Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-12-15
THE FIFTY SECOND.
Both Branches OF Congress
Called to Order Promptly
at Noon Monday.
The Message Was Presented at
the Opening OF Tuesdays
Session.
The Attendance OF Both Repre-,
ScntatiycS And Senators
Is Large.

a beautiful crisp winter day
uShcrcd in the second session Of the
Fifty-Sccond congress. and long
before the hour OF noon spectators
began to arrive at the house wing OF
| the capitol, in order to secure
advantage of seats in the galleries.
Members also began to arrive early.
and the scene presented on the floor
was Il lively and bustling one.
| Condolences as we'll as congratIi-
lations were the order. and political
| friends and foes greeted one another
| EN-Spcaker Reed was among the first
10 appear in the hall, and after he
took his seat he was greeted BY men
of all political opinions. The demo-
/ Gratis. as a rule. congrcgated in the
rear OF the democratic side ot the
| hall and INDUCED in a conversational
love feast. Handsome floral tributes
| deckcd many Of the decks, the most
Impressive aud appropriate being
/ that which adorned the seat Of Mr.
Herbert, Of Alabama. who is al
1 present the chairman OF the COM
4 nittee on naval affairs, but who
t declined denomination 10 the 53rd
congress 1t was an immense shin
composed Of immortell.> and roses.
and attracted much attention.
! shortly before noon Mr.. Springer, Of
{ Illinois, made his appearance and he
was Immediately made tho center Of
attention on the democratic side.
One Of The first to greet him was Mr..
McMllin, his able coadjutor on the
Ways and means committee, and Mr..
Catchings, Of Mississippi. the floor
manager OF the COMMITTEE. on rules.
which in a great measure shapes the
legislation OF the house.
~ the hands Of the clock pointed
to the hour Of T., Speaker Crisp
assembled 10 the speakers chair, and,
rs his gaYcl dropped. schema hush
followed the noise and confusion.
The blind chaplain. Rev Or Mil
burn. delivered a brie! and impressive
1 PRAYER in which lit returned thanks
10 the Almighty that 80 many Of the
members had been permitted to
reas>un" their duties in safety and
health. The clerk, by direction of
The speaker, proceeded 10 call the
roll If 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
tile senate that a quorum had
appeared and that the house was
ready 10 proceed To business. a
committee composed of Me>>r>.
Springer. forney and O'Neill penna
was appointed TO join a committee OF
the senate To announce 10 the presi-
dent that both houses OF congress
We're in session and ready To receive
lany communication lie saw III to
make
The credentials were presented of
the election Of the following
representatives to fill vacancies:
Sixth Carolina, John l. McLaurin:
Third California. ). L. Iilgore:
Sixteenth Ohio, Lewis p. Ohliger.
and First Maryland, j. Is. Brown.
They all took the oath OF office. W.
a. Sipe, elected TO till the vacancy in
the Twenty-tourth PENNSYLVANIA
district, was allowed to qualify with
out the presentation ofhiS 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. \ recess was then taken
for halt an hour.
The speaker took the chair after
the recess. but it was q 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 mark of respec,
to the memory Of the deceased tn.
house adjourned.
Chairman Durborrow of tho
Worlds Fair committee. has intro
duced in the house a bill to open the
Fair on sunday.
IN TIE SENATE
The attendance OF senators wa.
large, numbering some seventy
. Among the absentes We're Mr.
kcnna, of West Virginia. still con
fined to his house in this city by i'll
ness: Mr.. Gibson, of Louisiana
dangerously i'll at Hot Springs. Ark
Mr.. Colquitt, OF Georgia. who ha
not vet sufficiently recovered from