Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-08
OpsnIug OF the Two Brancll,s Of the
Legislative Assembly Of the
United States.
SWEARING IN OF NEWLY ELECTED
SENATOR'S.
Thc Home Presents a Brigh, Appear
ancG Three Hundred and twenty
six Members Prcs,ni.
ny telegraph to the NEwsl
CONGRESS.
Opening Of the senate "nd the House.
the sEsATE.


Opening OF ths senate aud the House
rnE sEsATE.
WAntrSuros, Dec. Tho Senate
galleries were cTowie with spuclalofs
H. day to witness the opening u that
branch Of Congress. There was AN
unusually large number % new
Senators 20 be- sworn in, counting up
seventeen, without the Senator from
Floridn, neither thu namr nt Gail nor
Davidson heing on the pfinicd 1T.
AZ noon the ice-PTcsidont took the
chair, and tho session opened with
prayer by Chaplain Butler. After thl.
the Vice. President laid huiDte the
- nate tho credentials OF the new
Senator, the iefignaiion Of senator
Reagan Of Texas, aud tho appointment
by the governor OF that State u Mt.
Chiffon. Other credentials were those
OF FELTON, Of California, 10 nil tho
vacancy caused by Hcar-pA death; the
reaignuti0n of kdmunds 81 Vermont
mud the appointment Of Pr'oug the
credentials Of Call and Davidson, each
Claiming tp he senator from Florida.
After tn, laliar two were RAD Mr.
| Harfis moved that they be referred To
,te Committee ON Privilege. aud Lice
lous 20 that the question might be- de-
/ o'drd IN the light ~ thorough luvesu-
/ cation. He asked that they he laid on
| iie table. George said that be would
not object to this rpqucst bu, that
/ tomorrow he would inllt that Tho
| SDnatc had both the facts AMI the lew
before it, aud 10 rrocetd nj once to scat
| Call aA the legally eleutet member
| Ailrra few remarks by Mr llOnr the
matter weutovtE
Whom the credentials Of Senator
nFlce, Hcnator.clcct irom Ohio, were
presented, Senator shofmfu snii:
isBeforc tho oath OF office h admin.
i-tctui To Mr.. Brcr, | dcslt 10 say
that largr portion Of the citizens OF
Ohio cluttud thet he was not on iu'
habiiaut " the state afihe time Vi his
election, and wss, therefore, not ell
gable 10 u ieaL ~ this body. On eN.
aiming tue pr,ccdenP.oi which iLcro
are several ~ The hia.ofy OF ihe gov.
cfumeut, and some ofthem most inn
porlaut, an ,ntifoiy saiisiird that Mt.
Rfco isontltltd to be worn in On tho
prma facio nf his credentials, whit h
nfo regular In form. q Simply gave
this notice, however ~ That his being
sworn may not nc considered any
waiver, or auy misrepresentation ~
miscoustruotiUn, II the people OF the
Legislature OF ONO should assert and
pfove 10 the sa,i-iac'i0u Of the Senate
that Mr.. BFier va, not, NJ the time ol
his election, ma inhnmtant of OHIO
But make no objection TO the swear
ing of Nit. Brlrr."
The swpaiing ln Of the newly elect
cd, or appointed, Senators was ih,i
proceeded With. They we're sworn ir
= groups " four ~ FIVE In the hnst beini
Mr.. Brlcr, who was escorted by lNenun
In tho next groups were Chiffon o
Texas, Dubois u Idaho, FELTON, o
California, and Calolingcs u New
Hampshire.
IIoar said that, rs to Clifton, Their
was "a question whether the Cover
, nor " Texas had power 90 appoint be-
fore vacancy actually occurred. ~
1 would afterwards move TO refer th
, case " the committee on privileges nuI
elections.
! Hale said that he desired to examiu
the credentials Of Dubuis, and asltc
that they lie on the able until lomoi
row. Agreed 10, ana the other Sena!
!. or In the group were sworn Ia.
> The namo Of Mr.. Hill, Senator .elet
, from New York was not printed on III
q list, nor were his credentials pr,EontuJ
There were hut four members OF III
Senate not In their seats. There wcr
Jones, Arkansas; jones' Nevada, Star
ford, California and Vance, Mort
i Carolina.
Mr.. Hoar submitted motion thi
u Call be- admitted 10 take the oath .
Senator for Florida, and said that h
would let 1t 10 overuntll tomorrow.
A Cullom mhde q like motion In refei
i, ence 10 Dubois.
After the transaction Of some routlI
business, the Senate adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
10 The heavy ralpstorm which visit,
this city this morning had little ene
in dsmpening the afdor Of persons d
!, sirous OF witnessing the opening Of /.
Fifly,srcond Congress, and at an earl
~ hour a great crowd slrged through II
corridors Of the capitol. In tho Houi
the galleries were crowded aud ever
available seat on the long benches WI
10 occupIed. AZ tho Republicans enters
the hall Of the House they we
a greeted by their Democratic colleague
81 and CONGRATULATIONS aud coincidence
"A were exchanged. The chamber pr
scented n hrigh, appearance notwitl
# standing the gloomlness Of the da
: Many decks were ofnamentad vii
floral designs Of more or less beaut
although they were not As numerous
I'm former year, aud the Speaker
desk was conspicuous by the sbsen
n Of adornment.
" AZ room Clerk MCPHERSON, calf
ID the House TO order. 4he clerk imm
No dlately proceeded to call the roll.
A Reed responded to his name his isepu
~ lioRn colleagues gave him n round
= applause. The clerk having n
bounced the presence OF S2b ntmhel
me Houle Immediately, on motif
IT, Of Holman OF Indiana, adjourned
2 meet at noon tomorrow
IA SUICIDE o. hIGNOHLrtE