Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-12-15
CONGRESS CONyENES.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Work of the House and Senate
Society Gossip.

Congress, the galleries of the HOUSE
were filled with spectators. The Speak
er's desk was ornamented with hand
some floral piece and numerous floral
tributes to other Representatives made
the scene bright one.
At 12, the fall of the gavel brought
the session to order, and DIR Milburn the
Chaplain, offered prayer. During the
progress of the roll call Mrs Cleveland
entered the Executive Gallery. The call
developed the presence of 236 members,
there being 88 absentees.
A committee was appointed to wait
upon the President and inform him Con-
gress was ready to receive any message
he might desire to transmit.
After recess the Presidents annual
message was received and read. When
at 315 the reading was completed, Mills
of Texas, offered resolution which was
! agreed to, referring themessage to the
committee of the whole and providing.
for its printing The house then adj
journed.
SENATE--It. was an unusual full Senate
that responded to President Ingalls, call
to order at 12o'clock Many floral emblems
| NClC uOIlCCdDls' buC CudiHDcIs
| At the close of Chaplain Buffers
prayer, Senator Sherman offered the usu-
al resolution that the Secretary notify
the House that the Senate is ready to
proceed to business. Resolution adopt
! ed as was also the one offered by Sena-
| tor Morrill, for the appointment of com
mittee to notify the President that the
/ Senate is ready to receive any commune
cation he may have to make.
| At the conclusion of recess the Presi-
dents message was read, occupying an
hour and twenty minutes, after which
the Senate adjourned.
TUEsDAY-The Speaker laid before the
HOUSE to day the annual reports of the
secretary of the treasury and the comp
troller of the currency, which were ap-
proprlately refer.e d.
On motion of Mr. Sayers, of Texas,
leave was granted to the committee on
appropriations to sit during Che sessions
OF the House.
Mr. Dingley, of Maine. called up his
bill of last session for the erection of
monument to Gen Henry Knox, but Mr.
Kngore, of Texas, and other opponents
of the measure filibustered against it un-
til adjournment.
! SENATE-Various annual reports, in
cludIng that of the secretary and treasu-
ry, were presented and appropriately
referred. Numerous bills were also in
troduced and referred, including one for
tie construction of two steels rams to be
armed with heavy rihed dynamite guns,
and one for the construction of two steel
cruisers to be armed with dynamite guns
/ At12:30 Senator Frye moved to pro-
ceed to the consideration of the United
Pacific settlement bill, but Senator
Mitchell opposed the motion on the
! ground that he had had no time to exam
inc the report, and the motion was not
pressed by Senator Frye, who said he
would ask to have the bill made the
special order for next Tuesday, and then
the Senate proceeded 10 consider the
tariff bill
On motion of Senator Vance the tariff
bill was further postponed till tomorrow
and the Senate adjourned at 1855.
WEDNESDAY. HOUSE Mr. Springer
asked for immediate consideration of
the bill for the admission of Da-
Rota, Montana. Washington and New
Mexico. the special order for the day
Mr.. .Grosyenor, of Ohio. objected.
The morning hour expired without
action on the bill then brought before
the House,-the Senate bill for the adj
iustment of the accounts of laborers,
workmen, and mechanics, under the
eight-hour law.
At the afternoon session bill was
passed to quiet the title of settlers on
The Des Molnes river lands in Iowa.
The speaker laid before the House the
annual report Of the Attorney General
and the House then at 4 80 p. m. ad-
| journed.
SENATE AT 1890 the Senate pro-
ceeded to the consideration of the tariff
bill and the clerk began itsreading.
Senator Vance moved an amendment
Of the claim from 10 to 5-reject, d
Senator Vance offered an amendment re-
moving from olEiRternal revenue statutes