The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-04
BRILLIANT SCENE.
Desks of Members Freishtcd Down
With Flowers.
By Associated Press.)


WASHINGTON, December S--Glroeo os
overflowing galleries, batheo III i.sn iiI'4'
tba stained glass windows overhead, the
hail of Representatives presented oril-
liant spectacle when Speaker Henderson
called the second session of the Fltty-slAth
Congress to order at noon to-day. Inc
desks of half the members were trelshtea
with flowers The wealth and beauty Oh
the capital, gownsd in smart winter frocks'
were in the galleries. Inc 1lorai pieees
were OF infinite variety. The great pro
portion were on the Repuollcan Slue.
AS the hands of the clock, opposite the
Sneakers desk, pointed TO noon, the
Speaker assembled the rostrum and called
the House to order. Then the blind chap
lain lifted up his voice in prayer. Inc
chaplain referred feelinsly to the deaths
of the late Representatives DAILY, Of New
Jersey, and Hoeffecker, of Delaware, which
occurred during the recess.
GREAT CONFUSION.
After. the prayer the clerk called the roll.
The confusion became so great that the
clerk could not hear the responses and the
Speaker was obliged several times to call
for order. The usual notifications We're re-
ceiyed from the Senate that it was ready
for business and had appointed Senators
to wait on the President.
The Speaker announced that 20 mem
| bers had responded to their names,
| quorum, and the House was ready for bus1-
ness. The following nembers-el then
appeared at the bar of the House and
| took the oath OF allegiance:
Albert D. Shaw. who succeeds the late
| Representative Chickerins. Of New York;
| Allen F. NIcDermott, who succeeds the late
Representative Daily, Of New Jersey: Wal
| ter o. Hoeffecker, who succeeds the late
| Representative Hoeffecker, of Delaware;
| Edward DeV. Morrell, who succeeds the
| late Representative Harmer, of Pennsyl-
vania; William Richardson. who succeeds
General Joe Wheeler, OF -Alabama; W. H.
! Jackson, who succeeds Governor Smith, of
Maryland; Sawuel ID. Woods, who succeeds
| Representative DeVries, Of California.
BAILEY ON HIS FEET.
| N1r. Bailey, of Texas, questioned the
| form of the resignation Of Representative
nor, was present. He said he doubted the
| right of a member to resign at future
| fixed date. He said he would not raise
| the point formally, but merely call atten-
| ton to it, so that In future IT could not
| be used as precedent.
| NIr. Delivers resignation, he said, had
| been rendered to take effect December
] 1st, so that Mr. Connor had been elected
| to fill vacancy which did not exist at the
| time of the election. He cited a court de-
| cision TO show that a rssigna tor, in fact.
| was but a notifca ton of resignation
! to be made in the future.
| The speaker stated that inasnuch as OBJ
| lection had been made Connor would step
| aside until the protest had been disposed
| Of.
| The Speaker announced the appointment
! of MI Babcock, of Wisconsin, on the Com
| mittee on Ways ane. -Aeans, to succeed
( Mr. DoiIiyer
The Speaker appointed AIessrs. Payne
| (Rep.), Grosvenor (Rep.), of Ohio, and
| Richardson Dem.), Of Tennessee, to join
| the committee of the Senate to wait on the
| President.
The clerk of the House also was directed
! to give similar notice to the Senate. after
which recess was; taken until 2 O'Clock.
NO DEMONSTRATIONS
! On reassembling MIR. Payne announced
| that the President would communicate I'M
| mediateIy in writing. The-eupon Major
! Pruden. one Of the Presidents secretaries,
| announced the message. which by the di-
rect:on Of the Speaker was Immediately
| laid before the House. The reading of the
! message was listened to attentiyeIy. It
/ occupied two hours and ten minutes.
! There were no demonstrations during the
| reading. sE55sss ~
I The death of the late Representat.ve
| Hoeffecker.z of De'2ware:St the late Repre-
sentative Daily. of New Jersey; the late
Senator Gear, OF Iowa. and the late Sem
I ator Davis. of Minnesota. were nnnounc-
ed. and after the adoption Of reso.ut .ons
/ Of regret the House, as q further mark
of respect to the memory of the deceased
statesmen. at 40 p. NJ adjourned.
Intt,e senate.
fBy Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Dec s.-In the Senate
to-day the WORK OF the short session OF
the Fitfy-s!xth Congress was successfully
! 1annched. The original purpose of the Sem
/ ate to announce the. death Of Sem
l afors Gear, of Iowa. and Davis. OF Mime
1 sota Immediately after assembling, and
then to adjourn and to receive the mes
SAGE Of the President tomorrow, was put
/ aside in order to gain one day IN z session
when that much time may De OF INN ense
Importance.
Aside from the reading of the message
ana the administ ton of the oath OF