The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-12-17
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS-.



President Morton Chaplain Butler opened
proceedings with prayer Then the credentials
OF Mr.. Proctor, Of Vermont, for Mr.. Edmunds'
unoxpired term. and for new term from the
4th Of March next, were presented by Mr.. Nor
rill, and the oath OF Office was administered 10
Mr.. Proctor. The usual resolution directing
the secretary 20 notify the house OF the senate's
being in session, and for the appointment OF
committee to wait on the president and inform
him that congress is ready to receive any com.
munication he may desire 10 make, were agreed
to; and then Mr.. Sherman proposed an adjourn
ment, on the ground that, according to the pub
lie press the presidents message would not be
ready till tomorrow. Carried and the senate
adjourned until noon tomorrow.
HoUsE-As the hands Of the clock pointed to
the hour Of IL, Speaker Crisp ascended TO the
speakers chair, and as his gavel dropped, a
solemn hush followed the noise and confusion
The blind chaplain, Rev. DR.. Milburn deliv.
cred brief and impressive prayer, In which he
returned thanks to the Almighty that so many
OF the members had been permi ted to resume
their duties in safety and in health. commit
tee, composed Of Messrs. Springer Forney and
O'Nel (Pa) was appointed TO Join commit
tee Of the senate TO announce 10 the president
that both houses Of congress were in session,
and ready to receive any communica-
tion he saw fit to make. Tine ere.
dentials were presented Of the election
OF the following representatives TO I'LL
vacancies: Sixth South Carolina John L. Nc
Laurin; Third California, :. Il Khgore; six
teenth Ohio, Lewis Z. Ohliger; First Maryland,
j. b. Brown. They all took the oath OF office.
w. A. Sipe, elected 10 hi the vacancy in the
Twenty.fourth Pennsylvania district, was al
lowed to qualify without the presentation Of
his credentials, which had not arrived The
daily hour Of the meeting of the house was
fixed at T. noon. Mr.. Hooker (Misss) intro
duccd a bill to change the time Of meeting OF
congress to the first Monday in March after
election. The house took a recess until 1
O'Clock to give the committee time to call on
the president. On reassemOling the committee
reported that tho president would send in his
message tomorrow, and the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Dec 6-SENATE--The prest
dents message was read and the usual number
of copies ordered printed. Bills introduced and
referred: TO repeal all statutes relating 10 su.
pervisors OF election and special duties for the
suspension Of immigration for one year Mr..
Vest offered resolution reciting allegations in
the public prcsf charging gross misconduct on
the part of census employees, especially OF cnum-
orators in the state Of Missouri, who are said to
have taken lists of voters for partisan use; and
also charging that certain clerks OF the census
bureau had been sent to the state Of New York
during the recent election 10 perform partisan
service, and directing an investigation of such
charges by the senate committee on the eleventh
census. Went over without action. The presi-
dent to-day sent to the senate large number of
appointments made during the recess.
HoUsE-An hour and a half was consumed in
the reading of the message which, on motion
Of Mr.. Mcmillan, OF Tennessee, referred to tha
committee CT the whole. Mr.. Outhwaite of
OHIO, announced the death Of Representative
John G. Warwick, and in respect to The memory
of the deceased, the house adjourned
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-SENATE-RabbiJ Jos.
Siverman, of New York offered prayer in the
senate on the opening to-day. Senator Hill in
troduced bill to repeal the Sherman silver
pf I'M IA Rtfar ral u tha
committee on iinnnce. II excerpts the fifth and
sixth sections, which do not relate to silver
coinage. The Joint resolutions introduced yes.
tcrdav by Mr.. Vest, for the appointment Of a
commission 10 make an agreement with the
five civilized tribes of Indians for taking lands
In scveralty in the Indian territory and for sell
ing The remainder of their lands was taken up
and made the text of an impassioned speech by
the Missouri senator.
HOUsE-Rabbi Isaac Wise, OF Cincinnati,
opened the house with prayer this morning.
Bills introduced Representative Caruth O&y.)
THAT no pcnsiorer in the service OF the
, United States shall be entitled to draw pen
sion for any period of time during which he is
4 or shall be entitled TO the full pay or salary
Which an able-bodcd person, discharging like
duties to the government is allowed by law"
Hartcr tO)-ProviGing for the perpetuation
of the national banking system and the restora.
tion of state bank notes on u safe basis; also
bill having for its object the establishment of
! uniform revenue customs duty upon sugar and
/ the aboishment OF the payment Of sugar boun.
| Ties Mr.. Williams-A bill 10 repeal the Sher'
| man silver law.
! MAsHINGTOE, Dec. S,-SENATE.--The senate
I spent exactly one hour in session to-day and
| that time was about evenly divided between
! executive and Legislative business. The former
| had reference to the vending claims treaty with
| Chilli which treaty was ratified and confirmed.
! The latter included the reporting. considering
: 81 81 of a IN nnt pn lao pgr.
structiuu Of Il bridge across the Mississippi
! river above New Orleans. The list of absCntees
| has now been reduced TO nine there being now
| seventy-niue senators recorded as being in thd
| city, The senate adjourned until Monday next
! HoUsE-Air. Kilgore, OF Texas, brought to
| the attention of the house a rule which few OF
! the members knew to he in existence. BY im'
/ pliCutiOn il provides that unfinished business
! coming over from the first scssi Of the house
! can not he considered at the second session
| until after the expiration of six days Should
! the rule be permitted to remain in the code, and
should it be invoked the wheels Of legislation at
| second session would be practically clocged
! for the first week of its existence. Speaker
| Crisp intimated that the defect would be RENE.
died. The annual report of the secretary Of tho
, treasury was laid before the house and referred
| to the committee on ways and means. No OBJ
! lection was raised to the further consideration
| OF the bill relative TO printing and binding,
| and this consumed the remainder OF the after.
noon. Without dsposng OF the bill the House
| adjourEed.
WAsHINGTU;I Dec. 9--SENATE-Not in ses
! sion.
HoUsE--Business was performed in a per.
! functory, llstess manner to-day. To "a sui
| committee, consisting OF MCssrs. De Armond
Cox and Johnson, were to-day referred the sew.
eral bills repeating certain sections of the re
viSed statutes relating TO the federal election
laws. Representative Williams, OF Massachu
sets, introduced his bill providing for the dis.
continuance OF silver purchases after February
next and the setting aside as a'trust fund OF
the money received by the treasury for the re.
demption Of national bank notes, which, by the
Sherman silver law OF 1890 was made q mis-
cellaneous receipt" Adjourned until Monday.
Rig Swindlc.
HAMBURG, Dec. 1O.-A sensation has
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