The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-12-04

desks. Mr.. Mckinley was glad to leave his
old seat on the extreme LETT and obtain desk
well in the center of the house with Mr. Hit
(Iii.) as a neighbor. Mr.. Allen (Miss.) though
early in the field was moderate, and reserved a
seat rather lar back the main aisle.
The first fortunate New Workers were Mr..
Farquhar, who seated himself in front OF Mr.
Mckinley, and Mr.. Flower, who chose the seat
In the front row which he occupied when
before in congress. Mr.. Lodge (Mass.) pre-
ferred the eOmpanionship OF Mckinley and
Hit to a more prominent position, and joined
the little group which had surrounded these
popular members. Mr.. Spinola On. ~ and
Mr.. Lawler (lll.) became neighbors OF Mr..
Flower, while Allen (Mich.) and Bingham
(Pa) took corresponding seats on the republi-
can side Messrs. McCOmas Md and Bayne
tPa.) settled near the main aisle, well to the
rear. Maine, as represented by Messrs. MILL
ken and BOutelle, was fortunate, and these
gentlemen obtained good seats, but Mr.. Dingley
was not so lucky. Messrs. Mills TEX, Crisp
(Ga.l and McCreary (Ky.) will watch the pro-
ceedings OF the house from seats much less
advantageOusy situated than those occupied
by them last season.
As the number of good seats dwindled away
the faces of the unlucky members over the
brass-barred screen became more and more
anxious and disgrunted and they looked with
envious eyes at their more fortunate neighbors.
Mr.. Henderson (Ia.l Burrows (Mich.) and
Butterworth (O.l were among the unlucky ones,
and they had TO content themselves with rear
seats.
The drawings having been concluded, the
ergeant-at-arms-elect appeared at the bar OF
the house aud qualified.
Mr.. Bayne pa offered resolution directing
the speaker TO appoint committees on rules,
accounts enrolled bills and mileage, each to
consist of the same number of members as pro-
vided for by the rules of the Fiftieth congress,
and referring the rules of the Fiftieth congress
to the committee on rules. Adopted. The
house then adjourned.
There was little or no excitement on the
senate side of the capitol. The public curiosity
seemed to be largely transferred to the house
side. Several of the foreign delegates to the
maritime and the pan-American conferences
and a number OF ladies occupied seats in the
diplomatic gallery. Sir Julian Pauncefote, the
British minister and Admiral KOsenkotf OF the
Russian navy were among those present In
terest on the floor was devoted largely 10 the
senators from the new states. They had had
seats assigned to them on the republican SIDE
OF the chamber. Senator Casey IN. d. took
his seat on the end of the second row. against
the north wall. Directly behind him sat the
Washington senators, Allen and Squire, while
Pettigrew and Moody Is. d. were in the fourth
row near the center. Senator Pierce IN. d.
had taken a seat in the fourth row, but he was
not present to-day. On the democratic side
are two seats so far unassigned. They viii be
they shall have been chosen. Flowers adorned
the desks of several members.
At noon Vice President Morton entered the
chamber and the chaplain, the Rev. j. u. But
Ter, opened the proceedings with an invocation
for the divine blessing. The oath of office was
then administered TO Senator Chandler IN. H.. }
for his new term. The credentials of Nathan
+. Dixon Or. L. were presented and read, and
the oath of Office was administered 20 him.
The credentials of Messrs. Moody and Petit
grew Is. d. were presented by Senators Platt
and Spooner, and those OF Messrs. Allen and
Squire Wash by the vice president. These
several credentials having been read, Mr.. Platt
moved that the oath of office be admin
istered to the four new senators. The
motion was agreed to and the four
new senators, each of them escorted by a
senator, proceeded TO the clerks desk, amid
some applause from the galleries and took the
oath OF Office Mr. Hoar offered a resolution
providing a mode for assigning the senators
from the states of North Dakota South Dakota
and Washington TO their respective classes in
relation to the period at which their terms will
expire, and moved its reference to the commit
tee on privileges and elections. He said that
il had been the custom OF the senate ever since
the organization of the government to assign
new senators to their respective classes as soon
as they had taken the oath; but that now, for
the first time, the senators from three states
entered substantially at the same time. His
that the senators from the three states
mentioned stood on an entire equality
with reference to their opportunity to be as
signed to the shorter or longer term. The three
states were all admitted under the same act OF
congress. They were ali admitted by virtue of
proceedings that took place in them on the
same day. The fact that the proclamations
evidencing the admission OF the two DakOtas
preceded that of Washington by two days was
due to the accident OF the greater distance of
the latter so that evidence OF the proceedings
had not reached the department of state at the
same time This gave to the two Dakotas no
just title TO priority.
Mr.. Vest inquired whether there was any
thing in the resolution in reference 10 Montana.
Mr.. Hoar-"NOthing. | do not understand
that the senators from the state of Montana
are here or are likely TO be here very soon."
Mr.. Vest-"That is very true. Yet would
suggest that provision be made for an event
which is very sure to happen, and which we
know must happen, in reference to a st9te that
is already member of the Union by the presi-
dents proclamation. But of course that mat
ter can be considered by the committee on
privileges and elections"
Mr.. Hoar-"The senator's from the state of
Montana will lose nothing by not being in
cluded in the resolution"
The resolution was then referred to the COM
mittee on privileges and elections. Resolu-
tons were offered and agreed to fixing the
daily hour Of meeting at noon, for the appoint
ment OF Il committee of two TO join like COM
mittee on the part of the house to wait on the
president and inform him that congress Is
ready TO receive any communication he may
choose to make (Senators Edmunds and Harris
being appointed, and for the continuance of
the select committee on the transportation and
sale of meat products.
Mr.. Aldrich offered a resolution, which was
laid over declaring that the committee on rules
in the senate and house select a joint commit
tee to prepare and report a code of joint rules
for conducting business on the part of the two
houses. Mr.. Aldrich offered a resolution, which
was also laid over, for the appointment of Sc
lect committee Of nine senators, to be called
the quado-centennal committee, to which shall
be referred all matters connected with the pro-
posed celebration of the four hundredth ami
versary OF the discovery of America. The SEN
ate then adjourned.