The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-08
SESSION OF THE SENATORS.
NEW MEMBER FROM MISSISSIPPI
TAKES THE OATH.

Significant Prayer Delivered nv IN
English ChRplain-N Large Num-
her of Bills and joint Resolutions
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the Bills Pen
sion Measures-A Contest For Pref
erence Between the Immisrntion
Bill and the Kansas Pacific Rail-
road Bill.
Washington, Dec. THE Invocation at
the opening of the session of the Senate
to-day was delivered by the Rev. Charles
A. Berry, d. D., of Wolverhampton. Eng.
He prayed that the Almighty might take
into his care all the interests Of the nation.
and that from this nation may emanate
such feelings of brotherhood as would be
blessing to all mankind.
MIR. Walthan of Mississippi presented
the credentials of the Hon. H. d. Money
as senator from Mississippi, to succeed the
late Senator George. The senator's Gre
dentials read that he should have and
hold such office until his authority should
be revoked by competent authority. Sen
ators Chandler of New Hampshire and
Hoar of Massachusetts,, insisted that they
were not in constitutional form, but raised
no objection TO the senator's being sworn
in, which was done after Senators Wal
thour, Allen and Teller had taken part in
the cavilling
After this bills and joint resolutions were
poured into the Senate Mr. Morrill,, the
venerable senator from Vermont, having
the distinction of introducing the first
providing for the gliding of the statue of
Liberty on the dome of the capitol.
Among the bills introduced a greater
number of which were pension bills, was
one by Mr.. Quay of Pennsylvania for the
relief of the children of a soldier of the
revolution.
Mr.. Pettigrew secured the passage of a
resolution calling upon the Interstate com
merce commission to furnish the Senate
list of railroad companies who had COM
piled in part, wholly, or not at all. with the
law providing that safety appliances be
affixed to railroad cars. The resolutions
also calls for the total number of persons
killed by the railroads during the past
year.
A contest between the friends of the i'm
migration bill and those who favor prompt
action with reference to the sale of the
Kansas Pacific railroad was developed
At this juncture Mr.. Lodge moved to
take up the immigration bill and proceed
ed with its consideration.
As soon as the Importance of the motion
was realized, Mr.. Gear of Iowa was on his
feet with an objection.
Mr.. Lodge called attention to the fact
that he had made a motion to take up
the immigration bill and had asked for
its consideration.
Mr.. Gear adVerted to the Importance OF
giving prompt attention to the part of the
Presidents message in which he had ask
ed that the congress confer on the eXecu-
tive by legislation full power to buy in
the Kansas Pacific road He said he would
tomorrow introduce a resolution upon the
subject and he hoped that neither the i'm
migration bill, to which he was entirely
friendly, nor anything else would be per-
mitted to interfere with the prompt con-
sid9A ion of that matter
Ny Morgan Of Alabama expressed his
qualification that the President had re-
quested congress to confer upon the exec
utiVe power to act at the sale of the Kan
sas Pacific road in such manner as would
best protect the interests of the govern
ment.
On request of Mr. Carter of Montana,
chairman of the census committee, the
measure providing for the federal census
of 1900, reported to the Senate at the last
session, was recommtted to the commit
tee
Mr.. Turpie of Indiana asked that at
o'clock Friday, Dec. II. exercises be held
in memory Of the Hon. William S. Hol-
man, late a representative in congress
from Indiana. The order was made
Mr.. Tillman presented a resolution, which
was adopted. fixing Tuesday, Jan. 49, at
2 o. m, as time for memorial services
for the late Joseph II. Earle, a senator
from South Carolina.
Mr.. Lodge then gave notice that Ne
would call up the immigration bill at the
conclusion OF the present unfinished busl-
ness.
test that motion.
Mr.. Allison, in the hope as he said that
the gentlemen might reach an understand
ing, moved at 1856 O'Clock that the Senate
adjourn, and the motion prevailed
IMPRISONED IN ICE.