The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-12-06

leaders, as rule, were late in arriving,
but as they appeared they were sur
rounded and cordially greeted. Mr..
Hit, of Illinois, chairman of the COM
mittee on foreign affairs; Mr.. Dalzell,
Of Pennsylvania, one of the members
of the committee on rules; Mr.. Hender-
son, of Iowa. of the same committee,
were each given an ovation.
Mr.. Dingley, the floor leader of the
majority, and Mr.. Bailey, the minor
ity leader, came in simultaneously from
the lobbies of their respective sides.
Mr.. Bailey went Immediately to his seat
and Mr.. Dingley, as soon as he could
disengage himself from the friends who
crowded about him, crossed over to
the democratic side and shook hands
with his political adversary.
Applause for Reed.
Assthe hands of the clock pointed to
noon the, giant form of the speaker
pushed through the green baize doors
of he lobby in the rear OF the hall, aud
Mr.. Reed ascended the rostrum. A
wave of applause swept floor and gal
leres upon his appearance.
A light smile played over his benign
features as he raised his gavel aloft
When it fell with resounding whaclk
hush fell upon the vast assemblage.
The chaplain stood in his place.
A moment the speaker waited, with
every eye riyeted upon him. Every
member rose to his feet and many OF
those in the galleries.
The chaplain will offer prayer an
nounced the speaker, in low tones.
Heads were bowed reverentiy as the
chaplain, in eloquent words, invoked
the Divine blessing, giving praise for
the victory that had attended our arms
and the peace which had come, ard
asking for strength and wisdom to
meet the new problems which CON
frcnted the nation.
AT the conclusion of the chaplain g
prayer the speaker announced that the
of the roll to determine the presence
of quorum. While the responses
We're being made Gen. Wheeler, of Asa-
bama, came in and took his seat in the
row Immediately in front of the speak
er'a rostrum.
He was instantly surrounded by half
hundred members and received the
ovation of the day.
Quorum Is Present.
The roll call developed the presence
of 267 members, 179 being quorum.
Three new members were sworn in.
Mr.. Grosvenor co., presented Mr..
Charles Dick, elected to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Mr.. Northway;
Mr.. Allen (Miss.) Mr.. Thomas Spight.
elected to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Mr.. Sullivan, who
was elected to the senate, and Mr.. Grow
(Pa.) Mr.. William III. Graham, elected
to fill the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation of Mr.. Stone, elected governor OF
Pennsylvania. With uplifted hands
they took the oath.
Mr.. Dingley, the floor leader offered
the customary resolution for the ap-
pointment of a committee of three tc
join a similar committee of the SEN
ate to wait upon the president and in.
form him that the house was ready to
receive any communication he had tc
make. 1t was unanimously adopted and
the speaker appointed Mr.. Dingley, Mr..
Cannon and Mr.. Bailey.
A resolution was also adopted in.
structing the clerk of the senate that
the house was ready to proceed to busi-
ness. The house then took recess un-
til 1880, to await the arrival of the pres.
ident's message.
Reading of the Message.
When the house reconvened after the
recess the committee appointed to wait
upon the president appeared and re.
ported that they had discharged their
mission and that the president had
said that he would communicate with
congress Immediately in writing. Mr.
Dingley had hardly made this report
before Maj Pruden, the presidents ex.
ecutive clerk, appeared and announced
the message of the president.
The seal of the envelope in which the
message was contained was broken by
| the speaker himself. and it was imme.
diately laid before the house. The
members of the floor ard spectators in
the galleries settled themselves in their
seats and gave the reading their most
earnest attention.
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