Evening journal., 1897-12-07
BEGIN THEIR WORK.
Senate and House Convene
For the Long Session.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE IS READ.
Among a Number of Bills introduced Is
One Relating to the Coinage of
silver Dollars and Another
Aiming at Trusts.

oiiNef bollafS anu Another
Aiming at Trusts.
WASHINGTON. Dec. THE attend
ance upon the session Of the senate yes
terday, both on the floor and in the gall
leries, was notably large. despite the
well understood fact that little business
beyond the presentation of the presi-
| dents message and the proceedings in
| cident thereto would be transacted.
Prior to the convening of the senate
the members passed half an hour I'm ex-
changing greetings. Mr.. Hanna of Ohio
who has been in for a week, was given
a cordial reception by his Republican
/ colleagues. Mr.. Wolcott of Colorado.
one of the members of the international
monetary commission. was also given
warm greeting. DR.. w. Godfrey Hunter
of Kentucky, the recently appointed
minister to Guatemala, was an interest
ed spectator Of the proceedings from a
seat beside his friend, Senator Deboe.
Charles Page Bryan, the new United
States minister to China, was a notable
figure in the reserved gallery and in
the diplomatic gallery were several
members of the Chinese legation and
other members Of the diplomatic corps
When the senate convened after the
recess, Hon. II. ID. S. Money, the new
senator from Mississippi, entered the
chamber but the oath of office was not
administered to him during the session.
The reception and reading Of the presi-
dents message was the important and
only feature of the day.
The opening day of the regular ses-
sion in the house passed without un-
usual incident of any character. The
formalities attending the Inauguration
| I..ft fa 4 md -
a spectacle hardly repaid the crowds
which thronged the public and private
galleries. Yet with few exceptions,
the visitors sat through the whole pro-
: ceedings.
: Mr.. Dingley, the floor leader Of the
majority; Mr.. Bailey, the recognized
leader of the minority, and Mr.. Gros-
venor of Ohio enjoyed the distinguish
ed honor of being appointed TO wait
upon the president, whose message
was of course the event of the day.
Its reading was long and tedious, but
it was followed with close attention by
! the members and the spectators in the
, galleries.
There was no demonstration until the
. reading was concluded. when the Re-
1 publicans joined in hearty expression
Of approval. Immediately after the
d journed out of respect to the memory
s of Senator George of Mississippi and
y | Representative Wright of Massachu-
setts. who died during the recess.
n A batch of bills was introduced, in
! Guiding the following
BY Mr.. Evans (Ky), joint resolution
+ | pledging faith and credit of the United
1. states to the payment in gold coin OF
. certain of it's outstanding obligations,
\ to the maintenance OF the par value In
- gold Of all previously coined silver dol
lars and prohibiting the further coin
age of any silver dollar unless Il shall
= contain sufficient standard silver TO
y make the dollar. when coined intrln-
70 sically worth par in gold.
J. by Mr.. Evans (Ny), 20 modify the
civil service act by having it hereafter
h | apply only TO department clerks in
> Washington and those in public Offices
4 throughout the country whose salaries
are from 5000 TO Sl.S0O per annum-let-
ter carriers and railway clerks.
l. By Mr. Henry (Tex). to define trusts
" and to punish corporations firms, etc.
: connected with them and to promote
z. free competition in the United states.
l. BY Mr.. Bingham (Pa). 20 confer ju.
risdiction on circuit courts in suits al
o equity for the partition Of lands where
5. the United States is a tenant in com
mon or joint tenant.
BY Mr. Evans CKy). to relieve tho
\ | president from the appointment OF
~ third class postmasters.
\ BY Mr. Adams (Pa), for equipping
the League island navy yard as re-
I. pairing station.
= BY Mr. Quigg On. ". TO increase tn,
- pay of letter carriers.
BY Mr.. Fenton CO... granting servics
pensions to honorably discharged ofh
il GERS and enlisted men in the United
/, States army or navy during the rebel
~ lion and TO restore the names of GER
tain persons arbitrarily dropped from
A the pension roll.
Il BY Mr.. Evans (Ky.). reducing the in
s. ternal revenue tax on distilled spirit.
J. to 70 cents per gallon.
II BY Mr.. Henderson Ga). establishing
s. a uniform system of bankruptcy.
Representative Belden Of New York
n one Of the veteran members of tn
NJ hounr Of representatives was seriousl,
4 Injured yesterday afternoon by fallini
a | down the marble stairs leading from
a the floor of the house TO the basemen
Of the capitol. When the reading O
the presidents message closed. MI
= Belden started for home, going by tn
It. west stairway. His foot caught, AM
'e he plunged headlong down the steps
When picked up, he was bleeding pro
q fusey from a deep cash in the fore
)l head and another across the nose
which it was believed he had broken
le He was at once carried 20 the com
n mittee room on n couch. where Di
" Booge, a member OF the house, and Dl
m Moffet attended him. Mr. Belden wa
l. conscious, but not rational. and did no
know his friends about him.
ID From the hasty examination made b.
ar the doctors IL was feared concussio
ir Of the brain might be brought on. Th
M wounds in the head were bound uT
M and the injured man was taken in
carriage to the Arlington hotel