Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-03
nFRE WE ARE AGAIN.
II, Fiay.Fourth Congress Duly
launched on It's Course.
FEW SENATORIAL ABSENTEES.
III, gors3 The Most Youthful in the
History Of the Country.
..,u,IcAN NOMINEES ELECTED.
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,peaker.hip Exceedingly "r''
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.tfcnt's Message To-Day.
..,.trXGTON. December 2.-The
..,......rth Congress began its sessions
... .5-3ay with crowded galleries
..,, other manifestations Of acute
.. ., its proceedings, including, OF
Che inevitable floral decorations.
.n. niri time in The last twenty-five
ue popular will found expression
..,.rssl of political dominance, and
,.r Congress was called TO order
.. Democratic ascendency in the
....n tho poiu, of disappearing ana
-. u... overwhelmingly Republican.
-..,. acre fifteen new faces among the
..,-. not counting Mr. Chiffon, of
~,.. Who rcoccupies the seat he once
,.l t..ore by appointment, and there
u.-. .n addition. thirteen reelected sena-
.... ta be sworn in by Vice-President
.....-..s as their own successors. OF
,.,...,.r senator's whose terms will eX-
,ro years from now. some Of the
.t rr0mfuent including Messrs. Black
, Rrsc. Hll. Voorhees,. Vest. and
xxx. fu0k their seats to-day with the
....v hanging over them Of a strong
I.fHffv thal their places may be
.8 ly others when this Congress ex-
IN THE HOUSE.
rr te House OF Representatives, the
changes were stll more marked. one OF
r. features which provoked comment
..,r, ffe galleries was the youthful APP
...-.nce OF many OF the new members.
...raf states have sent as representa-
...es men who are still in tneir twenties.
p-.babIv two-score of the others are
rrfer forty. In pOint Of age the pres
.rf House Us the youngest known 10 the
history Of American legislation. These
f..i.h-appearing members bright-face
.--erIeont-lOOking wel-grOomed, we'll
...rnerod and. Well-dressed, college men
...f of them. presented a striking con-
f-..t in their youthful appearance 10
..r veteran associates, such as Gr0sve-
r-r OF Ohio. whose flowing white beard
.It. him "a venerable appearance dispro-
..fr8uate 10 his age; TO eX-Speaker Ga
...la Grow, Of Pennsylvania, hale,
harty. and vigorous, despite his seventy
ofI Years, 20 Culberson, Of Texas, now
entering upon his eleventh Term, and
.t.er of the House veterans whose pohu-
cai prospects were not temporarily sub
MERGED in the November elections OF 1884.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
The bright, cheerful appearance of the
Senate Chamber on this. the opening day
of the first session of the Fifty-fourth
Congress. was a marked contrast TO the
drilling. foggy weather outside. new
carpet u attractive green color adorned
Che floor: the desks had been scraped. and
r0Hly vanished. and the walls refrescoed
ana the unsightly cloth-coyered doors
leading to the lobby had been replaced
tv new ones OF mahogany, having long
f1und-glass panels. Many of the desks
were covered with flowers
Mr. Davis, OF Minneapolis. was the first
...ator TO occupy "a seat on the floor.
He came at 1880. and at that hour the
public galleries had already quite
s'r.rkling Of visitors, the ladies' gallery,
ir particular. being more than half filled.
Iae next 10 appear was Mr.. Stewart, of
Nevada. followed closely by the venerable
senator from Vermont. Mr. Morrill, Then
came Pritchard. Of North Carolina; Har-
DIS. NJ Tennessee: the Populist senator
fnm Kansas, Peffor. and Teller, Of Colo
l8tn and at IL o'clock Senator Hawley,
or Connecticut After that they came IN
rapidly. and at noon, the hour of con-
ysrng. the seats were generally filled
and the galleries overflowing
CORDIALITY FOR GORMAN.
The oordlality with which Senator Cor
man, OF Maryland was received by his
associates on both sides Of the chamber
VAS one of the marked features OF the
llr lie entered the chamber. closely
followed by Brice, of Ohio. and as the
tHo stood talking and Joking. Frye. Of
Maine and others joined in the badinage,
and Sir Frye. in an audible voice re-
marked They have not dOwned this
man vet" Mr. Sherman entered alone,
and took little part in the general con-
o. giafllat0ns.
Promptly at noon the blind chaplain Of
le Senate. Mr.. Milburn, tapped the gavel
and oe red prayer At the close of the
Charails prayer Nice-President Steven
mn hii before the Senate the credentials
~ the senator from Idaho, Mr.. Shoup,
which We're read, and placed on file in the
usual way
Then the Vice President called upon the
s.na'0r,-elect to come forward as their
names were called by the Clerk, and
Take ihe oath Of Office. Following the
usual custom, the senators came up I'm
baiches of four, except the last batch,
Ml when the nth member Of this, Sena-
Cog Mo.cott. was called. he failed 10 re-
'loni Each senator, escorted by his
colleague walked arm in arm to the left
.ie ~ the Nice-Presidents dais where
ite oath was read in audible tones by the
N.ee-Iresdent IL was the same form IN
each case and pledged the Senator TO
ot.f support the Constitution Of the
United states.
THE SWEARING IN.
The first TO be sworn In were Messrs.
la OF Georgia, successor 10 Walsh;
N.t.r " Kansas. who succeeds Martin;
NOift. 0f Arkansas, reelected. ana But
.r oi North Carolina, who succeeds Ran
s.u ln the next group were Caffery.
" Louisiana, reelected, who did not
respond 20 the call; Carter. succeeding
over Of Montana, Chiffon, succeeding
Coke. of Texas.
Tho third group consisted Of Cullom,
W Illinois, rejected EllSins, of West
Virginia. succeeding Camden; Frye. %
"a.ne reelected, and Gear, Of Iowa. sue
.iin5 wilson. Afterwards came Harris,
iear and Lindsay. all reelected. tAe
.a'. namtd not responding TO tie clll.
am Mcbride. successor Of DOlph from
Orfor.
Then followed Mcmillan. Of Michigan
i-ri'eted, Martin, OF Virginia who takes
-e place OF Hunton; Morgan, OF Ala
'aina. reelected and Knuto Nelson, who
succeeds Washburn. from Minnesota, and
,.lr wards Pettigrew. reelected; Sewell.
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