The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-12-07
CONGRESS MEETS.
The Second Session Opens After q
Three Months Recess.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE READ.
the Resolutions Introduced-New McrI-
hers of the House Sworn In-The
Death of p. Wright, of Penn
sylvania, Announced.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-THE opening
of the second session of the tifty-third
congress, after recess of three months,
made the big white marble capitol
building 4 center of interest yester-
day. Promptly at 10 o'clock Vice Presi-
dent Stevenson called the senate to or
der and Chaplain Milburn offered the
opening prayer. The secretary of the
senate was directed to give IT, usual
notice to the house of representatives
that the .tnate was now ready to pro-
coed tG -Isiness Then Mr.. Harris. of
Tennessee. offered the customary reso-
luton asking that a committee be
named for the notification of the presi-
dent that the senate was in session and
ready to receive such communication
as he might wish to make. On adop-
ton of the resolution the presiding Of
ficer named Messrs. Harris, of Tennes-
see, and Henderson, of Nebraska as
the committee.
Mr.. Hoar offered a resolution, which
was adopted, requesting the president
for information not incompatible with
the public service. concerning the re-
cent massacres of Armenians in Turkey,
and as to what protest, memorials, etc,
had been presented by American citi-
zens.
Mr.. Turpie offered resolution recit-
| ing that the time had come for the
election of United States senators by
direct vote of the people. The resolu-
ton went over.
Mr.. Lodge offered n resolution call
! g .4,+
ticulars concerning the execution of
two Japanese students by the Chinese
authorities at Shanghai when the
students had been given the protection
of the United States. At the request
of Mr.. German the resolution went
over.
Mr.. blanchard presented resolution
protesting against the recent Turkish
atrocities against Armenians and di-
recting that the remonstrance of this
government be communicated to Tur-
key. The resolution went to the COM
mittee on foreign relations.
Mr.. Dolph presented memorial from
the commercial organization of Port
land. Ore, favoring the Nicaragua
canal.
Mr.. PETER offered two resolutions
| The first directs the judiciary commit
tee of the senate to investigate the cir
cumstances and legal authority under
which the secretary of the treasury
made the last two issues of the bonds.
The second resolution calls on the
president for information concerning
the circumstances and necessity for
sending United States troops to Chica-
go during the tendency of the Pullman
| strike Both resolutions went over.
| . Mr.. Call offered a resolution for the
appointment of a special committee to
| inquire as to what extent the Louisiana
lottery or Honduras lottery was operat-
| ing in Florida: whether either of them
had sought to control the state or ma
tional elections: whether money had
been expended by them in turning the
election of members of congress. and
whether they did not own or subsidize
the newspapers of Florida. The resolu
ton went over.
The annual report of the government
directors of the Union Pacific railroad
was received from the secretary of the
interior.
The secretary of the navy submitted
reply to senate resolution calling
for the relative number of American
citizens and aliens in the United States
navy.
The annual reports of the various de-
partments and bureaus We're received
Then, at o'clock, on motion of Mr..
German. the senate adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON. Dec. The house was
called to order promptly at noon. The
roll call developed the presence of PIG
members. forty seven more than a quOr-
nm. The speaker announced the fact
that several members elected to fill
vacancies occurring by death or resig-
nation were present and George i.
Harrison. of Alabama, John 5. Little,
of Arkansas: William l.. Henry, Charles
Z. Coffin and William Laird. of Mary
land: w. VI. Beckner. of Kentucky: j.
II. Cromwell, of Ohio. and Michael
Griffin were escorted to the Dar of the
house and were sworn in. The speak
er announced the resignation of Amos
j. Cummings. of New York, who re-
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subway commissioner of New York
city.
Upon motion of Mr.. Wilson. OF West
Virginia, committee, consisting OF
himself, Mr.. Holman and Mr.. Reed,
were appointed to join similar COM
-ittee from the senate and inform the
president that quorum of both houses
was present and congress was ready
to receive any communication he
desired to make. Several other resolu-
lions fixing the hour of meeting, etc,
were adopted. At 1890 the house took |
a recess until l p. IN. to await the
committee not yet having arrived. an
other recess until Ills was taken. When |
the committee at last walked down |
the aisle the house was all attention |
while Mr.. Wilson announced that the |
president would communicate his views
in writing. At 1:35 Mr.. Pruden, the
presidents executive clerk. appeared |
with the message, which was read by |
the clerk of the house, Mr.. Kerr.
The reading of the message occupied
an hour and forty-five minutes. Sew
Si"i ioueihc rcPortS "crc PfeSchtcu,
after which Mr.. Scranton, of Pennsyl- |
vania, announced the death of p. /
Wright, late representative from the
Fifteenth district of Pennsylvania.
The usual resolutions were presented
and adopted, and then as a further
mark of respect the house, at 500 p M,
adjourned till to-day at IL o'clock.
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