The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-07
IN THE HOUSE.
Flowers, Fun and Chntilug the Order of tho
bay,


WASHINGTON, D. q. Dec. G-For an
hour before noon to-day the floor Of the
House presented IN enlivsning appear.
apce. Groups Of members crowded the
cloak rooms and blockaded the sislOs,
chatting, laughing, exchanging Congratu'
lations on success in the recent elections,
or coincidence on defeat. Tho vlCtors
twitted the varQuished and the varqulsh.
ed jokingly commisorated with the VIC
tors on their failure to throw OF tho bur
dens Of public life. CitizsnB Of Washing.
ton undeterred by the unpropltitiou9
weather crowded the galleries and looked
down with interest and amusement on the
scenes being enacted below.
The executive and diplomatic galleries
were, however, Consricuously empty.
Desks Of various members were adorned
with floral desigrp, those presented to
Messrs. Harmer, Of Pennsylvania, and
Wilson, oil West Virginia, being very
elaborate. The Speaker was not forgotten
and his desk was hsndsomely adorned.
While congratulations dbounded those
offered to Mr.. Hewitt we're apparently
most earnest, and he was tept. busy shaf.
ing bands with political friends and foes
who seemed to vie with each other in ex.
pressing the heartiest good will and
wishee.
At precisely l2 o'clock Speaker Carlisle
raped tho Hsuse to order and the Chap.
lain delivered the prayer, in which he
feelipgly referred 10 The Geaths Of Repre-
sentatives Bach aud Avnot, and invoked
the divine supervision over tho proceed
ings Of Congress.
In obedience TO the direction Of the
Speaker the clerk proceeded 10 call the
roll. when PAL members responded to
their names. On motion Of Mr.. Morrison,
OF Illinois, q resolution was adopted dt-
reCting the clerk to inform the Senate
that tho House waA ready to proceed to
business. On motion OF Mr.. Reagan OF
Texas, q resolution wrB adopted for tho
appointment Of q committee Of three
members to Join similar committee ap-
pointed by the Senate 10 wait upon the
President and inform him that Congress
was ready to receive any communication
he might desire to make. MessrB. Reagan
Breckenridge and Reed, we're appointed
as such committee.
Mr.. Hewitt IN. W rising to o question
OF privilege, asked that Mr.. s. s. Cox
should bo sworn In asa member ol the
House 10 flll the vacancy oCcaBioned BY
the resignation Of Joseph Pulitzer. He
stated at the same time that the formal
certificate OF Mr.. Cox's election had not
been received. No objection was made 10
Mr., Cox's qualifying and bis Te-eptry
into legislative life. Messrs. Henry Bi.
con, Of New York, and Henry W. Rusk, Of
Maryland, SlEo appeared at the bar
OF the House and qualified, filling the va.
canCies oCCaBionod by the death5 OF Wm.
Il. Cole and Lewis Beach. At l2A0
O'Clock q recess Of thirty minutes was
taken. A further recess was then taken
until two o'clock. =!
Upon the reaesembling oi tho House
the committee appointed 10 walt upon the
President announced that It had perform.
ed itS duty and that tho President would
communicate in writing with Congreas
forthwith.
Mi. Pruden, the Presldent's assistant
secretary, was announced after recess and
GIHHbllbtu W tuo hpuou VIC ASphAuhb1 =
annual message. 1twas Immediately read
by the clerk. -,
The document was listened to with
much attention by the members OF the
House until the portion which discusses
lthe tariff question had been read, when
interest plaCkened and the remainder ol
the message found few li1tsnerB. Tho
document was then ordered printed and
referred 10 the Committee Of the
Whole.
Nj Hewitt, oi,NOw York, announced to
the House the deaths Of the late Congress.
men from New York, Lewis Beach and
Jno. Arnot, Jr., and similar duty waa
performed BY Mr.. Caswell, Of WiseonBIni
who announced the death ot his colleague
A, P. Price.
auOnther, Morrill,, Frederick, Taulbee,
OSbourne, Hudd and LaFollette, was ap.
pointed 70 attend Mr.. Prices lunerali and
then, o. q mark oi respect 70 the. memory
Of he deceased Representatives the House
adjourned