The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-12-16
SECOND DAY OF SESSION a
CONTRAST TO THE FIRST.
HOV TIE MESSAGE WAS RECEIVED.
The Senators Pay But Little Attention to
the Document Save to That Part
Treating Of the TariH-Prayers
for the Family OF the Nations
Chief ESeCgtiye--sceneS
In the House.


contrast with the bustling scene OF
yesterday was the meeting Of the
house to-day. There were few persons
In the galleries and upon the floor the
members seemed TO have settled into
the old routine
In feeling MANNER and amid the
devout attention of the members
who remained standing-the chaplain
alluded TO the recent Affections which
the president had suffered and in
voked the divine protection upon the
bereaved ones.
Mr. Raymer of Maryland introduced
q bill for the better protection of com
merce and to establish national
quarantine, and at 1915 o'clock Mr..
Pruden, one of the presidents secrc-
taries, presented the annual message,
which Clerk Kerr Immediately began
TO read.
The reading OF the message met
with little attention. Many OF the
members left the hall, preferring to
study the recommendation of the
president at their leisure at home.
Those who remained entered into con-
versation or devoted themselves to a
perusal of the newspapers,
There were few exceptions to the
general rule. Mr.. Hooker Of Missis-
sippi was an interested listener from
beginning to end. lie left his seat in
the rear of the chamber and oGcu"
pied a desk directly in front Of the
speakers desk and paid the closest at
tention. For short time he had as
his companions Messrs Herbert of
Alabama, Dingley of Maine and Butler
and bolivar Of Iowa.
When the question of the tariff was
reached Mr.. McMillin of Tennessee
strolled down one of the aislcs and
listened intently, but his criticism OF
the excerpt was mere smile He then
resumed his seat and paid no further
attention to the message.
The discussion of the Indian ques-
ton arrested the attention of Mr..
Simpson of Kansas for few mo-
ments, and he then turned to his col
league, Mr. Otis, and thereafter heard
no word of the message.
An hour and half was consumed in
the reading Of the message which was
then on motion Of Mr. McMillin of
Tennessee referred to the committee
of the whole.
Mr.. Cultivate of Ohio announced
the death of preventative John G.
Warwick, and in respect to the memo
ry of the deceased the house adj
journed
AS soon as the secretary Of the sem
ate had finished the reading of the
journal of yesterdays business, Mr..
Pruden, one Of the presidents secreta'
ries presented the presidents annual
message, which was thereupon laid
before the senate and read 10y sec.
Rotary McCook
The commercial and business statis-
tics given in the first part of the mes
sage and the paragraphs on the
effects of tariff for revenue
seemed to meet general approval
on the Republican side Of the
chamber while they attracted little
attention on the other side. During
the reading Democratic senators
for the most part chatted list
lessly with each other or attended to
their correspondence while the Re-
publican senators, on the contary,
paid the president the compliment OF
giving his message their undivided at
tention. The various other subjects
discussed in the message, however,
seemed to have very little interest
for senators on either side. The
Democrats made no pretense of listen
ing and the atteTtion of the Republic
cans showed u marked falling off.
Seats in the diplomatic gallery were
occupied throughout the reading of
he message by the Spanish minister
and by the FIRST secretary Of the Ger
man and Russian legations.
WASHINGTON, Dec s-When the
senate met to-day, Mr.. Hill, who made
his first appearance of the session, in
troduced bill to repeal the present
silver purchase act Little else was
done and after only an hours session
the senate adjourned.
Mr.. Vest introduced q resolution for
q commission to confer with the five
civilized tribes in the Indian territory
for the taking of homesteads in sew.
crafty and the sale of ali surplus
lands to the United States
I Mr. Vest also offered resolution
for an investigation OF charges that
census employees had taken lists OF
voters for partisan use Mr. Hale said
that no presumed that there would be
no objection to the investigation. The
resolution went over.
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