The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-12-10
THE OPENING OF CONGRESS
ALL ARE GLAD TO MEET ONCE
MORE.
A Joint Committee or Both Houses
: Is Appointed to Formally Mott
fy the President That They
Await His Pleasure
Message To-Day.
And Then Comes Music.

Washington. Dec. eat noon yester-
day Vice President Morton raped two OF
three times lightly with the gayel and the
last session Of the Iifty-second congress
had been duly inaugurated by the sen tie.
The scenes in the senate champcf We're
much the same as those usually presehteu
upon such occasions, only to-day there was
an unusual floral display The galleries
were we'll filed. Senators arrived In nuin-
bers early and soon every one seemed to
be congratulating every other person. The
Den ccrats were congratulated en- their
recent victory and the Republicans We're
told that their chance might come again IN
a few years. All seemed glad to meet
again, and those who have been inval1ds
seemed to come In for q large sized snare
Of good wishes. On nctrl y every desk was
a floral offering Of beautiful roses OF all
colors. The credentials Of Mr.. Proctor OF
Vermont, for Mr.. Edmund's unexpired term
and for a new term from March 4, next,
were presented by Mr.. Morrill, and the
oath Of Office was administered TO Mr..
Proctor. The usual resolution directing the
secretary to notify the house Of the senate
being in session and Of the appointment OF
q committee to wait upon the president and
inform him that congress is ready to re.
ceive any communication he may desire to
make, was agreed to. and the senate took
II recess till / O'Clock.
On reassembling there was a delay Of
over half all hour, pending the report OF
the committee appointed to wait on the
president. That report was made by Mr..
Hale, who said that the president would
send his message tomorrow at the open
ing Of congress-. Thu senate then adjourned
till II noon
The House.
Washington, Dec. 6 The house is the
popular side Of the .itol, and whenever
there Is a field day ii Is in that direction
that the crowds " Il, their way. Yesterday
showed that Il ching OF q new session
had lost none OF is charms for the people
of Washington. The halls leading to the
house We're jammcd with people long be-
fore the hour for assembling, and the
chamber itself was alive with people.
Among them were constituents even thus
| early seeking the influence and assistance OF
the house looked as II It might have been
transformed into a vast conservatory. Never
before, perhaps, has there been so wonder
full a display Of flowers as to-day, There
were posies for congratulation and for. con-
dolence. for the donors had not been un-
mindful Of either the victorious or the de-
were covered with the offerings Of the ad.
| niirers of the statesmen who occupied them.
As the hands Of the clock pointed to the
hour Of II Speaker Crisp ascended to the
speakers chair. and, as his gavel dropped, a
solemn hush followed the noise and con.
fusion. The blind chaplain, the Rev. DIR.
Milburn,' delivered a prayer. The clerk. by
direction of the speaker. proceeded, to cal!
the roll Of members by states. Two hundred
and twenty-four members responded to their
names. 1t was ordered that the clerk in.
form the senate that Il quorum had appear.
ed and that the house was ready to proceed
to business. a committee. composed OF
Messrs. Springer. FOrncy and O'NeHl pa,
was appointed to join a committee Of the
senate TO announce Ia the president that
both houses of congress We're in session and
ready to receive any communication he saw
fit to present. The credentials We're present
ed Of the following representatives to fill
| vacancies:
Sixth Carolina, John l.. McLaurin: Third
Carolina. S. +. Kilcore; Sixteenth Ohio
Lewis p. Ohliger, and First Maryland. J. r.
Brown. They all took the oath Of office. w,
a. Sipe. elected to fill, the vacancy in the
allowed to qualify without the presentation
of his credentials, which had not arrived
The daily hour Of meeting Of the house was
fixed at II noon. Mr.. Hooker (Miss.) in
troduced n bill to change The time of tho
meeting Of congress TO the first Monday In
March,, after election. 4 recess was theI
taken for half an hour. The speaker tool
the chair after the recess. but 1t was Q
quarter Of an hour before the committee ap
report. l. was that the president. woult
communicate with c""" =; tomorrow. Mr.
English On. ~ am. , death of hi
| colleague, Hon. 4. j. : OF New Jer
sey. and as a mark OF "a. a the memory
of the deceased the house adjourned.