Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-12-10
CONGRESSIONAL.
MONDAY, Dec. Is.


Senate The galleries of the senate
chamber were. IN spite of the iuclemeucy
OF the weather, filled with spectators
wh.u NJ noon the second session of the
forty ninth congress was opened. In
his prayer the Chaplain Rev. j. q. Butler.
teellngly alluded tothe mourning drapcrv
with which the chamber was hung in
memory of Senator Pike of New uamn.
shire. The presiding otfcer. sherman.
laid before the senate several annual re
ports of the heads of departments which
were ordered printed. Several bills were
introduced and referred, among them the
following: Sen. Allison, to authorizes the
construction of n briege across the Mis-
souri, river. Sen. EvartS, To authorize the
construction of bridge across East
river, Now York. A recess was then
taken for ten minutes. The recess WAS
extended to O'Clock, at which hour
Senator Edmunds reported that the Joint
committee of the two houses had waited
on the president and that the president
had asked the committee to congratulate
the senate and house on their safe return
to the capitol, and to say that he would
communicate with them in writing. I'm
medlately thereupou his metsage was re-
celved and Its readn : begun. When the
senate reasSsmblcd Senator Blair an
nounced the death of his late colleague,
Sen. Pike, and moved rs mark of re.
spect to his memory that the senate ad-
Journ. The motion was agreed to and at
$3.50 p. m, the senate adjourned
House For an hour before noon 10 day
the flour of the house presented an ex
citing appearance. Groups of members
crowded he clerks rooms and blockaded
the aisle9 chatting laughing and exchaug
ing congratulations of success in their re
cent election or coincidence upon defeat.
Nlctors twitted the vauquished, and the
vanquished jokingly commiserated with
the Vlctors upon their failure to throw off
Pubhc life. At precisely twelve O'Clock
Speaker Carlisle raped the house to
order, and the chaplain delivered pray
er Ill which he feelingly referred to tho
deaths of personalities Beach and Ar
mold, and Invoked the divine supervision
over the proceedings of the congress.
The clerk then proceeded to call the roll,
when 2il members responded to thoir
names. On motion of Mr.. Morrison, n
resolution was adopted directing the
clerk to inform the senate that the house
was ready 10 proceed to business. On
motion OF Mr.. Reagan, a resolution was
adoptedfor the appointment of commit
tee of three members TO join n similar
committee appointed by the senate to
wait upon the president and inform hlm
that congress was ready to receive any
communication he might desire to make
At l2:4O recess for thirty minutes was
taken, after which further recess was
taken until two o'clock. Upon tho reas
sembling of the house the committee ap-
pointed to wait upon the president an
nounced that it had performed its duty,
and that the president would communi-
cate in writing further The presidents
annual message was then presented TO
the house and was Immediately read by
the clerk. The documents was then or
dered printed and referred to the com
mittee of the whole. Mr.. Hewitt, of New
York, announced to the house the death
of the late congressman from New York,
Lewis Beach and John Arnot, DR.. and
similar duty was performed by Mr.. Cas-
well, of Wisconsin, who announced the
death of his colleague W. T. Price.
committee, consisting of Messrs. Guen
ther, Morrill,, Frederick, TauIber, Osborn,
Hudd and LaFollette, was appointed 10
attend Prices funeral, and then as
mark of respect TO the memory of the
deceased representatives. the house ad-
jOurned.