1891 . CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. 5 .· - KANSAS. OREGON. Case Broderick. John Davis. Binger Hermann. Edward H. Funston. William Baker. Benjamin H. Clover. Jeremiah Simpson. PENNSYLVANIA. John G. Otis. Myron B. Wright. KENTUCKY. ~~~!~ot~l1~am. Albert C. Hopkins. William J. Stone. Worth W. Dickerson. William McAleer. Simon P. Wolverton. William T. Ellis. William C. P. Breckinridge. John E. Reyburn. Louis E. Atkinson. Isaac H. Goodni~ht. James B. McCreary. Alfred C. Harmer. Frank E. Beltzhoover. Alex. B. Montgomery. Thomas H. Paynter. John B. Robinson. Edward Scnll. Asher G. Caruth. John W. Kendall. Edwin Hallowell. William Mutchler. Yo~~:rre\\~tr. LOUISIANA. David B. Brunner. William A. Stone. Adolph Meyer. Newton C. Blanchard. Marriott Brosius. Andrew Stewart. Matthew D. Lagan. Charles J. Boatner. Lemuel Amerman. Eugene P. Gillespie. Andrew Price. · Samuel M. Robertson. George W. Shonk. Matthew Griswold_ MAINE. James B. Reilly. Charles W. Stone. Thomas B. Reed. Set.h L. Milliken. John W. Rife. George F. Kribbs. Nelson Dingley, jr. Charles A. Boutelle. RHODE ISLAND. MARYLAND. Oscar Lapham. Charles H. Page. Hem·y Page. Isidor Rayner. SOU'l'H CAROLINA. Herman Stump. Barnes Compton. Harry Welles Rusk. William M. McKaig. William H. Brawley. John J. Hemphill. George D. Tillman. Eli T. Stackhouse. . George Johnstone. William Elliott. Charles S. Randall. . George W. Shell. Elijah A. Morse. Moses T. Stevens. SOUTH DAKOTA. John F. Andrew. George Fred. Williams. (AT LARGE.) Joseph H. O'Neil. Joseph H. Walker. . Frederic S. Coolidge. John A. Pickler. John L. Jolley. . John C. Crosby. TENNESSEE. MICHIGAN. Alfred A. Taylor. Joseph E. Washington. J. Logan Chipman. Justin R. Whiting. John C. Houk. Nicholas N. Cox. James S. Gorman. Henry M. Youmans. Henry C. Snod~ass. Benjamin A. Enloe. James O'Donnell. Harrison H. Wheeler. Benton McMillin. Rice A. Pierce. ·- Julius C. Burrows. Thomas A. E. Weadock. James D. Richardson. Josiah Patterson. Charles E. Belknap. Samuel M. Stephenson. '.rEXAS. Byron G. Stout. MINNESOTA. Charles Stewart. William H. Crain. John B. Loug. . Littleton W. Moore. William H. Harries. James N. Castle. C. Buckley Kilgore. Roger Q. Mills. John Lind. Kittel Halvorsen. David B. Culberson. Joseph D. Sayers. 0. M. Hall. Joseph W. Bailey. Samuel W. T. Lanham. MISSISSIPPI. Jo Abbott. John M. Allen. Joseph H. Beeman. VERMONT. John C. Kyle. Thomas R. Stockdale. Thomas C. Catchings. Charles E. Hooker. H. Hemy Powers. William W. Grout. Clarke Lewis. VIRGINIA. MISSOURI. William A. Jones. Posey G. Lester. William H. Hatch. John J. O'Neill. John w. Lawson. Paul C. Edmunds. Charles H. Mansur. Seth W. Cobb. George D. Wise. Charles T. O'Ferrall. Alexander M. Dockery. Samuel Byrns. James F. Epes. Henry St. G. Tucker. Robert P. C. Wilson. Richard P. Blan.d. .· John C. Tarsney. David A. De Armond. WASHINGTON. John T. Heard_ Marshall Arnold. John L. Wilson. Richard H. Norton. MONTANA. WEST VIRGINIA. William Dixon. John 0. Pendleton. John D. Alderson. w. William L. Wilson. James Capehart. NEBRASKA. WISCONSIN. William J. Bryan. Orner M. Kern. William A. McKeighan. Clinton Babbitt. Lucas M. Miller. Charles Barwig. Frank P. Coburn. NEW HAMPSHIRE. Allen R. Bushnell, · Nils P. Haugen. Luther F. McKinney. Warren F. Daniell. John L. Mitchell. Thomas Lynch. George H. Brickner. NEW JERSEY. Christopher A. Bergen. Cornelius A. Cadmus. WYOMING. James Buchanan. Thomas Dunn English. Clarence D. Clark. Jacob A. Geissenhainer. Edward F. McDonald_ Samuel Fowler. The following is the list of delegates from the Territories. NEW YORK. ARIZONA. OKLAHOMA. James W. Covert. John A. Quackenbush. Alfred C. Chapin. Charles 'l'racey. Marcus A. Smith. David A. Harvey. William J. Coombs. John M. Wever. NEW MEXICO. UTAH. John M. Clancy. N. Martin Curtis. Thomas F. Magner. Henry W. Bentley. Antonio Joseph. John T. Caine. John R. Fellows. George Van Horn. Edward J. Dunphy. James J. Belden. The CLERK. Three hundred and twenty-six members have Timothy J. Campbell. George W. Ray. answered to their names, being a quorum of the House; and iile Amos J. Cummings. Sereno E. Payne. Clerk is ready to receive a motion-- W. Bourke Cockran. Hosea H. Rockwell. John De Witt Warner. John Raines. Mr. HOLMAN. I move that the House do now adjourn until Joseph J. Little. HalbertS. Greenleaf. to-morrow at 12 o'clock m. Ashbel P. Fitch. James W. Wadsworth. The motion was agreed to; and accordingly (at 12 o'clock and William G. Stahlnecker. Daniel N. Lockwood. Henry Bacon. Thomas L. Bunting. 30 minutes p. m.) the House adjourned. John H. Ketcham. Warren B. Hooker. Isaac N. Cox. NORTH CAROLINA. William A. B. Branch. Sydenham B. Alexander. SENATE. Henry P. Cheatham. JohnS. Henderson. Benjamin F. Grady. William H. H. Cowles. Benjamin H. Bunn. William T. Crawford. TUESD.A.Y, December B, 1891. Archibald H. A. Williams. Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. BUTLER, D. D. NORTH DAKOTA. The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and approved. Martin N. Johnson. omo. SENATOR FROM ARKANSAS. Bellamy Storer. William H. Enochs. John A. CaldwelL Irvine Dungan. Mr. B~RRY. Mr. President, my colleague, Mr. Jones of Ar­ Geor~e W. Houk. James W. Owens. kansas, 1s present, and I ask that the oath of office be now ad­ Martin K. Gantz. ·Michael D. Harter. ministered to him. Fernando C. Layton. John G. Warwick. Dennis D. Donovan. Albert J. Pearson. The VICE-PRESIDENT. The Senator elect from Arkansas William E. Haynes. Joseph D. Taylor. will come forward and receive the oath of office. Darius D. Hare. Ezra B. Taylor. Mr. James K. Jones, of Arkansas, was escorted to the Vice­ Joseph H. OuthWaite. Vincent A. Taylor. Robert E. Doan. Tom L. Johnson. President's desk by Mr. BERRY, and the oath prescribed by law John M. Pattison. having been administered to him, he took his seat in the Senate.

