The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-03

tions as their names were called. At
TIE conclusion of the ceremony, the
speaker laid before the house the resig-
nation Of Nicholas Mukler as a repre-
sentative from the Seventh congress
sional district Of New York, to take
effect Dec. l.
Mr.. Cannon OF Illinois then presented
the following resolution for the cleo
tion of officers Of the house:
Resolved, That Alexander Mcdowell
% Pennsylvania be and is hereby
chosen clerk Of the house Of repre-
sentatives; that Henry Casson Of Wis
cousin be AID is hereby chosen ser
geant-st-arms; that William Elennan
Of New York be and is hereby chosen
dcOrkeeper: that Joseph G. McElroy of
Ohio be and is hereby chosen postmas-
ter, and that II. n. COuden Of Mich
igan be and is hereby chosen chap
lain"
air. Hay OF Virginia, on behalf of
the minority presented d substitute
resolution containing the names of the
candidates selected by the Democratic
caucus last Saturday. The minority
resolution was voted down and Mr..
Cannon's resolution was adopted with
out division.
house heauy IOf BUSINESS.
The usual formal resolutions to no
tify the president and senate that the
house had selected Mr.. Henderson as
speaker and Nh. Mcdowell as clerk
were adopted.
Mr.. Bingham of Pennsylvania then
offered a resolution for the appoint
ment by the speaker of committee Of
three TO join d similar committee of
Z
and notify him that a quorum of the
two houses had assembled and that
congress was ready to receive any
communication he might have to make
The resolution was adopted and the
speaker appointed Messrs. Payne Of
New York. Bingham of Pennsylvania
and Richardson of Tennessee.
Mr. Dalzell then offered the resOiU-
ton agreed to by the Republican eau
Gus on Saturday for the adoption Of
the rules OF the last house with GER
tain specified amendments, as the rules
OF the present house.
This drew the first fire from the
other side Mr.. Richardson inquired
whether opportunity was TO be given
TO offer amendments, and on receiving
a negative reply he protested against
such action. He said be desired TO Of
would prevail If the gentleman from
Iowa (Hepburn) could deliver the forty
votes which the newspapers had said
he had in the Republican caucus last
Saturday.
Discussion Of the Rules.
Nj Dalzel said the proceeding was
similar TO that taken in the last con-
gress. He pointed out that the rules
were practically identical with those Of
the FIfty-first. Fifty-fourth and sue
ceeding congresses, and practically
Identical with those Of the intervening
Democratic congresses. He then
yielded five minutes to Mr.. Richardson,
who occupied the time in discussing the
rules.
Mr. Hepburn, in a five minutes
speech. said that his view of the sub
ject of the rules had been entertained
by him for many years. He had even
attempted to secure their modification
in the Fifty-third congress, which was
Democratic, and upon that occasion
Mr. Richardson himself had bitterly
opposed the change This sally raised
a shout of laughter on the Republican
side
The previous question was ordered,
rs to I43
Mr. Richardson moved 10 commit the
resolution to the committee on rules,
which was lost, 142 to 1S5. The reso-
buttons were then adopted.
Twelve o'clock, noon, was fixed as
the daily hour of meeting, Then the
seat drawing took place.
Drawing of Seats:
Mr. RObb and Champ Clark, both of
Missouri, and both Democrats, were
the first names called. Mr.. Gibson of
Tennessee and Mr.. Overstreet of In
diana were the first names called on
the Republican side.
Unanimous consent was given that
Mr.. Grow Of Pennsylvania, an ex-
speaker of the house, and Mr.. Bing-
ham Of Pennsylvania, the father of
the house" be allowed to select their
seats without drawing Similar con-
sent was given on behalf Of Mr.. Rich
aTdsOn and Mr.. CTeamer Of New York,
who was a member of the Forty-third
congress.
The name of Mr.. Wachter, Republic
an, of Maryland. was the last name
called. The seat drawing concluded,
the speaker assigned the contested
election cases to committees.
A committee on mileage, headed by
Reeder Republican, Of Kansas, was
appointed.
A resolution was adopted to allow
the importation free of payment Of
duty of all articles from foreign coun-
tries and the transfer of foreign exhib-
its from the Pan-American exposition
at Buffalo, for the purpose Of exhibit
ton at the South Carolina Interstate
and West Indian exposition at
Charleston. S. c. Then at 4:30 the
house adjourned