Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-12-17
CONGRESSIONAL.
MONDAY, Dec. 6.

MONDAY, Dec. D.
ScHdic-The galleries of the senate
chamber were, in spite of the inclemency
of the weather, filled with spectators
when al noon the second session of the
forty ninth congress was opened. In
his prayer the Chaplain Rev. j. &. Butler,
feelingly alluded to the mourning drapery
with which the chamber was hung i'll
memory of Senator Pike of New Hamp-
shire. The presiding officer, 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 authorize the
construction of a briege across the Mis-
souri, river. Sen. Evarts, To authorize the
construction of bridge across East
river, New York. A recess was then
taken for ten minutes. The recess was
extended to 2 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 i'll writing. I'M
mediately thereupon his metsage was re-
ceived and its reading begun. When the
senate reassembled Senator Blair an
nounced the death of his late colleague,
Sen. Pike, and moved as mark of re-
spect to his memory that the senate ad-
jOurn. The motion was agreed to and at
$3.50 p. III. the senate adjourned,
HOuSc-For an hour before noon TO day
the flour of the house presented an ex-
citing appearance. Groups of members
bn rla nj hlnrIvol,l
the aisles chatting laughing and exchang
ing congratulations of success in their re-
cent election or coincidence upon defeat.
Victors twitted the vauquished, and the
vanquished jokingly commiserated with
the victors upon their failure to throw off
public life. At precisely twelve o'clock
Speaker Carlisle raped the house to
order, and the chaplain delivered pray
er in which he feelingly referred to the
deaths of representatives. 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 their
names. On motion of Mr.. Morrison, a
resolution was adopted directing the
clerk to inform the senate that the house
was ready to proceed to business. On
motion of Mr.. Reagan, resolution was
adoptedfor the appointment of commit
tee of three members to join similar
committee appointed by the senate to
wait upon the president and inform HIM
that congress was ready to receive any
communication he might desire to make.
At l2:tO Il recess for thirty minutes was
taken, after which a further recess was
taken until two o'clock. Upon the reas-
sembling of the house the committee APP
pointed to wait upon the president an
nounced that it had performed its duty,
and that tho 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, Jr., and a
similar duty was performed by Mr.. Cas-
we'll, of Wisconsin, who announced the
death of his colleague w. T. Price. A
committee, consisting of Messrs. Guen
ther, Morrill,, Frederick, Taulber, Osborn,
Hudd and LaFollette, was appointed to
attend Prices funeral, and then as
mark of respect to the memory of the
deceased representatives, the house ad-
journed-