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REPORT OF COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY. efforts to secure the free and rmlimited coinage of silver; which The VICE-PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the twenty­ were referred to the Committee on Finance. ninth annual report of the Comptroller of the Currency; which He also presented a memorial of the Legislature of Montana, was referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be requesting the Senators from that State to vote against the pas­ sage of the Conger lard bill; which was referred to the Commit­ printed. tee on Agriculture and Forestry . . PERMANENT CENSUS BUREAU. He also presented a memorial of the Legislature of Colorado, The VICE-PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communica­ remonstrating against the passage of the Conger lard bill and tion from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a report favoring the passage of the Paddock pure-food bill; which was prepared by the Superintendent of the Census, recommending referred to the Coinm.i ttee on Agriculture and Forestry. the establishment of a permanent census bureau; which, on mo­ He ulso presented resolutions of the Board of Trade of New tion of Mr. HALE, was, with the accompanying papers, referred London, Conn., favoring thE;~ enactment of a law transferring the to the Committee on the Census, and ordered to be printed. Revenue Marine Service to the N avy; which were referred to the COURT OF CLAIMS REPORT. Committee on Naval Affairs. He also presented a petition of citizens of Grayville, ill., pray­ The VICE-PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the report of ing for the removal of the charge of desertion which stands the clerk of the Court of Claims of the conclusions of fact and Of against the war record of Isaac Parratt, of Company G, Fifth law filed by that court in sundry spoliation claims under the act Wisconsin Infantry; which was referred to the Committee on approvedJanuary20, 1885; which, with the accompanying papers, Military Affairs. was referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and ordered He also presented a petition urging the business importance of to be printed. the passage of the Torrey bankruptcy bill, signed by members of REPORTS OF SECRETARY OF SENATE. the Master Builders' Exchange of Lowell, Mass.; which was re­ The VICE-PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a report of the ferred to the Oommittee on the Judiciary. Secretary of the Senate, communicating, in obedience to law, a He also presented a petition of the Ladies' Missionary Society statement of the receipts and expenditures of the Senate from July of the First United Presbyterian Church of Kansas City, Mo., 1, 1890, to June 30, 1891; which was ordered to lie on the- table praying for the passage of a bill to prohibit the opening of exhi­ and be printed. bitions on the Sabbath; which was referred to the Committee on He also laid before the Senate a report of the Secretary of the the Quadro-Centennial (Select). Senate, communicating, in obedience to law, a full and complete SENATORS FROM IDAHO AND FLORIDA. statement of all the property in his possession belonging to the December 7, 1891; which was ordered to lie on the The VICE-PRESIDENT. The presentation of petitions and table and be printed. memorials is in order. Mr. SHER1\1AN. It has been the general custom of the Sen-· REPORTS OF SERGEANT-AT-ARMS. ate, I believe, not to proceed to the presentation of petitions, the The VICE-PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communica­ introduction of bills, and the like, until after the annual. message tion from the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate, transmitting a full is received from the President. I hope that that course will be and complete account of all property belonging to the United pursued. States in his possession on the 7th day of December, 1891; which Mr. HOAR. ! 'understand that there is a question before the was ordered to lie on the table and be printed. Senate arising on the credentials of Mr. Dubois, claiming a seat He also laid before the Senate a communication from the Ser­ from the State of Idaho. I suppose that under the rules oi the geant-at-Arms ()f the Senate, transmitting a full and complete Senate that is a. question of the highest privilege and goes on account of all condemned property sold by him belonging to the until disposed of. I suggest, therefore, that that takes prece­ United States, and showing the disposition of all money received dence of all other business. therefor; which was ordered to lie on the table and be printed. The VICE-PRESIDENT. That is the understanding of the Chair. The .Chair calls the attention of the Senator from Mas­ REPORT OF :METROPOLITAN RAILROAD COMPANY. sa~husetts to the fact that the case of Florida is first in order. The VICE-PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a statement of Mr. HOAR. I suppose that under the rule of the Senate, the the receipts and disbursements of the Metropolitan Railroad case of Mr. Dubois baing a case of credentials, he having a cer­ Company, of Washington, D. C., for the year ended .June 30,1891: tificate from theexecutiveof the State, would take precedence of which was referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia: all other business. Mr. CULLOM. And the credentials were presented during PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS. the last session of the Senate. The VICE-PRESIDENT presented a petition of Brush Prairie Mr. HOAR. I do not make any point about that. Will the Grange, No. 25, Patrons of Husbandry, of Clark County, Wash., Chair be kind enough to have the rule of the Senate in regard to praying for the passage of an act construing the forfeiture act questions of credentialsreadforinformation? lha-venotreferred with reference to certain settlers' claims within the limits of the to it lately. Northern Pacific Railroad's general route; which was referred The VICE-PRESIDENT. The rule will be read. to the Committee on Public Lands. The Chief Clerk read. as follows: He also J?resented a petition of the General Assembly of Colo­ l!ado, praymg for the passage of an act granting to that State all RULE VI. public lands