The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-12-06

amendment against admitting polvga
mists tocongress.
Among the other measures in the dav'
deluge OF bills are those giving to state!
the custody Of accoutrements of Philip
pine volunteers; amending thS pension
laws; providing for the election of sena
tors by the people; for d constitutional
amendment allowing the president tC
negotiate treaties of peace terminating
a war; giving to veterans of the Spanish
war the same rights under the civil ser
vice us are enjoyed by veterans of the
Civil war.
The principal interest centered in the
case of Mr. Roberts, the Mormon rep.
resentativo from Utah. Those who an.
uclpated Il sensational denouemenl
were disappointed. The program
outlined by the Republican leaders at
their conference on Friday night was
partially carried out. The objection to
the administration Of the oath to Mr.
Roberts was entered by Mr. Taylor, of
ONO, as predicted, and he stepped aside
without protest except to ask if by SC
doing he waived any of his rights. To
this The Speaker responded in the mega.
tive.
There was not a protest from any
quarter against the objection to the ad.
ministration Of the oath to Mr.. Roberts.
But, on the contrary, the only voice
raised except that of Mr.. Taylor's, was
that OF Mr.. McRae, Democrat, of Ar.
kansas. who joined with Mr., Taylor in
his protest. Mr.. Taylor offered his res
oution t) refer the case to special
committee, but by mutual arrangement
the consideration of the resolution was
postponed until to-day.
Although Mr.. Roberts was not sworn
III, he secured a seat. This, however,
was an accident pure and simple. In
the seat drawing lottery no provision
had been made for Mr.. Roberts, but
when the drawing was completed. two
Others as well as himself had not been
provided with seats and the eAer
asked and secured from the house gen.
eral permission for those members
who had not drawn seats to make
such selections as thev could. Under
this authority, Mr.. Roberts got q seat in
an obscure portion of the hall. His
daughter sat i'll the gallery and watched
the proceedings from beginning to end.
The election Of Speaker Henderson and
his induction into office, the appoint
ment of the usual committees to wait
upon the president, the seat drawing
contest, with the usual amusing features,
went off without hitch. The only
feature out of the ordinary was tho
adoption of the Reed rules for the pres.
ent congress. The Democrats knew it
was futile to more than protest against
the adoption of these rules after
the Republicans had decided upon this
course i'll caucus, and the debate upon
the resolution to adopt them was very
brief. They were adopted by a strict
party vote.
Appropriate tribute to the memory of
the late Vice President Hobart was paid
by the senate at its first session of the
Fifty sixth congress. The session lasted
only 33 minutes and only the most fdf-
NAL and necessary business was trans.
acted. After the adoption of the usual
routine resolutions and the a1ministra-
ton to the new members of the oath of
office, Senator Sewell of New Jersey
presented fitting resolutions upon the
death of the vice president. The resolu-
tions were ordered to be communicated
to the house of representatives. and the
session, on motion of Mr.. Kean of New
Jersey, was suspended.