St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-08
Dur National Lawmakers Turn Up Again
in Washington for the Purpose
Of Legislation.
Both Houses Elect Officers and Adjourn
Out of Respect for the Late
Vice President.
Sherman Made President of the SEN
ate and Carlisle Speaker OF
the House.
The Presidents Message Expected to
Reach the Long-SufferinS
Public To-Day.
Yesterday in the Senate.

were promptly on hand this morning, and
or half an hour before noon gathered in
friendly groups around the senate chamber,
exchanging greetings and discussing the
situation. The galleries of the senate have
lOt for many years been so crowded on the
opening day of the session. The walls of
the senate chamber were draped in deep
black, out of respect to the memory of the
late vice president. Promptly at noon Gen.
McCook, secretary of the senate, called the
body to order and prayer was offered by the
chaplain, Rev. DR.. Huntley, after which
Senator Edmunds offered resolution de-
claring Senator John Sherman tine
president pro tenn. of the senate.
Senator VOORHEES, moved an amendment
to strike out the name of John Sherman
and insert instead the name of ISham Har-
riS. The amendment was voted down by a
party vote-yeas %, nays 34-and Mr..
Sherman was without division declared
duly elected president pro TEN. Mr.. Sher-
man and Mr.. Harris both abstained from
voting. Upon the request of Secretary
McCOok Mr. Sherman was escorted to the
chair by Mr.. Edmuuds and Mr.. Voorhees,
and the oath of office was administered to
him by Mr.. Edmunds.
MIR. SHERMAN THEN SAID:
Senators: l return you my grateful thanks
for the high honor you have conferred upon
me. In common with all the people of the
United States | feel profound sorrow for the
sudden death of the vice president, who by
the constitution is also declared to be presi-
dent of the senate. The contingency has
now arrived when it becomes the imperative
duty of the senate to elect president pro
TEN. In accepting the position assigned me
1 feel that there are many senators on either
side OF the house more apt in the discharge OF
the duties of this positions; more experienced
in the rules and orders of the senate than
myself, still, | accept with the sincere desire
that / may be able to enforce the rules with
kindness and impartiality, so as to ascertain,
if possible the sense of the majority of the
senate and to give to the minority its full
constitutional right and protection. With
the sincere desire of performing this duty
appeal to each individual senator for his
courtesy and forbearance.
LoGAN'S CREDENTIALS.
Mr.. Cullom presented the credentials of
Mr.. Logan's reelection as senator from
Illinois, and Mr.. Pike presented those of
Mr.. Blair as senator from New Hampshire.
The credentials were read and MI. Logan
and Mr.. Blair were at once sworn in by the
president pro TEN. Twelve o'clock noon
was fixed as the hour for daily meeting,
unless otherwise ordered. The secretary
was instructed to inform the president of
the United States and the house of repre-
sentatives that the senate had chosen John
Sherman as president pro tenn. Senators
! EdmundS and Harris were appointed a
committee to join such a committee as may
( be appointed by the house of representa-
/ tives to wait upon the president and inform
! him that a quorum of each house was as
( Sembled and that congress was ready to
; receive any communication that he may be
| pleased to make. While awaiting in
formation of the action of the
house of representatives the senate
took a recess. At 2:40 the newly
chosen president pro TEN. called the SEN
ate to order The clerk of the house of
i representatives brought a message from
+ that body announcing the election of its
| speaker and clerker and the appointment of
a committee to wait on the president in
conjunction with the committee already
! appointed by the senate. Mr. Voorhees,
j then offered the following resolutions. pre-
! facing them with the remark that in doing
! so he was performing the saddest duty of
HIS PUBLIC LIFE.
Resolved, That the senate has received
+ with profound sorrow the intelligence of the
| death of Thomas A. Hendricks, late vice
! president of the United States, and for a
! number of years distinguished member of
! this body.
Resolved, That the business of the senate
be suspended in order that the eminent pub
/ lie services and the representative virtues of
the deceased may be appropriately COM
r memorated.
Resolved, That the secretary of the senate
be directed to communicate these resolutions
! to the house of representatives.
Mr.. VOORHEES, asked that the resolutions
J be permitted to lie on the table, subject to
! beng called upon at future day. of which
/ the senate should have due and timely no
} tice. The resolutions were accordingly laid
: on the table. Mr.. Harrison then moved an
immediate adjournment Of the senate out
of respect to the memory of the late vice
president. The motion was agreed to, and
! the senate at 2:43 p. m. adjourned till to-
morrow noon.
House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE chamber of
the house presented a pleasant scene, the
bright-red carpet lending an air of cheeri-
ness and warmth to the hall, which has
been thoroughly renovated since last spring,
while a number of desks including that of
the speaker, were decorated with flowers.
Here and there groups of members stood
chatting and laughing. political animosities
being set to one side for the time being,
while the me mbers took advantage of the
occasion to extend their acquaintance
among their older and more experienced
colleagues. Apart from the exchange OF
cordial greeting the chief topic of converse
ton was the proposed change of the rules.
The galleries were crowded, with the eX-
ception of the executive gallery, which was
only partially filed. The majority Of the
spectators were ladies. At precisely
noon the house was called to
order by ]. B. Clark, its clerk, and
the first session of the Forty-ninth congress
began. When order was secured, the clerk
proceeded to call the roll of memberS-elect.
While the roll-call was i'll progress, a page
walked down the center aisle, bearing in
his arms a huge floral design representing
section of canal navigated by a canal
boat laden with diminutive bags of grain,
the whole being inscribed
"HENNEPIN."
As he placed it on the desk of Mr.. Muir
ply of Iowa. the especial champion of the
Hennepin canal project, the house broke
into applause and laughter. The cali dis
closed the presence of $50 members, the
only absentees being Miller of New
York, Henderson of North Carolina.
Aiken of South Carolina, Craig of
Texas, and CroXton of Virginia. Nomi-
nations for speaker were then in order and
Mr.. Tucker of Virginia was recognized,
who presented the name of John Griffen
Carlisle of Kentucky. MeSsrS. HiScock Of
New York and Cannon of Illinois then
rose, but the latter was recognized, and he
placed the name of Thomas B. Reed of
Maine in nomination. Messrs. Morrison of
Illinois, Tucker of Virginia. Hiscock of
New York and Brown of Indiana were ap-
pointed tellers to count the vote, which
was Immediately proceeded with. The re-
suit was announced as follows: For Car
Isle III, for Reed 1877, and amid loud ap-
pIause the clerk declared Mr.. Carlisle
elected, and appointed Messrs. Tucker and
Reed as committee to conduct the speaker