except mineralland.s in the State, for the purpose of PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS. 1: The presentation of the credentials of Senators elect and other ques­ aiding in the reclamation of irrigable lands by irrigation; which tions of privilege shall always be in order, except during the reading and \.. "WiltS referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to correction of the Journal, while a question of order or a motion to adjourn be printed. is pending, or while the Sena.te is dividing; and all questions a.nd motions arising or made upon the presentation of such credentials shall be proceeded He also presented a petition of the Legllilature of Montana, with until disposed of. praying for the removal of the mineral re.strictions upon school lands and the extension of the term of leases; which was referred The VICE-PRESIDENT~ The motion will now be read from 'to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. the Journal. He also presented a petition of the General Assembly o.f Colo­ The Chief Clerk read as follows: rado, praying for a donation of part of the Fort Lyon reservation Mr. HALE having objected to the oath of office being this day administered to Mr. Frederick T. Dubois, whose credentials as a Senator trom the State for a home for disabled soldiers; which was referred to the Com­ of Idaho were heretofore presented, mittee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Mr. CULLoM submitted a motion that the oath prescribed by law be admin· I He also presented a petition of the Legislature of Montana, istered to Mr. Dubois, and stating the services of Brig. Gen. John Gibbon, and praying that Ordered, That the consideration or the motion be postponed to to-morrow. when he be retired from the Army it be with the pay of a major­ Mr. CULLOM. I hope that that order will be carried out, general; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and that Mr. Dubois will now be sworn in. and ordered to be printed. The VICE-PRESIDENT. The Chair hears no objection. The He also presented a petition of the Legislature of California., Senator elect from Idaho will come forward and receive the oath praying for the passage ()f a bill to secure the prompt construe­ of office. - tion of the Nicaragua Canal; which was referred to the Commit­ Mr. Dubois was escorted to the Vice-President's desk by Mr. tee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed. SHOUP, and the oath prescribed by law having been administered He als

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The Chief Clerk read as follows: Mr. SHERMAN. However,Ihaveno objection, if the Senate On motion by Mr. HoAR that the oath prescribed by law be adm.inistered wishes to adjourn, to communicating with the President to­ to Mr. Wilkinson Call as a Senator from the State or Florida., morrow. Ordered, That the consideration or the motion be postponed until to-mor­ row. Mr. HARRIS. If the committee will wait upon the President this evening it is not probable that at so late an hour as it would Mr. HOAR. If that motion should be adopted by the Senate be he would likely communicate his message to the two Houses I give notice that I shall move that the credentials or other docu­ before to-morrow morning. ments relating to the case of Mr. Davidson and Mr. Call be re­ Mr. SHERMAN. What does the Sanaror from Tennessee ferred to the Committee on Privileges and Elections, with direc­ suggest? tion to report in regard to the same. It seems to me that there Mr. HARRIS. I am strongly inclined to think that the Sen­ is a very strong case for administering the oath to Mr. Call at atemightaswelladjournandlet the committee perform its duty once, yet I think also that there should be a provision for hear­ to-morrow morning. But of course I am perfectly content to ~g if tha~ parties hereafter there should be any claim the Sen­ take any course that the Senator from Ohio may choose to sug­ ate has acted unadvisedly. gest under the circumstances. The VICE-PRESIDENT. The question is on agreeing to the Mr. SHERMAN. The trouble is, there might be some delay motion of the Senator from Massa~husetts. in getting the committ.ee together in the morning, while all are The motion wa-s agreed to. in the building now, and I think the members of the House are The VICE-PRESIDENT. The Senator elect from Florida will come forward and receive the oath of office. expecting t.o come over at any moment. Mr. Call wa-s escorted to the Vice-President's desk by Mr. RECESS. PASCO, and the oath prescribed by law having been administered The VICE-PRESIDENT. Does the Senator from Ohio sub­ to him, he took his seat in the Senate. mit a motion for a recess? Mr. HOAR. I move that the papers in regard to the claim of Mr. SHERMAN (at 2 o'clock and 40 minutes p. m.). I move Mr. Robert H. M. Davidson to a seat in the Senate from the State that the Senate take a recess until 3 o'clock. of Florida now occupied by Mr. WILKINSON CALL be referred The motion was agreed to; and at the expiration of the recess to the Committee on Privileges and Elections, with direction to the Senate resumed its session. investigate the matter and report to the Senate at an early day. Mr. VOORHEES (at 3 o'clock and 19 minutes -p. m.). The The VICE-PRESIDENT. The question is on agreeing to the other House has just adjourned, and I suppose it is not worth motion made by the Senator from Massa~husetts. while for us to remain here expecting a message from the Presi-· The motion was agreed to. dent this afternoon. I rise for the purpose of moving that the Mr. HALE. I move that the papers on file~ relation to the Senate adjourn, unless some Senator on the other side of the contest in the State of Idaho by Mr. W. H. Clagett take the same Chamber thinks we should remain here for some other purpose. course as that under the motion of the Senator from Massachu­ If not, I move that the Senate do now adjourn. setts with reference to Mr. Davidson-that they be taken from The VICE-PRESIDENT. The Senator from Indiana moves the fil~s and referred to the Committee on Privileges and Elec­ that the Senate do now adjourn. tions, which committee shall examine the case and report to the The motion was agreed to; and (at 3 o'clock and 20 minutes p. Senate at an early day. m.) the Senate adjourned until to-morrow, Wednesday, Decem­ The VICE-PRESIDENT. The question is on agreeing to the ber 9, 1891, at 12 o'clock m. - motion made by the Senator from Maine. The motion was agreed to. RECESS. