Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-12-07
Proceedings Of Congress.
WAsHINGIoE, DEC
SENATE

The Senate galleries were crowded to-day
with spectators eager to witness the opening
OF the 52ad Congress-. The Presidential
and diplomatic galleries were unoocupisd
but the reserved eeotions were sill filed With
ladies', Including wives and daughters o!
senators. Here and there throughout The
chamber the DISKS ofthe Senators who were
to bs in their seats az senators Tor the fret
time were marked By baskets of 1oaers
and the Vloe-Presldent's desk was Gistin.
gulshed In like manner. There vss en
unususl!y large hum bers OF new senators to
be sworn 10.
A. noon the Vlce.Presldcns took the
chair end Ike session wac opsned With prsy
er By the Chaplain, Rev. ]. G. Butler.
The Vice. President welcomed the Sang
tors to the resumption Of their oficia, dulles
apd called the Ssra.e TO Older.
The Woe President then ls!G before the
Senate the credentials of new sepators, and
ths letters OF resignation recsived by him
during the recess.
The CT dsniiaIs OF Mi. Cell end Mr.. Da.
vidsop, esca osiming TO be Senators fro m
Florida, we're placed On file to be consider.
ell tomorrow.
The swearing OF the newly. aiec.ed Ter ap.
polnte6) Senators was then proceeded with.
MIR. Sherman offered tie usne! resolution
FIR the appointment OF two Senator'S So join
q like committee On the part Of the House
to wait on the President OF The Unltsd States
and inform him that quorum OF each
house was assembled and that Congress was
ready to receive any Communication be
might be pessed to make. The resolution
was agreed to ard Msssrs. Sherman and
Harris we're appointed.
Resolutions were offered and agreed to
fixing noon az the dsily hour OF meeting
and directing the secretary to inform tie
House Of Representatives that the Senate
was ready to proceed to bnsines= ard them
ct LOS, the Senate &C j,urned.
HOUSE.
Hardly had the democratic CAUCUS ad-
jouSned, when wild rush was made fer the
galleries ard In few minutes every avail
able seat In the long benches wa5 occupied
and the less fortunate spectators were COM
PEELED to view the scene over each Others
shoulders from the door recesses. On the
floor all was hustle ard confusion. AS
the republicans entered the ball of the
House (where the democratic CAUCUS had
been he.d) they we're CRESTED By their DEM
ocratIo colleagues and congratulations ard
condolences we're exchanged. Many OF the
desks we're o.nsmented With h,Tal designs
but the Speakers deck was conspicuous by
the absence of adornmsnt.
As the clocks of the city were Ginning
tho hour of noou Clerk Mcpherson eeesDdsd
to the clerks desk and called tbe Hou5e to
order and Immediately proceeded to call the
roll. AS Mr.. Rsed responded to lis nems
his republican colleagues gave him round
of appliance,
The candidates for tba Spesksrship wan-
de.ed through the chamber ED greeted
their friends, whilo much amusement was
caused By merry conference held by
Meesrs. MoMilip, Hatch ard Springer In
the area in ftont of the epeaket's desk.
The clerk having announced the presenos
of 1926 members, the House Immediately sd
iourned to meet at noon tomorrow.
Among the absanteea was Mr. Baotanan,
OF Virginia.