The age-herald., 1901-12-01

was held in the hall of representatives this afternoon and lasted about three hours.
 Speaker Henderson and the old officers of the House were made the unanimous choice of the caucus, and the major por- ton of the time was devoted to an un- successful effort led by Representative Hepburn, of Iowa, to effect some changes in the rules of the last House.
 MT. Cannon, Illinois, presided over the deliberations of the caucus and MT Loudenslager, New Jersey, acted as sec retary. There were 146 of the 19S Repub- lican members of the house MT. Lacey Iowa, placed General Henderson in nom ination for speaker and he was unan- imousiy chosen as the candidate of the caucus He was escorted to the chair by a committee consisting of MT. Hayne of New York; Mir Tawney. Minnesota; MT. Lacey, Iowa. In response to an en- thusiastic reception MT. Henderson ad- dressed the members of the caucus as follows:
 The Speaker Speaks.
 MT Chairman and gentlemen of the
 House of Representatives:
 ITO be called by your command sec ond time to the highest office which under the constitution 1t will be possible for me to occupy, is an honor which words will not enable me to bear testi- mony to sufficiently express. To the old members who have served with me for years and when acting in the capa- city of the presiding officer I must ex- press my most grateful appreciation of the confidence you have placed in me. without any effort on my part to bring me again to the chair of this House, and to the new members who have ac- quiesced In what seems to be the senti@ ment of the old members and of the country. I want to express my grateful thanks.
 '1 he anties before us ir the next Con gress will be onercus ones The Repub- lican party never stands still out keeps at work. The last Congress. which start ed in with thirteen mayoritS. has been so far approved that the Republican party has again been put in control starting in with thirty-nine majority This l at tribute to the wisdom of the last Con gress. We are confronted now with work which will affect the minds of the people at the el ions next year. We will expect the same from the opposition.
 The Surplus a Danger.
 There is always more activity at every Congress preceding a Congressional cleo ton than at any other time. We will re- quire all the wisdom we possess and all of the patriotism. for we have a great danger to confront us continually and that is the surplus in the treasury I ap- peal to my Republican colleagues to keep in mind that this Is danger. and if we be wise in the presence of that danger we will find approval from the American people.
 "The American people do not expect any niggardlness in the treatment of the matters Athey require. l do not counsel that: but I do counsel that conservative consideration of every question should be observed at all tim es without refer ence to the hundred million that we are soon to have.
 'In the last Congress with our smaller majority at a caucus like this I appealed to the members to be on hand at the sessions of the house. Do not think that with the larger majority we can afford to be absent from places. The people of the country have put the Republicans in control of this house. They expect much from us. I therefore appeal flor wisdom and work and for the constant presence of the members of the Republi- can party to remember that this is the place for the hour of meeting each day.
 Gentlemen, with a full and grateful heart I thank you for this manifesto tion of your confidence, and whether I am successful or not will depend upon you to give me your council each day and give to the country that support which every true soldier should give to his flag. I thank you.
 Resolutions Introduced.
 MT. Sherman of New York then. of fefed an omnibus resolution for the cleo ton of the old members of the old House Alex Mcdowell. Pennsylvania, as clerk; Henry Casson, Wisconsin, as sergeant-at- al ms; w. J. Glenn, New York, as door keeper; Joseph c. McElroy. Ohio. post master, and Henry N. Condon. Michigan. as chaplain. This resolution also was unanimously aGopted
 MT. Hepburn's effort to secure a modifi- cation of the rules for the adoption of the old rules, with certain prescribed changes which, however. did not alter the opera ton of the rules themselves. was con cured in. His resolution was as follows:
 Resolved, That the rules of the Hous of Representatives of the Fifty sixth SOH6IS-5S Dc duoPtcQ dS tHe TuleB or LHe House of Representatives Of the Fifty seventh Congress, with the following notifications:
 "First-That the special orders of March and IA. 1900, providing method for the consideration of pension claims and other private bills shall be continued during the Fifty-seventh Congress.
 "Second-That the place of the select committed on the twelfth census of the rules of the Fifty-sixth Congress shall be filled In the rules of the Fifty-seventh Congress by standing committee to con- sist of thirteen members and to have jur- isdiction of all proposed Legislation con cerning the census snd the apportion- ment.
 Resolved further. That there shall be appointed to serve during the Fifty seventh Congress a select committee on industrial arts and expositions to con- sist of nine members which shall have Jurisdiction of all matters except those relating to the revenue and appropria- tions referring to the centennial of the Louisiana Purchase and proposed expo sitions.
 Resolved further. That the select committee on the examination and dis position of documents of the Fifty-sev- enth Congress shall be continued as a select committee in the Fifty-seventh Congress-
 Would Modify Rules.
 Mir. Hepburn immediately offered an amendment providing that the rules should be adopted temporarily for forty days. at the end of which time they should again be placed before the House for consideration. He made an earnest argument In favor of this amendment, pointing out four material changes which