Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-12-15
The FIFTY-SECOND
hoth Branches oe
o"'ea to Order Promptly
at Noon Monday.
'he Message Was preso
'"e opening OF Tuesdays
Session.

attendance OF Both Repre-
sn'a'ives Aud Senator'S
Is Large.
beautiful crisp wIn,ar d.,
ushered in the secon session 90 10y
Sltly-second congress, and lone
Dslorc the hour of noon spectators
oseah TO arrive at the house wing &c
0ne capitol, in order 10 soorDa
Mo"nIage OF seats in the galleries
members also began to arrive early
ahu scene presented on the eoo,
was d lively and a BUSTING ,no
~Sonooiences as well as conorotw
.a.ions were the order, and poIitica,
nlenus ana foes greeted n another
hA-Speaker Reed was among the ors,
W appear in the hall, and after no
Vooh ms seat he was greeted by men
Vi an political opinions. The demo-.
crats' as arule, congregated in the
,ear IL the democratic side of tho
nan and INDUCED in a conversational
,o'e ieast. Handsome floral tributos
oeoheu many of the decks, the most
Impressive and appropriate being
that which adorned the seat of Mr.
herbert, of Alabama, who is AZ
present the chairman of the com.
uiItee on naval affairs, but who
uecilned a denomination to the 53rd
congress. 1t was an immense shin
composed of immortelles and roses
and attracted much attention
SHORTLY before noon Mr.. Springer, Of
Illinois, made his appearance and he
was Immediately made the center of
attention on the democratic side.
one OF the first to greet him was Mr..
McMlllin, his able coadiutor on tbe
ways and means committee, and Mr..
Catchiags, of Mississippi, the floor
manager of the committee on rules.
which in a great measure shapes the
legislation of the house.
As the hands of the clock polnted
to the hour of IL, Speaker Crisp
assembled to the speakers chair, and.
as his gayel dropped, a solema hush
followed the noise and confusion.
The blind chaplain, Rev. DR.. Mil
burn, delivered a brief and impressive
prayer, in which he returned thanks
to the Almighty that so MANY of the
members had been permitted TO
re assume their duties In safety and
health. The clerk. by direction of
the speaker, proceeded to call the
roll OF members by state. Two
hundred and twenty-four members
having responded to their names, on
motion OF Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, it
was ordered that the clerk inform
the senate that a quorum had
appeared and that the house was
ready to proceed TO business. A
committee composed of Messrs.
Springer, Forney and O'Neill tPenna.)
was appointed to join a 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
vacancies:
Sixth Carolina, John l.. McLaurin:
Third California, S. L. Kilgorc;
Sixteenth Ohio, Lewis P. Ohliger,
and First Maryland, j. Il. 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 with
out the presentation Of this credentials,
which had not arrived.
The daily hour of the meeting of
the house was fixed at II noon.
Mr.. Hooker, Mississippi, introduced
a bill to change the time of the
meeting Of congress to the first
Monday in March after election.
Referred. A recess was then taken
for half an hour.
The speaker took the chair after
the recess, but it was a quarter of an
hour before the committee appointed
to wait upon the president made its
report. 1t was to the effect that the
president would communicate with
congress Tuesday. Mr.. English, of
New Jersey, announced the death of
his colleague, f. j. Mcdonald, of
New jersey, and as a mark OF respect
to the memory of the deceased the
house adjourned.
Chairman Durborrow. OF the
Worlds Fair committee, has intro
duced in the house a bill to open the
Fair on Sunday.
IN THE SENATE.
The attendance of senators was
large numbering some seS~aty.