Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-12-14
.IH[.F|:||nY. F|EIH CONGRESS
Both Branches of the National Leg
islature Convene at Noon
49,. on Monday.
VICE PRESIDENT OPENS The SENATE,
Speaker Reed Calls the House to
Ordcr-First Message Of President,
Mckinley Submittcd-Ncw Mem
bers Take the Oath-LarEe Number
RI of Bills introduced.

washington, Lee. 1.-The Fifty-tifth
congress convened at noon yesterday.
Vice President Hobart called the SEN
ate to order and the invocat ton was de-
livered by Rev. w. II. Milburn, the blind
chaplain, who made beautiful and
touching reference to our "beloved
president who awaited news from the
bedside of the mother to whom he is
devoted, and prayed that she might
have peaceful passage to the celestial
shore. Seventy-scven senators respond
cd to their names on the roll call. The
presidents message was presented by
Mr.. Pruden. the presidents assistant
secretary, and was read
Senator Walthall (Miss) was recog~
nized and announced the death of his
colleague, Hon. James e. George, of
Mississippi, and presented the usual
resolution of coincidence with the fam
lily OF the deceased senator. The resolu-
ton was adopted, land as further mark
OF respect The senate adjourned.
Washington, Dec. Sin the senate
yesterday los bills were introduced,
many ct which were private pension
measures, and one in favor of postal
savings banks.
Washington, Dec Ex-senator Allen
(Neb) introduced Il resolution in the
senate yesterday for the recognition of
Cuba and made a speech in it's favor.
The foreign relations committee re-
ported favorably bill to stop pelagic
sealing. Senator Gallinger IN. H. in
troduced bill prohibiting the grant
ing OF pensions 10 widows of soldiers
! whose marriage occurred subsequent
to the passage of the bill under which
! they make claim.
Washington, Dec. 1O.-A petition was
presented in the senate yesterday
signed by 1890 native Hawaiians pro
testing against the annexation of Ha-
wall, and favorable report was made
on the bill to provide for the twelft h
census. Forty-five private pension bills
were passed.
The House.
| Washington, Dec. As the hands of
the clock pointed to IL yesterday Speak
| err Reed called the house to order and
Rev: Charles A. Berry, of Weaverhamp-
ton, England, delivered the invocation
! The roll call showed the presence of
| SOL members. There were five vacancies
from death or resignation during the
recess, and the credentials of the men,
bers-eiect were read by the direction of
The speaker, who then. administered, the
! oath of office to them. The presidents
! message was read and ordered printed
! There was large batch of bills intro.
duced. including the following:
| Joint resolution pledging the faith and
! credit OF the United States to the payment
! in gold coin of it's outstanding obligations;
| to the maintenance Of the par value in gold
| of all previously-coined silver dollars. and
prohibiting the further coinage of any sill
! yer dollar unless it shall contain sufficient
| standard silver to make a dollar when
| define trusts, to punish corporations, firms
! etc., connected with them, and to promote
! free competition in the United States; tc
| relieve the president from appointment OF
| th1rd-class postmasters; to increase the
! pay of letter carriers; granting service pen.
! sions to honora discharged officers and
| enlisted men in the United States army OF
| navy during the rebellion, and to restore
| the names of certain persons arbitra rily
dropped from the pension roll; for the rep.
! resentation OF the United States by com.
| missioncrs at any International monetary
! commission: reducing the internal revenue
| TAX on ulSlIlleu SplTltS 10 10 cents per gal
! lon; establishing uniform system Of bank.
| ruptcy: establishing postal savings bank
| system.
Washington, Dec. Sin the house
there was lively skirmish over Tie
| question of distributing the president.
message to the various committees
clothed withsjurisdiction over the sub
jects dealt with Mr.. Grosvenor spoke
against the present civil service law.
Washington, Dec. 9.-In the house
yesterday Mr.. Stone (Pa.) reported the
pension appropriation bill. The com
mittees on election and on banking
and currency were given leave to sit
during the sessions of the house.
Washington, Dec. 10.-The house yes
terday entered upon the consideration
Of the pension appropriation bill ($141,
121, $500. and stirred up debate that
promises to continue for several days
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Wants More Fighting Men.
! London, Dec. 1O.-The marquis oil
Lansdowue, secretary of state for war
speaking Thursday night at Edin
burgh, outlined the military policy O;
the government. Lord. Lansdowne
said that three army corps were re.
| r,,;re6 a1linr that two ,nust ho ov,;1