Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-04
REASSEMBLING OF CONGRESS,
SCENES AT THE CAPITOL TODAY.
The Senate.


THE BODY PROMPTLY PROCEEDS TO BUSINESS.
Many Of the Senators were present in the cham
Der to-day sometime before the hour of noon, and
the exchange OF pleasant greetings, comparison Of
notes about the past falls campaign, and other
subjects kept up perfect buzz OF conversation in
the chamber. AS is usual on the first day Of a
session, everybody was in good hImor. The cham
Der, With the handsome new carpet lately laid,
new chairs and desks, freshly Ivarnished, wore q
bright and cleanly appearance. Some Of the desks
were decorated with floral tributes which added
to the pleasant surroundings. Senator Voorhees,
was the favorite among the senders OF boquets.
He had no less than three his desk. The pretti-
est was mammoth horseshoe, composed OF rare
flowers There was also a large boQuet and a
handsome collection OF flowers, fnclosed In fine
straw, made into the shape Of shock Of wheat
MI Logans desk was almost covered with a bank
OF noWers having his initials in blue, set In sur
rounding OF white flowers. Senators Ingalls, and
Lapham were also the recipients OF tributes Of
Immediately after the prayer the usual CON-
hllttees to walt on the House and the President
were appointed. Business was then proceeded
WIN, IN It's proper order, the sometime custom or
committees to visit the House and the
President, that Senators might employ the recess
Hesitation Of the business spirit with which Con
gress meets, the all.prevailng idea being that
every moment must be utilized. After disposing
OF documents on the Vice Presidents table, the
senate proceeded to the consideration OF bills on
the calendar, under the Anthony rule. In all the
history OF Senate proceedings seldom has such
plonpthess been displayed IN getting down to the
work OF the session.
REGULAR RECORD OF PRoCEEDINGs
The Senate was called to order at noon by the
President pro tenn. Senator DAVIS, OF Illinois.
After prayer by the Chaplain, the customary re-
solutions were adopted for the appointment OF
committees to notify the President and the House
or Representatives respectively that the Senate
had convened and was ready for business
The President pro tenn submittedthe reports Of
the secretary, the sergeant-at-arms, and the
nnance clerk OF the Senate which were laid on the
table.
A resolution to print 10000 copies OF the report
OF the tariff commission was referred to the COM
mlttee on printing.
Mr.. Harris (Tenn.) presented memorial of the
board OF health OF Memphis, approving the action
OF the national board OF health, and asking ade-
quate appropriations to sustain the same which
Vas ordered referred to the committee on epidemic
diseases when appointed.
+.on On motion M & OF M Conger tMich the testimony
taken by the joint committee on shipDing and
Navigation was ordered printed.
NEW BILLS.
BllS were introduced and referred as fOllOws:-
by Mr. Hale-TO relieve ships and vessels from
compulsory pilot fees; referred to the committee
on commerce. To increase the number OF judges
or commission OF the Alabama claims from to 5:
referred to the committee on judiciary. BY Mr..
Hill-To provide for coinage at the branch mint at
Denver; referred to the committee on finance By
Mr Miller 10y request-FOr the relief OF the Con-
tlnentaI ana other fire insurance companies of
New York; referred to the committee on claims.
B. Mr.. Voorhees-To regulate the jurisdiction Of
federal courts In cases against railroad corpora.
tons while in the hands OF receivers: referred to
tne omm1ttee on judiciary.
Granting pension Of $50 month to the widow
on pensions
At the conclusion Of the morning hour the Sem
ate proceeded to the consideration Of the calendar
rvn vrylfn
and resolutions on the calendar not objected to
shall be taken up in their order and restricts each
senator u single speech Of five minutes upon
. bill upon the calendar providing for the REIN
statement STA OF VIM. Beebe, jr. in the army, with
the memorial and other papers were read.
MI Edmunds was unable to see any substantial
oiStlnct1on between this case and the cases OF
l1e The bill proposed TO take one case out of 125
similar ones and make It an exception.
mtasg swe aas, as Iinsd member OF the committee on
might have taken a second lieutenancy under the
s act OF 1870, but preferred not to do SO; and
similar exceptions to the general rule
Mr. Edmunds admitted such action by Congress
and condemned 1t. He was opposed to this kind
rule. He knew that this kind of tak was not very
likely to have much effect, though there was some
reason ior supposng that considerable dissatisfac-
OF late. NN
- After some further discussion the bill, on motion
OF Mr. Eamunds, was Indefinitely postponed.
AZ O'Clock the Senate, on Motion Of Mr. ALI.
son, took recess for half an hour.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
AL 80 the Senate was again called to order.
Mr. Anthony, from the joint committee appoint
ed to wait upon the President, reported that the
committee had performed that duty, and that the
President would Immediately communicate with
both houses In writing.
lie PreSldents secretary then appeared and de-
uVered the message, which was read.
House Of Representatives..
THE OPENING PROCEEDINGS TODAY
In conse quence Of the unrescinded order of the
last session, fixing at II a. m. the hour for the
daily assembling of the House, the second session
OF the 47th Congress of that body was to-day
opened by the Speaker at that hour The gal.
lerles, though not crowded were comfortably filled
and on the floor the bustling throng Of members
engaged In friendly greetings and in exchanging
1ocuar remarks In reference to the recent election
The appearance OF the chamber is not changed.
the same dingy carpet covering the noor though
the revarnishing of the desks tends to make the
hall look somewhat brighter. The desk occupied.
during the last session by the late Representa-
tive Upaegrarr, Of Ohio was tastefully dressed In
black and ornamented with a basket OF flowers
In MS opening remarks the chaplain OF the
House alluded to the deaths Of Representatives
Lowe ana Updegran, and gave til aHllS that the
Others members had been preserved during the re-
cess In health and prosperity.
Inc speaker Cnen formally declared the session
members.
The call disclosed the presence OF ap2 members
NEW MEMBERS SWORN IN.
The following named gentlemen were then sworn
in as members of the House, to fill vacancies: R.
R Hit, OF Illinois, to succeed Mr. Hawk; seaborn
Reese, of Georgia, to succeed Mr. STEPHENS; Chas.
M. Shelley, OF Alabama, to succeed himself.
Mr.. Calkins und.) presented, by request me-
mortal against the swearing In OF Mr. Shelley, but
asked for no action beyond the reference OF the
memorial TO the committee On elections; which
was done. ~
Mr.. Moulton QlL) presented a petition from John
came; claiming to be elected as q delegate from
Utah. ReIerred 10 the committee on elections.
resolution was adopted providing for the ap-
polntinent OF a committee to inform the President
ana the Senate that the House ss now ready to
proceed to business
THE TARIFF coMNIssIoN REPORT.
The Speaker laid before the House the report of
the tariff commission, and Mr. Kelley, OF Pennsyl-
vania, moved its reference to the committee on
ways and means.
THE report Is submitted in manuscript making
q very voluminous document OF about Z 600 pages.
MT COX, OF New York, inquired whether it was