Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-12-04
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
CONGRESS AGAIN GETS DOWN TO
IT'S WORK.
The Presidents Message-Mosby to
Have His Fees-Places Wanted
by Chioans.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoRD-UN1oN.I
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoRD-uMoN.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
In the Senate.


WASHINGTON, December Sd-It was an un-
usually full Senate that responded TO President
protein, ingalls, call.t order at u o'clock to-
day
the Presidents and the Diplomatic Department.
As the minute hand had Overtaken the hour in
dicator on the dial of the clock facing him, In
gals let fall the gavel and Chaplain Butler
opened the proceedings with prayer.
A few moments were spent in greeting the
Senators, and then Senator sherman offered the
usual resolution that the Secretary notify the
House that the Senate is ready to proceed to
business.
The resolution was adopted and committee
appointed to notify the President that the Senate
is ready to receive any communication he NAV
have to make. Messrs. MOrrell and Salisbury
composed the committee.
AT l2:47 the Senate took recess until half
past o clock.
At the conclusion of recess, the usual message
from the House announcing the fact of its being
in session and having appointed a committee to
wait upon the President, was delivered it hav-
ing been delayed in consequence of the recess
: his was followed by report from the com
mittee to wait on the President, to the effect
that it had performed that duty and that the
President would communicate in writing i'm
mediately. Then the Presidents message was
delivered by Pruden, one of his Secretaries, and
McCook, Secretary of the Senate, proceeded to
read it.
The reading of the message occupied one
hour and twenty minutes. The portions which
discussed the questions of the tariff revision
the treasury surplus, the fishery troubles and
the West incident were listened to with very
close attention and apparent interest by four
teen Republican Senators and about an equal
number of Democrats. The other portions of
the message seemed not to have many listeners
and the reading had the effect of gradually
clearing the gallery OF the numerous spectators.
When the reading was finished, the message
on motion OF Hoar was laid on the table and
ordered printed.
Hoar said he was about to move adjournment
but thought that if 1t be convenient it would be
desirable for the Senate TO learn from gentle
men having various measures in charge what is
to be the order of business for tomorrow.
The presiding officer, ingalls,, said the unfin-
ished business was the bill to reduce taxation
(the tariff.
Hoar-" At what hour will that bill be in or
der tomorrow %
Presiding oficer-"Tw o'elock"
Frye" give notice that shall call up for
consideration with the consent of the Senate)
the bill for the settlement with the Union Pa
cihc Railroad Company, to morrow morning
Immediately after the routine business of the
morning is completed"
In the House.
WASHINGTON, December 3d.-Long before the
hour for the meeting OF the second session of the
Fiftieth Congress the public galleries were filed
with spectators.
On the floor hand-shaking was INDUCED in
and congratulations on reelection or condol-
ences on defeat exchanged among the members
Jocose raillery on the part of Republicans, pa
tient resignation on the part of the Democrats
was everywhere evident
AT precisely II o'clock the fall of the gavel
stilled the tumult which existed in the hall
and silenced reigned while the Chaplain offered
prayer.
. The roll of the members was then called, and
the hum of conversation broke out afresh. Dur
ing the progress of the call of members Presi-
dent Cleveland entered the Executive gallery
and became an attentive spectator
On motion of Mills of Texas, resolution was
adopted directing the Clerk to inform the Sen
ate that quorum of the House was ready to
proceed to business. In accordance with the
resolution the Speaker appointed a committee
to joiu similar committee appointed by the
Senate 10 wait upon the President and inform
him that Congress was ready TO receive any
communication he might desire to transmit to
the House, then, at 124O. took a recess for an
hour.
After recess Holman announced that the COM
mittee appointed to wait upon the President
performed that duty, and that the President
would communicate with Congress forthwith.
Pruden, one of the Presidents Secretaries
then announced the annual message, which was
delivered to the House Immediately, and read
by the Clerk.
Thar portion of the message in which the
President treats of the tariff question was
listened to attentively by the members of both
sides of the House. Now and then smile, more
of triumph then of derision, would appear upon
the face of some enthusiastic Republicans, but
the silence was not broken until the Clerk read
IN a clear voice that " the cause for which the
battle is waged is comprised within lines clearly
and distinctly defined. 1t should never be COM
promised. 1t is the peoples cause" Then the
Democrats could no longer restrain their feel
ings, and broke into round of applause which
was answered by the Republicans with derisive
laughter
From this point interest in the message slack
ened. Mills was the only member who paid
the slightest attention to the further reading
and the noise of the conversation was so great
that it was no easy task
When, at 2:l5, the reading was completed
Mills offered a resolution, which was agreed to-
referring the message to the Committee on the
Whole, providing for its printing.
Adjourned.