St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-05
QUIET HOUSE SESSION.
Members Listen AttentiyeIy to the
Reading of the Message.

QUIET HOUSE SESSION.
Members Listen AttentiveIy to the
Reading of the Message.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-The encircling
galleries of the house, except those re-
served for the president and the diplc-
matte corps, which looked gloomy and
vacant, were filled to oVerfiowing with
the eager and eXpectaDt persons when
Senator Crisp, dignified and stately,
ascended the rOstrum at high noon today
and raped the regular session OF the
Eifty-third congress to order. Fully 500
members were in their seats. COnspic-
uous upon the floor were the two vacant
chairs Of Representative O'Neiil, of
Pennsylvania, the father of the
house," and his colleague, Mr.. Lllley,
the representative at large from the
Keystone state. Their desks were draped
i'll black, and covered with floral trib-
uteS- Among the distinguished visitors
on the floor when the house convened
was ex-PostmaSter General Don Nj.
Dickinson, of Michigan.
Rev. BagbY, in his in his invocation.
referred feelingly TO the death Of
Father O'Neill and Mr.. LiIley. Ac-
session, the speaker then directed the
clerk to call the roll in order to officially
ascertain the presence of a quorum.
CHAIRMAN SAVERS,
from the committee on appropriations,
asked unanimous consent for the con-
sideration of bill appropriatlng S50.0G0
additional to pay the salaries of officials
engaged in the enforcement of the Chi
nese deportation and registration act of
last May and the amendment to that act
passed at the extra session.
MIR. Baker, of New York, objected.
He afterwards withdrew his objection.
however, and the resolution was passed.
MIR. Hines. Of Pennsylvania, asked
unanimous consent for the consideration
OF resolution for the appointment OF
committee of i've To Investigate the Le-
hlgn Valley railway strike, its causes.
tie loss or life and property. and TO rec
ommend amy feasible general Iegisla
| ton for the prevention of strikes in the
future. Mir. Kilgore, of Texas. objected
! and the resolution was referred unG. IT
! the rule. Upon motion of MIR. Dockery
! the house then at 1855 o'clock took a
recess until 1:10 D. IN. The roll call
| showed 240 members present. Gen.
| Grosyenor, of OHIO, then escorted II. 5.
| Bundy. of Ohio, elected to succeed the
! late Representative EnochS, to the har
| of the house, and the speaker. with up
| lifted hand administered the oath of
Office to him. The formal resolutions
necessary to set the wheels of legislative
machine in order were adopted. the first
by Mr.. Savers.
NOTIFYING THE SENATE
that quorum was present in the house.
and that it was ready to proceed to
| business. and the second by Mr.. Wilson
| n f7Af m q
like committee of the senate and inform
| the president that congress was ready
to receive any communication he had To
| make. The speaker appointed Messrs.
Wilson, Cultivate and Burrows. Mr..
Griffin, the successor of the late MIR.
Chipman. of Detroit, Mich, was SWORN
in, and following this various reports o.
bureau officers were taken from the
speakers table and formally laid before
the house.
At I:25 the committee appointed bv
the house marched down the center
aisIes and faced Mr.. Wilson, the chair.
man, and announced that they had dis.
charged their duty and that the preSi-
dent had said that he would communi.
cate a message in writing. At 1855 p.
m. Mr.. Pruden, the White house exec
utive clerk, appeared with the presi.
dents message, and Speaker Crisp i'm
mediately laid 1t before the house
Clerk Kerr read it in clear, firm voice
The galleries remained silent, and the
members, leaning forward in tiieil
chairs. listened attentively to Mr.
CleYelaud's message.
During the reading of the first portion
of the message relating to
OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS
ex-Speaker Thomas B. Reed burs
through a side door and came running
across the area in front of the speaker:
rostrum. When he reached his seat hi
deliberately lighted a cigar and con
tinued the smoking while the reading
proceeded. At the reference to the
Hawaiian affair the members straight
ened up and gave the closest attention
but no indication of approval or dissp
proval was manifested. There seeme6
to be an air Of general disappointment
that so little space was allotted to thI;
question.
When reference to the tariff wa
reached the members crowded about ti'
clerks desk. The forceful utteranel
relative to the duty of congress on th,
tariff question and the hearty indorse
ment given the Wilson bill seemed L
please the Democratic members great
ly,but much surprise was evident Wllel
that section of the message was Teat
SldllilS Ludb LuO Gu0 COtA
mlttee had embraced in its plan seYera
additional internal taxes and small
tax on the incomes of certain corpora
tions. As it was understood the interna
revenue features and the income "a,
had not been absolutely decided upon
the presidents announcement came il
the nature of a surprise.
a roar of applause greeted the conelu
sion of the reading of the message. Gen
Bingham, who had been selected by thi
Pennsylvania delegation to make tht
announcement of the deaths of Repre-
sentatives O'Neill and Lilley, was ther
recognized.
A committee consisting of Messrs
Mcdowell and Mutchler, of PennsyR
vania; Northal. of Ohio; Robinson, 9
Pennsylvania; Curtis, of Kansas; Whit
Ing, Of Michigan, and Tate, of Georgia
was appointed to attend the funeral o
the late Representative O'Neill, o
Pennsylvania, and then at 2 D. ~, as
further mark OF respect to the deceaSsl
| member, the house adjourned.
Gov. Nelson II i'll Speak.
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