Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-07
IT WAS A SURPRISE
Order Of the Message Amazed
the Senators.
FOLLOWED WITH INTEREST
Many Psdsions and ofieial Reports Wsrs
Read snd Rsssrssd 70 the Propss
Committees.

after ths reading Of the brsf journal Of
yesterdays proceedings in the senate
today Assistant Secretary Pruden vas
announced with - message from the
prss:dent Of the United States" secre-
txrv NcCook entered upon the reading
OF the document with considerable
Abasemenr of MS usual rapldlty Of ut
trrsnce. There were nearly slxty SEN
stors ia attendance Senator Hull of
New York, one Of the prominent abb
sentess yesterday. was IN his seat At
the opening of the session today; Sen-
Ator Ransom of North Carolina entered
the chamber during the reading of the
message. senator Villas OF Wisconsin
and one or two other senator's held
pamphlet copies Of the message aud
followed its reading Win attention.
A noticeable change in the custom
ary arrangement Of the message nztur-
ally attracted attention. In all previ-
ous executive messages the affairs Of
the state department.. which has no
other way of communicating with con-
gress except through the presidents
messages, have usually been gwen pre-
cedsuces Mr.. Harrison's subordlns-
ton OF them IN tne closing message, to
his presentmenI of the tariff issue WAS
quickly noted. There Was . percep-
t,ble increase Of intsres. when the
passages which 50 pointedly discussed
relations with Canada we're reached.
At its close Mr. Manderson. chair
man OF the committee on printing. Of
fersd resolution for printing 10000
copies for the use of the senate, which
was adopted without objection. The
vice presidsnt rather surprised the SEN
Ate BY formally taxing before il q conn.,
municAtion from the secretary OF state
OF Maryland. Mr. Hoar. republican
chairman of the committee on judi
cary, and for many years the lead ing
republican member of the senate COM
mittee on privileges and elections, rose
TO inquire whether this Was not . mat
ter failing entirely within the official
duties OF she president. Mr.. Hunter.
democrat, Virginia, remarked that he
had never known these cert;fi-
Gates laid before the SEN
ats- The vice president said he
was simply obeying . precedent 0f the
senate and he had read An entry ~
TO such action having previously been
bad With regard to the vote of Michi-
gan. Nosf,irther objection Was there
upon raised and the vice president
announced that he had also received
the result "a the official vote Of the
states of Geo -. New Hampshire and
Afkansas. Thtk receipt Of each was
ordered to b inserted in the record.
The Sbee president laid before the
senate number of Official reporta- A
number Of n fons for and against the
snthops1ou Ulll were presented and
many psslsions pro and con on the sub
ieos Of olooing tha worlds fair on SUM-
day. Mr.. Mitchell (rspublican) Of
Oregon, offered joint resolution call
ing for tne correspondencs IN relation
70 the killing Of Frank Riley, sailor
of the United States steamer
Newark, in Genoa, Italy. Referred
70 committee on foreign nation.
Mr.. Vest Of Missouri offered reso-
luton Of inquiry BY the census COM
mittse into charges that census emu
merssors IN Missouri and elsewhere
hsd made lists Of voters for partisan
use in the late election under instruc-
tious of the bureau, and that certain
clerks of the census bureau were sent
70 the state Of New York to perform
partisan service while drawing
governments pay. Mr.. Hale ire
publican) Of Maine, chairman Of
the census committee, promised
the fullest investigation OF the serlous
charges II they were found worthy Of
investigation. Al the close Of the
routine business and before the un-
finished business Of the last session.
the snti-option bill will be lad before
the senate. Mr. sherman. republican,
ONO, OF the COMMITTEES on foreign re-
iStiors called for executive session on
the recess appointments The senate
went into executive session. NJ 2:25 and
st 2si0 D. m. adjourned uutil somor-
row.