people, will endeavor to
carry out their wishes. / do not doub,
, | your determination to do all in your
, power bring this sessin Of congress
, to speedy close. Our outy is simple
, ! and the people expect us to perform i,
, at once and then leave to them the re.
. | covery OF the country from the stag
nation and depression of business
which have SO sorely tried the patience
, OF vigorous and growing people
| What others may see fit to do we de-
not know, but we have strong hope.
. ! that all branches of the government
,, will be in accord as to the policy OF
: | giving 10 the people lmme0lately Wnat
| ever relief their wisdom may devise.
Mr.. Dingley, of Maine, chairman OF
the committee on ways and means
, next took the floor and briefly address
, ed the caucus on the work of his com
! mittee. He pointed out the necessity
, of speedy action on the tariff bill, and
explained that it would be promptly
, reported on the reassembling of con.
|, gress. He created some enthusiasm In
|, concluding by his declaration that the
tariff should be So adjusted as te
| raise whatever revenue was needed
without additional sales of bonds.
Mr.. Walker, of Massachusetts,, offer.
: ed resolution providing for commit
: tee of seven members to revise ths
rules.
F., Mr.. W. A. Stone, Of Pennsylvania
made a motion to adjourn. This. amid
some confusion, was voted down, and
Mr.. Walker was permitted to proceed
with his remarks. He criticised the
rules and maintained that an impreG