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. SHERMAN (at 12 o'clock and 30 minutes p.m.). I move that the Senate take a recess until 2 o'clock. TUESDAY, December 8, 1891. The motion was agreed to; and at the expiration of the recess The House met at 12 o'clock m., and was callea to order by Mr. (at 2 o'clock p.m.) the Senate resumed its session. EDWARD McPHERSON, Clerk of the House of Representatives MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE. of the Fifty-first Congress. At 2 o'clock and 35 minutes p.m., Mr. KERR, the Clerk of the The CLERK. The Journal of t'Q.e proceedings of yesterday will House of Representa'tives, appeared below the bar of the Senate be read. and delivered the following message : The reading of the Journal having been begun, Mr. President, I am directed by the House of Representatives Mr. SPRINGER said: I ask unanimous consent to dispense with to inform the Senate that a quorum of the House of Represent­ the reading of the Journal of yesterday, at least the formal parts. atives has assembled; that CHARLES F. CRISP, a Representative The CLERK. By consent, the reading o.f the names of mem­ from the State of Georgia, has been elected Speaker; that JAMES bers present yesterday will be omitted. (There was no objection.) KERR, a citizen of the State of Pennsylvania, has been elected The remainder of the J ourna.l will be read. Clerk; and that the House is ready to proceed to business. The reading of the Journal having been resumed and con­ Also, that the House of Representatives has passed the follow­ cluded, ing resolution: The CLERK said: In the absence of objection the Journal as Resolved, That a committee or three be appointed by the Speaker on the read will be approved. part of the House or Representatives, to join the committee appointed on the There was no qbjection. part of the Senate, to wait on the President ot the United States and notify him that a quorum or the two Houses has assembled, and that Congress is ELECTION OF SPEAKER. ready to receive any communica.1iion he, may be pleased to make. The CLERK. There being obviously a quorum present, the In accol'dance with the above, the Speaker announced the ap­ Clerk is ready to receive any motion looking to the organization pointment of Mr. BLOUNT, Mr.BREcKINRIDGEof Kentucky, and of the House. Mr. REED as members of said committee. Mr. HOLMAN. I desire to place in nomination for the office of Speaker Hon. CHARLES F. CHISP-- ORDER OF BUSINESS. The CLERK. The Clerk desires to suggest that the regular The VICE-PRESIDENT. What is the further pleasure of the proceeding would be first a motion to proceed to the election of Senate? Speaker. Mr. SHERMAN. If the Senate choose, I thinkarecessmight Mr. HOLMAN. I move, Mr. Clerk, that the House proceed be taken for half an hour. The members of the committee on to the election of a Speaker. the part of the House of Representatives to wait upon the Presi­ A MEMBER. And other officers. dent have not yet presented themselves. I take it the Senate The CLERK. The election of a Speaker is first in order. will probably prefer to conclude the proceeding to-day and have The motion of Mr. HOLMAN was agreed to. the message communicated from the President rather than wait The CLERK. Nominations for the office of Speaker are now until to-morrow or later on. If the Senate will take a recess, per­ in order. , haps within half an hour the answer of the President may be re­ Mr. HOLMAN. I place in nomination for Speaker of the I turned. House of Representatives of the Fifty-second Congress Hon. Mr. HARRIS. I will state to the Senaror from Ohio that I CHARLES F. CRISP, a Representative from the State of Georgia. was informed a few moments since that the members of the House [Applause on the Democratic side.] of Representatives are now engaged in drawing for seats, and it Mr. HENDERSON of illinois. I place in nomination for the will probably take half an hour or an hour to complete it. same office Hon. THOMAS B. REED, a Representative elect from Mr. SHERMAN. I am told that is all completed so far as the the State of Main~. [Applause on the Republican side.] ' three gentlemen whose names have been sent here are concerned, Mr. SIMPSON. I place in nomination for Speaker of the and they will probably be here in a few minutes. House of Representatives of the Fifty-second Congress Hon. Mr. HARRIS. It may be that they have drawn. THOMAS E. WATSON,aRepresentativefrom the State of Georgia..

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' There being no further nominations, Texas that this is an extremely important vote, and perhaps to The CLERK said: TheClerkrequests Mr. OUTHWAITE of Ohio, avoid confusion the names had better be read. Mr. HENDERSON of illinois, Mr. OATES of Alabama, and Mr. Mr. KILGORE. Very well. SIMPSON of Kansas to a~t as tellers. The roll will now be called; Mr. BLAND. Regular order. and eMh member as his name is reMhed will announce his choice The Clerk resumed and concluded the recapitulation of the for· the office of Speaker: The tellers will please take their vote. pla~s. Mr. O'FERRALL. Mr. Clerk, I desire to state that my col­ The tellers having taken their places, the roll was called,with league, Mr. BUCHANAN, is detained from his seat by reason of the following result: sickness. . If he were present he would vote for Mr. CRISP for For CHARLES F. CRISP, of Georgia, 228; for THOMAS B. REED, Speaker. of Maine, 83; for THOMAS E. WATSON, of Georgia, 8; not vot- Mr. BLAND. My colleague, Mr. FYAN, is also absent on ac­ ing, 12; as follows: count of sickness. FOR CRISP-228. Mr. OUTHWAITE (one of the tellers). Mr. Clerk, on behalf Abbott, Coolidge, Hooker, Miss. Patton, of the tellers appointed to canvass the vote cast for Speaker of the Alderson, Coombs, Houk,Ohio Paynter, House of Representatives of the Fifty-second Congress, I have Alexander, Cooper, Johnson, Ohio Pearson, Allen, Covert, Johnstone, S. C. Peel, the honor to report that CHARLES F. CRISP, of Georgia, has re­ \ , Amerman, Cowles, Jones, Pendleton, ceived, of the total number of votes cast, 228; THOMAS B. REED, Andrew, Cox, N.Y. Kendall, Pierce, of