The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-06

! Election Lnws. ana One 10 Change tho
Time, or the Assembling of Conet css to
| the fir-t Monday After March 4.
| WASHINGTON. Doc. Dat high noon to-day
| ce-fr"sidcnt Morton. acting In his capacity
as President OF tho United States Senate.
| called TINT body to order for the opening Of
| the second session OF the Fifty second Com
| gresS duty that he will never perform ugain.
! When tho Senate Of the fifty-third Congress
| convenes Adlai T. Stevenson will WELD the
gave with which Mr.. Morton raped for order
to-day. and ho will WELD It over
Democratic majority. For eleven years
| the Republicans have held control OF
tho Senate, hut their power in that
body began to wane to dav. and will have en-
| tircly disappeared by the 4th oil March next.
MANY OF the Senators who to-day bowed their
| heads ut tho oUcninE prayer Of the chaplain
VIII be humble private citizens when Mr..
| stevenson mounts the rostrum. and the new
men swept into power by the tidal wave OF
last month will have tlken their places. Per.
haps it was tho dnrkcninE shndows OF coming
events that cast sadness over tho chamber
this morning. but whatever the cause. tho
brief session was marked by solemnity and
exceeding: du'ncss.
1t was some time after the public had been
excluded from the :ioor that any OF the
Senators appeared upon Tho scene. and when
they did come they came slowly. and wero
criticised and commented upon ny the great
crowds in the galleries. The urange-colored
CARPET. which had lccn turned to do service
another session. and the polished desks wpre
about the only changes discernihle in the
gildel chamber, and. after ienstn. their eyes
uron them. the crowds turned to tho ono alb
solutey Interchangeable feature Of the Senate.
This was old Capt. Isaac Bassott. who sat bolt
upright in his armchair at the LETT
OF the Vice. Presidents desk, lust as he has sat.
at tho opening of every session for thirty
years. He has pa ed the thrccscore- and ton
milestone but is sti!i healthy. hearty. vigor-
Gus old mat. attentive to his duties. polite TO
everybody. AMI looking as much the states
man as any man in the Senate MS he sits in his
big armchair in his oid-style hroadcoth
clothes. his rudGy face fIin..d 10y long
| snow-white card. AMI his beautiful silver
hair cure! into the old fashioned roll Of by.
gone days.
photograph Of the Senate Chamber three
minutes before Vice. President Morton dropreI
his Eavcl wonid have shown this picture at
tho feet OF Cart Bassett: On tho left steps OF
the senate rostrum sat dozen bright young
boys. Who when they arc not busy carrying
messages. nmuse themselves With annoying
the Captain. Further along the semi circle Of
! the platform sat Secretary AIc,ooii and his ms.
| s:jtarts. ard below them. at little mahogany
ia'-ton tables. the official stenographer. Dca-
MS Murphy, and his corps o, shorthand writ
crs. Still further around. ut the end Of
tho scWi circle ana at tho right OF
the cePresi,!cnts chair. were a dozen
more boys. who call thems elves Democrats be-
cause they wait uron the Democratic Senators.
and who are loudly growing now over the de-
fcnt Of their rivals on the Republican side.
Away over in the corner. back OF the Demo-
cratic seats. Roger q. Mills sat in earnest con.
versdtlon with George Fred Williams of Alassa-
chusctts. who wept bitter tears because Mills
was not nominated for the Speakership and
who refused to vote for Mr.. Crisp in conse-
Huence. Next to this mir sat old Joseph
Francis Of New Jersey. to whom during the
last Congress II gold medal was voted In res
ignition of his services to mankind as the in
ventor of tho lifeboat. Dawn among the DOM
ocra seats sat Senators German. Cockeril.
Carlisle. AMI Vance the latter Iu-t restored TO
health. surrounded ny their colleagues, TO
whom they appeared to lie givin: words OF
| advice.
On The other, side Of the chamber the few
fH Of shs""
walked M TO this group and shook hands, and
was l"k'd win or congratulated a"r9rdingl,y
! most every senator who came in nlier rum
n mn, the saunt!ct Of I'M. group vent down to
with bald head and white whiskars. This WAS
life will end on the 4til, Of Marel next. In
and ont among the, desks AMI W, and
Peter Of Kansas. ,. hnGe Viii every cry
ono he met and taking II for granted that all
r wsTs GSa to ya as' HIM ~ otS
dressed, nrd cpn'cnt-,l- looking Blanche IL.
Bruce OF NIisslssippi. who was tho last color.d
has been drawing about $1,000 a year during
tne HHrrs9n ,Anministrntinr as remrder OF
bnry good. nat'red Mr. st;"kbridcc Of 7" Mi"E I'll:
gan was walking mr ant down behind tn.
March 10 MAKE way ,ior Farmer ' Luce.
tie sesr and wRo thinks Xxx Is So Wifi
get II. although Stockbrdge thinks he won't
dussd II N" ng hs yons
Senator from Rhode Island. Mr. Dixon. whose
Ern grand OF thS same name was !, senator
ns ' tic use seat n in Witch Mr. E% m ID "o wy
r m"nt n sat tnc So liz yes s 4n III Hn"
Session ESSy y s%aSins % his I HE Dro%s s
SSneratle senator Morrill, Of Vermont. tie
vice. was in his acoustic med scat. looking as
though he was good for nnny more years ot
little Mr., YES, Of Missouri. who Looked more
short. tacE con, and viii vii Ti"ce d White %'e
flannel. probably inrlosing, 2 slice Of pork.
wrapi ed about his short. thick neck. senator
hoar Of Massachusetts was also in his old
| Seat. which he left long before the ADJOURN
mrnt last summer in order to consult an
oruiist In Eulop". He SAYS that his eyes are
nearly as good as new again.
This Scnnt orial picture was heightened and
Ieautiei ny he prolnsion OF flowers uIon
the senators desks. but there was no rivalry
ish display. senators Wolcott and GorMnn
easily took the rrizes In the floral show. The
young Senator from Colorado. who won his
Inst aurelS ~ an orator in his speech nomi.
mating Blaine at Minneapolis last June. and
who feels so badly at the defeat Of Harrison,
took the first ticket, AMI the shrewd. faced
Maryland Senator. who Is the acknowledged
prince Of parla luentnry managers, tho sec.
ond. Ater nearly all the Senators and en-.
ployees had pUked their noses into Mr.. Vol.
colt & deep red roses and tried to read the card
thar accompanied them. tho senator called
three rage boys and had the conservatory
taken to his committee room.
The Empire State had no representative at