Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-12-03
OPENING OF TaE SENATE.
Senators From the New states
sworn In.

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In the Senate little or no excitement
attended the opening of the Fifty-firsl
Congress. Public curiosity seemed
largely transferred to the House. In.
terest on the floor was devoted largely to
the Senators from the new States. They
had seats assigned them on the Repub.
lican side. Senator Casey, of North Da-
kota, 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 Petit
grew and Moody, of South Dakota, sat
IN the fourth row, near the center of the
room. Senator Pierce, of North Dakota
has his seat in the fourth row, but he
was not present today. On the Demo
cratic side there are two seats so far I'M
assigned. They will be occupied by the
Senators from Montana when they have
been chosen.
NEW SENATORS SWORN IN.
At noon the Vice-President entered
the Senate Chamber. The Chaplain
opened the proceedings with prayer. The
oath Of office was administered by the
Vice-P President to Senators Chandler of
New Hampshire, and Nathan F. Dixon,
Of Rhode island. The credentials of
Moody and Pettigrew, of South Dakota,
and Allen and Squire, of Washington,
were presented. Plat moved that the
oath of Office be administered. The mo-
ton was agreed to and the four new
Senators, each escorted by fellow Sem
ator, proceeded to the Clerks desk, amid
applause from the galleries, and took the
oath of Office.
CLASSIFICATION OF THE NEW SENATORS.
Senator Hoar introduced a resolution
Preferred to the Committee on Privileges
and Elections) in reference to the CLASH.
fication OF the Senators from the new
States.
Mr.. Hoar said it had been the custom
of the Senate to assign new Senators to
their respective classes as soon as they
had taken the oath; but now, for the first
time, the Senators from three
States entered substantially at the
same time. His resolution, he
said, proceeded on the theory
that the Senators stood on
an entire equality with reference to their
opportunity to be assigned to short or
long terms. The fact that proclamations
evidencing the admission Of the two Da-
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was due to the greater distance the re.
turns from the latter State had to come,
and it gave the Dakotas no just title to
priority.
Mr.. Vest Inquired whether there was
in the resolution in reference to
Montana.
Nothing" replied Mr.. Hoar. ri do
not understand that the Senators from
Montana are here or likely to be here
very soon. The Senators from Montana
will lose nothing by not being included
in the resolution"
READY TO HEAR FROM THE PRESIDENT.
Edmunds and Harris were appointed
4 committee to join q like committee
rom the House to inform the President
hat Congress was ready to receive any
he may choose to make.
A resolution providing tor continu-
ance of the select committee on the trans
portRtion and sale of meat products WAS
agreed to.
Aldrich offered resolution (laid over)
ior the appointment of select commit
Tee of nine Senators, to be called the
Quadro- Centennial Committee, to which
snail be referred all matters connected
with the proposed celebration OF the four
lundredth anniversary Of the discovery
If America. Adjourned.