The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-12-09
THE FIFTY-SECoND CONGRESS
AGAIN CONVEEES.
CONCLUDING WORK ENTERED Upon.
Scenes and Incidents Attending the Open
ing Proceedings In Both Houses tho
Democratic Members Indulge In
Love Toast Over the Result Of
the Late Election - The
Senate-Capltal News.

WAsmNGToN, Dec. ga bright, crisp
day ushered in the second session Of
the Fifty-second congress, and long
before noon the spectators began to
gather at the house wing Of the cap
ital in order to secure advantageous
seats in the galleries.
Members also began to arrive early,
and the scene presented on the floor
was lively and bustling one. Con-
dolences as we'll as congratulations
were the order of the day, and politi-
cal friend and foe greeted one another.
Ex-SpealSer Reed was the first to APP
pear in the hall, and after he took his
seat he was greeted by men Of all po-
litical opinions. The Democrats, as a
rule, congregated in the rear of the
Democratic side and INDUCED in u
conversational love feast.
AS the hands of the clock pointed to
IL Speaker Crisp assembled to the chair,
and as his gavel dropped solemn
hush followed the noise and confusion,
while the blind chaplain, the Rev. DIR.
MI lDuElIi uSllNGACh u DllSl anu III PlOo-
sive prayer.
The clerk, by direction of the speak
err, thea called the roll of members by
states Two hundred and tv2enty-four
members having responded to their
names, on motion of Mr.. Holman of
Indiana it was ordered that the clerk
inform the senate that quorum had
appeared and that the house was
ready TO proceed to business. A com
mittee, composed of Messrs. Springer,
Forney and O'Neill Of Pennsylvania,
was appointed to join committee of
the senate to announce to the presi-
dent that both houses of congress
were in session and ready to receive
any communication he saw fit to make.
The credentials were presented of
the election of the following repre-
sentatives to fill vacancies; Sixth
South Carolina, John l.. McLawrin;
Third California, Il. S, Kilgore; Six
teenth Ohio, Louis p. 0ligher, and
First Maryland, j. i. Brown. They
all took the oath Of office. W. A.
Sipe, elected to fill the vacancy in the
Twenty-fourth Pennsylvania district,
was allowed to qualify without the
presentation of his credentials, which
had not arrived,
The daily hour of the meeting of the
house was fixed at IL noon.
Mr. Hooker of Mississippi introduced
a bill to change the time Of the meet
ing of congress to the first Monday in
March after election and Mr. Durhur-
row, of the worlds fair committee, in
troduced bill TO open the fair on
Sunday.
Mr. Payne Of New York presented
the petition Of John S. Davenport,
chief supervisor of elections for the
southern district of New York, for a
hearing before the bar of the house OF
representatives, "he having been de-
MED hearing by a committee of the
house" 1t was referred to the select
committee to investigate the admins
trntion of the United States election
laws in New York.
After the recess, it was quarter of
an hour before the committee ap
pointed to wait upon the president
made its report. 1t was that the pres.
ident would communicate with con
gress tomorrow.
Mr., English of New Jersey an
nounced the death Of his colleague
the Hon, f. j. Macdonald, and as 1
mark of respect TO the memory of the
deceased the house adjourned.