The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-05
SENATE ADJOURNED.
A Tribute to the Memory of Its Late
Presiding officer

Washington, Dec. Am appropriate
tribute to the memory Of the late Vice
President Hobart was paid by the sem
ate to-day at its first session of the
Tifty-siXth congress. The session last
ed only 80 minutes and only the most
formal and necessary business was
transacted
After the adoption of the usual rou-
tine resolutions and the administration
to the new members of the oath of Of
fee. Senator Sewall of New Jersey pre-
sented fitting resolutions upon the
death of the vice president, the resou-
tons We're ordered to be communicated
to the house of representatives and the
session. on motion of Mr.. Kean, was
suspended.
Promptly at noon Mr. Frye of Maine,
president pro tenn, called the senate to
order. The blind chaplain, Mr.. Null
burn, pronounced the invocation, MAX
ing a beautiful and touching reference
to the death of Mr.. Hobart.
Mr.. Penrose of Pennsylvania pre-
scented the credentials of Matthew STAN
state of Pennsylvania by the governor.
On motion of Mr.. Cockrell of Missouri
the credentials of Mf Quay were re-
ferred to the committee on privileges
and elections. "Reminiscences and me-
MORALS against the seating of Mr.. Quay
were presented by Mr.. Burrows, rep,
Mich, and Mr.. Jones, dem. Ark.
Accompanied each by his colleague,
the new senators in lotteries of four
were presented to the presiding officer
and received the oath which made them
formally members of the body. Those
who took the oath were Senators Aid
rich of Rhode Island, Beveridge of In
diana. Burrows of Michigan, Clark of
Montana, Clark of Wyoming, Cockrell
Of ic nI1,,i N,1lh If M,
iel of Virginia. Davis of Minnesota, De-
pew of New York. Foster of Washing
ton, Hale of Maine, Hanna of Ohio.
RaWley of Connecticut. kean of New
Jersey, Lodge of Massachusetts, Nc
Comas of Maryland. McCumber of
North Dakota, Money of Mississippi
Proctor of Vermont Quarles of Wis
cnnsin, Scott of West Virginia. Stew
ar of Nevada, and Taliferro CT Flor.
ida.
After the administration of the oath
a roll call showed the presence of IS
members. Mr.. Cullom of Illinois offered
the usual resolution that the secretary
OF the senate inform the house of repre-
sentatives that the senate was ready to
proceed to business
Mr.. Sewall of New Jersey then an
nounced the death of Vice President
Hobart and offered the following reso-
luton:
Resolved, That the senate has re-
ceiVed. with deepest regret. informa-
ton of the death of Carrot A. Hobart.
late vice president of the United
States.
Resolved, That the business of the
senate be suspended in order that the
distinguished public services of the de-
ceased and the virtues of his private
character may be fittingly comment
Grated.
Resolved, That the secretary of the
senate be instructed TO communicate
these resolutions to the house of renre-
sentatives."
Mr. Sewall announced that at some
suitable future date he would call up the
resolutions when an opportunity would
be afforded senators to pay their trib-
utes to the late vice president.
Mr. Kean of New Jersey then, at 10: SO
p M, moved as further mark of re-
spect that the senate adjourn and amid
a deep silence the chair declared the
motion carried.