Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-12-03
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the Al"AanorIa Gazette.
WASHINGTON, y. G., Dec. 3, 1889.

as bot Wln1S, are crowded today Win
peoui. either anxious to see members OF
Congress on their own business or business
OF their friends. or curious TO witness the
proceedings incr!ent 10 the commencement
Of a new Congress. Previous to the meeting
haur-noOn floors Of each house We're
jammed, y large portion OF the throng beng
composed OF females, who Will congrcgnte
wherever there are men. When the floors
were cleared, not only the galleries became
pack ed, hut there were SO many people in
the Hobbies that il was almost impossible to
pass through them. In the Senate the
President pro tcmpUrc, Mr.. Edmonds, called
the body To order precisely at noon, when
Rev. Dr. Bullock opened the session with
an appropriate and timely prayer, after
which the credentials Of the members re-
elected and the new members were received,
and the Senators referred to were escorted
TO the SecTetary's desk hy their respective
State colleagues, took the oath of Office and
entered their names i'll the book OF member
ship-which last, by the by, was something
entirely new. The republicans, with the
exception Of Mr.. Riddleberger, took the
iron clad oath, while the democrats sub
scrbcl 10 thc shorter modified oath. The
Subscribers to the different oaths entered
Of South Carolina, commenced 10 write his
name in the iron clad oath book, but dis
covered his mistake before he had completed
il, and hastily wrote it in the other. Mr..
Ridliclarurr was escorted 10 the desk by
General Malone. and while he was spoken
to and shaken hands with by the democrats
among whom he was standing, it was no.
licca that the General was let alone and
stood by himself until his colleague was
ready to be escorted back TO his seat. Upon
the desks OF many of the Senators on both
sides Of the chamber were flowers arranged
in various forms. Upon that Of General
Mahone's was IL sword composed Of red
noweTs-to remind the Senate of the
"bloody massacre" by which the 'BOur-
buns" defeated him at the recent election.
Mr.. Rililcbergcr's desk was covered with
beautiful bouquets. On the democratic side
the desks OF Senators Rausom, Camden,
Harris, Naxcr and others were among
those on which flowers had been laid Ar.
ter the members had heeu sworn i'll com
mitlees were appointed to inform the House
and The President that the Senate was
ready to proceed 10 business
In thc House Just before the body was
called 20 order II scene was created by a
pnn.. old ,lrrncnl"d man named Pnchover,
who tAbor~ nn':.r me Authorization mat he
has Il ~: ~ /" s"d'. hrh 'he u"o' hccpers
approached nim /" ia>c h'm from The iioor
ne sc'zc" u ct'a'r t"h srt 'Ip blood cilrdlinG
~cream ,"At re.ou"dcd 'hFonSh Tue ehtlrc
cham r,cr auG kept i; up untll his friend Col.
la>houfn TO Whom he Appealed ior prolcc-
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and Scott while sIondinr in the rear la are a
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