The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-01


the republican members u the house was
held IN the bali OF representative this az.
tclnoon and lasted abaut three hours
Speaker Henderson aud the old officers Of
the house were made The unanimous choice
OF the caucus aud the major portion Of
the time was devoted to an unsuccessful
EFFORT, led by Mr. Hepburn dowa to Of
feet some changes 10 the rules If the last
house.
Nj Cannon dilA presided nver the dellb
oroions OF the caucus and Mr.. Logden-
slayer ~. w. acted as secretary There
We're l4G Of the 19s republican members Of
tho house present Mr. Lacy Of Iowa
placed General Henderson In nomination
for speaker aud he was unanimously chosen
as Tho candidate Of the caueus He was
escorted 10 the chair By q committee con,
sistine of Mr. Payne Is ". Mir Tawney
Mimi mud Nv. Lacey dowal. IN response
10 an enthusiastic reception Mr. Henderson
addressed tho members Of the Caucus AZ
follows;
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen Of the
House " Representatives, To he called by
your command a second time to the highest
office whcb pnaer The constitution it viii
be possible to occupy is an honor which
words will not enable nee 10 bear testimony
to sufficiently express. 10 the old members
who have served with me for years mud
when acting in the capacity Of tho nresid-
ing officer. | must express my most grsteful
appreciation of the confidence which YOU
have placed in me- without any effort on
my part ia bring ne again 20 the chair nf
this house ana to the new members who
have acauIesced 10 what seems 70 he the
sentiment Of tho. sid ls1,bszS and n tho
country. l want 10 e$a.ess my gratsfu
thanks,
The duties before ne IN this courres
will be onerous ones The republican pariy
never stands srin but keeps at work The
last congress. which started IN With thtr
teen majority has been so far approved
that the republican party has again hre1
put in control, starting ln with thiriyn MIN,
majority This IS a tribute 70 the wisd&u
Of the last congress We are coufrogte,
nov with work which win affect the mind.
Of tho people NJ the elections next Eear
We will expect the same from the 8npogl
tlon. There IS always more activity Is
every congress preceding congr@ssiop8
election than at any other time gye vii
require all Of the wisdom We POSSESS an,
an Of the patriotism. for we hayd groa
danger to confront us continuany. an,
that is the surplus in the treasury. an
peal In my republican colleague TO keor
in mind that this is danger qnd II WI
can he wise IN the presence Of dat DANCE
We will md approval from the Amerlcar
people
THE American people do not expect an
niggardllness in the treatment OF the mat
ters they require. | do not counsel tina
but / do counsel conservative Considerable
Of every question, which should be observe
at all Zines without reference TO the bur
dred million that we are soon 10 have
In the last congress with BUR smaIle
majority. at caucus like this / appeaIe
10 the members to be on hand at the 50,
slons Of the house. Do not think with. III
larger majority we can afford to be at
sent from our places. The people OF N
country have put the republicans in col
troll of this house. They expect much fror
us. / therefore appeal for wisdom an
workand for the constant presence OF IN
members OF the republican patty to rC
member that this is the place after th
hour OF meeting each day.
Gentlemen, with full ana gratefr
heart | thank you for this manifestation 4
your confidence and whether | am success
full or not viii depend upon yonr feeln
free 10 give me your counsel each ana al
and give to the country that SUPPORT while
every true soldier should give to his aaj
thank you"
Mr.. sherman New York; then Uttered o
omnibus resolution for the reelection OF m
old members of the I'D house. AlexandC
Mcdowell Of Pennsylvania as ciefk; Henr
Casson Of Wisconsin as sergeant NJ arm,
W. j. Glenn o. New York as doorkeepei
Joseph C. Elroy Of Ohio as postmaster an
Henry ~ Couden Of Michigan az chaplal,
This resolution also was unanimously ado
Sir Hepburn made au eIoyf to secure
modification Of the resgsSuon offered i
Nj Dalzell for the adf Dtion Of tue old rul,
with certain prescrbpd changes, whicI
| however. DID not alterithe operation Of ii
| follows.
81 the representative " the Fifty-sixth
congress be adoptcd az tao rules OF the
house Of representatives ~ The Fifty
seventh congress with tn following
notifications:
| J. That the special orders VI March
| and March Il, 1900, provoking a
method for the consideration Of pension
claims and other private bills shall be
CONTINUED during the Fifty seFemh con-
Eress
. That the place OF the select coitmlt-
tee on the twelfth census Of the Mules
Of the Fifty sixth congress shall Pc bed
In the rules Of the FIFTY seventh dbn-
eress hy standing committee 10 ofn.
sist Of thirteen members and hsre js1is-
dictIou over all proposed legislation
cnnreruing the census and the apptr-
reserved further, That there shall he