The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-12-10

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was cleared of all persons except mem
bers and officers. Soon after Mr.
| Bailey, of Texas, the leader of the
| minority, and Silver Dollar" Bland
| of Missouri, entered the hall together,
| Mr.. Dingley, the floor leader of the
| house, smiling and affable as ever
came in just before the speaker ap-
peared. As the hands of the clock
| pointed to u Speaker Reed, attired in
a black cutaway coat and wearing a
red tie, pushed through the green
baize doors from the lobby and
ascended the ras> um.
One crack nf the gavcl subdued the
din on the fOor and the conversation
in the Overhaugiug galleries.
The gayei with which the speaker
called the house TO order was present
ed to him by j. c. Groner. sheriff of
Knox county, Tenn, who sentit in the
name of the "Stalwalt Republicans of
East Tennessee"
1t was formally presented to the
speaker through ii. Clay Evans, the
commissioner of pensions. The gavel
is made of apple tree wood which grew
beside the loghouse in which Farragut
was born.
In the deep silence which followed
the calling of the assemblage to order,
the prayer of the eminent divine. Rev.
Charles A. Berry, of Wolverhampton,
England, who delivered the invocation.
was solemn and impressive.
The speaker then Immediately di-
rected the clerk to call the roll, and
this consumed an half hour.
In the diplomatic gallery were Mr..
Lefevre, charge d'affaires, and other
attaches of the French embassy; Senior
COrea, charge of the Greater Republic
of Central America, and other diplO-
mats, and in the executive gallery, re-
served for the president, were a num-
Der of the executive household, who
were admitted on cards from Secretary
Porter. On the floor were a number of
eX-members.
The roll-call revealed the presence
of 30I members. There were five va
cancies from death or resignation dur
ing the recess, and the credentials of
the members-elect were read by the
direction of the speaker, who then ad-
ministered the oath of Office to them.
The were f. NJ. Griff tn dem. }, success
sOr to the late Judge Holman, in
the Fourth Indiana district; III.
). Boutelle (rep), of Chicago.
who succeeded Edward d.
Cook, deceased; James Norton
(dem.) of the Seventh South Carolina
district, who succeeded John L. Nc
Laurin, now a senator; George p. Law
renee (rep.) of the First Massachusetts
district, who succeeded Ashley b.
Wright, deceased, and J. n. Briggs
(dem.) of the Third New York district
who succeeded Francis L. Wilson, who
resigned to accept the position of post
master at Brooklyn.
On motion of Mr.. Hopkins rep. ILL.,,
the clerk was directed to notify the
senate that the house was ready for
business; and, on motion of Mr. Ding
ley, the floor leader, a resolution was
adopted for the appointment of a COM
mittee of three to join the committee
of the senate to wait on the president
and inform him that congress was
ready to receive any communication
he desired to make.
The speaker selected MesSrs. Ding
ley (Me.), Grosvenor (O.) and Bailey
(Tex.) for this honor.
On motion of Mr.. Henderson 0a.l a
member of the committee on rules, the
rule at the extra session for three days
adjournments was vacated, and daily
sessions, to begin at noon each day,
were ordered.
There being nothing to do but await
the reception of the presidents mes
sage, the house took a recess until 1870
p. IN.
When the house reconvened another
recess of 20 minutes was ordered.
When the house recOnvened at 1:40
p. IN. the committee appointed to wait
on the president reported that the COM
mittee had performed its mission.
THE president" said Mr.. Dingley,
''was pleased to send to the two houses
his respectful salutations and to in
form them that he would communicate
in writing"
Mr.. .Pruden who followed the COM
mittee into the hall Immediately pre-
sented the message of the president,
which, by direction of Speaker Reed,
was read at the clerks desk.