Morning journal and courier., 1884-12-02
18th Congress---SecOnd Session.

WASHINGTON, December 1, 1884.
 SENATE-Twenty- seven senators were in their places when the gavel rapped at 12 o'clock. The chaplain in his opening prayer alluded feelingly to the deaths of Senator Anthony, Secretary Folger and Representa- tives Evans and Duncan and implored that in the new era they were entering upon the only sectional rivalries might be in the paths of progress.
 Senator Germans desk was banked up high with flowers. Two floral roosters of elaborate design lowered high above his head, one bearing the inscriptions: "Oh, such day, so fought, so followed and so fairly won, came not till now to decorate the times since Cesars fortune" Another floral de sign intimated that this particular desk was Reserved for A. P. G., 18S7." A third rooster of flowers decorated the desk of Senator Jonas Senator Maxey had an inn mense lone star. Senator Lapham beamed from behind a huge horseshoe of smilax and the desk of the Vice President, of Senator Ingalls, and others bore beautiful floral tributes.
 Senator Logan was early in his seat and moved the formal resolution to notify the House of Representatives, which Senator Sherman followed by resolution to notify the President.
 The credentials of William H. Sheffield as Senator-elect from Rhode Island, in place of Senator Anthony, were ready, but MT. Shef- field was not present to be sworn in.
 The Senator took recess until 12:40 to await the Presidents message.
 Among the senators conspicuously absent were Malone and Riddleberger of Virginia, Aldrich, Brown, Butler, Call, Camden, Col quit, Fair, Farley, George, Gibson, Hamp- ton. Jones of Nevada, Kenna, Lamar, Platt, Plumb, Slater and Williams.
 Promptly at 12:4O the Senate was rapped to order. Routine business was proceeded with and at 12:45 message was received an nouncing that the House was ready to pro ceed to business and had appointed a com mittee to wait upon the President. Senators Sherman and Garland were appointed com mittee on behalf of the Senate for like ser vice.
 On motion of Senator Ingalls, a resolution was adopted instructing the Committee on Public Lands to report such legislation as might be necessary to remove all fences ille- gally constructed on the public domain of the United States.
 At 12:55 the Senate took further recess of thirty minutes
 At :35 the Presidents message was an nounced and was read by Secretary McCook Its rreading occupied fifty minutes
 On motion of Senator Aldrich the Senate at 2:55 D. m. mark of respect to the late Senator Anthony adjourned. HoUsE-As early as 1O:3O o'clock the gal hoeroJ G1Iiner ord 1onCr hnfOro 4bn of meeting every seat was filled and the standing room all taken. Crowds clustered around each doorway, some distance into the corridor. Many of the desks of members as well as that of the Speaker bore floral trib- utes in the shape of baskets, horseshoes, etc.
 At precisely 12 o'clock Speaker Carlisle called the House to order and prayer was offered by Chaplain Lindsey. The role of members was then called by the clerk. I've hundred and seventy-two members re- sponded to their names, being ffty-nine more than quorum. MT. Holman, of In diana, presented the credentials of Benjamin T. Shrively as successor to Mir. Calkins, of Indiana, and he was sworn in.
 Messrs. Randall of Pennsylvania, Cox of New York, and Browne of Indiana, were ap- pointed committee to wait on the Presi dent and inform him that the House was ready for business.
 At lS:OO Gu0 udVI1lS 1e1G to fulfill it's mission the House took recess for fifteen minutes,
 At 1:40 p. m. the committee returned and were immediately followed by Mir. Pruden the Presidents private secretary, with the message.
 The reading of the message being con cluded, MT Hutchiris, of New York, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported a bill making temporary provision for the support of the navy. (This is not the regu- lar appropriation bill of the session, but sup plemental to that of last session, provision then having been made for the support of the navy for the first six months of the year.)
 MT. Ermentrout, of Pennsylvania, an nounced the death of his colleague, William A. Duncan, and MT. Aiken, of South Caro- lima, the death of John H. Evans, late rep resentative from that State, and a mark of respect to the memory of the deceased the House at D. m. adjourned