Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-03
TIE REED RULES READOPTED.
Republican House Caucus Held in the
Hall of the House
LAST NIGHT-GENERAL HENDER-
SON UNANIMOUSLY NAMED FOR
SPEAKER-NO OTHER CANDI-
DATE PRESENTED AND NO VOTE
TAKEN - ONLY ONE CHANGE
MADE AMONG OFFICERS OF THE
HOUSE - SENATE REPUBLICAN
CAUCUS TO BE HELD THIS
WEEK.

WASHINGTON, December 1.-THE
caucus of the Republican members OF
the House tonight was cut and dried
affair. The selection Of a candidate
for Speaker by the party in power is
usually very animated affair, but
months ago, all the other candidates
who entered the field after the retire.
ment of Speaker Reed abandoned the
contest, leaving Gen. David B. Hen
derson, of Iowa, the unopposed candi-
date. His nomination was therefore a
foregone conclusion, and he was nom
mated by reclamation. The officers of
the last House, except Col. Russell, the
ergeant-at-arms, were renominated
without opposition, as follows:
Clerk, Alexander Mcdowell, of Penn
sylvania; door-keeper, w. J. Glenn, of
New York; postmaster, ]. G. McElroy,
of Ohio; chaplain, Rev. Henry Couden,
of Michigan Col Russell was not a
candidate for reelection, and Col.
Henry A. Casson, of Wisconsin, was
nominated in his stead.
The caucus was held in the House of
Representatives and was largely at
tended. 1t was presided over by Gen.
Grosvenor, of Ohio, who was reelected
chairman of the caucus. Mr.. Louden-
slayer, of New Jersey, was reelected
secretary.
Gen. Henderson's name was present.
ed by Mr. Payne, of New York, and
seconded by Mr.. Hopkins, of Illinois,
both of whom had been candidates
originally. The roll was not called.
The nomination was made by acclama-
ton. Gen. Henderson came to the cap
itol and remained in the Speakers
room in the rear of the House lobby,
until after the House officers had been
selected. He was then escorted to the
rostrum of the House by Messrs. Hop
kins of Illinois, Payne of New York,
and Sherman of New York. His APP
rearance was greeted with cheers, and
in response Gen. Henderson addressed
the caucus.
Mr. Dalzell Of Pennsylvania, who was
a memtef of the commi tee on rules in
the last Congress-, offered a resolution
declaring it to be the sense of the
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55th Congresses (the Reed rules)
should be adopted by the incoming
House. He made a speech of consid
cradle length in support of his resolu-
ton.
Mr. Hepburn, of Iowa, who fought the
rules in the last Congress- attempted
to argue several points with Mr.. Dali
eel, but the latter refused to yield.
When he had concluded, however, Col.
Hepburn got the floor and attacked
the resolution vigorously. He insisted
that the rules should be modified. He
laid particular stress upon the question
Of recognition, which he claimed
should go to the first member who adj
dressed the chair. This has been one
Of Mr.. Hepburns causes for complaint
in the preceding Congresses. He also
contended that the committee on rules
should be entirely independent of the
Speaker, and that there should be
general decentralization of power from
the Speaker in the direction of the
committees.
The Speaker and the committee on
rules, he commended, had too much
power under the rules proposed to be
adopted. The power of committees
and individuals should be expanded.
The Dalzell resolution was adopted
without dissenting vote.
Another session of the caucus will be
held Tuesday night, when the finan-
cial bill will be considered and plan
outlined for its passage in the House.
The Republican members of the Sem
ate probably will hold a caucus Tues
day afternoon next to make provision
for the reorganization of the commit
tees. There are many vacancies on
committees caused by the retirement
of Senators. These will be filed. and
in cases in which the Republicans are
in the minority on committees, steps
will be taken to so change the member
ship as to give them control. Having
so clear a majority of the members of
the Senate, the Republicans are dis
posed to assert their privilege of con-
trolling committee work throughout.
No decision has yet been reached as
to what will be done about filing the
elective offices of the Senate, but the
present disposition is to postpone
action upon that subject for the pres
ent
The general interest in the committee
changes centers in the committee on
finance. There are two vacancies in
that committee caused by the retire
ment of Senators Turpie of Indiana.
and White of California, and the Re-
publicans will insist on filling both of
these places. The friends of Senator
Hanna are urging his selection for one
of the places.
The probabilities are that the de-
tailed work of filing the committees
will be delegated to a committee, and
that no actual changes will be made
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