The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-10
n. Cannon's speech.

have the honor TO present your speaker.
the Hon. Joseph G. Cannon OF Illinois.
Mr.. Cannon's Speech.
Mr.. Cannon in brief. response said:
"I appreciate the honor you confer in
choosing me as the presiding officer or
the house. After twenty-eight years
service in the house. such All expression
of your confidence touches me profound
ly. | thank you. If ! err in the duties
of office it viii be an error Of the head.
not from the heart. As the duties as
speaker I bespeak the kindly cO-Opera-
ton Of each member Of the house. L
am -eady to take the oath Of office"
Mr.. Bingham Of Pennsylvania upon
whom falls the utular honor of Father
of the House" I'm accordance with custom
administered the oath to the speaker.
The members were then sworn in by Mr..
Cannon.
Following this a resolution was adopted
le-electing the old officers of the house.
BY resolution the speaker appointed
commission TO notify the president and
the senate of the election Of Mr. Cannon
as speaker and Mr.. Mcdowell as clerk.
Another resolution was adopted ap-
pointing a committee 10 join a committee
from the senate to notify the president
of the presence of a quorum and that
they were ready TO receive any commun-
icatiOn he might make.
Caucus Rules.
Mr. DalzeII of Pennsylvania offered the
resolution adopted In the Republican
caucus that the committees of the Fifty
seventh congress viii stand.
Mr.. Williams Of Massachusetts said
the minority should have a larger repre-
sentatiOn on the committee than now
provided, saying that when It was re-
duced il was explained TO have been due
to the fact that the Democratic member
ship had been decreased. Now he said. it
Mas been increased and he hoped the ma
JOrity would grant the request
Mr.. DeArmOnd of Missouri said the
rules should not be adopted for the en-
tire congress. but only for the extra ses-
sion. Then he said they could be tested.
He also spoke for an increased represen-
tation Of the minority on committees
on demand the ayes and noes were
a vote of lgl 20 10.
Mr.. Grosvenor offered a resolution
which was agreed to. fixing = O'Clock
noon, as the daily hour of meeting.
Drawing For Seats.
The biennial lottery for seats was be-
gun at 2 O'Clock. On the Democratic
side Mr.. kenher. a new member from
Massachusetts. had the first choice Of
seats. Mr.. Mcclellan, mayor-elect of
New YORK city, was greeted with ap-
plause by his colleagues as he selected
his seat Applause followed when the
name Of Jonah KalanianOle, delegate
from Hawaii was called.
When most of the members had drawn
seats messengers began bringing in the
lloTal tributes ana placing them on the
desks, but the confusion resulting from
applause caused the speaker to direct that
no more be brought in. Some OF those
brought in were most elaborate. One
piece, made to represent locomotive,
amid laughter was placed on the desk
Of Mr.. Baker On. W WhOaOffersd a resO-
luton IN the Democratic caucus propOs-
ing that Democratic members Go not aC-
cept tavOrs or passes from railroads.
Isaac X. Hill. James English, FentOn
knight and Joseph SinnOt were placed on
the roll as the special employees allowed
the minority. John II. Clancy also was
retained as a special employee.
Hits Resolution.
The prelimin2ries incident to organiza-
tiOn and seatln5 Of members having been
disposed of. Mr.. Hit UlID who has been
chairman Of the foreign affairs commit
tee of the house, offered the following
resolution
Resolved. by the house Of representa-
tives, That the president communicate to
the house. If not Incompatible with the
interests Of the public service. all cor
respondeucc- and other official documents
relating to the recent revolt in the 18th
mus of Panama
1t was agreed to. The house, at $3.50 p.