The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-04
SENATE WAS PROMPT.
Vice-Presidcnt Stevenson Is in the
Chair.

Chair.
Washington, Dec. S-Promptly at II
o'clock President Stevenson called
the Senate to order. and Chaplain AIilb,,rn
offered the opening prayer He referred
feelingly to the critical illness through
which the daughter of Stevenson had
safely passed.
Mr.. Harris offered the customary resn-
tutlon asking that a committee be nan ed
t t9, me notihcation of the president that
the senate was IN session. The presiding
oIhcer named Harris and Henderson as
the committee
Mr.. Cockreli, chairman of the committee
on appropria tons, offered resolution
winch was adopted, providing that daily
sessions OF the Senate shall begin at i2
The roll call developed the presence of
siXty-siN members, considerably more
than a quorum.
Recess was then taken until 1888.
Many senators received floral tributes.
On the desk of Mr. White, of California.
was a tall cluster of red roses. '--'''
AZ L2;S9 the Senate took a further recess
At the reassembling of the Senate at
l;5O, Executive Clerk Pruden appeared al
the main door and the white-haired
isaac isaac Bassett announced "a message
from the president"
Immediately Secretary Cox began read
ing the document. Special attention was
given to the reference to the China-Japan
war 1t was the first official informa ton
Known even to members of the foreign
&C mmittee.
The, reading of the message closed at
40 O'Clock, having taken two hours and
nounced that in accordance with the usual
custom the presidents message would
lay on the table and be printed.
Mr.. George (DemocraD, of Mississippi
mittee on rules to report-a comprehensive
revision Of the rules with view TO ex-
pediting, business and compelling q. vote.
Lteierred to the committee on rules.
Mr.. Chandler (Republican). of New
Hampshire, offered a resolution, which
was adopted, fixing December 20 as u
Daniel Webster and General John Stark,
which are to be placed in statuary nail.
Mr. hoar (Republicanl, of Massachu-
sets, offered q resolution, which was
adopted requesting the president for in
formation, if not incompatible with the
public service. concerning the recent
massacres of Armenians in Turkey and
rs TO what protests, memorials, etc, had
been presented by American citizens.
Mr.. Turpie QemocraO, of Indiana,
offered a resolution reciting that the time
States senators by direct vote of the peo-
PIE. Mr.. Tu~pie announced that on Fri
day next he would submit some remarks
on the resolution. In the meantime the
Mr.. Lodge Republican,, of Massachu-
SeutS, offered a resolution calling on the
secretary of state for particulars concern
ing the execution of TWO Japanese stud
ents by the Chinese authorities at Shang-
hal, when the students had been given
the protection of the United States. At
the request of air. German the resolution
went over under the rule until tomorrow.
AR Blanchard GpemocraD, OF Louisiana,
presented a resolution protesting against
the recent Turkish atrocities against Ar
rnenians and directing that the remon-
STRANGE of this government be communi-
Gated TO Turkey. Referred TO the COM
mittee on foreign relations.
Mr. Dolph (Republicau), Of Oregon. pre-
scented n memorial from the commercial
organizations of Portland, Ore, favoring
the Nicaraguan canal. Mr.. Dolph briefly
urged the Importance of the pending
measure for prosecuting the canal.
Mr.. PETER CPoplistl, of Kansas, offered
two resolutions. The. first directs the
judiciary committee of the Senate TO IN
Vestigate the circumstances and legal au-
thoritv Under which the secretary of the
treasury made the last two issues of
bonds. The second resolution calls on the
president for information concerning the
circumstances and necessity for sending
United States troops to Chicago during
the tendency Of the Pullman strike.
Both resolutions went over under the
Mr.. Call OemocraO, of Florida, offered
a resolution for the appointment of a
special committee to inquire as to what
extent the Louisiana or Honduras lot
terry was operated in Florida; whether
either of them had sought TO control state
or national elections; whether money had
not been expended by them in turning the
election of members- of Congress- and
whether they did not own or subsidize the
newspapers in Florida.
The resolution went over.
The annual report of the government di-
rectors of the Union Pacific railroad was
received from the secretary of the in
terror.
The secretary of the navy submitted Il
reply to a Senate resolution calling for
the relative number of American citizens
and aliens in the United States navy.
The annuai reports or the various de-
nartments and bureaus We're received
Then at q o'clock, on motion of Mr..
German, TIA Senate adjourned.