New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-05

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proceeded to deliver from typewriter notes
brief speech of Acknowledgement.
This is the only place where the voice OF the
people. without Intervening machinery, may ex-
,ress itself" declared the Speaker. referring to
the House. and loud laughter greeted the state
nnent while Senators who had wandered over
from the already adjourned upper chamber
were cstentatiousiy prodded at the suggestion
that they were elected by intervening ma
chinery."
Speaker Cannon received 243 votes. and Mr.
Williams 12S. Clerk Mcdowell declared Mr.
Cannon duly elected Speaker Of the 59th Con-
gressp He was brought into the hall and es-
oorted to his chair by Representatives Williams,
Keifer, Vreeland and Underwood. Mr.. Cannon
was received by members Of the House stand
ing On reaching the Speakers chair Mr. Will
Jams said
81 have the honor of introducing to the o9th
Congress the Hon. JOSEPH g. Cannon, who VIII
be and who deserves to be its Speaker" Still
ing the applause with mis- gavel Mr.. Cannon ac-
ceptcd the position in the following words;
I thank you for the honor you have conferred
on me. particularly a l may be able to consider
Speaker of the last Congress We are here as rep
resentatives of the people rms House IS me
people without intervening machinery, may di-
reety express itself Therefore our
I shall en6eavor preside over your deliberations
GiViduaI member. When have done that may
claim TO have clearly fulfilled the duties of Speaker
There is, however. duty for the whole member
House is powerless without a quorum and the
public business viii move slowly and unfortunat ely
House from the sessions of the committees:
ssisce with an nv 81 own SHORTCOMINGS as the pre-
siding officer, but also prompt attendance and dill
coming session advantageous TO the country.
DRAWING FOR SEATS.
The greatly increased Republican membership
OF the House made necessary a change in the
allotment OF Democratic seats. The dividing
line, which has hitherto been the centre aisle.
was transferred TO the next aisle to the east.
Three of the ten banks Of seats were assigned to
the minority, while the last bank on the Demo-
cratic side. popularity known 1.-The Cherokee
Strip" will be occupied by Republicans. By
unanimous consent the courtesy of first and I'M
restricted choice Of seats extended to Rep
resentatives Payne and Williams, the respective
party leaders, TO ex-Speaker Keifer and to Gen
eral Bingham 1.-The Father of the House" Then
came the balloting for choice.
Representative Tawney was one of the first
names called, and he chose q seat across the
aisle from Mr.. Payne and row further for
ward In front of the Republican leader sits
former. General Keifer chose his seat the one he
occupied during his last term in Congress- and
close TO that occupied by James A. Garfield dur
ing his term in the House. The seat back of Mr..
Payne drawn by Delegate Kalanianaole
prince Cupid, who surrendered il to Mr.. Dali
zell when his name was called.
Uncle Pete" Hepburn secured his old seat
and when the name of General Grosvenor was
called. Representative Southwick whose name
had been called earlier, politely surrendered his
seat to the "Ohio Santa Claus so that he could
continue to sit alongside his old friend Hep
burn. Representative Littauer proved fortunate
and succeeded in getting his old seat. the second
from the front, little 10 side of the centre
Of the house, while Representative Olcott also
secured q good seat not far from Mr.. Payn and
Mr.. Fassett called early enough to claim
good seat little TO the left of Mr.. Tawney.
Back Of Mr.. Payn, near the rear of the House. is
a little group of New Workers. headed by Her
bert Parsons and including George E Waldo
and John w. Dwight. while across the aisle sits
Jim Sherman. BERTHE Adams, the Adonis of the
Pennsylvania delegation, occupies prominent
seat in the front row. Jesse Overstreet. chair
man of postoffices and post roads. sits far back
and TO the right of Leader Payne and next to
him sits DeA. s. Alexander. of New York. Sam
Mccall, of Massachusetts sits on the immediate
right of the Republican leader.
When all the seats the Republican side
were flled- the name Of Mr. Hit, chairman or
Foreign Affairs was called and he marched
bravely over To "the Cherokee Strip where he
was soon Joined by BoutelI, of Illinois: Curtis,
Of Kansas who boasts of having Indian blood
In his veins; Mann. Of Illinois; Bates, Of Penn
sylvana- and number Of lesser lights.
HOW TABLES ARE TURNED.
While the balloting for seats was in progress
p member from Ohio approached the Speaker in
the lobby and suggested that the easiest way
% dispose of any friction which might ensue
from the promotion OF Representative Tawney
70 the Craftsmanship of Appropriations would
be 10 accord that craftsmanship TO the Ohio
veteran ex-Speaker Keifer. Uncle Joe" ele-
waited his cigar to an angle even higher than
Usual, and then, speaking with q reminiscent air
aud looking at in particular said slowly:
IN the 18th Congress man named Keifer
WAS Speaker and man named Cannon was
ranking member of Appropriations. Cannon
thought he ought TO get the craftsmanship, but
he didn't get it" The Ohioan saw the point
and pressed the claims of his venerable col
league further
Throughout. a considerable portion of the
by friend, occupied the front in the ex
ecutive gallery. She wore a toque ornamented
with canary colored plume, suggestive of
an officer of the German Uhlans, and the
manner in which that plume waved indicated
that the Presidents daughter was an interested
and at times an amused spectator of the occur
rences which taking place beneath her
gaze
It vas noticeable that there were no protests
against the swearing in OF any members, al
though the advisability of contesting several
seats was discussed by the Democratic leaders
They finally concluded that they were so hope
1essiy in the minority that it would be futile
to offer objection, even to men whom they be-
ieve not to be legal citizens of the United
States and all went through without a murmur
1.-THE House viii meet at noon Tomorrow and