The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-07

WARRINGTON, Dscember 6.-For an
hour before noon tod, ~ tho dcor ofthe House
presented an, onliveninE appearance.
Groups Of members crowded the cloak rooms
and blockaded tho %aisles, chatting, laugh
Ing, exchanging CONGRATULATIONS on success
~ the recent elections, or ooudolenco upon
deitat., Vtctors twitted vanquishod aud van.
Quished Jokingly oommiseratod with victors
upon teetT failure to throw OF tho burdens of
public liie', The ,%citiSens Of Washington, un-
deferred by The uupropitious weather,
crowded the galleries and looked down with
interest and amusement on the gcenes that
were being enacted below. The Executive
and diplomatic galleries were, however,
oonspicuously empty. The decks of various
meinbors we're adorned with fora, designs,
those presented TO Messrs. Harmsr, of Penn.
sylvania, and Wilson, Of Wet Virginia, be-
ing very el borato. The Speaker was not for
gotten, and his desk was handsomely adGroed
While. congratulations abOunded, hose
offered to N Hewitt wore apparently mo
most earnest, and he was kept busy shaking
handa with political friends and foes, who
seemed to vic with each other in expressing
the heart sst sGod will ard good wishes. AZ
precisely II o'clock Speaker Carlisle rapped
the House 10 order, and the chaplain deiiy-
cred tho prayer, in which he ieelinrly re-
tcrred TO the death of Representatives Beach
and Arnot, and invo ed tho Divine super
vision over tho proceedings Of Congress,
In obedience TO tho direction of the
Speaker, the clerk proceeded TO call the roll,
when 2l members respon ded to heir names,
On notion OF Mr., Morrison III a resolu-
tlon was adopted directing the Clerk to in
form tho Senate tat the House was ready To
proceed to business.
On motion of Mr.. Reagan fox l., n reso.
luton was. adopted for tue appointment of
three momhers,t Join a similSr committee
appointed by the Senate, TO wait on the
President and inf rm him that Congress was
roady 10 receive any communicated be
might desire to make.
Messrs. Re gan, Breckenridge Ky and
Reed we're appointed as such committee.
privilege, asked that Mr.. :, s Cox should
be sworn In asa member Of the House. Ia
NIL the vaoancy oooasioned by the TesieuR- |
ton q Joseph PulitSor. Ho stated az the |
oox's election had not been reCSiVsSi M
objection was made 10 Mr.. Cox's aualifyinT.
and his personal popularity was mantle ted |
by the round OF applause which greeted his
re.entFy Into legislative life.
and Henry Bacon of.New York, also appear.
cd at the bar OF the House and qualified All
lnE ths y9saneies occssioned BY tho deaths
OF WIN. II. Cole and Lewis Beach. AT 1910
tho r~eassembliug Of the House, the Com.
mittoe appointed TO wait upon the Presidant
that II. had performed rs duty.
and that tho President wOald communicates
in writ NJ with Congress forthwith
MIR Pruden the Presidenfs asa slant ssc.
rotary, was then announced, and pre- ented
20 tic House tho Pos dents annual mes.
sage. was Immediately read by ihe Clerk.
The doou uent was listened 60 with much
At ention by the members o. the House, un.
that portion winch d scusses the tariff
had been read, whom interest slack
gutd aud the remainder of the message
W list ner. The docun Ell was then
printed and referred to the Com nit
tee Of tho NhI'e,
MIR. Hewitt IN. VI a%npoureed 4, tho
House the death OF the la'e Coneressmcn
Now York, lewis Beach aud John Ar
not, jr, and a similar duty was performed
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