Show representative cannon of illinois chosen speaker of the house at the caucus of the republican members of the house of representatives held in the hall of the house saturday night Represent representative athe joseph G clannon of illinois was chosen as the candidate of the tha majority as speaker of the house A resolution was aas adopted making the electea officers of the house in the last congress the nominees tor for the fifty eighth congress con giess the tiller of the fifty seventh congress were wera adopted for the fifty eighth it was decided that fifty shall be the number necessary to call a caucus |