St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-07
agreed to, and the senate at $3.50 p. m. ad-
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TH 4 HOUSE.
Old Friends Meet and Exchange
COngrafuiatiOusO or Condolences.


congratulations or Condolences.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-For an hour be-
fore noon to-day the floor of the house pre-
sented an enlivening appearance. Groups
of members crowded the cloak rooms and
blOckaded the aSles, chatting. laughing.
exchanging congratulations on success in
the recent elections or coincidence upon de-
feat The victOrS twitted the vanquished,
and the vanquished jOkingly conmiserated
with the ylctOrS upon their failure to throw
off the burdens of public life. The citizens
of Washington, undeterred by the unprO-
pitiouS weather. crowded the galleries and
looked down with interest and amusement
on the scenes that were being enacted be-
low. The executive and diplomatic gal
leries We're, however, conspicu0usly empty.
The desks of various members were adorned
with
FLORAL DESIGNS,
those presented to MeSsrs. Harmer. of
Pennsylvania. and Wilson, of West Vir-
gin a, being very elaborate. The SPEAKER
was not forgotten, and his desk was hand
SOmely adorned. While congratulations
abounded, those offered to Mr.. Hewitt
were apparently the most earnest and he
was kept busy shaking hands with political
friends and foes. who seemed to vie with
each other in expressing the heartieSt good
will and good wishes. At precisely -
O'Clock Speaker Carlisle raped the house
to order and the chaplain delivered the
prayer in which he feelingIy referred to the
deaths of Representatives Beach and ArnOt
and invoked
THE DIVINE SUPERVISION
over the proceedings Of congress. In
obedience to the direction of the speaker,
the clerk proceeded to call the roll. when
241 members responded to their names. On
motion of Mr.. Morrison, of Illinois. reso-
luton was adopted directing the clerk to
inform the senate that the house was ready
to proceed to business. On motion of Mr..
Reagan, of Texas, a resolution was adopted
for the appointment of three members to
join a similar committee appointed by the
senate to wait upon the president and in
form him that congress was ready to re-
ceive any communication he might desire to
make. MeSsrs. Reagan. Breckenridge, of
Kentucky, and Reed were appointed as
such committee. Mr. Hewitt. of New
York. rising to question of privilege,
asked that
S. S. cox
should be sworn in as member of the
house to fill the vacancy Occasioned by the
resignation of Joseph Pulitzer He stated
at the same time that the formal certificate
of Mr.. COX'S election had not been re-
ceved. No objection was made to Mr.,
COX'S qualifying, and his personal popu-
larity was manifested by the round of ap-
plause which greeted his re-entry into
legislative life. Messrs. Henry w. Rust.
of Maryland. and Henry Bacon, of New
leo ct ha h.. .,,ff
and qualified. filling the vacancies occa-
stoned by the deaths of William H. Cole
and Louis Beach. At 1910 a recess of
cess was then taken until o'clock. Upon
the reassemblng of the house. the com
mittee appointed TO wait upon the DreSi-
dent announced that it had performed its
duty and that the president would COM
municate in writing with congress forth
with. Mr.. Pruden, the pres dents assist
ant secretary. was then announced and
presented 10 the house the
PRESIDENTS ANNUAL MESSAGE.
1t was Immediately read by the clerk.
The document was listened to with much
atte lti"n ny the members of The house.
until that por ton which discusses the tariff
question mad been read when interest
and the remainder OF the message
found few listeners. The document was
then ordered printed and referred to tie
of the whole house. Mr.. Hewitt,
of New I ork announced to the house the
deaths of the late congressman from New
York. Lewis Beach and John AmOt, Jr.,
and similar duty was performed by Mr..
CaSSwell, OF Wisconsin, who announced the
death of his colleague, W. p. Price. A COM
IN ttee cons SUNG of MeSSrS. Guenther
Morrill,, Fredericks. TaIbec. OsbOurne
Hudd and Lafellette was appointed to at
tend Mr. Prices funeral. and then. as a
mark of respect to the deceased representa-
tive, the house adjourned.