The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-03
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The Pifly-FifH CONGRESS Organized all
Awaiting HaPPisea's 1essafe.
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New memb&ss nW0pa na-Yoag New
0sastors rake The Oash
of O0es.

OF O@ee.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-The Fifty-flrss
congress- assembled mt noon to-day. Ow-
ing to the entire day being occupied in
organization Of the new house Of repre-
sentatives the presidential message will
not he sent to congress until Tomorrow.
The annual report of the secretary Of The
treasury will be transmitted by we<ines-
day ut noon. Clerk Clark called the house
tn order. The roll call showed the pres
ence of :r21 members, the three absentees
being Messrs. O'Neal of Indiana, Randall
Of Pennsylvania. and whitthorne of Ten
| nessce. Mr.. Reed was placed in nominar
ton for speaker by Henderson Of Illinois.
The mention Of Reeds name Was the
signal for applause ON the republican side
lucky, nsminaie,I Mr.. CariisIe. The vote
fs. fss G%inss. seS Of S: Ss. YORK % rkss;
having been declared elected spcaker,wss
Carlisle amid applause, and the oath of
| Office was administered by Kelly of Penn
sy,ys%is ,, ESIs Of I,H IIs1Hn-yIvaSs
| Reed said: ~ thank you for she high
office which you have bestowed upon mo.
| it's dignity and honor. yet you may well
| imagine that am at this moment wore inn
pressed by its responsibilities and duties.
Under our system of governments, as il has
| been developed, these responsibilities and
duties are both political and parliamens,
' with a propsr % sence @ Of % @sa. in !. due i 70 ali
as they are parliamentary. / hope with
equal sincerity that they may he per
To- both sides Oh ,he chamber. To- the end
that nay be sucessful in carrying out
your wishes, ! invoke the eon.iderate
The next step in organization was the
swearing i'm of the members elected and
as they arranged themselves in squads OF
~ at a time i'm the space i'm front of the
clerks desk, the oath was administered by
Mr.. Perkins OF Kansas offered resoIu-
ton, which was adopted, providing for
of Mr.. Mct reary of Kentucky a resolution
J was adopted, the effect of which permits
) aud Kelley of Pcnnsyivania TO select their
. . seats. In accorsiance with McCreary's
~ ~ ssse; a. ;ssiss: -. 4 4 no s Z
Mr.. Ransiali's old seat was secured foe
him and Mr.. Kelley .elected that which
hs, has occupied so many years. Mr.. Car
: that occupied at the last session by Mr.
, proved a lucky letter. the first three
names called being Perry, Paynter and
Kentucky. Mason of illinois and Cannon
% were fay"r,,es fay OF fortune and re,ainet
= desk well in the center of the house with
, | Pitt of Illinois N neighbor. Mr.. Mills
Of Texas secured N seat much less advan-
|
: The drawing concluded, the scrgeant-as-
& arms-ciect appeared at the bar Of the
a | sylvania offered resolution directing
r that the speaker appoint committees on
rules, accounts. enrolled bills and mile
.. age, each to consist of the same number
Il of memlers as is provided for by the rules
: OF the fif,i.th congress. and referring the
n | rules of both congresses to the committee.
n The house then adjourned.
8 New M.mh.r. or the senate.
wASHINGTON IDoc. At noon tS,<lnv
q vics-Presidcnt Morton entered the senate
4 chamber. The chaplain opened the pro
e ceesiings with prayer. The oath of ofllcs
y was administered by the vice-presislent tu
i Senators Chandler of New Hampshire and
Nathan Dixon of Rhode Island. The Gre
dentials OF Messrs. Moody and Petsigrev
n Of South Dakota and Allen and Squire ol
= Mr.. Platt moved the oath OF office bs
administered. The motion agreed tc
. and the four new senators, each escorted
u by "a senator, proceeded to the clerks desh
Ia amid applause from the galleries and took
Messrs. Esimuneis and Harris were ap-
% pointed committee to join n like com.
, Iniitee from the house to inform the presi-
e any communication me may choose %
I, make. A resolution providing for the con-
o transportation and sale of meat products
- was agreed to.
"A Mr.. Aldrich offered a resolution for th1
D appointment OF u select COMMITTEES Of nins
senators to he called the quadro-centen
NAL committee, to which shall bs referret
all matters connected with the propose<
= celebration of the A0Oth anniversary d
-. | the discovery of America.
Mr.. Hoar, in Offering q resolution 70
\. HarciinH the new senators, said ID had
nj | been the custom OF the senate to assigY
s- new senators tn their respective classes q
= soon as they had taken the oath. but now
n for the first time, senators from thre&
u, u, states entered substantially az the saml
~ time. The fact that tho proclamation,
IN evicencing the admission OF the two Da
rs kotas preceded Washington by two days
u due to the greater distance the returns
ld from the latter state had To come, aud &
Z, gave the Dakotas just title To priority
~ ~ Mr.. Vest inquired whether there was any
thing i'm the resolution introduced by Mr.
hoar i'm reference To Montana.
"NothinR," replied Mr.. Hoar. ~ d.
-. not understand that senators from Mon
- tana are here. or likely to be here ver5
y. soon. The senators from Montana vii
al lose nothing by not being included in shs
resolution"
fe The senate then adjourned.
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