The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-12-05
CAUCUS NOMINATIONS.
Candidates for House Oeices Named
by Both Parties.

by Both Parties.
Washington, Dec, 2.-The republic
an members of the house of represent
atives met in caucus in the hall of the
house at two O'Clock Saturday after
noon. Chairman Cannon presided and
Mr.. Loudenslager, of New Jersey,
acted as secretary. Hon. David b.
Henderson, of Iowa, was unanimously
nominated for speaker and all the old
officers were nominated without oppo-
sition. They are: Clerk, A. Mcdowell,
Tennessee; sergeant at arms, Henry
Cassols doorkeeper, William Glenn,
New York; postmaster, Joseph NOEL
roy, Ohio.
Messrs. Payne, New York; Tawney,
Minnesota, and Lacey, Iowa, were APP
pointed committee to escort Gen.
Henderson to the chair, and he ad-
dressed the caucus at length.
Debate Over the Rules.
Mr.. Dalzell, of Pennsylvania, offered
a resolution that the rules of the Fifty
sixth congress with slight modifica-
tions be adopted for the Fifty-seventh
congress, the principal change being
that alternate Fridays be set apart
to consider pension legislation instead
of every Friday, IS at present. Mr..
Hepburn, of Iowa, offered as an
amendment that the rules be adopted
for 40 days, when they shall be brought
before the house for consideration.
This started debate, which lasted dur
ing the afternoon.
The debate resulted in the adoption
of the Dalzell resolution, which means
that the coming session will be gov
erned by the celebrated Reed rules.
The Democratic Caucus.
Washington, Dec. 2.-In the demo-
cratic caucus Representative James D.
Richardson, of Tennessee, was unani-
mously nominated for speaker, and
few minor employees allowed to the mi
nority were also named.
Several resolutions appertaining to
the policy of the democrats in the
forthcoming session were presented by
Mcclellan, of New York; Burleson, of
Texas; Finley, of South Carolina, Fitz-
gerald, Of New York, and Newlands, of
Nevada.
After an unimportant skirmish these
resolutions were referred to a commit
tee of ~, to be named by the chair
man of the caucus, with instructions
to report on them at the next demo-
cratic caucus, which will be held on
January IL.
Prior to the meeting of the caucus
the democratic members Of the New
York delegation met in the room of the
committee on naval affairs and agreed
10 stand firmly by the Mcclellan reso-
luton affirming the democratic plat
form of 1900.
Probably the most important resolu-
ton of the caucus was that presented
by representative Fitzgerald, of New
York, in which he declared it to be the
sense of the minority that "We OPP
pose any interference with the exist
ing standard of values" This, in eff
feet, would have committed the demo-
cratic members Of the house to the
single gold standard.
1t did not come to a vote because a
storm of opposition would certainly
have arisen, and nobody, could tell just
where it would have ended. Although
a majority of the democrats in the
house are ready to drop free silver as
a party issue, there are still enough
Bryan followers to kick up consider
able dust.
There was a total of 1876 members
present, including Newlands and Shat
roth, silverites, and ShellenbeHger, fu-
sionist. During the present session
there will be but two parties in the
house - democrats and republicans.
The silverites and fusionists will hence
forth caucus with the democrats.