The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-03-16
NOW FOR The TARIFF
The Extra Session Of Congress Is
Called 10 Consider the Bill.
REED IS AGAIN SPEAKER
Other Officers OF the House Sc
lected-The President Issues
His First Message-lt's
Brilliant scene,

Washington, March l5.-The 55th
house of representatives organized to-
day for the work before IL. Although
the proceedings were perfunctory. the
scene was a brilliant one. Crowds were
attracted to the galleries hours before
noon. AT IL o'clock Major Mcdowell. the
clerk, raped the house to order AMI
the chaplain, Rev. Mr.. Couden. deliv-
cred the invocation. The clerk read
the presidents proclamation, after
which the roll was called. The vote for
speaker resulted: Reed. republican. 1sP
Bailey. democrat. ia; Bell, populist, q.
and Newlands, silverite, /.
OF the fusionists. three. Baker AMI
Jett of Illinois and Marshall of Ohio,
voted for Bailey: one. Maxwell of Ne
braska. voted for Bell. and three, Jones
and Lewis of Washington and Todd of
Michigan, did not vote. Two of the
silverites, Newlands of Nevada and
Shaforth of Colorado. did not vote. ana
Hartman of Montana voted for New
lands. Speaker Reed was enthusiastic
cally received on his appearance in the
house after his election and made a
graceful and drily humorous speech In
time honored custom. Harmon, republi-
can Of Pennsylvania. the oldest menu
ber In continuous service, administered
the oath to the speaker.
After the new members had been
sworn In by the speaker. the oath was
administered by unanimous consent to
Messrs. Dolliver of Iowa, Bell of Texas
and Pierce and Mcmillan Of Tennessee,
whose credentials had not yet arrived 4.
Grosvenor then presented a resolution,
which was adopted. for the election of
candidates for other Offices of the house
selected by the republican caucus rs
follows: Clerk. Alexander Mcdowell OF
Pennsylvania; sergeant-at-arms. Ben
jamin F. Russell of Missouri; doorkeep-
er, William J. Glenn of New York:
postmaster. j. c. McElroy of Ohio;
chaplain. Henry N. Couden.
The usual formal resolution of notiii-
cation Of assembling was adopted.
When Henderson, republican of Iowa,
offered the usual resolution for the
adoption, temporarily. of the rules of
the last house. an Intellectual attempt
was made. under the leadership of Hep
burn, to limit the operation of the
rules OF the last congress. which We're
adopted temporarily. to 30 days. The
democrats, populists and IA republicans
supported him. but they were defeated.
1Sa -tnSfR R-kAis was the only -ine46knt
out Of the ordinary connected with the
proceedings to-day.
The presidents message was ap-
plauded vigorously as was Dingley
when he introduced the new tariff bill.
The speaker appointed the republican
members of the old committees on
ways and means and added Bailey of
llxats trnl Of ,ts.aa a
Swanson of Virginia to the democratic
membership. In view of the action of
the democratic caucus. McMillin, who
was at the head of the minority COM
mittee. was superseded by Bailey, al
though McMillin was left on the COM
mittee.
The drawing Of seats occasioned the
usual merriment and good humor. The
speaker announced the members of the
committees on rules. ways and means
and mileage as follows:
Rules-The speaker, Henderson
0owa), Dalzell tPa.) rep: Bailey
(rex.), McMillin CTenn.) dem.
Ways and Means. republicans
Dingley of Maine. Payne of New York.
Dalzell of Pennsylvania. Hopkins of
Illinois. Grosvenor Of Ohio. Russell of
Connecticut. Dolliver of Iowa. Steele of
Indiana, johnson of North Dakota,
Evans of Kentucky, Tawney of Maine.
Democrats-Bailey of Texas, McMillin
of Tennessee. Wheeler of Alabama,
McGurrin of South Carolina, Robertson
of Louisiana. Swanson of Virginia.
Mileage-Wright of Massachusetts,
Barham of California. Booze OF Mary
land. republicans. Cooper of Texas
and Lewis OF Georgia. democrats
The ways and means committee then
asked leave to sit during the sessions
of the house. after which. at O'Clock.
the house adjourned until Tuesday
next