The record-union., 1899-12-05

| the usual resolutions were adopted TIC
inform the President and the Senate
| of the organization of the House.
| A committee of three, consisting OF
Cannon (R.) of Illinois, Payne (R.) OF
New York and Richardson Cd OF
Tennessee, were appointed to join q
wait upon the President and inform
him that Congress was in session ready
to receive any communication he might
| have to make
Dalzell (R.) of Pennsylvania, one OF
the floor leaders, then precipitated
short but lively debate by Offering a
resolution for the adoption of the rules
of the last Congress. They were the
rules of three Congresses, he said, and
their operation had proved their value
| Bailey (D.) of Texas protested against
forcing the rules of the last House per-
manently upon the present House with
out warning or consideration, but ex-
pressed a willingness to see them
adopted temporarily until others could
| be framed.
| Richardson Endorsed what his col
league had said, but from what the
| public press had said he realized how
hopeless resistance would be. Never
| theless, he protested in the name of the
minority. He chided Hepburn of Iowa
who frequently complained of the rules
in the last Congress, for not leading
his partisans in a fight for their -refor-
nation. Had he done so, Richardson
said, the minority would have been glad
to join him.
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criticism of the rules and their opera
| tion-
| Hepburn, replying, admitted that he
favored some notifications, but stated
! that his colleagues in the Republican
| caucus had been opposed to him, and
that he had yielded to their wishes
Dalzell R.) of Pennsylvania then
moved the previous question, which was
ordered, and the vote was taken by
! ayes and nays upon the adoption OF the
rules of the last Congress.
| While the roll was being called
large floral gavel from the Union Vet
Grams Union of Dubuque, Ia, and
beautiful basket of flowers from his old
comrades of Hyde Post G. A. R., OF
Dubuque, were placed on the Speaker
desk.
| The resolution for the adoption of the
rules was carried-177 to 15S
/ A resolution for the biennial seat
! drawing was then adopted by unan1-
/ nous consent. Mr.. Grow (R) of Penn
sylvania, as ex-Speaker of the House,
| and Mr.. Harmon of Pennsylvania, the
| oldest member, were granted the pr1vi-
| lege of selecting their seats before the
drawing. Each selected his own seat
The members then retired behind the
| rails in the rear of the seats, leaving
| the floor vacant and a blindfolded
page, Griffin Halstead, son of Murat
Halstead, drew the little balls contain
ing the numbers from box Each bal
| was numbered, and the number of the
member corresponding was given an
opportunity to select a seat as his name
| was called
Mr.. Richardson of Tennessee got his
old seat, although his name was called
| late. His colleagues reserved the seat
for him. A big tree of American beauty
roses was placed on his desk, and the
House, irrespective of party, applaud
ed vigorously. He was also the recip-
lent of several large baskets of chrys-
| anthemumS.
Mr.. Hepburn of Iowa was the first
prominent Republican who was forced,
through the late calling of his name, to
go to the Cherokee Strip on the Dem
ocratic side for a seat. He was re-
ceived with applause by the Democrats
! All during the call of names Mr.. Rob-