The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-12-06
SUSPENSION Of Silver Coinage
rATuroA-Our Standing
Army"
Postal Affairs Large Increase in
Free Postal Delivery md
Railway Service.
Polygamy Practically at An End
The Forfeited Rail
way Grants.
The Indian Question Taken Up
And Discussed at
Length.
FoRTy.Two SENATORS PRESENT.


The Second Half Of the Fiftieth Congress
Opens Today.
Special pnrAre..
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-The Fiftieth con-
gress assembled for its second and final
session ut noon today. Long before that
hour the galleries began to fill and by ll-3O
all but the diplomatic and executive CALLER
les were crowded. The executive gallery
WAS empty. On the floor pages were
distributing baskets OF flowers. The
largest decorated the desk of the presiding
officer. There were two baskets on Senator
Beck's desk, one on Senator Blodgett's, one
on Mr. Pugh's and one on Mr.. Daniels.
Not bud or blossom adorned the desks Of
the republican senators. Mr.. Stewart, of
Nevada, was the first member of
the senate to make an appear
ance ON the floor. He was soon
joined by Mr.. Chandler, Mr.. Hawley and
Mr.. Dolph. A few minutes later Mr..
Spooner, Mr.. Aldrich, Mr.. Henderson, Mr..
Frye and Mr.. Morrill, came in at the left of
the cloak room and joined their colleagues
on the floor. At the same time Mr.. Harris,
of Tennessee, and Mr.. Jones, of Arkansas,
chamber. AS the hands of the big
senate clock moved on to the meridian
mark, the chamber rapidly filled with
members, ana general handshakng was
going on in all Of the aisles. At ~ o'clock
Senator Ingalls, entered the chamber escort
ing the chaplain, Mr.. Butler. When the
gavel descended there were forty-two SEN
ators present. Mr. Buffers prayer was
brief. He asked for blessing on the presi.
dent and the president elect. AT
the conclusion Of the prayer, Mr..
ingalls, announced the senate in
session. Mr.. Sherman asked il it was GUS
tomary to call the roll. Mr.. Ingalls, said il
was not. Mr.. Sherman then offered reso-
luton instructing the secretary Of the
house that the senate was ready for the
transfer of business. The resolution was
adopted. The resolution offered by Mr..
Morrill,, and adopted, the president pro tenn.
appointed Mr.. Morrill, and Mr.. salisbury a
committee to notify the president. A reso-
luton offered by Mr.. Cameron was adopted,
making the regular hour for assembling IL
o'clock.
The senate then went into informal re-
cess to await the presidents message.
At the conclusion of the recess, the usual
message from the house, announcing the
and and of it. having appointed =
committee to wait upon the president, was
delivered, it having been delayed in conse-
quence Of the recess.
That was followed by y report from the
committee to wait upon the president to
the effect that it had performed that duty,
and that the president would communicate
In writing Immediately. And then the
presidents message was delivered by Mr..
Pruden, one of his secretaries, and Mr.. Nc
Cook, the secretary of the senate, pro-
ceeded to read it.
SCENES IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 3.--For fully an hour
before Speaker Carlisle at IL o'clock today
struck his desk with u brand new gravel
and called the house to order, scene was
presented on the floor which was
highly noisy and mirthful. The desks
OF the members were nearly all
occupied and each man talked to the other
In loud tone OF voice, explaining election
incidents and accidents. there was much
handshaking. When Mr. Randall. looking
fairly we'll, entered aud took his seat, q fcw
minutes before II O'Clock, he was i'm
graduated upon his convalescence. A
splendid floral offering stood upon his desk.
There were baskets Of flowers upon the
desks Of the speaker and Messrs. Springer,
Weaver, Mills, Sayers, Richardson and
others. Mrs. Cleveland and her
mother, Mrs. FOLSOM, occupied the
front seat Of the diplomatic gallery.
The presidents wife wore tan-colored
cloth suit and y dark brown plush hat.
The other galleries were filled to overflow
ing. After the blind chaplain, the Rev. Or.
Essaing clerk asgsa tQ csA the roll 81 the