, 1890-12-04
The Galleries Were Filled
With Spectators.
REPUBLICANS HOLD CAUCUSES
Democrats and Republicans Greet
Each Other With Badinage
and Raillery.

CpFps, tNtIN hNhiltDle scat III thN NhhN
galleries, which surrounded the cham.
ber of the house, were occupied early in
the forenoon by spectators eager TO wit
ness the proceedings attending the open
ing of the second session of the Fifty
first congress. The steps leading to the
wide portals were utilized az resting
places, and on opening the doors fur
nished standing room only" to the be-
lated arrivals.
The dull, leaden sky which overspread
the city served to make the hall rather
gloomy, but the gloom was almost dis
sipated by the roars OF laughter which
came from the cloakroom and by the
animated conversation which took place
upon the floor The democrats especi-
ally were joyous and the republicans
were obliged to put up with great deal
of good-natured badgering with smiling
countenances.
A tasteful pyramid of flowers adorned
the speakers desk.
At noon Speaker Reed entered the hall
ami rap of his gavel instantly restored
order.
After a prayer by the chaplain, the
clerk proceeded to call tho roll by states.
The call disclosed the presence of 227
members, and the clerk was directed to
inform the senate that a quorum of the
house had appeared, and the body was
ready to proceed with business.
On motion of Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois,
resolution was adopted for the appoint.
ment of committee to join a similar
committee on the part of the senate to
wait upon the president and notify him
congress was ready to receive any COM
munication he might see fit to transmit.
The speaker stated there were various
credentials upon his table which he
would present to the house. The cre-
dentials we're then read as follows: q.
r. Breckinridge, Second Arkansas;
Willis Sweet, Idaho; T. w. Stone,
Twenty Eleventh Pennsylvania, and
Clarence ID. Clark, Wyoming. These
gentlemen then appeared at the bar of,
the house and were duly qualified, Mr..
Breckenridge receiving a round of ap-
plause from his democratic friends.
John 8. Pinder, from the Twenty.
fourth New York district L. r. Hayes,
from the Seventh Iowa, and Robert
Whitelaw, of the Fourteenth Missouri,
were qualified as representatives. Not
withstanding the non-arrivai of the cre-
QtntiuiS tuO sDcuhtT DelOTt the
house the credentials of David A.
Harvey, as delegate from the territory
of Oklahoma, and upon motion OF
Perkins, of Kansas, the oath of office
was administered to him.
The house then took recess till 1 80
to allow the committees to notify the
president.
On reassembling the presidents mes
sage was read. The reading of the docu-
ment consumed one hour and half At
the conclusion of the reading the repub-
licans warmly applauded.
On motion of Mr.. Mckinley, of Ohio,
the message was referred to the commit
tee of the whole.
Mr.. Morrow, of California, from the
committee on appropriations, reported
the pension appropriations bill. Re-
ferred to the committee of the whole.
Representative Dockery, of Missouri,
offered for reference a resolution recitng
that 1t is alleged that twelve senators
and fifteen representatives. pending the
passage of the silver bill, were admitted
10 partnership in various silver pools by
which they realized l,00o, 900 profits in
the advance Of the price of silver, after
the passage of the act, and directing the
committee on coinage weights and
measures to inquire into all the facts and
circumstances connected with the teie-
graphed purchase of the sale of silver.
The committee shall have leave 10 send
ior papers and persons to report at any
time.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Representatives Bartine, of Nevada:
Townsend. of Colorado; Bland, of Mis-
souri,; Clements, of Georgia, and
Wheeler, of Alabama, introduced bills
for the free coinage of silver.
MIR. Pickler. of South Dakota, intro
r..
and silver bullion.
Mr.. Carter of Montana, introduced a
bill amending the act authorizing the
receipt by states ofgold coin in exchange
for gold bars by providing the supsrin- |
tendents Of coinage mints and the
United States assay office at New York |
NAV, with the approval of the director |
of the mint, but not otherwise, receive |
United States gold coin from any holder
in sums not less than 5000 and deliver
in exchange gold bars. The director
may, with the approval of the secretary
of the treasury, impose for such ex-
change charge which, in his judgment,
shall equal the cost of manufacturing
the bars.
Mr.. Van Dever introduced bill nm
propriating 100000 for the purchase of
land and erection of suitable building,
for the military post at San Diego, Cal.
Mr.. Wike. of Illinois, introduced n
preamble and resolution on the subject
OF the tariff, reciting il was manifest the
people at the recent election most en-
phatically repudiated the policy and
principles of taxation and projection
embraced in the Mckinley law, and in
structing the committee ON ways and |
means TO report bill to repeal any and
all increases IN rates of tariff duties oc
casioned by that enactment, and to
place OH the free list wool, lum ber salt
coal, all kinds of dye stuiis, tin plates. r
agricultural and manufacturing ma. ;
chinery, binding twine and its raw ma
terial, baggng cotton ties and such !
other articles of raw material as the i
committee deem of like Importance to b
or the people. The reso. A
luton further instructs the committee A
TO report bill TO provide for raising all
additional revenue necessary by gradual =
income tax. !
Chairman Vandever, of the select com i
nittee on irrigation and arid lands, in {
reduced a bill directing the secretary of |
he interior to cause the lands of the
United States to be surveyed and !,
marked out into irrigation districts, I
ands In these districts TO be ceded to
he states and territories in which they l.
re situated subject TO certain condi-
ions designed to keep the irrigation \
FORK and water In the control of the
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