Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-12-09
IN REGULAR SESSION.
Opening Proceedings of the Fifty
Third Congress.
Close Attention Paid to the Reading Of
the Message - Senator Dolph Gives
Notice of His Intcntton to Gall
Up the Hawaiian Matter.
IN THE HOUSE.

the president ana the diplomatic corps,
which looked gloomy and vacant, were
overhowing with eager and expectant
| persons when Speaker Crisp, dignifed
and stately, ascended the rostrum at
noon and raped the regular session of
the Fifty-third congress to order.
At one minute after 12 the speaker
called the house to order and prayer
was offered by the chaplain, who touch
lngly referred to the death and long
| public service of the late Representa-
tive O'Neill, of Pennsylvania. The
| roll was then called to ascertain the
| presence of a quorum.
The roll call disclosed the presence of
24a members, and the speaker declared
the house ready for the transaction of
business.
Mr.. Griffin, the successor of the late
| Mr. Chapman, of Detroit, Mich. was
sworn in, and following this various
reports of bureau officers were taken
from the speakers table and formally
| laid before the house.
Chairman Sayers, from the committee
on appropriations asked unanimous
consent for the consideration of bill
appropriating $4,000 additional to pay
the salaries of officials engaged in the
enforcement of the Chinese deporta-
tion and registration act of last May,
and the amendment to that act passed
at the extra session, Mr.. Baker IN. W
objected He afterward withdrew his
objection, however, and the resolution
was passed.
Mr.. Hines dem, Pa.) offered reso-
luton providing that a committee be
appointed to investigate the existing
!, strike on the Lehigh Valley railroad,
It's causes and effect, and if possible
suggest a remedy
At 1876 p IN. Executive Clerk Pruden
I appeared in the house and delivered
! the presidents message, which the
. clerk was directed by the speaker to
read.
Clerk Kerr read 1t in clear voice.
!, The galleries remained silent and the
, members leaning forward in their
chairs listened attentively to Mr.. Cleve-
lands views as they fell from The lips
of the clerk of the house AS the
reference to the Hawaiin affair was
. reached the members Strengthened
. up and gave the closest possible
attention, but no expression either of
. approval or disapproval was indulged
in.
Gen. Bingham, who had been select
ed by the Pennsylvania delegation to
make the announcement of the death
of Representatives O'Neill and Lilly,
, was then recognized. A committee
;. consisting of Messrs. McDowa and
;. Mutchler (Pa.), Northal (O.), Robinson
(Pa-), Curtis (Kan.), Whiting (Mich.)
o and Tate ga was appointed to attend
3 the funeral of the late Representative
q ONeill, and then at p. M, as fur
% ther mark of respect to the memb ber,
. the house adjourned.
Is In the Senate.
o Fitty-siX senators answered the roll.
Is After a resolution had been adopted
u that the hour of daily meeting of the
u senate shall be 10 o'clock, meridian, on
'' the motion of Senator Harris (dem. !,
- Tenn.) a recess at 1910 was taken to
). enable the committee to wait on the
'e president At 1888 the senate resumed
its session and Senator Mcpherson ap-
peared at the bar of the senate and an
nounced that the president would i'm
y mediately communicate with the house
in writing. Secretary Pruden at once
stepped forward and delivered the mes
!, sage and it was laid before the senate
>. - by the vice president, who directed its
" reading. The secretary of the senate.
X Mr.. Cox, then began the reading of the
message.
"a ately rose and said there had been dis
"a tributed in the senate printed copies OF
~ what purported to be the message
~ of the president, in which on
], page he found a part of a
20 n,,l Il.
=. did not hear that portion read from the
10 desk. He desired to know, and thought
- the country did also, whether thai
a. a. part was inadvertently or purposely
-, omitted by the secretary, or whethe
~, the copies which had been circulated
o were not true copies of the message.
The vice president responded that tn
D. portion of the message relating u
=. Hawaii had been inadvertently omitte
by the secretary, and directed that i
Al. be read. This was done, and Senate
NJ Dolph gave notice that he would on to
an day address the senate on that part o
he the message. The message was OF
is. dered to lie on the table.
rv Numerous petitions were presentc,
SIS and many bills introduced and referre,
es to appropriate committees.
DIS A message was received from tn
es house announcing the death of Hon
- Charles O'Neill and Hon. William Lii
"a ly, late representatives from Pennsyl
or vania. Senator Cameron (rep., Pa OF
ng fcred a resolution expressive of the sor
rk row of the senate at the sad intelli
nd gence, and Senators Quay, Manderson
at Carey, Smith and Kyle were appointe
n a committee on the part of the senat
ey to attend the funeral AS an addition
to al mark of respect to the deceased tn
senate then at 1858 p. IN. adjourned
ise Delirium Brought Death.
he NORTH AMHERST, o., Dec. 6.-Michae
al McGill, an employe of the Clevelall