Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-12-07
A Less Numerous but More
Distinguished Collection
Of People in the Sen d..
ate Chamber.
An Unusual Interest Evinced
in the Statesman from
Narraganset Pier.
Formal Delivery to Either
House of the Annual Mes
sage Of the Chief
Executive.
IN THE HOUSE.
A N oisy Rabble.


Special Dispatch TO the Register
WASHINGTON, December 6.
Elrly this morning the hall OF the
House OF Representatives presented a
more animated appearance than at any
time since the last session closed. The
officers OF the House, most OF whom
have been absent during the vacation,
we're in their places, ready TO transact
business. The capitol police force were
properly stationed, and promenaded
the corridors proud OF their new uni
forms. The shining brass buttons on
their coats and silvery letters, Capitol
Police" emblazoning the fronts OF their
slouch-hats, are new features in tine pc
lice regulations OF the capitol. The
messengers and pages OF the house were
in their places early. and ready to stand
guard at the various entrances TO the
hall when the session begun. They
were clamorous and noisy until quieted
down by the arrival OF the superlors in
office ana members of the House, who
Began to Drop
in one by one. Long before the session
opened, the hall was crowded with
members, visitors, officers, clerks, pages,
lobbyists, loaiers ami hangers'on. The
hand shaking OF the members as they
met was evidently cordial, and loud
buzzes Of congratulations assembled to
the galleries. The galleries were by this
time we'll filled, many people, not being
able to enter them, booking up the
door WAYS. There was a very proiuse
display OF bouquets. On the lett oi the
Spesker's desk was a very handsome
basket Of flowers, and large number OF
members desks were similarly embei'
lshed. Among those who were thus hon.
ored were Cox, Young, llurd, Conger,
Tucker, Wool, Cox, Clymer and Ben.
Wilson.
Atls o'clock the Speaker, with his
hammer, raped on his desk. The 1T
tie knots and crowds in different parts
OF the hall broke up, memoirs started
ior their seats. aud outsiders vanished
through the do,rs. The din of voices
ceased as the Speaker said: "The House
will be in order" Soon the members
were in their places and there was COM
para,ive quiet in the hall, when the
Speaker announced that PRAYER would
be offered by the Chaplain. During
this period there was deep silence in the
hail, but as SOON As il was over the noise
ef talking members br, k forth airesh.
The Roll
OF members was then called, during
which the members We're var;ously oc-
cupied. sam Cox wrote letters all the
time. Whitaker. OF OREGON, great
gawky, homely-looking man, scribhied
on a piece of paper on his desk. Black
burn 'eanei on his desk AMI ta!kei to
Eppa Hunton, OF Virginia; our own
Col. Ben. vas buzz;ng around AMI re-
ceivins congratulations from his old col
leayu, upon his lat, marrow escape.
Springer Was absorbed in the Revised
Statutes OF the United States, probably
looking up the law in some election
case pending before his committee,
Conger. the wouli-Je speaker, and Chit
tenien. the hard mon@y lura;ic from
Mex York, who was beaten at the last
81 ,ction by a preacher, talSei across
the aisle 10 each other. Alex. stephens
81 i'm his chair. whici he rolled about
b fore the Speakers dest. Warner was
a very
Conspicuous Member.
lie s,nlked about the floor, gesticulating
wildly, aud talking to this one and that.
Fernando Wood sat IN his seat looking
solemn, stiff, and unbcndiEg rs usual.
Jno. Kenna and his neighhor were ear
nes,lv engaged IN conversation. Ben.
Martin, With his clerical look walked up
and down the aisle, speaking 10 mem-
hers whom he passed. Twelve minutes
after roll call began i Was interrupted
I
bya
announcing that il was ready for busi-
ness and had appointed members ol 4
;oint committee to wait upon the PreSi.
dent and inicrm him that a quorum OF
each house had assembled and was
ready 10 receive anv communications
he might wish to make. The secretary
who delivered this message performed
his office and disappeared as mechanl-
| callv as If he was an automatOD. The
roll was then concluded.
Af,,r this the usual iormali;y OF az
pointing members .or joint committee
to
Wait on the President
was followed. and while they were all
| sent the House took recess
After the House was called TO order,
the members OF the Joint committee
formally reported that they
had accomplished their mission
and Secretary Rogers stood timidly in
the aisle ready to deliver the President 5
message, which he did, the only wor Is
he uttered that were coherent TO the re-
porter's gallery being the concluding
words, "Messaee in writing" Ii took
the reading clerk one hour and forty
five minutes TO read the message. The
first part OF this time nearly all the
| members were in their seats. As the
reading progressed, however. they lett
their seats. until scarcely hall of them
were left to listen to the concluding por-
| tons
The usual resolution was adopted, re-
ferring the document 10 the Committee
OF the Whole, when the house ad-
Il ;onrned p