The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-04
READING or ANNUAL MESSAGE
GREETED BY SCATTERING AP-
PLAUSE FROM THE REPUB-
LICAN MEMBERS
FIRST BILL IS INTRODUCED
1t Provides for a ReappOrtiOnment
Increasing the House Member
ship to 365-Minnesota
Gains Two.

WASHINGTON, Dec 3.-The opening
! of the session in the house was brilliant,
but not exciting. There We're the usual
throngs in the galleSies, and the usual
display of floral pieces on the floor, but
| the proceedings were purely formal, con-
| SiSting Of the Tapping to order by the
speaker, prayer by the chaplain, the roll
! call of members, the appointment of tie
| formal committees to wait upon the
! president, and the reception and reading
of the presidents message. Despite the
| fact that a great presidential campaign
had concluded within a month, the best
of feeling seemed to prevail between VIC
! tors and vanQuished. The reading of
the message, which naturally was the
| feature of the day, occupied over two
! hours 1t was listened to with respect
full interest by both sides. The deaths of
| the late Representatives Daily On. J0
and Hoeffecker Del), and Senators Da-
Wis (Minn) and Gear Qo), were an
nounced, and as a further mark of re-
| spect to their memories the house ad-
jCurned until tomorrow.
When Speaker Henderson called the
house to order at noon the desks of half
the members were freighted with flowers
! from admiring friends or constituents,
and the profusion of the floral pieces
gave the vast hall more the appearance of
a garden than legislative assembly
The floral pieces were Of infinite varie-
| ty Roses, carnations and chrysanthe-
NUNS of every hue were made into
every conceivable design The greater
/ proportion of the flowers was Oh the Re
! publican side and one could mark the
geographical limits OF the party in the
recent campaign by the f1owered area.
They usually marked the seat Of one
who had won a personal triumph. In
the galleries the wealth and beauty Of
the capital was present gowned in smart
winter frocks
A rap with a gavel from Speaker Hen
derson commanded the assemblage- on
the floor and gallery to remain quiet.
and then the blind chaplain referred
teelingly to the deaths of the late Rem
resentatives DAILY, of New Jersey, and
HoefEecker, of Delaware, which occurred
| during the recess
| call the roll II -
As soon as the clerk began the con-
Versatlon on the floor and in the gaI.
!erles was resumed. The converse tion
became so great that the clerk could not
nc 311. 'ile responses, and the speaker was
opIISeo several times to call for order.
ne speaker announced that. 275 mem
pefs mad responded to their names :.
quorum, and the house was rea5v for
business. The following then aprearad
a. the bar and took the oath; Aiha~+ II
0haW, who succeeds the late Renrcsen-
tallEe Chickering, of New York: Al,en
r McDenmott, who succecd the Iatn
9El,, 4epIesehtauve DAILY, of New JERSEY
waiter y. Hoeffecker. who succeeds +be
ldte representative Hoeffec cker OF Della
ware; Edward de V Morren. who s1Ic-
ceeeds the late Representative Barrna.
Pennsylvania; VIM Richardson. who sIIc,
ceeds Gen Joe Wheeler. Of Alabama: "
~. Jacksoh' VINO succeeds Gov. Smith. of
Maryland; Samuel D. Woods, who suc-
ceeds Representative D. Vries of Ca1-
| ifornia '' VI CdI-
Mr.. Bailey, of Texas Questioned tbe
FORM or the resignation of Representa-
i've Dolliver. He said he douhtnd +l9a
tlght OF member to resign at a futura
hXed date He said he would not raise
the POINT formally, but merely called
llie aIteHtlon to It so that in the future
1t could not be used as a precedent
Mr.. Delivers resignation. he said bo5
peeh rendered to take effect Dee s1
that Mr.. Conner had been elected 10 iii
q vacancy Which did not exist at the
u1ne OF the election. He cited 6e-
clsion to show that q resignation TO take
ehect at future date was not a resig-
nation In fact, but simply a notification
OF resignation to be made in the future
MI Bailey said he did not desire to press
the matter, but desired the protest to BE-
filed. ~ "
The speaker stated that inasmucb as
objection had been made, M. Connor
would step aside until the protest had
been disposed of.
The speaker announced the annoint-
ment Of Mr.. Babcock, of Wisconsin. ON
the committee on ways and means +o
succeed Mr.. Dolliver. ~
Messrs. Payne Rep., N. W. Gros-
venor (Rep, o. and Richardson Den
Ienn.)' We're appointed to join the com
J IlIttee OF the senate to notify the prcsi-
dent that congress was in session and
ready to receive nyaacommunicatfon from
him. = IL
The clerk was also directed bv rcsoIu-
uoh TO notify the senate that the house
was ready TO do business. After the
adoption of these formal resolutions the
mouse at clock took recess until
clock, when the presidents MESSAGE
was listened to attentiveiy.
The reading occupied two hours and tan
minutes There were no demonstrat tions
during the reading, but as the clel.lz
fnlshed, there was a scattering round
of applause on the Republican side.
The deaths of the late Representative
4oeffecker, of Delaware: the late Ron
resentative Daily, Of New Jersey; the late
Senator Geor, OF Iowa and the late Sen
ator Davis, of Minnesota were then an
nounced and after the adoption of reso-
lutions of regret, the house as a f1Irthar
mark OF respect. to the memory of III :
deceased statesmen, at 4:2O .. m. ad-
journed.
| REAPPORTIONMENT BILL.
The first bill of the session introduced
IN the house of representa- tives was bv
Representative Crumpacker (Rep.. Ind )
making an apportionment of representa-
tves in congress under the eleventh cen
sus. 1t provides an increase of member
ship from S57 to 365. The following states
gain in representation: Arkansas, 1: Col
orado, 1; California. 1; Connecticut. /;
Florida, /; Illinois, 2; Massachusetts /.
Minnesota, 2; Missouri, 1; New jersey,
2; New York, 3; North Dakota 1; Penn
sylvania, 2; Texas, 2; WASHINGTON /.
! West Virginia, l. The following states
lose; Kansas, l; Louisiana. 2; Mississippi.
8; Nebraska, l; North Carolina, 4; South
Carolina, 3; Virginia. 1.
GOVERNMENT BY INJUNCTION. .
Representative Littlefeld, of Maine.
from the judiciary committee of the
house today presented Favorable re-
port on what is known as the Con
ContiDuad m Ei~I,+E, r1<