The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-12-04
TIE CONGRESS IN SESSION.
ITtDrRs war ~ THE WORHH o THB
fOHING THRyE MONTHS.
Members OF 10th Houses. Even Some of the
Defeated. Ituo'ant and Optimistic Desks
OF senator. and Repr -.~ntsuves Covered

h'' IlHI N~Nlbn OI tHf Fll'N-NiNfD ' OnkTcss
met in a burst ~ good feeling over the salts
factory results Of the recent election, and with
a determination to make II "A business session
such a. has never before been known In the
history of tho Government. Nothing was
done TODAY except the exchange Of congratu-
lations and CONDOLENCES among the Senator'S
and RourcsentltiyoI and tho reading OF the
Presidents annual message. Bnt before dinner
tim" the echoes Of the reunion had died away
AMI tho leaders of the two houses had In n gen.
eral way mapped ont the work for the comin.
three months.
In the Scnai" the steering committee ar
ranged it, programme for the immediate
future, and In the House the WAYS and Means
and Military committees set apoinc the ma
chinery for the passage Of the bills for reducing
the war tax and recognizing the army on a
permanent basis. To-m,rrow everybody viii
put their shoulder to the wheel and go 10 work
with the unanimous and hearty determination
10 clear the calendars of necessary business
so that when the end Of the session comes it
will make certain II long parliamentary reces.
until the Fir y-seventh Congress i ushered N
on the first Monday of December. 1901.
Every body except the few victims u defeat
at the November elections. and even some
Of them, was buoyant and optimistic to-day.
perhaps being inspired by the bracing tone ~
the Presidents message The Democrats
seemed TO share In the general good fceiius.
and il they are charrincd at the disastrous,
ending of their political campaign they gave
no Indications Of il The crowds in the gal
lpries Of both house, and i'm the corridors OF
the Capitol were the same crowds. in point Of
numbers at least, that haunt the building when
ever anything out Of the ordinary 10 going on.
and 10 say that they filled every foot Of avail
able space is putting it mildly.
lhe mower c'ame was more Widespread 70.
day than ever The desks In both Senate and
anthemums, and the tributes ranged all the
VT wn .. in s on am and d Seau, ., from ron r the sre" ns i0ur,f0 ct
the simple niue nosegsy TINT came TO Senator
s M1N,,,sI for Of y a'en,I hs h ,,S% ao am humble . smsI, P PsSor
con,ro,sn,ai ho,o,.,, 90. r,,o .r. ~. 49,
np.oSs'o os a outa%s's as : rue are rne s em,
occasionally they are more sincere.
In ,ha 60. -. aa.,. :, -. i ..
Gear Of love and Davis Of Minnesota we're
vacant. but they were not draped because of
49, III, ~ ssna,,rsI t,.d,,,on peIoh san. ~.
'ha' u. oi SENATORIAL uAuuon which says that
places occ,,p,ed bv tho,s who h.v. been la,d 70
ras, hefore tho sen.ta meat. On,v sI,ty-ona
OF the eighty-ave senators were present to-day
-,
andatnohs the absences wss fetugrsw OF South
Dakota, who after the eth Of March next will
slvavs be- absent- or thoss Who Will 20 ont
-, 80
with him on that day ehe ons who viii be missed
above all others IL Wolcott Of Colorado, whose
,i'enus 'oau,' MI noi, q ~ = nA'h no
has aocepeo WHO many cneeriuinees nn oe-
feat. after a gallant. fight against big odds:
When his colleagues shook his hand to-day and
expressed their sympathy, they all said: But
YOU viii be back In $685. and In pine cases out
The House Of REPRESENTATIVES was noisy
and unidentified and uncomfortable as usual.
and nothing interesting occurred during the
brief session. except when Joe Bailey. the hair
splitting constitutional lawyer. soon to be-
transferred TO the Senate, made bis little point
against the legality * ne credentials OF the
successor Of Mr.. Dolfver OF Iowa, who has
been appointed Senator. but who has not yet
been sworn In. All the Republicans, from the
Speaker down TO the page boys, felt happy
and did not attempt to hide their feelings.
They are In power now for another foul, years.
the Senate In accomplishing the work that
the Republican party has 10 do US mapped out
by the President IN his message That docu-
publlcans Of both houses who listened to is
reading to-day, and It's recommendations. will
be kept in mind as the Republicans forge ahead
Of legislation that must be disposed Of between
now and the 4th Of March.
PROCEEDINGS IN The SENATE.
The session WAS opened with prayer nv tbe
lilullNlH.- VA '1iIOh ., III "Hi'h a toucnlHs
tribute Of respect ana honor, was paid to the
two dead Senators-Gear and Davis. The roll
Of Senators was called and sixty-one answered
10 their names.
Then Mr. Proctor OF Vermont presented the
certificate oil election OF william 4 Dillingham;
as senator from the State OF Vermont 10 fl the
unexpired term Of the late Senator Morrill,.
The certificate having been read, Mr.. DillinR-
ham was escorted by Mr.. Proctor to the desk
of the presiding officer and took and subscribed
to the oath OF office
The usual resolutions we're offered and agreed
to. fixing the hour Of daily meeting al noon,
TO notify the House that the Senate il organized:
aud TO appoint a COMMITTEES tMessrs. Hoar
and Cockrell. oldest In service 10 wait upon
the President and inform him that both houses
OF Congress were Ia session and ready TO receive
any communications he might desire To make.
Then a recess was taken until | o'clock. AZ
which time "A further rso'sS was taken 10 :s5.
Al lS o'clock senators Iloar and CoCkrell
reported that they had waited on the President
and that he would communicate with Congress
forthwith. Then the Presidents message was
by Secretary PrIdcn. and its reading
was begun
The reading occupied an hour and nifty
minutes At It's close announcement was made
by MIR Allison of the death OF his late colleague.
Mr. Gear. and by MI. Nelson OF the death of
his late colleague, Mr. Davis and IL was stated
thnt on a subsequent occasion an opportunity
would be given. 10 the Senate ri. expressing
its sentiments Of appreciation of the two dead
And then at $50, AS n further mark
of respect, the Senate adjourned until to-mor-
row