Maine, has received 83 votes, and THOMAS E. WATSON, of Arnold, Cox, Tenn. Kilgore, Price, Babbit.L, Crain, Kribbs, Rayner, Georgia, has received 8 votes. Bacon, Crawford, Kyle, Reilly, The CLEP..K. The t-ellers report that they agree in their tally, ... Bailey, Crosby, Lagan, Richardson, that the Ron. CHARLES F. CRISP, of the State of Georgia, has re­ Bankhead, Culberson, Lane, Robertson, La. Barwig, Cummings, Lanham, Rockwell, ceived 228 votes for Speaker; that THOMAS B. REED, of Maine, Beeman, Daniell, Lapham, Rusk, has received 83 votes, and THOMAS E. WATSON, of Georgia, has Beltzhoover, DeArmond, Lawson, Va. Sayers, received 8 votes. Ron. CHARLES F. CRISP, of Georgia, having Bentley, DeForest, Lawson, Ga. Scott, Blanchard, Dickerson, Layton, Seer ley, received a majority of all the votes cast, is declared duly elected Bland, Dixon, Lester, Va. Shell, Speaker of the House of Representatives for the Fifty-second Blount, Dockery, Lester, Ga. Shively, Congress. [Loud and prolonged applause.] Boatner, Donovan, Lewis, Snodgrass, Bowman, Dungan, Little, Snow, The gentleman from Texas, Mr. MILLs, and the gentleman Branch, Dunphy, Livingston, Sperry, from Maine, Mr. REED, will please escort the Speaker elect to Brawley, Durborow, Lockwood, · Springer, the chair; and the gentleman from Indiana, Mr. HOLMAN, will Breckinridge, Ark. Edmunds, Long, Stackhouse, administer to ltim the oath of office. Breckinridge, Ky. Elliott, ~ch, Stahlnecker, Bretz, Ellis, agner, Stevens, Mr. MILLS and Mr. REED escorted the Speaker elect to the Brickner, E~llsb, Mallory, St-eward,m chair, amid applause and cheers on the :floor of the House and Brookshire, E oe, · Mansur, Stewart, Tex. in the galleries. ~rown, Epes, Martin, Stockdale, Brunner, Everett, McAleer, Stone, Ky. The SPEAKER. Gentlemen of the House of Representatives, Bryan, Fellows, McClellan, Stout, for the great honor you have conferred upon me I return you Bullock, Fitch, McCreary, Stump, Bunn, Fithian, McDonald, Tarsney, heartfelt thanks. Bunting, Forman, McGann, Terry, I shall endeavor to discharge the duties of the office of Speaker Busey, Forney, McKaig, Tillman, with courtesy, with firmness, and with absolute impartiality. Bushnell, Fowler, McKinney, Tracey, Butler, Gantz, McMillin, Tucker, [Applause.] Let us unite....in the hope that our labors here may Bynum, Geary, McRae, Turner, result in the advancement of the prosperity, the honor, and the Byrnes, Geissenbainer, Meyer, Turpin, glory of our beloved country. [Loud applause.] Cable, Gillespie, Miller, VanHorn, Cadmus, Goodnight, Mills, Warner, I am now rea4y to take the oath of office, and request the gen· Caminetti, Gorman, Mitchell, Warwick, tleman from Indiana, Mr. HOLMAN, to administer it. Campbell, Grady Montgomery, Washin~n, The oath of office was then administered to the Speaker elect Capehart, Greeli.ieaf, Moore, Weado , Caruth, Hall, Moses, Wheeler, Mich. by Mr. HOLMAN of Indiana. Castle, Hallowell, • Mutchler, Wheeler, Ala. Catchings, Hamilton, Newberry, White, PRAYER. Cate, Hare, Norton, Whiting, Causey, Harries, Oates, Wike, The SPEAKER. The Chaplain of the last House will now Chapin, Harter, O'Ferrall, Willcox, offer prayer. Chipman, Hatch, O'Neill, Mo. Williams, N.C. The Rev. Dr. MILBURN offered the following prayer : Clancy, Hayes, Outhwaite, Williams, m Clarke, Ala Haynes, OWens, Wilson,Mo. · Almighty and Eternal God, in whose hand our breath is, and Cobb, Ala. Heard, Page, R.I. Wilson, W.Va. whose are all our ways. We render Thee devout and hearty Cobb, Mo. Hemphill, Page,Md. Winn, thanks that Thou hast brought so many of the Representatives Coburn, Henderson, N.C. Parrett, Wise, Cockran, Herbert, Patterson, Tenn. Wolverton, of the people to the halls of this time-honored Capitol, conse­ Compton, Holman, Pattison, Ohio Youmans. crated by the memory of so many patriots, sages, heroes, and statesmen. Breathe into the soul of every man upon this :floor FOR REED-83. a solemn sense of the lofty trust confided to him to maintain the AtkinSon, Enochs, Lodge, Shonk, · Belden. Flick, Loud, Smith, Constitution, the dignity of the Republic, the honor, safety, and Belknap, Funston, McKenna., Stephenson, welfare of every citizen, the humblest tiller of the soil, the Bergen, Griswold, Milliken, Stuart, Pa. worker in the mine, at the forge, and in the mill, as well as the Bingham, Grout, Morse, Stone,C. W. rich and prosperous. Boutelle, Hau!en, O'Donnell, Stone, W. A. Bowers, Hen erson, Iowa O'Neil, Pa. Storer, Endue these Thy servants with largeness of mind, kindliness Broderick, Henderson, Ill. Payne, Sweet, of temper, catholicity and hospitality of spirit, with courage and Brosius, Hermann, Perkins, Taylor, ill. Buchanan, N. J. Hitt, Pickler, Taylor, Tenn. devotion to the interests of their constituents and of the whole Burrows, Hooker, N. Y. Post, Taylor,E. B. country. . Caldwell, Hopld.ns, Pa. Powers, Taylor, J. D. Grant Thy blessing to Thy servant, the Speaker of the House, Cheatham, Hopkins,m Quackenbush, Taylor, V. A. Clark, Wyo. Houk, Tenn. Raines, Townsend, who has just t.aken his oath of office. Uphold him and every Cogswell, Hu1r, Randall, Wadsworth, member of the House. Keep them in safety, health, and peMe, Curtis, Hull, Ray, Walker, and enable them to so discharge the duties of their trust as. that Cutting, Johnson, Ind. Reyburn, Waugh, Dalzell, Johnson, N. Da.k. Rife Wever, the country may say, ''Well done, good and faithful servants,'' and Dingley, Jolley, Robmson,1 Pa. ' Wilson, Wash. that the welfare of the nation shall be prospered and carried Do an, Ketcham, Russell, Wright. forward by their labors. Dolliver, Lind, Scull, And to Thy name, 0 Father, shall be all the honor and glory. -, FOR WATSON-8. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. Baker, Davis, Kejt SWEARING IN OF MEMBERS. Clover, Halvorsen, Me eighan, 0~S pson. The SPEAKER then proceeded to administer the· oath of office, NOT VOTING-12. the Members and Delegates elect presenting themselves in front Bartine, Fyan, O'Neil, Mass. of the Speaker's chair as their names were called by States and Buchanan, Va. Harmer, Reed, Crisp, Hoar, Sanford, i~~.Ma.ss.ilson,Ky. Territories, and taking the oath of office prescribed by law. The Clerk&roceeded to recapitulate the vote. CHANGES IN THE ROLL OF MEMBERSHIP. Mr. KILG RE. Mr. Clerk, I ask unanimous consent that we The SPEAKER. The Clerk hands to the Speaker a list of di~nse with the reca~itulation of this vote. changes in the roll of members elect, some of whom have died he CLERK. The C erk would suggest to the gentleman from or resigned since their election, and their places having beeD

