Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-22
CONGRESS.
Senate.

S0ndJ0s
There. was an abundance Of flowers on the
desks of senator's the 10th when prompt
lyC at II O'Clock Mr.. Hobart called the Senate
to order. There was an exceptionally full
ere meee At hs ne pgDc ga
prayer invoked Divine grace and blessing
on the senators and members now about to
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 senator's. The new senator
from M Kansas " A Harris took the oath
the credentials of Henry w Corbett, APP
pointed by the governor, OF Oregon to fill
d successor to Mr.. Mitchell of Oregon. The
governors certificate was read and Mr.. Nc
Bride requested that the new senator be
Gray Dem., DELI 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 it 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
munication from him. The Senate then, at
1920 took a recess until 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 Sem
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
States embassy to Great Britain, Henry
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
ment, Maj. HI. II. G. Dunwoody. signal
corps, to be leutenant-colonel The SEN
ate discussed at some length the right of
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,
Allen all protested at once that the case
should go to the committee on elections for
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
without division. After the Henderson mat
ter came a 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 ses-
sion on the 18th the nominations for foreign
ambassadors and the arbitration treaty
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
tion of the Pacific railway committee that
the Pacific railroad by a 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. CroiX, st. Johns and st.
Thomas in the West Indies could be pur-
chased by the United States, and whether
there was any probability of their sale to a
foreign power. At 1 O'Clock the executive
session began.
The main interest in the assembling of the
Fifty fifth Congress extra session on the
10Th under President McKinley's call cen
tered at the House end of the capitol where
the organization Of the new House and the
seat lottery were drawing cards Great
crowds were attracted to the galleries hours
before noon. but the general public had
small opportunity to view the proceedings.
The section opposite the speakers rostrum,
commonly known as the ''black belt" which
has a seating capacity of about 300, was
given up to the public The other galleries
were strictly reserved for ticket holders.
The most striking feature of the scene on
the floor was the number of new faces.
Old familiar figures conspicuous in the
shock of many a parliamentary battle had
disappeared and in the new lists list were e; new 4
personnel was very great BY IL O'Clock
the reserved galleries with the exception of
those for the diplomatic corps and tn, 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 hour of II, Maj
Mcdowell, the clerk of the House, raped
the House to order. Rev. Couden, the blind
chaplain, then delivered the invocation, ap-
peaiing to the throne for Gods blessing on
the work of the Congress and the new
administration. The clerk of the. House
then read the Presidents proclamation con-
yening Congress, after which the roll was
called. Thomas B. Reed of Maine was re-
elected speaker of the House today, the vote
standing: Reed, 1879; Bailey Dem, Tex.(
ia Bell Pop., COLI, q, and Newlands
(Silverite, Nev.), l. 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-Ar Benjamin F. Russell Of
Missouri; Doorkeeper, William J. Glenn of
New York: postmaster, j. G. McElroy of
Ohio; chaplain Henry NJ. Couden.
Shortly after converting on the 18th the
House adjourned until tie following day.
Robbed the Church.
It is not generally known that only
forty -eight hours before Christmas day,