The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-06
CONGRESS
ON OUR HANDS
The Dingley Conducted Mobs
Assemble in the Capitol
at Washington.
HISTORIC GAyEL FOR BULLY REED
Seventy seven Senators in Their
Seats-Crowd Gathers to
See the Freaks.
HISTORIC GAYEL FOR BULLY REED

| before eleven o'clock the encircllng gal-
leries which overlooked the floor were
black with people,
! The bright sunlight sitting through
! the stained glass of the fretted ceiling,
intensified every bit of color, gliding the
brass ratings, glorifying the floral tributes
and bringing into bright relief the gay
dresses of the ladies in the reserved gal
leries.
The hall buzzed with the subdued hum
1 of conversation as the members ex-
| changed greetings and chatted in groups.
| The leaders, who We're eagerly pointed
out from the galleries, were as usual SLOW
in putting in their appearance. States
men, like ordinary mortals, have an eye
| for dramatic effects.
| Chairman Hit, of the Foreign Affairs
Committee, and Chairman Wake, OF the
| Banking and Currency Committee, whose
positions will probably bring them much
| into the public eye during the session,
We're early on the floor, mingling with
| their colleagues. The floral tributes FOR
| the members were numerous and IN some
instances imposing. One, which attracted
| probably more attention than any other
! on account of it's unique character, graced
| the desk of G. r. Grosvenor of Ohio. 1t
| consisted of a huge tree of yellow chrys-
anthemums and American beauty roses,
under the nodding branches of which
| stood an innocent looking toy lamb 1t
| was a tribute from the National Wool
| Growers Association. Some one dis
l.
pressure to portion of the lamb's $
| anatomy it would give forth sound re-
sembling a bleat and much amusement
| and merriment followed this disclosure.
| The representation of huge gavel in
| red and white carnations stood upon the
| Speakers table, Among others who Were
| remembered with floral offerings from ad-
miring friends were General Wheeler of
| Alabama, MIR. Hooker of New York, Mr.
Dovener of West Virginia, Mr.. McAleer
/ of Pennsylvania, Mr.. Dalzell of Pennsyl-
vania Mr.. Harmon of Pennsylvania, Mr.
| c. w. Stone of Pennsylvania, Mr.. Hen
| derson of Iowa, Mr.. Lacey of Iowa and
| MIR. Dayton of West Virginia.
| AT fifteen minutes before noon the floor
bers ana officers. Soon afterward Mr.
and Silver Dollar Bland of Missouri, en-
/ tered the hall together. Mr.. Dingley, the
| floor leader of the House, smiling and
| Speaker appeared. He had difficulty in
making his way to his seat owing to the
| pressure of those who desired TO extend
their. greetings, AS the hands Of the
/ clock pointed to the hour of twelve, Speak
! er Reed, attired in a black cutaway coat
and wearing a red tie, pushed through
| the green baize doors from the lobby and
ascended the rostrum.
One crack of the gavel subdued the din
on the floor and the conversation in the
| overhanging galleries The gavel with
| which the Speaker called the House to or
der was presented to him by J. c. Groner
Sheriff +n Of Knox * tb Gopnty Tenn Wao
l
! licans of East Tennessee" 1t was for
| merly presented to the Speaker through
Fl. Clay Evans, the Commissioner OF Pen
| wood which grew beside the log house
in which Farragut was born; 1his house
River River g six mile miles below KnoxViIle. inc wi e''-i7S'0
| In the deep silence which followed, the
prayer of the eminent English divine, Rev
gland, who delivered the invocation, was
| solemn and impressive. The Speaker then
| Immediately directed the clerk to call the
| roll. During the half hour required for
| in the galleries was resumed and save for
| the voice of the clerk, which rose above
| the clamor and the sharp responses of
| the members answering to their names, q
| stranger entering the aall would not have
imagined the House was in session. In
| the reserved galleries were many distin-
/ guished people who attracted much atten-
| ton. In the diplomatic gallery were Mr.
! Lefevre, Charge d'Affairs, and other at
| tacheS of the French Embassy, Senor
| Corea, Charge of the Greater Republic of
| Central America and other diplomats
| and in the executive gallery reserved for
/ the President were a number of the ex-
| ecutive household who were admitted on
cards from Secretary Porter. On the floor
| were number Of ex-members, among
| them Deacon White of New York Mr.
/ Weadock of Michigan ard Mr.. Kerr of
Pennsylyania.
The roll call showed the presence of SO1
4 mem bers. There were five vacancies from
death or resignation during the recess
and the credentials of the members-elect
1 We're read by the direction of the Speaker
! who then administered the oath to them
On motion of Mr.. Hopkins (Rep., Ill.)
! the clerk was directed to notify the Sem
ate that the House was ready for busi-
! ness and on motion of Mr.. Dingley, the
/ floor leader, a resolution was adopted for
1 the appointment of committee 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. Dingley (Maine)
/ Grosvenor (Ohio), and Bailey (Texas),
/ for this honor.
On motion of Mr.. Henderson, of Iowa,
! a member of the Committee on Rules, the
| rules at the extra session for three-day
/ adjournments was vacated and daily ses-
/ ordered. There being nothing to do but
| await the reception of the Presidents
message the House then recessed until
| 1:20 p. NJ
When the House reconvened at LAO the
committee appointed to wait on the Pres
sident came down the centre aisle and Mr..
Ding!ey reported that the committee had
| performed its mission
''The President" said he, was pleased
/ to send to the two Houses his respectful
salutations and to inform them that he
would communicate in writing
! Mr. Pruden. who had followed the COM
mittee into the hail. Immediately pre-
sented the message of the President.
/ which by the direction of Speaker Reed
| was read at the clerks desk.
The Senate chamber at the opening of
| the session today was a veritable con-
! servatory. The floral display was un-
usually rich and beautiful, and the odor
/ of flowers was heavy in the hail.
The Republican members were par
| tieularly we'll remembered with floral
presents. One of the most notable of
/ the offerings, both for size and beauty
! was that presented to Mr.. Foraker of
| Ohio, a magnificent tree of American
beauty roses set in a stand of evergreens
| and ferns from the Senator's 'sRepubli-
can friends of Columbus, Ohio" Among
| the Senators who received flowers were
| Mr.. Butler .(N. C,) a horseshoe of roses;
Mr.. Hansborough IN. D.) basket of
roses and lilies; Mr.. Deboe, Cky.l roses;
| Mr.. Allison, CAD roses; Mr.. Cannon,
/ CJtah) bunch of handsome roses; MIR.
| Smith, New Jersey American beauty
/ roses and Chrysanthemums tied with
| pink silk ribbons presented by his New
/ Jersey constituents; Mr. McEnery, Qa.) a
| handsome crescent of pink roses; Mr..
| Shoup, idaho baskets of fruits and
| flowers; Mr. Perkins, (Cal) q miniature
/ birch bark canoe filled with carnations
| and basket of roses and chrysanthe-
/ NUNS; MIR. Proctor, (Vt.) bunch of roses;
! Mr. Hawley, (ConnO roses: Mr.. Nelson,
/ fMinn.) ehrySanthemums and roses; Mr..
/ S-hurston {Neb.) handsome Jar of roses
| and ferns; Mr.. Mallory F'la.) a stand of
/ American beauty and brides roses. Halt