The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-01
CAUCUS OF
 REPUBLICANS Henderson is Unanimously
 RenOminated. NO CHANGE IN THE RULES MT. Hepburn Tries to Curb the Speakers Power. MT. Henderson Thanks His Col leagues For Again Giving Him the Highest Office It is Fossil
 ble for Him to Hold.
NO CHANGE IN THE RULES

Washington, Nov S0.-The caucus of the Republican members of the House was held in the hall of the House 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 majority portion of the time was devoted to an unsuccessful effort led py
 Representative Hepburn of Iowa to ef- feet some changes in the rules or tne last house. Mir. Cannon Qll) presided over the deliberations of the caucus and
 MT. Loudenslager (N. ,J) acted as secre-
 tary. There were present 14s of the 19s Re-
 publican members of the house. Mir. La cey Qa.) placed General Henderson In
 nomination for Speaker and he was unanimously chosen as the candidate of the caucus. He was ,corted to the chair by committee consisting of MT. Payne
 (N. Y.), Mir. Tawney (Minn), MT. Lacey
 (Ia) In response to an enthusiastic re-
 ception, Mir Henderson addressed the
 members of the caucus as follows:
 MT, Chairman and Gentlemen Of the
 House of Representatives: To be called
 by your command a second time to the
 highest office which under the Constitu-
 ton 1t will be possible for me to occupy. Is an honor which words will not en- able me to bear testimony to sufficiently expiess. To the old members who have served with me for years and when act ing in the capacity of the presiding otfi- Ger, I must express my most grateful ap- preciation of the confidence which you In NUifh0lff affOrt my part To bring me again to the chair of this house and to the new members who have acqutesced in what seems to be the sentiment of the old members and of the country, l want to express my grateful thanks
 ''The duties before us In this Congress will be onerous ones. The Republican party never stands still but keeps at work. The last Congress which started in with 1S majority has be en so far approved that the Republican party has again been put in control, starting in with Ss ma jority This Is tribute to the wisdom of the last Congress. We are confronted now with work which will affect the minds of the people at the elections next year. We will expect the same from the opposition. There is always more activity at every Congress preceding a Congress sional election than at any other time. We will require all of the wisdom we possess and all of the patriotism. for we have a great danger to confront us con- tlnually and that is the. surplus in the treasury. l appeal to my Republican colleagues to keep in mind that this is a danger and If we can be wise in the pres euce of that danger we will find approval from the American people.
 The American people do not expect any niggaI d.iness In the treatment of the matters they require. do not counsel that; but I do counsel that conservative consideration of every question which should be observed at all times without reference 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 ses- sions of the House. Do not think that with the larger majority we can afford to be absent from our places. The people of the country have put the Republicans in control of this house. They expect much from us. I therefore appeal for wisdom and work and for the constant presence of the members of the Republican party, to remember that this is the place after the hour of meeting each day.
 Gentlemen, with a full and grateful heart. I thank you for this manifesto ton of our confidence, and whether l am successful or not will depend upon your feeling free to give me your counsel each and all and give to the country that sup port which every true soldier should give to his flag; l thank you"
 MT. Sherman (N. Y.) then offered an omnibus resolution for the reelection of the old members of the House, Alex Mc- | Dowell (Pa.) as clerk; Henry Casson (Wis.) as sergeant-at-arms; w. J. | Glenn (N. Y.) as door keeper; Joseph c. | (Ohio) postmaster and Henry N | Conden (Mich.) as chaplain. |
 This resolution also was unanimously | adopted.
 MT. Hepburn made an effort to secure 1 a modification of the resolution offered | by Representative Dalzell for the adop- ton of the old rules, with certain pres cdibed changes, which, however, did not l alter the operation of the rules them | selves MT. DaltzelPs resolution was as 
 Resolved, That the rules of the House l of Representatives of the 56th Congress be adopted as the rules of the House of of the 5Tth Congress, | with the following notifications: First, | that the special orders of March and 14, | 1900, providing a method for the con | sideration of pension claims and other | private bills shall be continued during | the 57th Congress. Second, that the place | of the select committee on the I2th census | of the rules of the Seth Congress shall be | filled in the rules of the 57th Congress by | a standing committee to consist of thir- teen members and have jurisdiction of | all proposed legislation concerning the | census and the apportionment.
 Resolved further That there shall be appointed to serve during the 57th Con- gross a select committee on industrial | arts and expositions to consist of nine which shall have jurisdiction of all matters except those relating to the revenue and appropriations referring to the Centennial of the Louisiana Purchase and proposed expositions.
 'ResGived further. That the select com nittee on the examination and disposition ,f documents of the 18th Congress shall De continued as a select committee In the 7th Congress-
 Mir Hepburn immediately offered an amendment providing that the rules Ihould be adopted temporarily for forty lays, at the end of which time they