The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-12-03

WASHINGTON, Dec, 2.-There was little
or no excitement attending the opening
Of the Filty.llnt Congress in tue Senate
side Of the Capitol. The public curiosity
seemed to bG largely transferred 10 the
House side. Several OF the foreign dele
gates to the Maritime and tho Pan.Amer'
lean Conferences mud u number OF ladies
occupied seats in the Diplomatic Gallery,
Sir Julian Pauncrfitc, the British Minis.
ter, and Admiral ROz-ukoiT, Of the Rus.
tian Navy, wern among those pu sent.
Interest Ou the floor was devoted largely
to the Senators from the new States.
They had seats assigned to them on the
Republican side OF the chamber. Suna.
tor Casey, Of North Dakota, took his
seat on the end OF the second row against
the north wall, directly behind him sat
tho Washington Senators, Allen aud
Squire, while Pettigrew and Moody, Of
South Dakota, were In the fourth row
near the center OF the rooul. Senator
Pierce, oi North Dakota, has thu end
seat In the fourth row, but he was not
present to-day. On the Democratic side
are two seats so fur unassigned, They
will BIZ occupied by the Senators froni
Montana when they shall have been
chosen. Flowers adorned the desks VI
many mGmhGrS.
At noon Vice President Morton en-.
tered the chamber and the Chaplain,
Rev. ]. &, Butler, opened tho proceed.
ings with an invocation for the Divine
blessing. The Oatli Of office was then
administered by the Vice President TO
Senator Chandler, Of New hampshire,
for his nrw. term. The credentials OF
Nathan f., Dixon, Senator. elect from the
State Of Rhode Island, were preseated
aud read, and the oath Of office was adj
ministertd to him.
The credentials OF Messrs. Moody and
Pettigrew, SenatOrs.eleCt from the new
Stale OF South Dakota. were presented
by Senators platt aud Spoonrr; and
those OF MessIs. Allen aud Squire, Of
Washington, we're presented by theViCe
President. Thess several credentials
having been read, Mr., Plat moved that
the oath Of office be administered to the
four new Senators. Each Of them es.
corted ;hy-a Senator, proceeded TO the
clerks desk (anid some applause from
the galtrips) and took the oath OF office.
Mr.. Hoar offered resolution providing
a mode for assigning the Senators from
the States OF North DIkOla, South
Dakota and Washington AMI their re-.
speClive classes, 10 relation to thr period
at which their terms will expire, and
moved It's II ference to tue Committee on
Privileges aud Elections. After some
debate the resolution was so referred.
Senators Edmunds aud Harris were
then appointed u committee to Join q
like committee from the House TO inform
the President that Congress Ia ready to
receive any communication hO may
choose 10 make. A resolution providing
for the continuance Of the select Com.
mitlee on Transportation and Sale Of
Meat Products was Rgteed 10.
Mr.. Allrich Offered II resolution
(which was laid over for the appoint
lnent OF a select committee Of niuv Sen.
ators to be called tue Quadro.Cc Centennial
Committee, 10 which shall be referred
all matters connected with the proposed
celebration OF the four hnndredth ami
versary Of tho discovery OF America
The Senate then at l2:35 adjourned
until tomorrow,