The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-12-07

Perez. were prescott and We're duly EvuTp
immediately alter the Senale was con
vened. Senator Perez will arrive to-
morrow. Montana has a dispute over
the election of the Leg sature. and
Senators from that State have not yet
been chosen. Messrs. Chandler, OF New
Hampshire. and Dixon, Of Rhode Island
who were chosen Senators since the Senate
adjourned, were also sworn. Mr.. Chand
Ter was chosen to succeed himself, and
Mr.. Dixon to succeed Mr.. Chace who
recently resigned There was a ripple
oi applause as the Senators from the new
States were led down the main aisle to
be sworn, which called forth from the
severe Senator Edmupds Cry for
''order," and there was order, even be-
fore the President could strike the desk
with the ivory handled mallet that has
doue duty for SO many years that no one
but the venerable Captain Bassett can
compute them.
The Senate proceedings were brief and
without interest. After the new men,
bers were sworn, a resolution was in
troducej and referred to the Committee
on Privileges and Elections, providing
for the assignment of the new Senators
to the three classes into which the Senate
is divided with reference to the term of
office.
Proceedings in the House.
The House side is always the more
popular upon the first and last days of a
session. This arises from the fact that
the proceedings are more varied, more
interesting and more boisterous than
those in the Senate. The spectators in
the galleriers, the crowds in he corridors,
that pushed and struggled for places near
the entrances. and the number of out
siders that fingered on the floor until
warned to leave by an officer of the
House, were constantly equal to those OF
any previous similar occasion. A number
| of ladies, however, disregarded the Off
| cal warning and remained on the floor
until the House adjourned. There was
no special feature in the proceedings,
except in the selection of Chaplain.
The election of Speaker and other officers
was conducted in the customary manner,
Mr.. Reed receiving the votes of the
Republicans, Mr.. Carlisle those of the
| Democrats. The oath of Office was ad
ministered by Judge Kelley, the Father
| of the House." in a very impressive man
ner. The Judge read the oath in a very
clear tone of voice, which was heard in
every part of the hall, and with DELHI
Grafton and soemnIty of manner that gave
unusual impressiveness 20 the simple
ceremony. After this the members were
summoned to the area IN front of the
Clerks desk and sworn in groups by the
| Speaker, ann this was followed by the
usual resolution to elect the Clerk and
other officers. The name of DR.. Rams
dell, who was the Republican caucus
nominee for Chaplain, was included in
the resolution. Mr.. Cbeadle, of Indiana,
moved to strike out Ramsdell's name
and insert that of DIR. Milburn, the blind
| preacher, who has officiated as Chaplain
the past four years. This was applauded
by the Democrats. After considerable
parliamentary skirmishing and several
votes by tellers, roll-call was ordered.
and the blind preacher was victorious,
several Republicans joining the Demo-
Gratis in voting for Cheadle's amendment.
Next came the drawing for seats. This
is always interesting to the members and
amusing to the spectators. 1t was agreed
that before the drawing Messrs. Carlisle,
Randall and Banks, three ex Speakers,
and Judge Kelley, the Father of the
House," should be privileged to select
|
called and was applauded as he emerged
from the rear, where the members were
huddlea together. and selected a good
seat on the the Republican side, the
same which he occupied when last in
Congress.
WASHINGTON, Dec 4-This was bill.
day in the Senate, and the usual food OF
documents poured in.
The total number presented was sos,
against 59S on the first bill-day two years
ago. Most of measures proposed were
bills that failed to become laws during
the last Congress.
Senator German introduced several
leading off with the old, well known bill
to reimburse the State of Maryland fol
moneys advanced by the Legislature OF
that state to aid in the erection of public
buildings at Washington after the
National Capitol had been permanently
! located here.