The Forrest City times., 1890-12-06
MEETING OF CONGRESS
Last Session of the Present
 Congress.
BOTH HOUSES MET AT NOON
The Presideut's Message Read and New Members sworn In--Mr. Flower's
 Resolution for . Recount of
 New York's People.

x WAsHISGroN, D. c, December 2.-Ther, was an unusually large number of senators present at the opening of yesterdays ses. sion. The seats on both sides of the cham ber were nearly all occupied, and the gal leries were filled with spectators The most conspicuous object in the chamber was large bed of roses, surmounted by dome like pedestal, on which strutted, In the flush and pride Of victory, rooster emblematic of the Democratic success in the recent elections. This decorated the desk of Mir. Voorhees,. whose name with that of Indiana and date 1890, was wrought into the pedestal with flowers of contrast ing colors. There was card attached to it with the names of the admiring gentle men who presented 1t. The Vice-President and several senators were also the recip- tents of handsome floral tributes. Cor diality seemed to prevail between the sena tors of the two parties, who greeted each other as the best of friends whom no polit- ical successes or reverses could estrange
 Immediately after She Chap aims prayer, the credentials Of the two senators elect from the new State of Wyoming were pre- sented by Mir. Hoar; and when they were read, the two Senators, Messrs. Carey and Warren, were escorted to the Vice Presi. dents desk by Messrs. Stanford and Hoar and took the oath of o'icc. A drawing by lot 10 decide their respective terms took pIace--the shorter term. closing March 3, 1898, falling to Mir. Warren, and the longer one, closing March 3, 1895, to Mir Carey
 Resolutions fixing the daily hour of meeting at ia o'clock and providing for in forming the President and tho House of Representatives that the Senate was in session and ready to proceed to business were offered by Mir Edmunds and agreed to, and then the Senate took recess until ;3o.
 After the rscess report was made from the committee 10 wait on the President and immediately afterwards the Presidents message was delivered by Mir Pruden, one of his secretaries. and was read by MT McCook. Secretary of the Senate
 When the reading of the message was finished the Senate, at PAS p. ID, adjourn cd till today
 THg HOUSE
 WASHINGTON, D C., December 2-~The continuous hum of conversation arose from the floor of the hall of the House of Rep rcsentativesi crowded galleries all through the half hour yesterday morning that pre- ecded the time for the assembling of ibe second session of the Fifty iirst Congress There was good attendance on both sides ot the hail and much good od.naturcd badiu age about tho recent election few acroSs the center aisle. On tho desk of the Speaker was pyramid of flowers and there were other floral pieces on the desks of Representatives Kerr of pennsylyania Holman. Warner, Flick. Wilson of West Virginia, Atkinson of West Virginia vaux and Flower
 One mlnate before noon the Speaker on. tered the hall and mounted the Speakcrss chair. The tap of his gavel brought tho House 10 order as tao clock marked noon. Chaplain Milhurn delivered brief prayer. and then the e.cv. began 10 call the roll by States
 The Speaker laid before the House the credentials of David A Harvey as Dele gate from he Territory of Oklahoma, and upon motion Of Mir Perkins of Kansas the oath of oaica was administered to him. Tho House then took a recess till 30 On reassemblug the Presidents message was presented and read. After the reading tue House adjourned uatil 10 day.
 NEW FORKS CENSUS.
 WAsHfSGroS, D. C., December a.-.ir Flower Of New York introduced In tac House yesterday joint resolution direct ing the Secretary Of the Interior to order the re taking of the New York census X long preamble to the resolution sets forth the controversy In this matter between the Government and the New York State officials. MT Cummings introduced roso. lation of like character,