Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-06
CONGRESS MEETS.
The Second Session Opens After g
Three Months Recess.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE READ.
The Resolutions Introduced-New Merl-
beers of the House sworn In-The
Death of 2. Wright, of Penn
gyiVania, Announced.


building center of interest yester
day. Promptly at l2 o'clock Vice Presi-
sdent Stevenson called the senate to Or
der and Chaplain Milburn offered the
Opening prayer. The secretary of the
senate was directed to give the usual
notice to the house of representatives
that the senate was now ready to pro-
~ceed to business. 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
fcer named Messrs. Harris, of Tennes-
=see, and Henderson, of Nebraska as
the committee.
Mr.. Hoar offered resolution, which
was adopted, requesting the president
for information not incompatible with
the public service, concerning the re-
cent massaores of Armenians in Turkey,
and as towhat protest, memorials, ETC.,
had been presented by American citi-
zzens.
Mr.. Turpie offered a resolution recit-
ing that the time had come for the
election of United States senators by
direct vote of the people. The resolu-
-tion went over.
Mr.. Lodge offered resolution call
ing on the secretary of state for par
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-
1recting 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 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
"a 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 were received.
Then, at 4 o'clock, on motion of Mr..
%Gorman, the senate adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON Dec. 4.-The house was
called to order promptly at noon. The
roll call developed the presence of ZIG
members, fOrty-seven more than quOr-
-um. The speaker announced the fact
that several members elected to fill
vacancies occurring by death or resig-
nation were present and George p.
Harrison, of Alabama; John S. Little,
of Arkansas; William l.. Henry, Charles
E. Coffin and William Laird, of Mary
land; w. NJ. Beckner, of Kentucky; j.
II. Bromwell, of Ohio, and Michael
Griffin were escorted to the bar of the
house and were sworn in. The speak
er announced the resignation of Amos
.J. Cummings, of New York, who re-
signed to accept an appointment as
subway commissioner of New York
city.
Virginia, a committee, consisting OF
himself, Mr.. Holman and Mr.. Reed,
were appointed to join similar COM
I-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-
tions fixing the hour of meeting, etc,
were adopted. At 1890 the house took
"a recess until 1 p. 10. to await the
presidents message. At o'clock, the
committee not yet having arrived, an
,eother recess until lis 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 1885 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
eral routine reports were presented,
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 further
mark of respect the house, at 500 p. M,
adjourned till to-day at II o'clock.