The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-12-08
First Session Of the Forty
Ninth Congress Begun.
ALL READY FOR THE MESSAGE
sherman, President Pro TempOre of
the Senate; Carlisle Speaker
OF the House.
FORTY NINTH CONGRESS-.
SENATE.

WAsa1EaTo0, December THE Sen
ets was called to order at y, noon.
After prayer. Edmunds nominated
Senator sherman for president of the
Senate.
voorhees, moved to substitute the
name of Harris. The yeas and nays
we're then or0ered upon VOORHEES, mo-
VoorL ees' amendment was lost by a
strict party vote, WhereupOn Sherman
was elected without further division.
Committees were appointed TO notify
the President and House OF the organi-
zqtion Of the Senate.
Then. upon motion OF Edmunds, at
y d the Senate took recess for half an
hour TO await the organization of the
House.
The galleries of the Senate have no t
Tor many years been so crowded on the
onening day OF the session. The walls
OF the Senate chamber are draped in
deem black, out of respect TO the
ITDon the request OF Secretary McCOok,
Sherman was escorted to the chair by
Edmunds and Voorhees,, and the oath
OF Office was administc-ad to him by
Edmunds.
Sherman then said:
ccnat0rs:-I return you my grateful
thanks for the high honor you have
conferred upon nae. In common with
all the people Of the United States, l
feel a profound sorrow for the sudden
death OF the President who, by the
Constitution, is also declared to be
President or the Senate. A contln-
gency has now arrived when ii
becomes the imperative duty OF the
Senate TO elect president pro TEN. In
accepting the position assigned me,
feel that there are many Senators on
either side of the House more apt in the
discharge of the duties of this position,
more experienced in the rules and
orders Of the Senate than myself, still,
[ accept, with a sincere desire that
kindness and imPartiality SO rs To
ascertain, If possible, the sense OF the
uaiorikv OF the Senate and to give 20
Inc minority its tulI constitutional
right and protection, with a sincere
desire q performing this duty, appeal
10 each Senator for his courtesy and
iOrbearance."
Cullom presented the credentials of
Logan's reelection as Senator from
Illinois and Pike presented those OF
Blair as Senator from New Hampshire.
The credentials were read and Logan
and Blair were at once sworn IN by the
President pro tempOre.
At2z0p.m. the newly chosen presl-
dent pro ten1p0re called the Senate to
order. The Clerk of the House of Rep
resentatives brought a message from
that body announcing the election OF
its Speaker and Clerk and the appoint
-zGent of a committee to wait on the
President, in conjunction with the COM
-nittee already appointed by the Senate.
Voorhees, then offered the following
resolution, pTefacing it with the re-
mark that IN doing SO he was perform
ing the saddest duty OF his public life:
ReSOjUed, That the Senate has re-
ceiYed, with profound SORROW, the intel
ligenCe Of the death Of Thomas 4. Hen
bricks, late Yice-President Of the United
States, and for number of year dis
fingulshed member of this body.
RssOioed, That the business OF the
Senate be suspended, in order that the
Eminent public services and representa-
tive virtues Of the deceased may be
appropriately cOmmemOrated.
e sGJUCG, That the Secretary or the
senate be directed to communicate
tle3e resolutions to the House of Rep
reSenlat{yes.
Voorhees, asked that the resolutions
be permitted t. lie on the table, sab
iecE to be called upon at future day,
Of which the Senate should have due
and timely no tice.
The resolutions were accordingly laid
on the table.
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 adjourned until to-
morrow noou.