Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-03-05
CONGRESSIONAL.
Closing Hours of the Foriy-stXfh Con.
gress-S Speeches cf Vice-President Ar.
thur, EX-yiee-Prestdent Wheeler
ana Speaker Randall.
ESPECIAL BY TELEGRAPH TO THE REcoRD-usros.l

WASHINGTON, March 4th.-At o'clock A. NJ, after
repeated but Intellectual efforts by the mai rity for
an executive session, sufficient number of Repub
licsn Senators declining TO answer upon aye and no
votes to enable the point . No quorum to be
made, u recess was taken until 9:30.
Owing to the failure of quorum to appear at the
hour appointed, the recess substantially pro.
ionged until lo:So when the joint resolution offered
| by Butler for an extra months pay to the Senate
officials and employees was briefly debated and
passed.
arrival ef the President and Vice President-elect
was the appointment of committee OF not ticaton
to the President of tn close of the present Con-
gress, and their subsequent report that the Presi
| dent had no further communication to make.
The Presidential procession, headed by President
Hayes and Presidentelect Garfield, finally entered,
under the escort of Senators PendletoD, Anthony,
! Bayard and others OF the Committee OF Arrange
ments and two minutes later was followed by Vice
Presidentelect Arthur, in charge of a sub commit
tee, all present III the chamber rising each &C.
casiOn.
Vice President elect Arthur was then introduced
to the Senate by V,ce-President Wheeler, and de-
| livered the usual formal address as follows:
| Senators came as your presiding officer with
| genuine solicitude Remembering my inexperienca
in parliamentary proceedings, 1 cannot forget how
important, intricate aud very embarrassing are the
duties of your Chairman. Upon the threshold OF
our official associations invoke that courtesy and
kindness with which you have been wont to and your
presiding officer. | shall need Your constant en-
couragem7nt and support, and rely with confidence
upon your enient judgment Of any errors into which
| may rail- In return be assured of my earnest
purpose to administer your rules in spirit Of ab-
solute fairness, to treat every Senator all times
with that courtesy and just consideration due to
Representatives of equal tates, and to DO my part,
as assuredly each Of YOU viii DO is TO maintain the
o. de- ard disnis' of the sie==te. .Fst
te ,iisss.si and personal relations upon which we
now enter wll be marked with mutual confidence
and regard, and that all obligations VIII be so
| fulfilled as TO rebound 70 our own honor, to the
glory of common country ana the prosperity of
all its people. lAppiause.l am now ready to take
the oath Of Office prescribed by the Constitution
The oath OF office was here administered TO the
| Vice President elect by Vice President Wheeler,
who before retiring from the chair, said
Senators: The moment which terminates nv Of
! fc'al duties presiding officer of the Senate is at
hand These duties have been rendered Of easy per
formance by your uniform leneucy and forbearance.
! am sure that in this parting hour need 10 other
guarantee of full amnesty for all my shortcomings
1t is furnished in your very kind resolution in ap-
proval Of my Gtcia action | shall carry into my
retirement the grateful memories OF personal kind
ness of the Senate aud its officers, and cordially
wish for the future well being of ALL and now pro
claim my last official act by declaring that the hour
| for the termination OF the Forty sixth Congress
having arrived, the Senate stands adjourned with
out day.
vice-Presdent Arthur here assumed the chair
and Vice President Wheeler retired to a lounge on
which General Hancock was seated.
The existence Of the new Senate was next made
known by the reading, by the direction of the Vice
President. OF tiie Olcldl prOCialaI0n OF the freS
| dent.
The organization of the new Senate was begun by
/ the swearing IN of new Senators, OF whom the only
sbsentees were SenatCrs-elect Edmunds and Ma
hone
As the names weSe called the following advanced
to position to the left OF the chair and took the
| prescribed oath Of office; Senators Bayard Burn
side, Camden, Gonger Cocbre FAR George, Hsrr
t SON. Gornqn, Hawlev, Hill, Jackson Jones of
Florida, Mcmillan, Miller MaXey Mitchell Plstt Of
New York, Sawyer, Sewe, Sherman and Van
! Wyck.
The roll of the new Senate was then called ont
| and showed seventy-two members present
Senator Allison absent account OF illness.
1 Meanwhile the members of the House Of Repre-
| seutatves arrived, and the Vce-President au-
! noUuced that the Sergeantat,Arms would now exc
cute the order Of the Senate relative to the inaugural
ceremonies of the President OF the United States.
The grand procession then formed aad proceeded
to the east frOHt Of the C1pltoi
At l:25, the Senate having returned TO its cham
| ber resolution offered by Pendleton adopted,
for the appointment by the Vice-President of a com
mittee to wait upon the President OF the United
! States and inform him that quorum of the Senate
/ had assembled and was ready to receive any COM
munication he might be pleased to make
Peudleton, DAVIS Of Illinois and Teller, were con-
| stiJuted a committee.
Conkling suggt sted an adjournment to Monday,
to give Senators an opportunity for sleep and rest
! from the weariness to which they had been sub
| jected in the closing hours OF Congress.
Several Senators preferred TO hear the report
from the committee just appointed before adjourn
! ing over
The daily hour OF meeting been fixed at II O'Clock
/ the Senate adjourned till tomorrow
/