The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-04

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washington. Dec, 5-The opening OF
---.-. today drew great crowds to
,.- ..n.raI Ou tune & last the hrst
-,r IT rIa Filty-slElh congress ao-
Seemed and The second session oesaH
e-f.r many momeutOus questions
--f-fna TIDE attention or the natlohal
lle ---te in rhe day JHe tide of travel
- down Pennsylvania avenue to-
.-I tf. capitol filling The broad walks
f.-g -.t the marble terrace. winch
hi o'clock presented a scene OF BUSY
srfry ON -Le eastern plaza front
...r. ua- the same scene - acuNlty'
f.rr lines NJ carriages swinging up 10
tr.gfnEs bringing senators. members
..E.i.. officials and Interested observ-
while tha many lines Of cars car
Ma fbrir quota uf Interested public.
I--f7. rh. building but little reStrlc-
...r had been placed ON Jhe free NOV
500 fH. lhrouC and the crowd moved
nj viii from one wing to the olnef-
All of rIa galleries were open, so mat
-..-,- one .u The good uatured crowds
r4I am sgua. chance BY II o clock the
elevators began Co ue besieged. aud
,..-. wore signs of an overflow at the
s..rs fafaf1e tp the galleries. tt was
evident thst the women took great IN
1888 f4 rh. urr-eadings. for they were
r.-4sarr I'm fun force. one delegation of
rfT students numbering over h1ty-
There were conferences among -S-Ed-
t5rs as t0 -he programme for the week
and for $50 early ia the session unusual
activity was displayed by members on
both sides of the capitol
Sneaker Henderson arrived at his prI-
y5re office about l1-15 and was soon
surrounded hy members, discussing the
rraEramme of business. on the senate
side there was less evidence of activity
and the crowds were rather slow in IN
74Gfug the galleries. The president pro
tsm Mr Frye. was at his office early
ranfariuE with senators ana by 1880
tHa floor uf the senate began to show
signs of the activity preceding actual
business
Session in the House.
wde opening session in the house
Nas brilliant but not exciting. There
tusra the usual thrOngs in the galleries
and the usual display of floral pieces
on the floor, but tie proceedings were
purely formal. consisting of the rap
pins Ja order by the speaker, prayer by
The .hauain. the roll cali OF members,
The appointment of the formal commit
lees 10 wait on the president and the
reception and The reading of the presi-
dent s. message. Despite the fact that
O. ereat residential campaign had con-
Guided within a month, the best of feel
il- seemed Co. prevail between VictoTs
and yuquj~Hed- The reading of the
message. which naturally was the fea-
rIrr 0f the day. occupied over two
hours it was listened TO with respect
tu. interest by both sides.
The deaths pf the late Representative
lay uf New Jersey and HoeneCkeT OF
Delaware and Senators Davis of Min
N-s1.a and Gear of Iowa were anuOUnc-
81. ana as further mark of respect to
'arr memories the house adjourned
anil tomorrow
Flowers Are in Profusion.
When Speaker Henderson called the
house -1 order at noon the desks of
DALI -a- members were fTeighted with
AfNeTS from admiriug friends or con-
si5urn-s and the profusiou of the floral
pieces gave the hail more the appear
a1rs of a garden than d legislative as
s-mJ.y- The Hordi pieces were of in
ll'.- variety Roses, carnations and
'aFEsaulleuums of every hue We're
made into every conceivable design. e.
he great proportion of the flowers
Yer. ODD iGr Republican side and one
''l.1 mark the geographical limits OF
..- victorious parfy in the recent cam I
a.En hE .Ha H'ysI area. Here and there
however am aIuirinE constituent had
'."'T.r. r. bunch of flowers on a desk
t. I'D. Demo ratio side They usually
married tI. scat of one who won
l".~ IH triumph. Tn the gallery the
wealth. and beauty of the capital was
present. -rFaea i'm smart winter
..h. rap with 5ae Eayel and report
-. mousse viii Dee In order from
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