The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-07
SESSION IS LAUNCHED
The Fifty-Ninth Congress Is Now
Ready for Work.
THE USUAL F0RMALITIES
Great Crowds Swarmed Through the
Corridors of the Capitol-A Beauti-
full Floral Display in the Senate.
Presidents Message Read.

Washington. Dec. 6.-At noon to-
day the first regular session oi
the Fifty-fifth congress was launched
upon the unknown seas of legisla-
tion. simultaneously at both ends
of the capitol Speaker Reed in the house
and Vice President Hobart in the SEN
ate dropped their gavels and called "a
order the bodies over which they pre-
side. The sun shone brightly from a
cloudless sky. making glorious bright
December day. with tinge of frost in
the air, and a breeze just strong enough
to keep the stars and stripes swapping
from the hagstafts.
At the capitol crowds swarmed into
the corridors at an early hour and
choked the marble steps as they ascend
ed to the galleries from which they We're
to view the show. As usual Oh such oe-
casions. the reserved galleries were
carefully guarded, admission being only
by card, and the public had great diff
Guilty in wedging itself into the limited
sIaee set aside for it,
The attendance upon the session Of
the senate to-day. both on the floor and
in the galleries. WAS notably large de-
spite the well understood fact that lit
tie business beyond the presentation of
the presidents message and the pro-
ceedings incident thereto would be
transacted
Prior TO the converting of the senate
the members passed half hour in ex-
changing greetings. MIR. Hanna of Ohio.
who has been i'll for week. was given
a cordial reception BY his republican
colleagues. Mr.. Wocott Of Colorado,
one of the members Of the monetary
commission, was given warm recep-
tion. DR. Godfrey Hunter of Kentucky.
the recently appointed minister TO
Guatemala. was an interested spectator
to the proceedings.
When the senate convened after the
recess Hon. Ii. u. S. Money. the new
.enatef from Mississippi entered the
chamber, but the oath of Office was not
administered to him during the session,
The reception and the reading of the
presidents message was the only fea-
ture OF the day.
The senate chamber, at the opening Of
the session to-day, was a veritable con-
serVatory The floral display was beau
tiful. Precisely at II o'clock the gaycl
of Vice President Hobart fell and the
senate was called to order The inyoca-
tion was delivered by Rev. Mr.. Milburn.
the blind chaplain. Seventy-seven SEN
ators responded to the roll call. The
venerable Mr. Morrill, of Vermont was
first recognized by the vice president.
He offered a resolution, which was
passed in the usual form. that the Sec
retary inform the house that the senate
was in session and ready to proceed
with business,
Allison of Iowa presented a resolution
that a committee of two senators be app
pointed to join like committee from
the house TO inform the president that
congress was in session and prepared
to receive any communica he may
desire to make. The resolution was
passed and the vice president named
Allison and German as the senate COM
mittee.
BY resolution Of Cullom Of Illinois the
time Of the daily meetings Of the senate
was fixed at noon. On motion of Hale
of Maine a recess was then taken until
/ o'clock.
AT 30 the senate reassembled and
the committee headed by German, re-
ported. The presidents message was
presented by Mr.. Pruden and at s.
o'clock was laid before the senate