The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-05

FACE HUM0RS ns " cured BY 'cS sny oar
on the Presidents veto of the immigra.
tion bill.
At Ga. III. the chair was again taken
by Carter. One of the House clerks an.
peared with the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill, signed by the Speaker and re-
quiring the signature of the Vice. Presi-
dent. This promptly obtained, the bill
was sent to the President for his action.
At $40 Hale presented the conference
report on the general deficiency bill 1t
merely gave amendments by number on
which agreement had been reached, and
IF those On which the conference commit
tee had been unable to agree. The latter
were more numerous than the former
The report was agreed to, but the usual
request for further confercr ce was not
made. This bill will fail to become Il law.
The gallery doors were not opened I'M
til 10 O'Clock, and then crowds who had
been waiting with tickets of admission,
flowed in and soon every seat occupied,
except in sections reserved for diplomatic
corps and for families of Senators. About
this time Carter vacated the chair and
Nicc-President Stevenson occupied it.
After = little while, however, he yielded
it to Ioar. when u resolution was ofrers d
III.
rendering to the Vice President thanks of
the Senate for the dignified, and courte-
Gus manner in which he had presided
over deliberations of the Senate At
lO::j0 message was received from the
House stating that that body ha" agreed
to Senate amendments to the labor com
mission bill.
Hoar offered an amendment, which was
agreed TO, for the appointment of Il com.
mttce Of two Senator's to JON like com.
mttee on the part of the House to wait
on the President of the United States and
inform him that both Houses, having
concluded business of the present session
were ready to adjourn, unless he should
have some further communication TO
make.
Senator'S Hoar and Brice were an.
pointed on the part of the Senate.
Queen Liluoukalani came into the
diplomatic gallery at quarter past , at.
tended by Secretary Palmer, and they
took seats three rows back of Madam
Yang Yu. At II o'clock the labor com.
mission bill enrolled and signed by the
Speaker, was received from the House
and was signed by the Vice President and
despatched TO the President.
AT 40 Assistant Doorkeeper Stewart
announced ambassadors of foreign coun-
tries Vice President Stevenson, Sena-
tors and spectators arose. and remained
standing while Jour ambassadors from
Great Britain, France. Germany and italy
walked down the main aisle and made
profound bows to the Vice. President and
took seats, reserved for them, adjoining
those reserved for the President and Vice
President elect
That was Immediately followed by the
announcement of "mnisters of foreign
countries and the same ceremony was
observed as the ministers entered and
took the seats behind the chairs reserved
for chief Justices and associate justices of
the United States. Ambassadors IN Il
minister's were resplendcnt in their uni
forms, sashes and decorations.
Next to enter were the chief justices
and associate justices of the supreme
court OF the United states in their black
silk robes. They occupied chnirs within
area in front ana to the right of the Vice.
Presidents desk. They were attended
ny the clerk of court, who held splendidly
bound aud gilt copy of the Bible in quarts
size, on which the oath of Office was to he
administered to the new President
Exactly on the stroke of II o'clock, the
Speaker and members OF the House of
representatives were announced, and the
same ceremony observed towards that
body, as Speaker Reed and members i'm
his train were taking their seats in the
right hand section of the hall. Speaker
Reed took his seat beside and to the left