Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-05
First Step Taken Toward Gust
ing Mormon Roberts.
HOUSE ADOPTS REED RULES
M norials Presented In Senate Agains,
Seating of NJ. 8. Quay. Ge n. Ilende
Installed AS Speaker. Tributerof
Respect to Hobart'a Memory.
(HE l'eleglapln.)

NASHiNt;TEN. Dec. l.-Eno, nous
crowds witnessed the opening scenes in
the House today. pht. principal inter
"s; conferred in the disposition of the
cas-" Of MI Roberts. the Mormon rep
rcs.ntLtive from Utah. Those Who an
ticirated q sensational den"ueinent
Mere disappointed. The program out
lined by The Republican leaders at
rheir conference on Friday night "aS
partially carried out. The objection to
the administration of the oath 10 Mr..
Roberts VAS entered by MI raE!c.. uf
G:h". predicted. and Roberts step
ped aside without protest except 10 as:
II by So doing he waived any Of his
rights. To this the Speaker responded
IL the mega tive.
Hi. Is ASSIGNED TO \ SEAT.
Although Mr.. Roberts was not sworn
in today. he secured = seat. This.
however. Was 81 accident ,ur. ana sim
p!@. In the seat drawing lottery no
provision had Been made 10" Mr.. Rob
"t!S but When The drawing was COM
ni"t"a TWO others rs We'll as himself
llal i.nt been provided fNith seats ana
ihe Speaker asked ana secured from
ihr House general permission in- those
members Who :,>iti not drawn seats TO
iik" such selections rs they could
nde' This authority Mi. Roberts s,ot
= seat in an obscure portion Of the hail
Mn. Roberts was the observed Of IN ID
servers ;hrnughul; the day His
,!:iu&ilt,r set in the gallery and watch
90! the proceedings.
ONLY UNUSUAL FEATURE,
The only feature out of the ordinary
was the adoption Of the Reed rules for
tae present congress. The DemGcra rats
knew it was futile to mere than pro-
teri against the adoption Of these rules
ate: the Republicans had decided upon
his course in caucus and the debate
nrnn the resolutions to adopt them was
1ly.i.
strict party Vote
Very early in the day the monster
petition. said TO- consist Of seven nil
lion names, protesting against toe
seating of Mr. Roberts. was ,,roug;l:
into the hall. L had l,een COLLECTED, b.
4 New York newspaper. 1t consisted
Of Is rolls nf names, each about lWo
le"t in diameter. cncased in the Amer
lean flag. These rolls We're stacked IN
III the area in front OF the clerks desk
ard We're viewed With great curiosity
Later Major Mcdowell clerk Of the
House. ordered all except Two of the
rolls taken out into the lobby and the
big barrier against Mr.. Roberts dwin-
died 10 The size of Il barre! sawed in
half. wrapped in bunting.
HOUSE CALLED TO ORDER
As the minute hand of the clock op-
posite the speakers rostrum pointed
70 The hour hand and to noon. ,ttle eavei
Of the clerk of the last House, Major
Mcdowell. standing al the desk below
the Speakers rostrum, descended with
4 bang.
Tho blind chaplain. Rev. Henry Cou-
den. OF Michigan. offered prayer Then
the reading clerk began calling the.
roll.
Mr. Roberts sat listening intent]y
Tor his name and when his name was
called he rtspondrd ..ha... i, !, ,.,,d
voice. But he looked nervous ana III
4, ease. There We're no demons ira tons
during the roll call When it was con-
Guided Clerk Mcdowell arrounied
that 80 members had answered to
their names. a quorum.
ELECTION OF SPEAKER
ne next thing in ORDER announced
the clerk, lis the election az Speaker"
Mt. Hepburn, of Iowa. offered Il res
"i''tlon which was adopted viva voce
providing that the House proceed to
'ne electiol VI a speaker of ,hc Fifty
sixth Congress. I'hcreupon Mr. Ciros-
Veneer. OF Ohio, as chairman of the Rs
puolman caucus, presented the name of
David - Henderson. of Iowa. The
n'rhtoh Oh the name Of General Hen
derson was greeted with round Of APP
plause from the Republican side Mr..
Ray OF Virginia, chairman Of the
I'elnncratlc caucus nominated James
-. huchai'uson. Of Tennessee ana his
l.aii'e Grew me plaudits OF the Demo-
crallc side MI ftidgelE. nf Kansas
IS me FopuuSt candidate. and Mr.. VIII
,ol'. "i iuaho' placed Francis q. New
i"'lHS, ~ NEVADA. IN nomination as the
cdl.uluttle iof lhe silver party.
i-a.,i l'a'iS i'aEinS put forward its
:ai"1u,tte pE the direction OF the clerk.
tht IoI1 WIS caileu ana each member
ai i, ~ 'iie caho'aate OF his political