Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-05
IN CONGRESS-.
After the Late Struggle Mem.
bers Return Looking Fresh.
ROSES GALORE IN THE SENATE.

Admtri"G Fricnas Of Senators Testify
Their Esteem by Covering Their Desks
with Fragrant Fiowcrs--Thc Presidents
Message Received and Rcad-Slany
Spectators Present in the House to wit.
ness the Scenes aud Opening Incidents.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 5-1'he first senate
session Of the Fiity.,hird congress con.
vened Al high noon Pursuant to the ccns,i.
tutional provisions 1.-THE inaudible and
noiseless foot Of time' had apparently
tripped iightly through the lives Of sem
ators during the brief vacation period aud
brighter faces greeted one another than
when thirty odd days ago. tired and show
ing signs Of 4 parliamentary struggle un-
equalled in the history Of the government,
the representatives OF the state left the
national capital. All traces Of that mem.
orable battle seemed effaced and the greet
ing amongst senators bore the evidence Of
warm fraternal friendship and personal
regard.
Changes Made in the Chamber.
the chamber presented a handsome ap-
pearance arraye:: in its winter apparel. A
Brussels carpet, pleasing TO the eye and
soft to the touch, had suprianted the lisht'
chinz mating which coversls~aire floor,
| during the recent cxtraor@kiary session.,
Highly polished desks andSShairs awaited:
senatorial use, while the happy owners OF
sixteen smiling little-'faces sat on the
| steps of each side of the vice presidents
rostrum eager to carry on: the wishes OF
| III. senators. On some of the desks were
flJral designs, and flowers whose fragrance
sweeiened the atmosphere ant lent an ad-
Gi;ional charm to the scene.
| Remembered With Erac rant Flowers.
On the desk of ihe vice president reposed
n basket Of roses while a handsome floral
horse shoe awaited Senator Noohees the
gift o: admiring Indiana friends, who also
Remembered his colleague, Senator Tur-
| pie. BuncAes of roses lay OF the desk of
Senator Dolph and the doughty champion
| OF the white metal, Sci ator Stewart, WAS
| the recipient Of basket OF Marechal Neil
roses. Senators Harris, Berry, Proctor.
ilansbrcuyh and Others were favored with
flowers. In the galaries n large crowd
lad gathered to witness the opening of
the session and the bright colors in the
lsdies' gowns anu bonnets were the more
conspicuous because of the somber housed
background. As the massive clock over
the main entrance announced The hour Of
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to the vice Presidents desk and after an
eloquent prayer, while all senators present
in the chamber remained standing, Vice
President Stevenson called the senate 10
order.
Busircs. Opens.
At the suggest ION G. Sherman the roll
iof the senate w.ss called and iifty-siN SEN
ators responded. I he usual resolutions
notifying the house of represe ntatives of
the meeting of the senate and the resolu-
tiou for a committee Of two senators to
join a similar committee OF the mouse to
wait upon the president Of the United
States and inform him that congress had
a. ssembled and was ready TO receive any
com munication he may desire to make,
were offered and agreed to. The chair
man appointed Mcpherson and Sherman
as the committee on the part of the sem
ate. After resolution had been adopted
that the hour Of daily meeting of the sem
ate shall be l. o'clock m. on .he motion
uf Harris a recess at 1910 was taken for
one hour 10 enable the committee to wait
on the president.
Heard the Message Ecad.
AT the expiration of the recess Mt 1:10 p.
m. the senate resumed lis session and !!
message from the house of representatives
informed the senate that a quorum of the
house was preseat AID of the appointment
of a committee to join similar commit
tee of tie senate previously appointed
to wait upon the president. Then another
recess OF twenty minutes was taken upon
the motion of lIarri>. Promptly at l:s0
senate resumed is session, and NcPher-
son of the committee 10 wait upon the
president, appeared at the bar Of the SEN
ate and announced that the presi-
dent would immediately commune
cate with the house in writing.
Secretary Pruden at once stepped forward
aud delivered the message, and it WAS laid
before the senate by the vice president
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