Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-12-08
THE GAvEL FALLS.
The Second Session of the FiftyA
Third Congress Begins.
some Scenes at tho opening -NelthsF
Branch Transncts Any Business of I'm
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Message Road.

w ASHlNtION, DeCs H,-lne opening
of the second session of the Fifty third
congress after a recess of three
months made the big white marble
capitol building a center of i'm
terest Monday.
AS the hands of the clock pointed to
the hour of 12 Speaker Crisp entered
the hall from the lobby and ascended
the rostrum. A burst of applause sig
nalized his entrance. With several
hard bangs of the gavel the speaker
restored order and the second ses-
sion of the Fifty-third congress had
begun. All the members stood with
reverently bowed heads while Rev.
Bagby, the chaplain of the house, in
voked the Divine blessing, and then.
in accordance with the rule, the roll
was called to officially ascertain tho
presence of a quorum.
The roll call developed the presence
of 216 members, forty-seven more than
a quorum. The speaker announced
the fact that several members elected
to fill vacancies occurring by death
or resignation were present, and
George p. Harrison, of Alabama;
John s. Little, of Arkansas; William
L. Henry, Charles E. Coffin and Will
liam Lacid, of Maryland; w. M.
Beckner, of Kentucky; j. H.
Griffin were escorted to the bar
of the house and sworn in. The
speaker also announced the resigna-
tion of Amos ]. Cummings, of New
York, who resigned to accept an ap-
pointment as subway commissioner OF
New York city.
Upon motion of Mr.. Wilson (dem.,
w. Va.) a committee, consisting OF
himself, MIR. Holman and Mr.. Reed!
was appointed to join similar COM
mittee 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 reso-
lutions, fixing the hour of meeting,
etc, were adopted.
At 1890 the house took a recess until
p. m, to await the presidents mes
sage. \;
Mr.. Bartlett (dem., n. W had the
honor of introducing the first bill
of the session in the house. The
measure is very brief, providing simply
for the repeal of the income tax sec
tions of the new tariff bill Mr.. Fithian
(dem., Ill.) offered bill No. 2, pro-
posing to amend the laws relative to-
tonnage tax.
A bill providing for the free coinage
of silver was introduced by Mr.. Hart
man (Mont.). An important pro-
vision of the measure is that requiring
import duties to be paid in gold in,
cases where the articles of importa-
tion are brought from countries whose
governments refuse to open their
mints to the free coinage of silver and
gold.
twas 1887 before the rotund figure
and solemn face of Maj. Pruden, the
presidents assistant secretary, ap-
peared as evidence that the annual
message had arrived.
The reading of the presidents mes
sage was concluded at S:15 p. m.
The death of Mr. NJ. B. Wright, OF
Pennsylvania, was announced, and the,
house thereupon, at 1918 p. M, adj
journed.
Proceedings In the Senate.
Promptly at 1S o'clock Vice Presi-
dent Stevenson called the senate
to order and Chaplain Milburn,
in eloquent terms, offered the open-
ing prayer. He referred feel
ingly to the critical illnoss
through which the daughter
of the vice president had safely
passed. On motion of Mr.. Ransom
dem, N. C.), the secretary of the sem
ate was directed to give the usual no.
tice to the house of representatives
that the senate was now ready to pro-
ceed to business.
MIR. Harris dem, Tenn.) offered the
customary resolution asking that a,
committee be named for the noti-
fication of the president that the
senate was in session and ready,
to receive such communications as hei
might wish to make. On the adoption
of the resolution the presiding officer
named Messrs Harris (dem., Tenn. u
and Henderson rep, Neb.) as the
committee.
Mr. Cockrell (dem., No. chairman of
the committee on appropriations,
offered resolution, which was
adopted, providing that the daily ses-
Eions of the senate begin at 12 noon.
At the close of the second recess a
report was made by Mr.. Harris, from
the committee to wait on the presi-
dent, and Immediately thereafter Mr..
Pruden, one of the presidents sec
taries, delivered the presidents
annual message, which was there
upon read by Mr.. Cox, secretary of tho
senate.
After the reading of the message
resolutions were offered ON various
subjects, including the alleged Ar
menian outrage, the surrender of two
Japanese citizens to the Chinese au-
thorities, and the election of United
States senators by the people. The
senate adjourned at p. m. Seventy
senators were present