St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-05
RED ROSES FOR SENATORS.
AMERICAN HOUSE or LORDS FILLEE
RI7H FLOWERS.
AN AUsPlcIoUs OPENING.

Entire Session of the Senate Oc-
cupied by the Reading of the
Presidents Message-Senat ator
DoIph Will Talk on the Ha-
waiian Question Today-Inter-
est in the Message.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 4.-The first SEN
ate session of the Fifty-third congress
convened at high noon today, pursuant
TO the constitutional provisions. The
inaudible and noiseless foot of Time"
had apparently tripped lightly through
the lives of senators during the brief
vacation period, ahd brighter faces
greeted one another than when thirty
odd days ago, tired. and showing signs
of a parliamentary struggle unequaled
in the history of the government. the
representatives of the states left the
national capitol. All traces OF that
memorable battle seemed effaced. and
the greeting amongst the senators bore
the evidence of warm fraternal friend
ship and personal regard.
The chamber presented handsome
appearance. arrayed in Its winter ap-
parel. A Brussels carpet, pleasing to
the eye and soft to the to lch, had sup
planted the light Chinese mating which
covered the floor during the recent eX-
traOrdinary session. Highly polished
desks and chairs awaited senatorial use,
while the happy owners of sixteen smIl-
ing little faces sat Oh the steps on each
side of the vice presidents rostum eager
he hoe nf ha
On some of the desks were floral de-
signs and flowers whose fragrance
sweetened the atmosphere and lent an
additional charm to the scene. On the
desk of the vice president reposed a
basket Of red roses. while a handsome
FLORAL HORSESHOE
awaited Senator Voorhees,, the gift of
admiring Indiana friends who also re-
membered his colleague, Senator Tur-
pie. A large bunch of roses lay on the
desk of Senator Dolph and the doughty
champion of the white metal. Senator
Stewart, was the recipient of basket of
beautiful Marechal Niels.
Senators Harris, Berry. Proctor,
| Hansbrough and others were also IA
| vored with flowers. In the galleries
large crowd had gathered to witness
| the opening of the session, and the
| bright colors in the ladies' gowns and
| bonnets were the more conspicuous be-
| cause OF the sOmber-hued background.
As the massive clock over the main
entrance announced the hour of II
| o'clock the blind chaplain was led
up to the vice presidents desk, and
after an eloquent prayer, while all
| senators present remained standing,
| Vice President Stevenson called the
senate to order. At the suggestion of
| Senator Sherman the roll of the senate
was called, and fifty-siX members re-
| sponded. The usual resolutions notify
ing the louise of representatives of the
| meeting of the senate, and the resOlu-
! ton for a committee of two senators to
join similar committee of the
house to wait upon. the president
of the United States and inform
him that congress had assembled
and was ready to receive any communi-
cation he may desire to make, were Of
fered and agreed to. The chairman ap-
| pointed Mr.. Mcpherson Dem, n. j.
and Mr.. Sherman (Rep.. o. as the CON-
mittee OH the part Of the senate. After
a resolution had been adopted that the
hour of
DAILY MEETING
of the senate shall be u O'clock m, on
the motion of Senator Harris. recess
at II 10 was taken for one hour, to en-
able the committee to wait on the preSI-
| aent. At the expiration of the recess,
at 1:l0 D. ~, the senate resumed its
session, and message from the house
of representatives informing the senate
that a quorum of the house was present.
and of the appointment or committee
to ioin a similar committee of the SEN
ate previously appointed to wait upon
the president Then another recess OF
twenty minutes was taken upon motion
of Mr.. Harris Dem, Tenn.) Promptly
at l :33 the senate resumed Its session
and Mr. Mcpherson. of the committee
TO wait upon the president, appeared a
the bar of the senate and announced
that The president would Immediately
communicate with the house in writing
| Secretary Pruden at once stepped
| forward and delivered the message, anC
it was laid before the senate by the
vice president. who directed its reading
The secretary Of the senate, Mr.. Cox
then began the reading of the message
, All present, with few exceptions. gave
close attention when the reading wa
, begun. Senator Cameron seemed a
first more interested in a newspape
when the secretary began his arduou
task. but soon laid it aside, and after
wards listened intently for short time
! Senator Dnlph gave attention to his olt
/ file Of pills for few minutes, but
PRICkED UP HIS EARS
4. as The reading reached the Hawaiian
paragraph.
: Senator Gordon found opportunity +
) prepare brief bill during The progres
, of the reading. while Senator Hoar wa
; apparently more interested in a news
paper shan in the first part of the mes
, gage.
, There was general changing abou
in the seats of senators, when tina
: portion of the document dealing wit
2 Hawaii was approached. Many of tn
: senators had, however, anticipathy tn
; secretary's reading by turning in thei
) printed copies to this portion, so tha
very few of them, apparently, observes
, that the page containing the president
: brief communication on Hawaii wa
4 turned without being read by the sec
3 retary.
1 Senator Kyle was one of the few sen
ators who followed The reading suffi
. ciently close 10 observe the omission
. and he called attention to the Oversight
I By sending up note.
/ Alter this incident there was an evi
dent falling off in interest on the par
OF senators, but attention was brleh
4 revived when the paragraph concerning
( bonds WAS reached. When this para
graph was passed, senators gradual,
: left their seats and dIifted out into tn
! cloak rooms, so that by the time th
reading had been two-thirds conclude
, there were only twenty-five senators il
= the cEaG.ber, and majority of
. T1RsE WE'RE ENGAGED
] in conversation among the emselves.
{ The reading of the message was eon
1 cl5ded at o'clock. having occupied or
4 proxinately ore hour and half.
= Mr.. Del2h ,Hep., Orr ilnmediatei
/ sose and SAID :herc had been distribute
r III the senaie printed copies af 8ha
0 Hpurported 70 be the message OF til
!. president, In which, on page Q.
: found pert OF page de4cted to HI