The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-04
OPENING DAY OF CONGRESS-.
Adjournment Follows The Reading Of The
Message.

Close Attention Paid to It by Most OF
the Members-More Than a Quorum
Present in Each House-Czar Reed
and Chairman Wilson Greeted With
Applause on Their Entry-The Usual
Floral Decorations and Misunderstanding
INDUCED in by the Members.
Washington. Dec. s.-The presentation
and reading Of the Presidents annual re-
port constituted the chief point OF interest
in to-day's session Of the Senate. There
were seventy senators present on the first
day Of the third and final session Of the
Fifty-third congress. The reading Of the
message occupied two hours and five min
utes II attracted but little attention. and
was ordered to be printed and laid on the
table. the general course with such docu-
ments.
In the usual routine Of the opening day
Senators Harris, dem. of Tennessee, and
Henderson, rep. of Nebraska, were ap-
pointed a committee on the part Of the
Senate to notify the President that the
Senate was in session and ready to receive
whatever communication he might desire
10 make
The roll call showed the following alb
sent: Messrs. Blackburn. Butler, Caffery,
Carey, Davis. Dixon. Hill, Irby. Jones of
Nevada, Lindsay. Martin, Patton, Walsh.
Washburn. White and Wilson.
After the roll call a brief recess was
taken, during which senators inter
changed pleasant and friendly greetings.
There was some delay in the receipt Of
he
the appointment of a committee to wait
upon the President, and after it was re-
ceived a further recess was taken till 1880
p. m.
At the close of this second recess a report
was made by Mr. Harris. from the COM
mittee to wait on the President, and i'm
mediately thereafter Mr.. Pruden, one of
the Presidents secretaries. delivered the
Presidents message. which was thereupon
read by Mr.. Cox, secretary of the Senate
Two of the most attentive and interested
auditors were Cinnamon who had seats
in the diplomatic gallery, but the refer
ences to the Chino-Japanese war were
very brief and the subsequent parts of
the message had no interest for the Celes-
tials.
Pamphlet copies of the message having |
been distributed in the chamber, the
senators who sat throughout the reading
followed II by an occasional glance at the
pamphlet but no one seemed to be par
ticularly interested in it. The pamphlet
covered thirty-eght printed pages. The |
reading occupied two hours and five min |
untes and was finished at 3:45 o'clock.
Various resolutions were then offered |
on both sides of the chamber, including /
the following:
BY Mr.. George, dem, of Mississippi |
Instructing the committee on rules to |
report amendments to the rule giving the |
Senate power to come to a vote at any |
time on any pending question, after a
reasonable opportunity for debate pro- |
viding for the counting Gn order TO make |
a quorum) of Senators present and not |
voting; furnishing senators for dsorderly |
behavior who, being present, fail to an
swer TO their names, and such other /
changes and amendments as may be nee |
essary for the proper discharge of the |
duties of the Senate. 1t was referred to
the committee on rules.
By Mr.. Hoar, rep, of Massachusetts
Requesting the President to communi-
cate, If not Incompatible with the public
interests, information as TO alleged cru
elites committed on Armenians in Tur-
key, especially on those who had de- !
clared their intention to become natural |
lied citizens of the United States. 1t was
referred to the committee on foreign re- |
lations.
BY Mr.. Blanchard. dem, of louisiana
Another resolution on the same sub
1ctNs uttidIiIB the reported OuLrdgeS 10
be a blot on the civilization of the age; |
and requesting the President to commun-
icate the remonstrance to the govern
ment of Turkey. The same reference
was made
By Mr.. Turpie. dem, of Indana-For a
change in the method of choosing United
States senators, and declaring that the
present method tends to mar and multi
ate the system of popular representative
government. The resolution was laid on
the table. with a notice that Mr. .Turpie
will address the Senate on the subject
next Thursday.
By Mr.. Lodge, rep, of Massachusetts,
Calling on the President for information
as to the delivery by the United States
consul at Shanghai of two Japanese citi-
zens to the Chinese authorities. 1t was
laid over for the present.
BY Mr.. PETER, pop, of kansas-Instruct-
ing the judiciary committee to inquire and
report as to whether the present issue of
United States bonds was authorized by
any act of congress now in force 1t was
laid over. Also, calling on the President
TO inform the Senate as to the facts and
circumstances that necessitated the use
of United States troops in Chicago last
July. Laid over.
By Mr.. Call, dem, of Florida-For a spe-
cial committee to investigate the alleged
acts of the Florida Lottery Company in
influencing elections in Florida. Laid over
Mr.. Dolph, rep, of Oregon, presented
the memorial Of the Portland Ore. cham
Der of commerce in favor of government
aid to the Nicaragua canal Referred.
Several departmental reports were pre-
scented by the Vice President and ordered
printed-among them one as to the Mica
ragua maritime canal
Sometime during the days session Mr.
Gallery, dem, of Louisiana, appeared in
the chamber, making the total number of
senators present to-day seventy.
AT p. m. the Senate adjourned till to-
morrow at noon.