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part of the Senate to wait on ~he President of the United States, and notify filled by subsequent election. This list will be printed in the him that a quorum of the two Houses has assembled, and that Congress is REcoRD. ready to receive any communication he may be pleased to make. The list of ch~ges is as follows: The resolution was agreed to; and the Speaker appoint-ed as List pf changes since the election of the Fifty-second House of Repre- such committee Mr. BLOUNT, Mr. MILLS, and Mr. REED. . sentatives. Subsequently the Speaker said: If the House will indulge the Chair for one moment, the Chair District. Name. Date of Name of successor. desires to say that he is informed by the gentleman from T exas vacancy. [Mr. MILLS] that it is impossible for him to act on the commit­ 1------tee to notify the President; and the Chair appoints in the place ,_ 1891. of the gentleman from Texas [Mr. MILLS] the gentleman from Tenth New York ______Francis B. Spinola* Apr. 13 W.BourkeCockran.t Fifth Michigan ______MelbourneH.Ford* Apr. 20 CharlesE.Belkna.p.t Kentucky [Mr. BRECKINRIDGE]. Second Tennassee ______Leonidas C. Houk*. May 25 John C. Houk. DRAWING OF SEATS. South Dakota. ______JohnR.Gamble*--- Aug. 14 JohnL. Jolley. ',l'Wenty-second New York Leslie W. Russellt _ Sept.ll Newton M. Curtis. Mr. OUTHWAITE. I offer the following resolution, which I Twelfth New York ... ____ Roswell P. Flowert Sept.16 Joseph J. Little. send to the Clerk's desk. • SecondNewYork ______Da.vidA.Boodyt . .. Oct. 13 AlfredO.Chapin. Eighth Virginia ______William H. F. Lee*. Oct. 15 The Clerk read as follows: Resolved, That the House do now proceed to draw seats for Members and Delegates for the present Congress, in pursuance of Rule XXXII of the last *Died. tResigned. t In a. former Congress. House, and that when the names of absent members are called seats be se­ lected for them by colleagues. ELECTION OF CLERK AND OTHER OFFICERS. Mr. HOLMAN. Mr. Speaker, I move the adoption of the reso­ COMMITTEE ON RULES, ETC. lution which I send to the Clerk's desk. :Mr. SPRINGER. Mr. Speaker, I hope the gentleman wal The Clerk read as follows : withdraw that for one moment. I desire to offer a resolution Resolved., That James Kerr, of the State of Pennsylvania, be, and is hereby, which is in order at the present time. elected Clerk of the House of Representatives of the Fifty-second Congress; Mr. OUTHWAITE. Let it be withdrawn for a moment . That SamuelS. Yoder, or the State of Ohio, be, and is hereby, elected S!3r­ iea.nt-a.t-Arms of the House of Representatives of the Fifty-second Congress; Mr. SPRINGER. I desire to offer the following resolution: That Charles H. Turner, of the State of New York, be, and is hereby, elected Resolved. That the Speaker appoint a Committee on Rules, on Accounts, on Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives of the Fifty-second Congress; Enrolled Bills, and on Mileage, each to consist of the same number of mem­ and • bers as is provided for by the rules of the Fiftieth Congress, and that the That Lycurgus Dalton, of the State of Indiana., be, and is hereby, elected rules of the Fiftieth Congress be referred to the Committee on Rules. Postmaster of the House of Representatives of the Fifty-second Congress. The resolution was agreed to. Mr. HENDERSON ·of illinois. Mr. Speaker, I offer the fol­ Mr. HOLMAN. Mr. Speaker-­ lowing amendment to the resolution just read, by way of substi­ Mr. HATCH. Mr. Speaker-- tute, which I ask the Clerk to read. Mr. OUTHWAITE. I yield to the gentleman from Indiana The Clerk read as follows: [Mr. HOLMAN]. Amend by striking out all after the word "Resolved," and insert the follow­ HOUR OF DAILY MEETING. ing: "ThatEdward McPherson, of the State of Pennsylvania, be, and is hereby, Mr. HOLMAN. I move the adoption of the resolution which elected Clerk of the House of Representatives of the Fifty-second Congress; I askthe Clerk to read. "That Adoniram J. Holmes, of the State of Iowa, be, and is hereby, elected Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Representatives of the Fifty-second Con- The Clerk read as follows: gress; · . Resolved, That until otherwise ordered the daily hour of meeting of the "That CharlesW.Ada.ms,ofthe State of Maryland, be, and is hereby, elected House of Representatives shall be at 12 o'clock m. Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives of the Fifty-second Congress; "That James W. Hathaway, of the State of Montana, be, and is hereby, The resolution was agreed to. elected Postmast~r of the House of Representatives of the Fifty-second Con­ NOTIFICATION OF THE SENATE. gress; "That Charles B. Ramsdell, of the city of Washington, D. C., be, a.nd is Mr. HATCH. I offer the following resolution: hereby, elected Chaplain or the House of Representatives of the Fifty-second Resolved, That a message be sent to the Senate, to inform that body that a Congress." quorum of the House of Representatives has assembled; that CHARLES F. CRISP, a Representative from the State of Georgia., has been elected Speaker; The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Indiana [Mr. HOLMAN] t-hat JAMES KERR, a citizen of the State of Pennsylvania, has been elected makes a motion, to which thegentlemanfrom Illinois [Mr. HEN­ Clerk; and that the House is ready to proceed to business. DERSON] submits a· substitute. The question will be first upon The resolution was agreed to. the substitute offered by the gentleman from Illinois The substitute was disagreed to. MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE. The SPEAKER. The question is now upon the original res­ A message from the Senate, by Mr. McCooK, its Secretary, olution offered by the gentleman from Ind1ana [Mr. HOLMAN]. announced that a quorum of the Senate had assembled, and that The resolution was agreed to. the Senate was ready to proceed to business. Mr. SPRINGER. Mr. Speaker, I desire to offer the follow­ The message