Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-03-16

tried knights. The change in the person.
mel was very great
BY II o'clock the reserved galleries. with
The exception OF those for the diplomatic
corps and the executive. were walled ln-
tier on tier. The bright costumes of the
ladies' gave light and color to the animated
scene As the hands OF the clock pointed
10 l. Major Mcdowell. clerk Of the house.
rarIed the house TO order
Rev. Mr.. Couden, the blind chaplain Of
the house, then delivered the invocation
appealing TO the throne for Gods blessing
on tho work OF the new congress and the
rev administration. gsEt I.
The clerk OF the house. then read Tihe,
pre- sidcnt's proclamation conveninS com
Sress. after which the roll was called. I'M
I!;ediately following. Thomas B.. Reed, OF
Maine. was elected spest1:er- The Vote
vas Reed I99: Bailey. Denoerat- lti;
Bell. Populist. n; NewlaHJfs, sttVeilie, l.
All the Populists votea Tor Ssii sos " t.if1 .se
fusiCnists. thTee-Baker aud Jett- % III
ley: one. Maxwell OF Nehrask k:i-' voted tor
Bell and three JOnsS LewSS GL " yoi agl.
Two Of the silverites, .Newi2nds, ot SeHa-
da and Shafroth, az Colorado. did not
vote. and Hartman. of Montana, voted for
SNEAKER Reed uas enthusiastically re-
CeiS ed on his appearance III the mouse ait
er his election. and made = Sf'iccihi ili'i
Grily humorous speech IN assuming Inc
..Gcntlemen of the House of Representa-
tiyes:-It has been the custom Tor nun
dred wears for sjTedkers-cicct so fuzzy 10
express their gratitude and their sense OF
honor conferred that the language oy
which thanks are conveyed has been lohs
ago exhausted. VIII You pardon me II
1 confess that on all The occasions wien i
have stool here | have bceu more on
pressed by the sense OF responsibility thar
cheercd by The sentiment OF thankIu uiheSs; IS :
Yet. lpDreclate-Ho man 5nofe-tie
high homer of your vote and the confd nee
which dictated II. But. high as the honor Is.
It will surely fade unless sSgr Ihsor Is
permanent. I cannot. having had expert
ence expect TO please all of YOU aiNlFs. out
] do hope, with your ossistHpce ann your
kind forbearnnce. to a a.mtnistes justice 70
each member and 10 both sides OF me
chamber under the rules Established by
the house of representatives. without fear,
favor or hope of reward
According to tiEe-honoFed Custom. Mr
Harmer. Republican. Of oi-P@nnfyivania, Inc
oldest member in continueus service I'D
ministcred the oath 10 the speaker.
After the rev members had been sworn
in by the speaker, the oath WIS admins
tered by unanimous consent to Messrs.
DollIyer. OF Iowa. Ball, of Texas. and
credentials had not yet arrived.t Mr. 3ros-
venor then presented fesoiHio which
was adopted. for the election OF the can
didates for the other Offices of the NOISE
clerk. Alexander Mcdowell. of Pennsyl-
vania; sergeant-at-arms; BenJaminT. r. RaS-
sell of Missouri: doorkeeDer. WHlilm j.
Glenn. of New York; postmaster, Joseph
g McElroy, OF Ohio, ana chaplain, Henry
y. Couden.
tion OF assembling were adopted.
When Mr.. Henderson. Republican, OF
Iowa. offered the usual resolution for me
adoption temporarily Of the rules Of the
last house an Intellectual attempt was
made, under the leadership or Mr. Hep
burn an Iowa Republican, to limit the
operation of the rules of the last congress,
which were adopted temporarily, 10 thirty
days. The Democrats. Populists and four
teen Republicans supported him, but they
were defeated-IS3 to 152 This was the
only incident out of the ordinary connected
with the proceedings to-day. ..5. -
The presidents message was apDlauded
vigorously. as was Mr.. Dingley. when he
introduced the new tariff bill The speaker
appointed the Republican members OF the
old committee on the ways and means COM
mittee 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.. McMilIip, who was
at the head of the minority OF the com
mittee. was superseded 10y Mr.. Bailey, al
though Mr.. McMillin was left on the COM
miutee.
The drawing for seats occasioned the
usual merriment and good huInor.
The speaker announced the members OF
the committee ON rules. ways and means
and mileage, as follows:
RuiesIThe speaker: Henderson. OF Iowa
Dalzell, of Pennsylvania Republicans
Bailey, of Texas, and McMillin, of Teunes-
see. Democrats.
Ways and means-Dingley, of Maine;
Payne. of New York: DalzeIl. of Pennsyl-
yania: Hopkins. of Illinois: Grosvenor, of
Ohio: Russell. of Connecticut: Dollver, OF
Iowa: Steele, of Indiana: Johnson. of North
Dakota: Evans. of Kentucky; Tawney, of
Minnesota. Republicans, Bailey, of Texas:
McMiIIin. of Tennessee: Wheeler, of Ala
bama: McI.aurin. of South Carolina; Rob-
crtson, of Louisiana, and Swanson, of Vir-
giBi3. Democrats. s-r'
Mileage-wright. of Massachusetts,: Dar-
ham. Of California: Booze. of Maryland.
Republicans: Cooper. of Texas, and Lewis,
of Georgia. Democrats.
The ways and means committee then Sc
cured leave 10 sit during the sessions OF
the house, after which. at o'clock. the
house. on Mr.. Dingley's motion, adjourned
until Thursday next. .-.