Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-03-24
CONGRESS.
enate.

~ at II o'clock Mr.. Hobart called the Senate
to order. There was an exceptionally full
attendance of senators. The public gal
leries were filed. The chaplain's opening
prayer invoked Divine grace and blessing
take up the work Of the extraordinary SEES
sion and on the President and Vice Presi-
dent: The roll call disclosed the presence
of sixty-eight senators. The new senator
from Kansas, w. A Harris took the oath
OF office. Mr. Mcbride Of Oregon presented
the credentials Of Henry w. Ccrbett APP
the vacancy caused by the failure to elect
a successor to Mr.. Mitchell of Oregon. The
governors certificate was read and Mr.. Nc
Bride requested that the new senator be
sworn in IL there be no objection, but Mr..
Gray Dem, Del) said some unusual cir
cumstances attended the appointment and
that the credentials should be scrutiniZed.
He moved the credentials be referred to
the committee on privileges and elections
and 1t prevailed by unanimous vote. Mr..
Hoar (Rep., Mass) and Mr.. Cockrell Dem,
Mo- were named committee to wait on the
President and inform him that Congress was
in session and ready to receive any COM
1920, took recess until 2 o'clock. Upon
reassembling the reading OF the Presidents
message was listened to and the Senate then
adjourned for the day.
The President on the 10th sent to the Sen
ate the following nominations: Ambassador
to Great Britain, John Hay of the District
Of Columbia; ambassador to France, Horace
Porter of New York. secretary of United
White of Rhode Island; treasury depart
ment, to be assistant surgeon in the marine
hospital service, Hill Hastings of Kentucky.
Claude 81. Lavinder of Virginia, Taliferro
Clark of District of Columbia; war depart
ment, Maj. H. H. G.. Dunwoody, signal
corps, to be Northumberland. The Sen
John a. Henderson to seat In the Senate
from Florida on the appointment of Gov.
Bloxham. Senator Pascoe asked that Mr..
Henderson be sworn in as Mr.. Calls sue,
cessor, but Messrs. Chandler, Lodge and
Allen all protested at once that the case
should go to the committee on elections for
investigation. Senator Hoar, Pascoe and
Vest Joined in the discussion on the rights
Of governors to fill senatorial vacancies.
After lengthy debate the credentials of Mr..
Henderson were referred by the Senate to
the committee on privileges and elections
without division. After the Henderson mat
ter came flood of introduced bills includ-
ing many old stagers like the Hawaiian
cable, Nicaraguan canal and immigration
and Pacific foreclosure bills.
When the Senate went into executive SEES
sion on the 18th the nominations for foreign
were reported. Senator Morgan began
speaking in opposition to the treaty, OPP
posing it on the grounds he advanced when
the treaty was last before the Senate.
Senator Gear Of Iowa presented the first
report of the session, being a recommends
ton Of the Pacific railway committee that
the Pacific railroad by government com
mission. On objection the bill went to the
calendar. On motion the foreign relations
committee was directed to inquire whether
the Islands of st. Crofx, St. johns and st.
Thomas in the West Indies could be pur-
chased by the United States, and whether
there was any prOba bility of their sale TO a
foreign power. Al l O'Clock the executive
session began.
The Senate on the 10Th confirmed the fol
lowing nominations: John Hay of the Dis
trlct OF Columbia to be ambassador OF the
United States to Great Britain; Horace Por-
ter Of New York to be ambassador of the
United States to France; Henry White of
Rhode Island to be secretary Of the en-
baSSy of the United States to Great Britain.
The President sent to the Senate the fol-
lowing nominations: Justice department.
Willis Van Devanter of Wyoming to be
assistant attorney general, vice Isaac II.
Lonberger, resigned; Samuel s. Kercheval
of Indiana, to De marshal of the United
States district of Indiana; Albert W. Wish
ard of Indiana to be attorney of the Unit
ed States for the district of Indiana. Sen
atOr Davis, chairman of the committee on
foreign relations, spoke at length in the
executive session of the Senate, presenting
the views of the majority committee favor
able to the treaty, and was listened to with
the utmost attention. Many senators gath
cred together in the seats nearest the
speaker; it was the first speech the Mime
sofa senator had made upon the subject
would present the law and the precedents
and that his argument would exhaust all
that could be said in behalf of the agree
ment. Mr.. Davis went into the history of
the negotiation of the treaty at some
length and made a strong appeal for its
ratification as the first important step be-
great, principle of peaceful adjudication of
speech. He said that as amended the
treaty offered perfect security against Il
violation of the prerogatives in the Senate
as an integral part of the treaty-making
power of the United States, and that I'M
der the provisions of these amendments
there was no danger of snap judgment in
any transaction under the treaty.
House,
The main interest in the assembling of the
Fifty-ffth Congress extra session on the
10Th under President McKinley's call cen
tered at the House end of the capitol where
seat lottery were drawing cards Great
crowds were attracted to the galleries hours
small opportunity to view the proceedings
The section opposite the speakers rostrum
commonly known as the ''black beIt,' which
given up to the public The other galleries
were strictly reserved for ticket holders
The most striking feature of the scene on
Old familiar figures conspicuous in the
shock Of many a parliamentary battle had
disappeared and in the new lists were new
and untried knights. The change in the
personnel was very great. BY II o'clock
the reserved galleries with the exception of
those for the diplomatic corps and the
executive were walled in, tier on tier The
bright costumes of the ladies' gave lighter
color to the animated scene. AS the hands
OF the CLOCK pointed TO the 00ur or Il, Mai.
Mcdowell, the clerk of the House, raped
the House to order. Rev. Couden, the blind
chaplain. then delivered the invocation, ap-
pealiRg to the throne for Gods blessing on
the work of the new Congress and the new
administration. The clerk of the House
then read the Presidents proclamation con-
vening Congress, after which the roll was
called. Thomas B. Reed Of Maine was re-
elected speaker of the House today the vote
standing: Reed. 1919; Bailey Dem, TexD
ia; Bell Pop, COLI, 81, and Newlands
(Silverite, New, /. After Speaker Reeds
election the members were sworn in and
organization completed by election of the
Republican slate as follows: Clerk Of the
House, Alex. Mcdowell of Pennsylvania;
Sergeant-at-Arms, Benjamin F. Russell of
Missouri; Doorkeeper. William J. Glenn of
New York; postmaster, J. c. McEiroy of
Ohio; chaplain. Henry NJ. Couden.
Shortly after converting on the 18th the
House adjourned until tie following day
The House, by a vote Of ITO to 49,, Demo
Gratis and PopuliSts comprising the minor
ty, on the 10Th adopted rule providing
for sessions beginning at 10 O'Clock eacl
day, with sessions at night for debate OIL
the tariff bill, the vote to be taken on the
bill and pending amendments at p. III
March 81. After the adoption of the rule
for the tariff debate, Mr.. Henderson pre-
scented a special rule for the immediate
consideration of the four appropria tion
bills which failed in the last Congress
forty minutes debate to be allowed on
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