The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-10
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 MT. Bingham of Pennsylvania. upon whom falls the ttular honor of Father of the House., bestowed by reason of his having seen the longest continuous service, in accordance with custom ad- ministered the oath to the speaker.
 The members were then sworn in by MT. Cannon.
 Following this a resolution was adopted re-electing the old officers of the house, Alexander Mcdowell. clerk; Henry Gas son, sergeant-at-arms Frank B. Lyon, doorkeeper; J. c. Melroy, postmaster, and Rev. H. N. Cloud, chaplain By resolution the speaker appointed a committee to notify the President and the senate of the election of Mir. Cannon as speaker and Mr Mcdowell as clerk. Another resolution was adopted for the appointment of a committee to join committee from the senate to notify the President of the presence of quorum in the two houses and that they were ready to receive any communication he may have to make. The speaker appointed the following:
 MT. Tawney of Minnesota, MT. Capron of Rhode Island, Mr. Williams of Miss issippi and MT. Dalzell of Pennsylvania.
 Old Rules Are Adopted.
 MT. Dalzell offered the resolution adopt
 
 that the rules of the fifty-seventh con- gress be adopted for the fifty-eighth con gross with the addition that the com mittee on industrials arts and exposi lions be made a standing committee and increased to fifteen members.
 Mir Williams of Mississippi said the minority should have larger representa- tion on the committees than now pro- vided, saying that when their represen- faft IA ,,11 ta have been due to the fact that the dem ocratic membership had been decreased. Now he said, 1t has been increased and he hoped the majority would grant that request
 On demand the ayes and nays were called. the resolution being agreed to by vote of 191 to 156.
 Mrs. Grosvenor offered a resolution which was agreed to, fixing o'clock, noon, as the daily hour of meeting.
 The biennial lottery for seats was begun at o'clock under resolution offered by MT. Sherman, New York. who also asked unanimous consent, which was granted, with applause, that MT. Bingham, Penn sylvania, the oldest republican member in point of service. might choose his seat before the drawing began. MT. Sherman s request also included MT. Payne, New York, the republican floor leader. Mir.
 
 cratic member in point of service, and Mir Williams, Mississippi, the democratic floor leader The latter retained his place on the center aisle.
 Mcclellan Is Applauded.
 MT. Mcclellan, mayor-elect of New York city. was greeted with applause by his colleagues as he selected his seat. Ap- plause followed when the name of Jonah Kakuctu Kalauauoute, delegate from Ha- wall. was called.
 When most of the members had drawn seats. messengers began bringing in the floral tributes and placing them on the desks, but the confusion resulting from applause called the speaker to direct that no more be brought in.
 One piece made to represent a locomotive, amid laughter, was placed on the desk of MT. Baker. New York, who offered a res- olution in the democratic caucus proposing that democratic members do not accept favors or passes from railroads
 By resolution Isaac R. Hill, James Eng fish, Fenton Knight and Joseph Snett were placed on the roll as the special employees allowed the minority
 John T. Clancy also was retained as a special employee The preliminaries incl dent to organization having been disposed of MT Hit Illinois, who has been the chairman of the foreign affairs committee of the house, offered the following resolu- tion:
 Resolved. By the house of representa- lives, that the President be requested to communicate to the house, if not imeom- patible with the interest of the public service, all correspondence and other off, cial documents relating to the recent re- volt in the isthmus of Panama"
 It was agreed to.
 On motion of MT. Payne. New York, the house at 3 :35 D. m. adjourned.