The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-05

on the desks of numerous Senators who
had taken the oath of office yesterday,
as we'll as on that of Vice President Ho-
bart Among the Senators so distin-1
guisned were Foraker (Ohio), Spooner
(Wis.), Penrose Pa-), Platt IN. T) and
Fairbanks Qnd.).
The Democratic side of the Chamber
was free from such offerings. Senator
Wolcott (Rep., Col), back from his
European travel in furtherance of an in
tenational monetary conference. was in
his place and received greetings from his
associates. AS soon as the Journal of
yesterdays formal meeting was read the
new Senator from Ohio. Mr.. Foraker, rose
and presented the credentials of Mr.. Han
ma as successor to Mr.. Sherman, resigned.
The credentials were read. They were
dated at Columbus Ohio, March 3, 1897
and recite that by reason of the resigna-
tion of Mr.. Sherman as Senator from the
State of Ohio there is a vacancy which
(the Legislature not being in SESSION. the
Governor is authorized to fill. he has ap-
pointed Marcus Alonzo Hanna of Cuya-
hoga county. Ohio, to fill it from today
until a successor be elected and quail
fed ssss
The credentials having been read Vice
President Hobart invited Mr.. Hanna to
come forward and take the oath of office
Together the two Republican Senators
from Ohio who take the places of Sen
ators Brice and Sherman, walked to the
Vice Presidents desk, where the oath
was duly administered to Mr.. Hanna, af-
ter a round of handclapping in the gall
leries; and then Senators Foraker and
Hanna took their seats, not together, but
at some distance apart.
The next stage in the proceedings of
the day was the appointment of a COM
mittee of two Senators (Mr Allison of
Iowa and Mr.. German of Maryland1 to
wait upon the President of the United
States and inform him that a quorum of
the Senate is assembled and that the
Senate is ready to receive any commune
cation he may desire to make. The next
stage was the adoption of a resolution
offered by Mr.. Frye (Rep., Me.) directing
that until otherwise ordered Mr. Davis
Rep, Minn.) be acting Chairman of the
Committee on Foreign Relations, the
ehairmanship having been vacated
through the retirement of Mr. Sherman
And then rece<k WAS taken until 12:45.
During the recess a large artistic struc-
ture of flowers in which the National flag
was figured out. was placed on the desk
of Mr.. Quay Rep., Pa) with a card
showing it to besthe offering of "the
Bourgeoise and the men in blouses." The
flowers which had been previously placed
on the desk of Mr.. Cameron's successor,
Mr.. Penrose, were from "the labor union
and figured out the emblem of labor-the
brawny, uplifted arm of the worker.
When the recess ended and the Senate
was again called to order Senators Alli-
son and German made their report THAT
they had waited on\ the President of the
United States and that the President had
sent 'his kindly greetings to the Senate"
and informed them that he would immedi-
ately communicate with the Senate in
writing.
The report had no sooner been made
that the Presidents promise was full
filled-Mr. Prudon. one of his secretaries
appearing and delivering '.sundry mes
sages in writing
Thereupon. at 1880 the Senate on mo-
tion of Mr.. Hale Rep., Me) proceeded to
the consideration of executive business