New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-12-27
Fifty-Sixth Annual Meeting of the
National Law Makers in the
City Of Washington.
A QUORUM is PRESENT IN BOTH HOUSES
Senate Pays an Appropriate Tribute
to the Memory of Vice President
HObart-Dav1d b. Henderson Elect
ed Speaker of. the House-ROberts,
of Utah, Fails to Take the Oath.

Maine, president pro tem., called the
senate to order. The blind chaplain,
Rev. DR.. Milburn, pronounced the inVo-
cation, making a beautiful and touch
| ing reference to the death of Vice Pres
ident Hobart
| After the senators had taken the oath,
with the exception of Senator Quay OF
Pennsylvania, whose credentials were
referred to the committee on privileges
and elections, Senator Sewen (N.- J.)
! announced the death of Vice President
, Hobart and offered the following reso-
lutions:
Resolved, That the senate has received
with the deepest regret information OF the
| death of Carrot Augustus Hobart, late
| vice president of the United States.
! Resolved, That the business of the SEN
, ate be suspended in order that the oas-
! tinguished public services Of the deceased
! and the virtues Of his private character
! may be fittingly commemorated.
Resolved, That the secretary or the SEN
, ate be instructed to communicate these
resolutions to the house of representa-
| tives.
Senator Kean IN. j. moved as fur
ther mark of respect that the senate ad-
journ, and amid a deep silence the chair
declared the motion carried.
Washington, Dec. 6.-In the senate
yesterday the presidents message was
read, after which an adjournment was
taken upon the announcement of the
death of Senator-elect Hayward, of
Nebraska.
Washington, Dec. 7.-Several hundred
bills and joint resolutions were intro
| duced in the senate yesterday, the
most important being to provide a
form of government for Hawaii; for
| the establishment of postal savings
banks and a government Geographic
| system; for the restriction of immigra-
| ton; joint resolution for a consti-
tutional amendment for the regula-
ton of marriage and divorce; for the
free coinage of silver: to pension Mrs.
Gridley, wife of the late Capt. Gridley,
of the Olympia, at 500 per month, and
the financial bill.
Washington, Dec. S.--Bills were in
troduced in the senate yesterday for
the establishment of a government for
| Hawaii and to increase the pension Of
| Gen. Palmer, of Illinois, to 500 per
| Washington, Dec. 9. - In the house
| vest erday it was decided to devote next
week to discussion of the financial bill.
| Bills were introduced for Pacific cable
to Hawaii, Guam, the Philippines,
| Japan and China; to reestablish the
| American merchant marine and pro-
mote commerce.; granting additional
| homestead rights to soldiers and sail
! ors of the Spanish-American war; for
the raising, organizing and maintain
ing Of the volunteer army of the United
| States. A committee on insular affairs
was ordered. Adjourned to Monday.
House.
Washington, Dec. 5.-Maj. Mellow
| ell, the clerk, called the house to order
! of Iowa, was elected speaker, and other
| officers chosen were Clerk Mcdowell, of
| Pennsylvania; Sergeant-at-Arms Casen,
of Wisconsin,; Doorkeeper eileen, Of
| New York, and Postmaster McElroy, of
| Ohio.
In accordance with the time-honored
| custom, the oldest member of the house
| in point Of service, Mr.. Harmer, of
Pennsylvania, administered the oath
to the speaker. The speaker then an
| nounced that the oath would be adj
| ministered to the members by states.
When the name of Brigham H. Rob-
! erts, of Utah, was reached Mr.. Tayler
CO., and Mr.. McRae (Ark.) protested
| against the swearing in of Roberts, on
| the ground of his being polygamist
and not properly naturalized Ameri-
| can citizen, and a resolution to that eff
feet was presented. It was agreed by
unanimous consent that the considera-
ton of the resolution should go over I'M
til after the reading of the presidents
message to-day.
Bills were introduced amending the
| pension laws; providing for the cleo
ton of senators by the people; for a
constitutional amendment allowing the
president to negotiate treaties of peace
terminating a war, and the financial
and shipping bills.
| Washington, Dec. EN- the house
yesterday, by vote of 3O2 to 80, a
resolution was adopted for the ap-
pointment eff special committee to
investigate the charges against Brig
ham II. Roberts, the Mormon repre-
sentative-elect from Utah. The pres
ident's message was read and s61 bills
were in Groduced, being 200 greater
than the aggregate on any previous
opening day.
| Washington, Dec. THE house was
not in session yesterday. The republic
an caucus unanimously approved the
house financial bill and recommended
it's immediate consideration and pass
age.
| Washington, Dec. SIN the house
yesterday bills were introduced to per-
/ nit national banks of the United States
to establish branches in Cuba, Porto
Rico, the Philippines and in all for
eign countries; for the construction
of the Nicaragua canal, and for one
cent letter postage. Announcement of
the death of Representative Greene, of
, Nebraska, was followed bY adjourn