The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1895-12-12
CONGRESSIONAL.
The FIfty.fourth Congress In Session
Prompt Organization.


Prompt Organization
THE Fifty fourth congress assembled at noon
on December 2. Promptly at the hour the vice
president called the senate to order. The gal
ieries were crowded and the opening OF the
session was purely of o formal character now
senators, OF which there were many, being In
troduced to older members. and the occasion
more OF social than business order. The
.udse was called tc order at noon by Chief
Clerk Kerr. the galleries being packed. He
called the roll and announced tie election Of
speaker as being in order Mr.. Grosvenor (O)
nominated Thomas b. Reed, Of Maine. Mr..
Savers CTex.) named Charles f. Crisp. OF
Georgia and Mr. KEN (Neb.) nominated John
G. Bell. OF Colorado. The result of the vote
was, Reed, 23i: Crisp, o.: Bell, g. Mr. Grain,
(Tex.) voted for Mr.. Culberson. Messrs. Crisp.
Grosvenor and Bell were appointed to conduct
Spealler-elect Reed to the chair and the oath
was administered by Mr.. Harner, of Pennsyl-
vania the oldest member, in continual service.
OF the house. Mr.. Reed then delivered an adj
dress and the organization Of the house was
completed by the election OF the republican
caucus nominees as follows: Alexander Nc
Dowell, Pennsylvania, for clerk: Is F. Russell,
Missouri, sergeant-at-arms: William j. Glenn,
New York, doorkeeper: Joseph c. McElroy,
New York, postmaster. Rev. II. N. Conden,
Michigan, chaplain.
presidents message was read. Mr.. Lodge
MASS then offered resolution re-affirming
the Monroe doctrine. Several other similar
resolutions were offered. and Mr.. Call Ella
offered q resolution recognizing the Cuban rev.
Olutionists. Many bills were presented, among
them several by Senator PETER (kan.), one In
regard to the presidential term one repeating
all laws permitting the issuing Of bonds, and
other bills. The senate in executive session
Mr aS
Mr. Harmon as attorney general and referred
the nomination of Rufus w. Peckham for the
supreme court 80. The session Of the house was
brief. After the reading OF the message the
body adjourned until Friday.
THE house was not in session on the 9Th 80.
The senate was In session but most Of the work
was Of a routine nature. Mr. Hoar offered a
resolution denouncing the recent atrocities in
Turkey and assuring the executive branch OF
the cordial Endorsement by congress OF vigor-
Gus course for the protection of all the Amer
lean citizens In Turkey and the suppression Of
the barbarities against Christianity. In q
speech Senator Allen (Neb) urged the recog-
milton OF the Cuban insurgents, the annexation
of Cuba and strong foreign policy. Among the
many bills introduced was one by SenatorBaker
Kan.) to donate the Fort Hays reservation
to the state OF Kansas for the agricultural coll
lege. He also introduced bill amending the
civil service law so as to place privates in the
regular army available for appointment under
the civil service after serving out the time Of
enlistment.
THE session Of the senate was brief on the
Eth. Its only features, beyond the introduction
Of n bill by Senator Chandler IN. H. for the
free coinage Of silver when England France
and Germany should enact similar legislation,
were a resolution by Senator Gallinger declar-
ing 1t to be the sense Of the senate that 1t was
unwise and inexpedient to retire the green
backs, and short speech by Senator Call
Ella in favor Of the recognition Of the Cuban
revolutionlsts as belligerents The house
was not in session.
THE senate transacted no business on the
9th. The house was in session but half an
hour and no business was done Several reso-
buttons were introduced, one by Mr.. Walker
Mass In regard to the Armenian massacres
but objections carried everything over. Ad-
lourned until Monday