The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-12-04
SUMTER. s. O.. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER d 1902


Senator Teller offered resolutions in
respect to the memory Of the late Sem
ators Morgan and Pettus Of Alabama
and they were adopted and the senate
adjourned at 1887 y. m., until 12
O'clock tomorrow.
Promptly at IL o'clock Clerk Nc
Dowell entered the house chamber,
accompanied by the veteran assistant
sergeant-at-arms, Col. e. C. Pierce,
bearing the mace. the emblem OF or
der In legislative bodies.
Clerk Mcdowell Immediately de-
chred the body duly in session. Chap.
lain coudsf o6ered prayer, after
which the roll was called.
While the voting was going on
neither Speaker Cannon nor Mr.. Will
liams was present. The result: Can.
non 2o7. Williams 174. A committee
was appointed 20 bring the speaker In.
TO the house. Amid thunderous ap-
psause Speaker Cannon was escorted
70 his chair. N = brief speech Repre-
sentative wlIissns said the speaker.
ship was the second highest office in
the United States. He had honor, he
said. for the third time "of not intro.
ducing. but presenting, to the con-
gress Of the United States the Hon.
Joseph g. Cannon Of Illinois, as its
speaker"
When the applause had subsided.
Speaker Cannon delivered his speech
OF acceptance.
The oath was then administered nv
Representative Bingham, Of Pennsyl-
vania, the father Of the house." and
IN turn the speaker administered the
oath to the members, who lined up in
front Of his desk in groups of 25.
The, taking of the oaths proceeded
without any special occurrence until
Oklahoma was called. Then the DEM
ocrats could not restrain themselves
and briskly applauded the representa-
tives from the new state, who bowed
their acknowledgements.
* The usual resolutions appointing
committees to notify the senate and
president that the house was in ses-
sion were passed and the speaker
named Messrs. Payne, (New York;,
%awney (Minnesotao and Williams
(Mississippi) as the committee to ad-
wise the president.
The first fight OF the session was in
augurated by Representative Williams
who protested against the adoption Of
a resolution making the rules Of the
last house the governing laws of the
present house. Mr.. Williams declared
that he thought there was entirely too
much power concentrated in the
hands of the speaker.
Representative Cooper (Wisconsin)
expressed his approval of what Mr..
Williams said.
Mr.. DeArmond of Missouri, in a
loud tone Of voice.. demanded to know
whether If a majority of the member
snip of the house requested the speak
er to permit action upon a particular
matter he would or would not do it,
The speaker replied that the will of
the majority always had been law to
the speaker.
The previous question was ordered.
1873 to 163, whereupon/Mr. Williams
again secured the yeas and nays on
the passage Of the resolution.
BY vote of 1877 to 16O the resolu-
ton was adopted and the rules in the
last congress were adopted as the
rules for the present congress.
Until otherwise directed the house
agreed to meet each day at noon.
The drawing OF seats then began.
The selection of seats being COM
pieted, Mr. Underwood announced the
deaths Of Senators Morgan and Pettus
ana resolutions of respect to their
memory We're adopted.
Mr.. Jones of Virginia announced
the death Of Representative Slemp
and Mr.. Rodenberg Of Illinois that of
George w. Smith Of Illinois.
A committee of 16 appointed to at
tend the funeral of the late Mr.. Smith
includes Nessrs. Maynard of Virginia,
Brouzard of Louisiana and Legare Of
South Carolina.
The house then, on motion OF Mr..
Rodenberg, IlliOnis, in respect to
memory Of senator's and representa-.
tives who had died during the recss
of congress, adjourned until noon to-
morrow.
BIDS FOR BONDS OPENED.