Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-04
From This Time On
Look Out for Windy Weather
at the Capital,
FOR CONGRESS HAS RE-AssEMBLED,

I
Deal to Talk About-ouiet aud Une-
ventfui Opening Of the Charlottesville
Message Read aud Prompt Adjourn
ment-A Batch of Opinions on the Doc
ument-The Next Speakership-Notes.
WASHINGTON Cry. Dec 4-The Fiftieth
congress assembled for its second and final
session at noon yesterday. Long before that
hour the galleries began to fill, and by ll:30
all but the diplomatic and executive galleries
were crowded The executive gallery was
empty On the floor of the senate pages
were distributing baskets of flowers Toe
largest decorated the desk of the presiding
officer. There were two baskets on Senator
Beck's desk, one on Senator Blodget's, one
on Pugh's, and one on Daniels. Not bios
som adorned the desks of the Republican
senators.
Stewart of Nevada was the first member
of the senate to make an appearance on the
floor. He was soon Joined by Chandler,
Hawley, and Dolph. few minutes later
Spooner, Aldrich, Henderson Frye and Nor
rill came out of the cloak-room and joined |
their colleagues on the floor. At the same |
time Harris of Tennessee and Jones Of Ar |
kansas appeared on the Democratic side Of |
ate clock moved on to the meridian mark,
the chamber rapidly filed with members,
and general Misunderstanding was going on in
all Of the aisles.
At IL O'Clock Ingalls, entered the chamber,
escorting the chaplain, Mr.. Butler When
the gavel descended there were forty-two sem
ators present. Mr.. Buffers prayer was brief.
He asked for blessing on the president and
the president-elect. At the conclusion of the
prayer, Ingalls, announced the senate in ses-
sion. Sherman asked if it was necessary to
call the roll. Ingalls, said it was not, Sher-
man then offered a resolution instructing the
secretary of the house that the senate was
ready for the transfer of business. The res
| olution was adopted A resolution was Of
fered by Morrill, and adopted that a COM
mttee be appointed to wait on the president
| The president protein. appointed Morrill, and
| Salisbury the committee. A resolution Of
| fered by Cameron was adopted making the
regular hour for assembling IL o'clock.
The senate then went into informal recess
to await the presidents message. The recess
was later extended to 1880. A few minutes
before that time Assistant Secretary Pruden
appeared at the door of the senate chamber
with large package, evidently the message
|
called the senate to order. A message from
the house was received, and then Morrill and
salisbury, The senate committee, appeared
In the aisle arm in arm and Morrill,, nd
dressing the presiding off 'er, said that tue
committee had called upon the president
and that he had a message for them to be
delivered Immediately. Mr. Pruden then
presented the message TO the senate 1t was
I,,o 10 81, so 4,
senate, Cook. who at l34 began to read
it to the senate Not more than twenty sen
ators listened to the reading, aud at its con
clusion the senate, at 2;55 p. m, adjourned
For fully an hour before Speaker Car
lisle at II O'clock, struck his desk with
, brand new gavel and called the house to
order, scene was presented on the floor
which was highly noisy and mirthfui Tie
desks of tine members were nearly all occu-
pied, and each man talked to the other in a
loud tone OF voice, explaining election incl
dents and accidents There was much hand
shaking When Randall, looking fairly
well, entered and took his seat, few min,
? utes before 10 o'clock, he was Immediately
surrounded and heartily congratulated upon
his convalescence. A splendid floral offer.
t ing stood upon his desk There were has.
/
speaker and Springer, Weaver, Mills, Say.
9 ers, Richardson. and others.
l. Mrs Cleveland ami her mother, Mrs Fol.
n som, occupied the front seat in the diplo
matte gallery The presidents wife wore
% an-colored cloth suit, and a dark brow
plush hat The other galleries were filled t
Il Overlooking. After the blind chaplain, til
Rev. DR. Milburn. had offered sup.licatio
> and the reading clerk begsn to call the 70
II of the house, the members recommends
:, their chatter, continuin. it while the secrt
tary OF the senate read the announcement
that the upper body of congress had rea'
n sembled, was ready for business and ha
IT appointed q committee TO act with simila
committee on the part Of the house to wa
< upon and notify the president that congre:
l. awaited his pleasure.
G. At the conclusion of the roll-call ii
speaker appointed Holman OF Indiana, One
of Pennsylvania, and Turner of Georgi;
er members of the committee to notify Il
president The house then took recess
/ 30 at which time the house cana to ord,
he again, and the assistant secretary to ii
D, president, MIR. Purden, appeared with Il
expected executive document Readir
~" Clerk Brown began reading it at IS p. N
and concluded at 3:l5 p. m. Nearly ever
r, member was present, the only promine
ho absentee being Randall, who, after answe
NJ ing TO the roll-call, left the capitol II
no strictest attention at the beginning OF Il
ph reading was given by members on both sid
-. of the chamber The first subject to eau
80 applause was at the conclusion of the par
graph discussing the tariff. The Democrat
of led by Springer aud others, broke o
~ into a round of handclapping 1t W
OF short duration, however, and d
las not cause the clerk to halt in his readin
Ias Where the message touched OF the dismiss
-, of Minister Sackville, and said 1t was uecs
sary to the dignity of this government
ne have anew personal channel of commuI
cation with Great Britain, the Repubica
mn broke out in defisive laughter, which was
newed when the cleak read the passage 81
" ing that the British minister's offense to
,es place at the crisis of a presidential electic
,oa and again when he read the reference
Minister Sackville as 4the person" Inter,
10 in the message tagged when the reading
in> recommendations OF the various depa
ments was reached and members all over
house kept up constant buzz of CONVEX
In ton, visited one another, and smoked a
re- talked in groups behind the screens
Of soon as the reading of the message was c.
mt cluded the house adjourned