The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-05

nan nan 1t had been collected
ny New York newspaper. 1t consisted
OF twenty-eight rolls of names. each about
! TWO feet in diameter, encased in the
american flag. These rolls were stocked
| up in the area in front of The clerks desk,
ana were viewed with great curiosity.
Later, Maj. Mcdowell clerk of the
| House, ordered all except two of the rolls
| taken out into the lobby and the big bar
| rler against Mr.. Roberts dwindled TO the
size OF a barrel sawed in half wrapped
| III bunting
AS the minute hand of the clock oppo-
| size the Speakers rostrum overlook the
nour hand at noon, the gavel of the clerk
OF the last House, Maj. Mcdowell, stand
| ing at the desk below the Speakers ros-
trum, descended with a bang.
The blind chaplain, Rev. Henry Couden
| of Michigan. offered prayer. Then the
reading clerk began calling the rolL
Roberts n Little Nervous.
Mr.. Roberts sat listening intently for
| his name and when his name was called
he responded Here" in a loud voice But
he looked nervous and Ill at east. There
| were no demonstrations during the roll
call. When it was concluded Clerk Nc
Dowell announced that S52 members had
| answered TO their names, quorum.
THE next thing in order" announced
| the clerk, lis the election of Speaker"
| Mr.. Hepburn of Iowa offered a resolu-
| tion which was adopted viva voce, pro-
| viding that the House proceed to the cleo
| ton of a Speaker for the Fifty-siXth Con-
| gress. Thereupon Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio,
| as chairman of the Republican caucus,
| presented the name of David b. Hender-
| son of Iowa. The mention of the name
| of Gen. Henderson was greeted with a
| round of applause from the Republican
side Mr.. Hay of Virginia, chairman OF
| the Democratic caucus, nominated James
ID. Richardson of Tennessee, and his name
| drew the plaudits of the Democratic side.
| Mr.. Ridgeley of Kansas nominated John
| G. Bell of Colorado, as the Populst candi-
| date and Mr.. Wilson of Idaho placed
| Francis c. Newlands of Nevada in nomina-
ton as the candidate for the Silver party.
| Each party having put forward it's can
| didate by the direction of the clerk the
roll was called and each member voted for
the candidate of his political affillation.
| Election of Henderson.
The roll call resulted: Henderson, 1T;
Richardson, 1888; Bell, A. Newlands, 2. The
| clerk thereupon announced the election of
Mr.. Henderson, amid great Republican ap-
piause. He designated Mr. Richardson,
| Mr.. Bell and Mr. Newlands as a commit
| tee to escort the Speaker to the chair.
| The committee retired to the lobby, and
after short wait the doors of the main
| portal of the House swung open, and Gen
| Henderson entered upon the arm of Mr.
Richardson, followed by the two other
| members of the committee. When he as
| cended the rostrum, Mr.. Richardson in
| neat speech introduced him, and in re-
| sponse to the hearty cheers Mr.. Hender-
| son addressed the House as follows:
! Gentlemen of the House of Representa-
| tives: The voice of this House has called
me to grave responsibilities. For that call
am most profoundly grateful and am
| keenly sensible of the weight of the re-
| sponsibilities that attach to this great Of
| fee. am encouraged, however, by the
| thought that no member of this body can
| escape responsibility, either to his people
| or TO his country. All of us are under
| bonds to do our best.
"The approval of the country; the ap-
proval of ones own conscience; the at
| tainment of great results are not secured
| by petty contests on narrow fields, but
must be sought and won on broad, patri-
| otic lines of thought and action.
'It is my duty, as it will be my aim and
| pleasure, to impartially administer The
| laws adopted for our government, but no
| Speaker can be successful unless he has
| the cooperation of the members of this
| House.
"The generous partially and kindness
| that have been shown to me by the entire
membership here, encourage me 10 believe
| that such mIerfeclions as | may have
wiR be modified by the considerate and
| supporting disposition of those consti,ut-
| ing this great body.
"I am ready to take the oath of Of
| flee"
Took Oath of Office.
In accordance with the time -honored
| custom, the oldest member of the House
in point of service, Mr. Harmer of Penn-
| sNlVania who has served tWenty-four
years in the lower brarch of Congress,
| administered the oath to the Speaker. APP
| pearing in front of the clerks desk he
read the cath to the speaker, who, with
| uplifted han, repeated the single words
af er him. Another round of applause
| followed, in which the galleries joined.
The Speaker then announc hat the oath
would be administered to the members by
states. AS the names If the members were
| called they aDDo ared at he bar in groups
of about a dozen. ard here, with raised
hands, were sworn in by he Speaker.
The moment for which all present We're
| anxiously waiting came when the state of
| Utah and Mr.. Roberts name were called.
Instantly a hush fell upon the assembly.
| Mr. Taylor of Ohio was on his feet ask
| ing for recognition. The Speaker recog-
nized him Immediately.
Mr. TayIor's objection.
''I object to the swearing in of the rep
| resentative-elect from Utah and to- his
taking his seat" began Mr.. Taylor in
| clear, distinct voice.
II do so. MIR. Speaker" he continued,
"on my own responsibility as a member o.
this House, and because specific, serious
and apparently well-grounded charges of
| ineligiblity are made against him. A
| transcript Of the proceedings of court in
| Utah. evidences the fact that the claim
ant was in 1889 convicted or that he plead
ed guilty of the crime of unlawful CO.
hab.tation Aifidavts and other papers in
my possession indicate that ever since
then he has been persistently guilty Of the
same crime and that ever since
then he has been and is now
a polygamist If this transcript and
these affidavits and papers tell the truth
the nenber-elect from Utah is IN my
judgement, ineligible to be a member OF
this House Of Representa- ives, both be-
cause Of the statutory disqualification OF
the Edmunds law, and for higher and
graver and quite as sound rea-
sons. / ought also 20 say Ia ad-
dition to what I have just said. that I