The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-05

his name. and when it was called he
responded Here in loud voice. But
he looked nervous and i'll at ease. There
were no demonstrations during the roll
call. When it was concluded Clerk Nc
Dowell announced that 352 members
had answered to their names, a quo
rum
1.-THE next thing in order announced
the clerk, lis the election of a speak
er-''-~-, -
Mr. Hepburn of Iowa offered a resolu-
ton which was adopted yive voce. pro-
viding that the house proceed to the
election of a speaker for the fifty-sixth
congress. Thereupon Mr.. Grosvenor of
Ohio, as chairman of the Republican
caucus, presented the name of David
B. Henderson of Iowa The mention
of the name of General Henderson was
greeted with a round of applause from
the Republican side.
Mr. Hay of Virginia. chairman OF the
Democratic caucus, nominated James
d. Richardson of Tennessee, and his
name drew the plaudits of the Demo-
cratic side.
Henderson Is Chosen.
Mr. Ridgley of Kansas nominated
John c. Bell of Colorado as the Popu-
list candidate, and Mr.. Wilson of Ida
no placed Francis G.. Newlands of Ne
vada in nomination as the candidate of
put forward its candidate. by the di-
rection of the clerk the roll was called
and each member voted for the candi-
date of his political affiliations. Mr..
Morris of Minnesota, Mr.. Overstreet of
Indiana, and Mr.. Carmack of Tenne-
see were appointed tellers. Mr.. New
lands himself candidate, voted for
Mr.. Richardson
The roll call resulted:
Henderson, Ia.
Richardson, 1853.
Bell, 4.
The clerk thereupon announced the
election of Mr.. Henderson. amid great
Republican applause. He designated
Mr.. Richardson. Mr.. Bell and Mr.. New
lands as a committee to escort the
speaker to the chair.
The committee retired to the lobby.
and after a short wait the main door
and General Henderson entered upon
the arm of Mr.. Richardson followed
by the other two members of the COM
mittee.
When the new speaker assembled to
the rostrum Mr.. Richardson in a neat
speech introduced him. and in. response
to the hearty cheers he addressed the
house as follows:
Address BY the Speaker.
-CIenJlefnen OF the House OF 1epIe-
sentatives: The voice of this house
has called me 70 great responsibilities.
For that call | am most profoundly
grateful and / am keenly sensible of
the weight Of the responsibilities that
attach TO this great office | am en-
couraged, however. by the thought that
no member of this house 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
approval of ones conscience: the at
tainment of great results, are not Sc
cured by petty contests on narrow
fields. but must be sought and won on
broad. patriotic lines of thought and
action.
1T 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 MEM
bers of this house
THE generous partiality and kind
ness that have been shown TO me by
the entire membership here. encourage
ms to believe that such imperfectionS
az | may have will be modified by the
considerable and supporting disposition
of those constituting this great body
Il am ready to take the oath of Of
flee
He Takes the Oath.
In accordance with the time-honored
custom the oldest member of the house
in point of service, Mr.. Harner OF
Pennsylvania, administered the oath to
the speaker The speaker then an
uounced that the oath would be adj
ministered to the members by states
As the names of the members were
called they appeared at the bar in
groups of about a dozen and there
with raised hands. were sworn in by
the speaker
were anxious;y waiting came when the
state of Utah and Mr. Roberts name
was called Instantly a hush fell upon
the assembly. Mr.. Taylor of Ohio was
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