The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-12-11
THE F|FTY-FIFTH CONGRESS
CROWDS IN The CORRIDORS
"esA Branches Called 10 ovaer-sev-
s's-Fivs Senator's Rsspenaea %
she asii eaiI-sI0 Members h. m.
House.

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VOL epeaksr Reed In the house and We
!, Hobart In the senate. dropped
inslr gavels aud called 10 order the boiIe.
ever which they preside.
me sun shons brightly from a cloud.
leAs hky, making 9 glorious bright De.
s.nbeF day with . tinge Of frost in The
80 ard = breeze just strong enough 10
yep the stars and stripes swapping from
the hagstafIs.
Al the capitol the crowds strained into
the corridors At an early hour and ehoked
'hs marble steps a. they aseended 70 the
galleries from which they were 70 view
TIES how. A. usual on such occasions
the reserved galleries were carefully
guarded admission being only By card.
ana the public had great difficulties In
SeasiHg itself into the limited space Aet
aslde for II.
In the senate.
The snais chamber was a yeritable
soAssitatory. The flower display was
fseeiseiy at u O'Clock the gayel Of Vice
President Hobart fell and The senate was
Aiisd 10 order. The invocation wns de.
hvsFed BY Rev. Milburn. the blind chap.
laiR.
esfeniy-seFea senators responded On
The Eoll call The venEable Mr.. Morrill, Of
Vermont Sas frss recognized By the sice
president He offered the resolution,
which Was passed in usual form, that the
secretary ihiorm the house that the sen.
ale vas In SESSION and ready TO proceed
10 business
Ailison 81 lows presented the resolu.
lion that = committee Of two senators be
sfFaani~d to Join q like COMMITTEES from
The house 10 infoFn tho president tina,
"ongFr~s aas In session and prepared 10
ErCssye any communication he may de.
sife 10 make The resolution was passed
and The vice president named Allison and
German a. the srhate COMMITTEES.
ny . r-soiuiion Of culIom 81 Illinois
ihs time ioT the daily meetings Of the sen.
ate sas AKed 81 noon.
"a the motion Of Hale oi Maine. . re-
ceNs aaa then taken until O'Clock.
wheu the srnate reassrmbled the con.
miisrs. headed by German, rrpoTted. The
Farsadeat's message vas presented BY Mr..
PTudrn 81 20 O'Clock and was laid before
The srnaioFs gave closest attention 10
the ruadiag Il the message, which was
conrlUdea II $50
walihall 81 Mississippi was recognized
and aunoanccd the death Of his colleague,
Mr.. GeoSEe NJ. wsl,haIl presented the
uSalai resnluiinH az coincidence with the
ilrsisy Il the deccasod srnstor. The re.
clatloa was adopted and a. a further
marx a respect the senate adjourned un'
III tnmosTuw
IN the Hssse-
The hoass ot representatives presented
an animated appearance long before noon,
The surrounding corridors were hllei
with io~,iing. moving crowds and before
II O'Clock the galleries which overlook
the aocE were black with people. The
aesAl tributes for members were numer.
ous, In nDsns Instances imposing.
A. the hands Of the elcck poin,ei 10 u
Speaker Reed aiiired IN black GETAWAY
cOai- and wearing red tie, ascended The
rostntn- One crack Of the gsvel snbdned
The din on the hoor and conNersa Ton ~
tho galleries In the silence which fol
io~ea "'e C~''e W '''s q,
der, came the prayer OF the eminent d.
vine. Rev. Charles A. berry Of England
uho delivered an invocseon' solemn an0
impressive
Thsi speaker thsn directed the clerk &c
cali the roll. The toll call showed The
pFe-enCe Of Dol mcmt m. There were o.
the seaA'e anu , -,.,.. H..
vacancies from death or resignation dGr
inc the rrcess and the credentials OF th'
mcmberpeleCt were read by the direction
81 The speaker, who then administered th'
cath Of Office TO them.
On motion Of Ding'ey The RESOLUTION
~as aaoP'e !, H.. - mn WITH The sen
ate committee TO wait upon the president
and inform him that congress was ready
to rrccivs any communication ne ,, desire
to make. The speaker selected p'ng'eS
cOsvenor and bailey Tor ssi Sd, homer Ss,,.
On motion OF Henderson o. io w.. u ..''
session. to begin At noon con es .a, O.s W.. NJ
oFaered' Inc mouse ''"
rec os:. a.. .,... r.....m,,,ea The com
Mhsn s"J 49, "a waIt upon the prp.i
mlt.ee aPi',1 S.v n perssc,rd ia mis-
Jew NJ prnaep. who had followed In,
son ~. into Inc hall, Immediately pre-
comm a ,ss ,'.S which. by direction