further announced that a committee consisting ing resolution-- of two members had been appointed to join such committee as The SPEAKER. The Chair requests the gentleman from Illi­ niay be appointed by the House of Representatives to wait upon :- nois [Mr. SPRINGER] to suspend until the oath of office is admin­ the President of the United States and inform him that a quorum istered to the officers elect. of ea(}h House is assembled, ~d that Congress is ready tore­ Mr. SPRINGER. The resolution which I wish to offer is in ceive any communication that he may be pleased to make; and regard to the Chaplain of the House of Representatives. that Mr. SHERMAN and Mr. HARRIS had been appointed on the The SPEAKER. The resolution will be reported. part of the Senate. · The Clerk read as follovvs: DRAWING OF SEATS. Resolved, That the Rev. William H. Milburn, of the State of Illinois, pe, ru1d is hereby, elected Chaplain of the House of Representatives of the Fiff.y­ Mr. OUTHWAITE. Mr. Speaker, I wish to amend the reso­ second Congress. lution I offered so as to read: "Members absent from the city The resolution was agreed to. and on account of illness." The oath of office was then administered by the Speaker to the The SPEAKER. The Clerk will read the resolution as modi­ several officers elect of the House of Representatives of the Fifty­ fied by the gentleman from Ohio. second Congress. The Clerk read as follows: Resolved, That the House do now proceed to draw seats for Members and NOTIFICATION OF THE -PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. Delegates for the present Congress, in pursuance of Rule XXXII of the last House, and that when the names of members absent from the city or on ac­ Mr. McMILLIN. I offer the resolution which I send to the count of sickness are called seats be selected !or them by colleagues. Clerk's desk. Mr. HERMANN. I will ask the gentleman from Ohio to mod­ The Clerk read as follows: ify his resolution so that those who may have been requested to Resolved, That the Clerk be instructed to inform the President of the United draw seats for absent members may be permitted to do so. I States that the House of Representatives has elected CHARLES F. CRISP, a Representative from the State of Georgia, SpeakeJ,", and James Kerr, a citi­ have a case of that kind. zen of the State or Pennsylvania, the Clerk of the House of Representatives Mr. OUTHWAITE. That will be considered as being within of the Fifty-second Coll:gl'ess. the scope of the resolution. The resolution was agreed to. The question was taken on the resolution, and it was agreed to. Mr. BLOUNT. Mr. Speaker, I move the adoption of the reso­ Mr. BLOUNT. Mr. Speaker, I beg leave to make a statement lution which I send to the Clerk's desk. to the House. An informal conference between member.s on . The Clerk read as follows: both sides of the House has resulted in a suggestion which will Resolved, That a. committee of three be appointed by the·Spea.ker on the be acceptable to members on both sides-that in the drawing of p;ut of the House or Representatives, to join the committee appointed on the seats this side of the House will take the seats on this side of the

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aisle and the first block of seats on the right-hand side of the The 'Clerk called Mr. DINGLEY'S name. aisle, or opposite, that the Republicans will take the two next The House then, on motion of Mr. SPRINGER (at 3 o'clock and blocks of seats, and the remaining seats will be selected as gen­ 30 minutes p.m.), adjourned. tlemen may choose on drawing. The SPEAKER. The Clerk will now read the rule under which the drawing will proceed. The Clerk read as follows: SENATE. RULE XXXII. WEDNESDAY, December 9, 1891. 1. At the commencement of each Congress, 1mmediately after the Members and Delegates are sworn in, the Clerk shall place 1n a box prepared tor that Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. BUTLER, D. D. purpose a number of small balls ot marble or other material equal to the number of Members and Delegates, which balls shall be consecutively num­ The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and approved. bered and thoroughly intermingled, and at such hour as shall be fixed by the House for that purpose, by the hands of a page, draw said balls one by one NOTIFICATION TO THE PRESIDENT. !rom the box and announce the number as it is drawn, upon which announce­ ment the Member or Delegate whose name on a numbered alphabetical list Mr. SHEID.fAN' and Mr. HARRIS, the committee appointed. in shall correspond with the numb~ on the !>all shall advance and choose his conjunction with a similar committee of the House of Represent­ seat for the term for which he is mected. atives, to wait upon the President of the United States, appeared 2. Before said drawing shall commence each seat shall be vacated and sore­ below the bar, and main until selected under this rule, and any seat having been selected shall be deemed forfeited if left unoccupied before the call of the roll is finished, Mr. SHERM:AN said: Mr. President, the committee on be· and whenever the seats or Members and Delegates shall have been drawn no half of the two Houses appointed to wait upon the President of proposition for a second drawing shall be in order during that Congress. the United States, and to inform him that a quorum of the two Mr. OUTHWAITE. Before proceeding further I ask unani­ Houses is present, and that Congress is ready to receive any com­ mous consent that ex-Speakers of the House be permitted to munication he may be pleased to make, have performed their select any seats they please. duty, and are advised that the President wi.ll communicate to The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Ohio asks unanimous the two Houses immediately in writing. consent that ex-Speakers who are members of this House be permitted to select their seats before the drawing. PRESIDENT'S ANNUAL MESSAGE. Mr. OATES. Mr. Speaker, I object. .At 12 o'clock and 15 minutes p.m., Mr. 0. L. PRUDEN, one of Mr: BLOUNT. I move a resolution to that effect, which I will the secretaries of the President of the United States, appeared send to the Clerk's desk. below the bar and said : Mr. BOUTELLE. We will take care of the matter on this Mr.