People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 August 1893 — CONGRESS MEETS. [ARTICLE]

CONGRESS MEETS.

Opening of the Extra Session—The Senate Adjourns Out of tteepoet to tho Memory of the Late Senator Stanford— Mr. Crlap Elected Speaker of the —Other Democratic Cone us Nominees Chosen to Fill Vsrloos Offices. Washington, Ang. B. —The senate was called to order at noon. After the president’s proclamation convening congress in extra session was read, the oath of offiee was administered to Senators Quay (Pa.) and Pasco (Fla.) and a communication was read from Senator Beckwith (Wyo.) announcing that, owing to a combination ot circumstances, he had placed his resignation as senator in the hands of the governor. The communication was placed on file. The usual resolution to notify the house and president were adopted, and then the death of the late Senator Stanford, of California, was announced by Senator White, of that state, and as a mark of respect the senate adjourned until Tuesday. Washington, Aug. 8. The house was called to order by Clerk Kerr, and the president’s proclamation having been read the call of the states and the names of their members was first in order. Three hundred and thirty-six members responded to the roll-call, and a quorum was declared to be present. ‘‘The clerk is now prepared to receive motions looking to the election of speaker, as no other business is in order until a speaker is elected,” said the clerk. There was a slight applause as Mr. Hoi man (lnd.) arose, and, having moved that the election of speaker be proceeded with, said: “I have the honor to place in nomination for election as speaker of the house of representatives of the Fifty-third congress Hon. Charles F. Crisp, of the state of Georgia.” [Applause.] Mr. Henderson (I1L) next claimed recognition. “1 have the honor to place in nomination for the same office Hon. Thornes B. Reed, representative-elect from the state of Maine. “[Applause on the republican side.] Mr. Kern (Neb.) a people’s party representative, arose. “I have the honor,” said he, place iu nomination for the same position the name of Hon. Jeremiah Simpson, of Kansas.” [Laughter on the democratic and republican sides.] Mrssrs. Carruth (Ky.), O’Neil (Mass.), Bingham (Pa.) and Hopkins (Ill.) were appointed tellers. A roll call showed: Charles F. Crisp, 214 votes; Thomas B. Reed, 122 votes, and Jeremiah Simpson 7 votes. “Charles F. Crisp, a representative from the state of Georgia,” said the clerk, “has received a majority of all the votes given, and he is dulv elected speaker of the house of representatives for the Fifty-third congress. [Great applause.] The clerk appoints Mr. Holman (lnd.), Mr. Reed (Me.), and Mr. Simpson (Kan.) to escort the speaker-elect to the chair.” [Applause.] There was a burst of applause as Speaker-elect Crisp appeared a few minutes later under the escort of the committee. When he took the chair the speaker said: “Representatives; Profoundly grateful for this mark of your confidence 1 shall strive tto prove in. some degree worthy of Jt by an honest effort to discharge the duties of the-offlee upon which I am about to enter with fidelity, with courtesy and with the strictest impartiality. [Applause;] lam now ready to take the oath of office. ”

Representative O’Neill (Pa.) “the father of the house,” administered, the oath of office to the speaker, prayer having first been offered by the chap>lain of the last house, Rev. Dr. Milburn, now the chaplain of the senate. The oath ©f office was then administered by the speaker to the members*' the roll of -states being called for this purpose. When the state of Michigan was reached, Mr. Burrows of the republican side arose and said: “I objects,. Mr. Speaker, to. the oath of office being administered to Mr. Richardson, whose name appears on the roll. It is customary in such cases for the member® to stand aside for the present.” “Mr. Richardson will stand aside until the conclusion of the organisation of the house,” said the speaker, and Mr. Richardson retired to the rear.

After the oath of office had been, administered to all the members, Mr. O’Ferrall (Ya.) moved that George- F. Richardson be now sworn in. Mr. Burrows moved as a substitute & resolution; reciting that the certificate given to Mr. Richardson had been; annulled and made void by reason of the judgment of the supreme court, and that the board of canvassers hadi declared and certified that Charles E. Belknap, had been duly selected, and declares that said Belknap is entitled to be sworn in on the prima facie ease. An agreement was arrived at by which each side was to be allowed one hour’s debate, but at the suggestion of Mr. Oates (Ala.) the whole subjpet was postponed until after the organization of the-house. Mr. Holman presented a resolution providing for the election of: the officers of the house nominated by. the democratic caucus of last Saturday;. A substitute, proposed by Mr. Henderson, and substituting the republican caucus nomamees was rejected, -and the democratic resolution was then adopted. The- oath of office was then administered by the speaker to the following} Clerk, James Kerr, oi Pennsylvania; ser-geant-at-arms, Herman W. Snow, of Illinois; doorkeeper, A. B. Hurt, of Tennessee; postmaster, bycurgus Dalton, of Indiana; chaplain, S* W. Haddaway, of Maryland. The committee was then appointed to notify the president and the senate that the house was ready for business.