Evening star., 1899-12-04
Early Adjournment Of the Senate
Taken.
n MEMORY OF LATE VICE PRESIDENT
Credentials and New Senators
Presented.
A GREAT FLORAL DISPLAY


of the Fifty-siXth Congress.
The death of Vice President Hobart cast
a pail over the preliminary proceedings at
the north end of the great marble Capitol
By many senators he was beloved; by all
he was admired and respected. That he
should have received his final summons in
the very midst of an active useful and dis
tinguished career was a distinct blow to
the Senate. by which he was best known
and in which he was most -thoroughIy an
preciated.
Since the close of the Fifty-fifth Congress
the Senate chamber has been entirely re-
fitted. The walls have been retouched in
delicate and beautiful colors; a beautiful
old gold carpet has taken the place of the
green of the last Congress; and MANY new
desks and chairs have replaced the old.
AS usual on the opening days of a ses-
SION OF Congress, the chamber was YER
table conservatory. The odOr of the rarest
ana loVeliest of blooming plants was heavy
on the air. Scarcely a single senator was
forgotten in the lavish floral display Par
ucularly notable the offerings of flow
ers to the new members of the body. The
desks to which they had been assigned
were loaded with the choicest selections
from the public and private Conservatives
of the city.
No Mark of Mourning.
Attention was called to the fact that no
emblem of mourning appeared on the Vice
Presidents desk. This apparent omission
was explained by the statement that the
Senate had not been informed officially OF
Air. Hobart's death Probably the desk
will not be draped in mourning even after
the Official announcement of the death, as
such action has no precedent. When Vice
President Hendricks died his desk in the
senate bore no mark OF mourning. Pending
the actual convention of the Senate the
chamber presented most animated and
picturesque scene. The galleries were filled
with brilliant and distinguished audience
Ihe formal morning attire of the men
Termed fitting set-of for the exquisite
and brilliantly colOred toilets of the women
In the diplomatic gallery We're several
prominent members of the diplomatic corps
notable among whom was Lord Paunce-
Pauncefote
old friends and forming acquaintances
among the new members
Promptly al u o'clock noon Mr. Frve of
Maine, president pro tenn. called the SEN
ate to order. The blind chaplain, the Rev
Dr. Milburn, pronounced the invocation
making beautiful and touching reference
to the death of Vice President Hobart
Credentials of Senator's Presented.
Mr.. Bacon (Ga) was the first member to
be recognized by the chair. He presented
on behalf Of Mr.. Mallory (Fla.), who was
detained from the session by Illness the
credentials of Senator-e1ect Taliaferro of
Florida. They were filed.
Mr.. Penrose Pa) presented the creden-
tials of Matthew Stanley Quay, appointed
senator from Pennsylvania by the gov
ernor.
On motion of Mr. Cockrell (MoD the Gre
dentials of Mr.. Quay We're referred to the
on privileges and elections In
connection II \ Of
fered resolution that Senator Quay be ad-
rnitted as senator from Pennsylvania
rms resolution also went to the commit
tee ON privileges and elections.
"Reminiscences and memorials against
the seating of Mr.. Quay We're presented by
Mr.. Burrows (MichD and Mr.. Jones (Ark) |
Inc credentials of Mr.. Hayward of Ne
praska were presented, and subsequently
the announcement was made by Mr.. Thurs
ton of Nebraska that owing to critical ill
ness Mr. Hayward was unable to be pres
ent.
New Senator's sworn In
BY direction of the chair the new senators
then were presented at the secretarys desk !
where the oath of office was administered
10 them by the president pro TEN.
Accompanied, each by his colleague the
new senators in coteres of four We're pre-
sented to the presiding officer and received
the oath which made them formally mem
pers of the Senate. Those who took the
C,'N't ~ 7 SENATORS AlQrlch OK. l.), BeFer-
4aSe tnd.l, Burrows Mich), Clark (AIontD,
LARK GNyo-l, Cockreu (MOD, Culberson
(IeX2 Daniel Va). Davis (MinnJ, Depew
On o., 1,)' Foster CWash), Hale Me), Hanna
CMassD. McComas QIdD. McCumber (N.
D. Money (Miss). Proctor (VtD Quarles |
lNls) Scott OW. Va.), Stewart CNev.), and
Taliaferro QTla.).
After the administration of the oath
roll call showed the presence Of seventy
eight members.
Mr.. Cullom QllD offered the usual reso-
luton that the secretary of the Senate in
form the House of Representatives that it |
was ready to proceed to business.
resolution, presented by Mr.. Hoar and |
adopted provided that the Senate should |
meet each day at noon, unless the Senate |
ordered.
Mr.. Platt Comm offered a resolution that |
a committee of two senators be appointed |
to Join like committee of the House to |
wait upon the President and inform him |
that congress mad assembled, and would |
await his pleasure in communicating to it |
whatever he might have to suggest. Mr.. |
Platt tConn) and Mr.. Jones (Ark) were |
named as the committee on the part of the |
Senate.
Mr.. Carter (Mon) presented a memorial |
ana protest against the seating of Senator |
eject Ciark OF Montana. and also petition |
from the governor and other prominent |
citizens of Montana, asking for an early |
nearing of the protest against MIR. Clark by |
the committee on privileges and elections. |
l iiC Sli'iio mater was feEerreQ 10 the COM
mittee on privileges and elections. |
Mr.; Sewell On; j. then announced the |
death OF Vice President Hobart, and Of |
fered the following resolutions: |
ResoiVed, That the Senate has received |
with the deepest regret information of the |
death of Garret Augustus Hobart, late !
Vice President of the United States.
Resolved, That the business of the SEN |
ate be suspended in order that the distin- |
gulshed public services of the deceased and |
the virtues of his private character may be |
httngly commemorated. |
Resolved, That the secretary of the |
senate be instructed to communicate these |
resolutions to the House of Representa-
tives
Mr. Sewell announced that at some suit |
able future date he would call up the reso-
lutions, when an opportunity would be af- |
forded senators to pay their tributes to the |
late Vice President
Mr.. Kean On. j. then, at 1888, moved, |
as 1urther mark of respect, that the SEN
ate adjourn, and, amid a deep silence the |
CHAIR declared the motion carried.
Died at Santa Clara
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