·President, I am directed by the President of the United side of tho House. States to deliver to the Senate a message in writing. Mr. OUTHWAITE. I make that suggestion, because it is the The message was received from the secretary and handed to custom, without any breach so far as I know. the Vice-President. Mr. BLAND. I hope the objection will be withdrawn. The VICE-PRESIDENT. The Chair lays before the Senate Mr. BLOUNT. Then I move that ex--Speakers who are mem­ the annual message of the President of the United States, which bers of this House be permitted to select their seats before the the Secretary will read. drawing takes place. The Secretary of the Senate (Mr. ANSON G. McCOOK) read the Mr. BRECKINRIDGE of Kentucky. I would suggest an ad­ message, as follows: dition, which has always been agreed to-that the oldest mem­ To the Senate and House of Representatives: ber, who by courtesy is termed" the father of the House," have The reports of the heads of the several Executive Departments, the same privilege. required by law to be submitted to me, which are herewith tram,­ Mr. OUTHWAITE. On each side. mitted, and the reports of the Secretary of the Treasury and the The SPEAKER. The Chair will state to the House that there Attorney-General, made directly to Congress, furnish a compre­ is a resolution on the Clerk's desk which was prepared by the hensive view of the administrative work of the last fiscal year re­ gentleman from Georgia [Mr. BLOUNT], which proposes to cover lating to internal affairs. It would be of great advantage if these both cases, and if there be no objection it will be read by the reports could have an attentive perusal by every member of Con­ Clerk. gress and by all who take an interest in public affairs. Such a There was no objection. perusal could not fail to excite a higher appreciation of the vast The Clerk read as follows: labor and conscientious effort which are given to the conduct of Resolved, That all ex-Speakers of the House of Representatives, duly our civil administration. elected members of the Fifty-second Congress, and that all Representatives 1n said Congress who have been elected to fourteen Congresses, shall be The reports will, I believe, show that every question has been called first in the order of their service and allowed to select their respective approached, considered, and decided from the standpoint of pub­ seats before the regular drawing for seats commences. lic duty and upon considerations affecting the public interests The SPEAKER. The Chair suggests that that covers the ex­ alone. Again I invite to every branch of the service the atten­ Speaker, the gentleman from Indiana [Mr. HOLMAN] on the one tion and scrutiny of Congress. side, and the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. O'NEILL] OJ;l the The work of the State Department during the last year has other. [Cries of "Vote!"] ~been characterized by an unusual number of important necrotia­ The question was taken, and the resolution was agreed to. tions and by diplomatic results of a notable and highly ben:ficial The SPEAKER. The Chair desires to state to members of character. Among these are the reciprocal trade arrangements the House that there has heretofore been some complaint in re­ which have been concluded, in the exercise of the ;J?OWers con­ spect to this drawing which the Chair thinks can be obviated in ferred by section 3 of the tariff law, with the Republic of Brazil, this way, that when a member's name is called and until he with Spainfor its West India possessions, and with San Domingo. comes forward and takes his seat no other name be called. [Cries Likenegotiationswithothercountrieshave been much advanced, of;, That is right!"] Sometimes the rapidity with which the and it is hoped that before the close of the year further defini- names are called militates really against the object and purpose "ve trade arrangements of great value will be concluded. of the rule, which is that when a gentleman's name is called he In view of the reports which had been received as to the dimi­ can select any unoccupied seat. The Chair will therefore direct nution of the seal herds in the Bering Sea I deemed it wise to the Clerk to call the roll in such a manner that until a gentleman propose to Her Majesty's Government in February last that an called is seated no other name on the roll shall be called. The agreement for a closed season should be made, pending the ne­ Clerk will now call the names of the gentlemen excepted by the gotiations for arbitration which then seemed to be approaching resolution. a favorable conclusion. After much correspondence, and delays The names of Mr. REED, Mr. O'NEILL of Pennsylvania, and for which this Government was not responsible, an agreement 'Mr. HOLMAN were then called, and they selected their seats. was reached and signed on the 15th of June, bywhichGreat Brit­ The drawing was then proceeded with, commencing at 1:50 p. ain undertook, from that date and until May 1, 1892 to prohibit m. and concluding at 3:15p.m., the name of Mr. WHEELER of the killing by her subjects of seals in the Bering Sea, and the . .... Michigan being first called and that of Mr. PARRETT being last Government of the United States, during the same period, to called. enforce its existing prohibition against pelagic sealing and to The SPEAKER. The order of the House under the resolu­ limit the catch by the Fur Seal Company upon the islands to 7,500 tiorrhas been executed. skins. If this agreement could have been reached earlier, in re­ Mr. DINGLEY. Mr. Speaker, I desire to inform the Chair sponse to the strenuous endeavors of this Government, it would that I think my name has not been called. have been more effective; but, coming even as late as it did, it The SPEAKER. The Clerk reports that the gentleman's unquestionably resulted in greatly diminishing the destruction _, -- name was called, and was checked as "called " on the list. of the seals by the Canadian sealers. Mr. DINGLEY. I can only say, Mr. Speaker, that I was In my last annual message I stated that the basis of arbitration attending closely to the call and did not hear my name, nor did proposed by Her Majesty's Government for the adjustment of the other gentlemen near me. long-pending controversy as to the seal fisheries was not accept-