Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-03-20
REED FOR SPEAKER.
The Man from Maine Again Elected
to Rule the House.
Bailey, Of Texas, and BELL, of Colorado,
Voted For-Caucus Nominees Out
line the Policies which Each
Party VIII Pursue.

WARRINGTON, March 1B.--The Fifty
Fifth congress met In extraordinary
session to-day at noon In pursuance Of
President McKinlcY's proclamation.
The work before 1.-THE passage Of
tariff bill, is pretty well cut out In nd
vance, but the indications are that II
will be u stormy session and its length
and scope are as yet mere matters OF
speculation. So far as the house Is
concerned the present determination
OF the leaders Is to direct the energies
OF the lower branch to the accomplish
ment of the task before It with all cx.
petition and throw the responsibility
Tor any complications which may arise
out of delays in the senate upon that
body.
As the hands of the clock pointed to
1o Maj. Mcdowell, clerk Of the house,
raped the house to order. Rev. Mr..
Couden, the blind chaplain of the house,
delivered the invocation. The clerk Of
the house then read the presidents
proclamation converting congress, after
which the roll was called. Immediately
following, Thomas Is. Reed, Of Maine,
was elected speaker. The vote was:
Reed, 100; Bailey, democrat, III; Bell,
populist, 81; Newlands, silverite, l.
The speaker announced the members
Of the committee on rules, ways and
means and mileage rs follows:
Rules-The speaker; Henderson, Of
Iowa; Dalzell, OF Pennsylvania, repub-
leans; Bailey, of Texas, and McNIillin,
Of Tennessee, democrats.
Ways and means-Dingley. Of Maine;
Payne, of New York; Dalzell, Of Penn
sylvnnia; Hopkins. of Illinois; Gros-
venor, of Ohio; Russell, of Connecticut;
Deliver, OF Iowa; Steele, of Indiana;
johnson, of North Dakota; Evans, of
Kentucky: Tawney. of Minnesota. re-
publicans; Bailey, of Texas; McNillin,
of Tennessee; Wheeler, of Alabama;
McLaurin, of South Carolina; Robert
son, of Louisiana, and Swanson, Of Vir-
ginia, democrats.
Mileage-Wright, Of Massachusetts;
Darham, of California;; Booze, Of Mary
land, republicans; Cooper, OF Texas,
and Lewis, of Georgia, democrats.
Republican Caucus Nominees.
WASHINGTON, March 15.-The caucus
OF republican members-elect Of the
Fifty-Fifth congress, which was held
Saturday, voted by reclamation to re-
nominate Speaker Reed and all the of
ficers of the last house. The slate
was as follows: Thomas b.. Reed,
speaker; Rev. Henry NJ. Couden, chap
lain; Alexander Mcdowell. clerk; Benz
jamin F. Russell, sergeant-nt-arms;W W.
j. Glenn, doorkeeper; Joseph c. Nc
Elroy, postmaster. OF the EOS repub-
licans, 175 were present. In acknowl-
edging the nomination Mr.. Reed said:
Gentleman: am very greatly gratined by
your kind action tonight and shall try to serve
your wishes with whatever ability have. We
have again. rs In the Inst congress, politically
divided legislative power. The house Of repre-
sentatives will be republican BY considerable
majority and. fresh from the people. will en-
deavor to carry out their wishes I do not
doubt your determination to do oil In your
power to bring this session OF congress TO o
speedy close. Our duty Is simple and the peo-
pie expect US TO perform II OF once and then
leave TO them the recovery OF the country from
tho stagnation and depression Of business
which have so sorely tried the patience Of
vigorous md growing people. What others
may SEQ 1T to do we do not know. but we have
strong hopes that all branches OF the govern
ment will be In accord us to the policy Of givin;
to the people Immediately whatever relief their
wisdom may devise
Democrats Nominate Oficers.
WASHINGTON, March 15.-Thc demo-
cratic members of the house Saturday
Congressman Joseph w.