The record-union., 1893-12-05
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The first Senate
session of the Fifty-third Congress assem-
bled at noon.
After the Vice-President's gavel fell
the blind Chaplain was led to the desk,
and he delivered an eloquent prayer.
The roll-call showed ffty-six Senators
present.
After the passage of the usual resolu-
ton notifying the House of the meeting
OF the Senate, and the appointment of q
committee to join like committee from
the House to wait on the President and
notify him Of the assembling of Congress,
and one fixing the time of meeting at
noon each day, the Senate took recess of
an hour to enable the committee to wait
on the President.
At the expiration of the recess the Sen
ate reconyened. A message was received
from the House of the appointment OF a
committee to wait on the President.
Another recess of twenty minutes was
taken.
On reassembling the committee to wait
on the President announced the accom-
plishment of its duty and that the Presi-
dent would at once communicate with
the Senate.
Secretary Pruden then stepped forward
and delivered the message to the Vice
President, who laid it before the Senate,
and Secretary Cox at once began its read
ing.
All present, with few exceptions, gave
close attention when the reading began.
The reading was concluded at o'clock,
having occupied one hour and half.
Dolph Immediately rose and said there
had been distributed in the Senate printed
copies of what purported to be the mes
sage of the President, in which page nine
and part of page ten are devoted to Ha-
wall. He did not hear that portion read
from the desk. He desired to know, and
thought the country did also, whether
that part was inadvertently or purpOsely
omitted by the Secretary, or whether the
copies which had been circulated were
not true copies of the message.
The Nice-President responded that that
portion of the message relating to Hawaii
had been inadvertently omitted by the
Secretary. and directed that it be read.
This was done, and Dolph gave notice
that he would on tomorrow address the
Senate on that part of the message.
The message was ordered to lie on the
table.
Numerous petitions were presented,
and many bills were introduced and re-
terred
A joint resolution permitting Colonel
Anson Hills, u. 5. A., to serve as en-
gineer on the commission to survey and
tiX the boundary between the United
States and Mexico was passed.
A message was received from the
House announcing the deaths of O'Neill
anu Lilley, late Representatives from
Pennsylvania.
CaD,ayon of popDcvIv vroDio Oa,oro1 q
resolution expressive of the sorrow of the
Senate and the appointment of COM
miItee to attend the funeral.
AS an additional mark Of respect at
3:53 the Senate adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-The galleries
were filled when Speaker Crisp rapped
the House to order at noon, with fully 300
members in their seats. Conspicuous
among the vacancies. on account OF the
chairs being draDed in mourning. were
the seats of Congressman O'Neill and
Lilley of Pennsylvania, the keystone
State being thus cut short two of its full
representation by death.
Rev. Bagey. Chaplain, delivered the
prayer, after which the roll was called.
The roll call showed 240 members pres
ent
II. S. Bundy of Ohio, elected to sue
ceed the late Representative Enochs, APP
peared before the bar of the House and
took the oath of Office.
Resolutions were passed notifying the
Senate that the House was ready to pro-
ceed to business and appointing COM
mittee to wait on the President.
Griffin, successor of the late Chipman
of Michigan, was sworn in.
Various reports of bureau officers were
formally laid before the House.
The Committee on Appropriations
asked unanimous consent for the consid-
Grafton of the bill appropriatiug $4,000
additional TO pay the salaries OF officials
engaged in the enforcement of the Chi
nese Deportation and Registration Act.
Agreed to.
At 1:25 the committee to wait on the
President reported its duty discharged
and that the President would shortly
communicate with the House in writing.
Ten minutes later Secretary Pruden ap-
peared with the message and Clerk Kerr
began to read it. The reading was list
ened to with marked attention.
A roar of applause greeted the conclu-
sion of the reading.
General Bingham, who has been Sc
lected by the Pennsylvania delegation to
make the announcement of the deaths of
Representatives O'Neill. and Lilley was
then recognized.
q committee was appointed to attend
the funeral of the late Representative
O'Neill of Pennsylvania, and at p NJ,
as further mark of respect, the House
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