The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-03
LAWMAKERS OF long AGO
Assembling of the Second Session
eff the Sixth Congress.
First Meeting of the National LeEis-
Iature in the District of Column
bia-The Senator's and RepresSn-
tatives in observation-disclosures
Debated-Some of the Bills Passed.

| first net in Washington. The first leSis-
| latiye body 10 sit on Capitol Hill was
the second session of the Sixth Congress.
| That session convened on Monday, No
vember II. 1900. though business was not
proceeded with on that DAY owing TO the
| hardness OF Senator's and Representatives
in appearing Then. as now. it was a
| short session which met.
In the Senate, on that Monday. a ceG-
| fury ago, there were John Langdon and
Samuel Liyermore, from New Hampshire;
! Dwight Foster, from Massachusetts;
James BTIlhouse and Uriah Tracy, from
Connecticut: Theodore Foster, from
Rhode Island; Nathaniel Chapman. from
| Vermont; James SchuTeman, from New
Jersey; William Hill Wells, from Della
| ware; John z. Howard, from Aaryiand;
| Stephens Thompson Mason. from fIr-
/ ginia: John Brown. fronl Kentucky; John
1 Anderson and William locke. from Te1-
nessee, and Abraham Baldwin, from
| Georgia.
There was no quorum present, and tie
| Senate adjourned 1t also adjourned for
| lack of a quorum on Tuesday, November
| 49, Wednesday, November Is, and Thurs
! day, November 20. On Friday, November
u, Timothy Bloodworth, from North
Carolina; Humphrey Marshall, from Ken
lucky and Gouverneur Morris. from New
York, seveTaIly, attended The credenfial
of Dwight Foster, appointed a Senator
by the State of Massachusetts, in place
of Samuel Dexter resigned. were read,
and he took his seat The Vice President
being absent, the Senate proceeded to
the election of g President pro tempore,
and John E Howard of Maryland was
chosen, the oath being administered by
TGl nd he
President and the House were notified
that the Senate was ready to proceed to
business, and a message was received
from the House that 1t was assembled.
Meeting of the House.
On Monday November II the following
members Of the House of Representatives
appeared and took their seats:
From New Hampshire: Abiel Foster
and Jonathan Freeman.
From Massachusetts: william Shep-
pard, John Reed, Joseph B. Yarnum, The
odore Sedgwick (Speaker), Peleg Wads
worth. SiIas Lee, and Lemuel Williams.
From Connecticut: John Davenport
From New York: John Smith. Philip
Van Cortlandt, Jonas Plat, Henry Glenn,
John Thompson, and Theodore Bailey.
From Pennsylvania: Michael Lieb. Rich
ard Thomas, Joseph Holster. Robsrt
Brown, Peter Munleuberg, Henry Woods,
and John Smile.
From Maryland; George Dent, Geo sc
Baer, William Craik Gabriel Christie,
John c. Thomas, and Joseph n. NichoI-
soa.
From Virginia: Leven Powell. John
Nicholas. Robert Page. John Dawson. An
thony New, George Jackson, and David
Holmes.
From North Carolina: Nathaniel Ma
con, Richard Stanford, and Willis Aston.
From South Carolina: Thomas Sumter,
and Benjamin Huger.
From Tea-essee: William C. C. Clair
borne.
Jonn c. Smith. new member returned
TO serve as a Representative from Con-
necIicut in place of Jonathal Brace, re-
signed, produced his credentials The
Speaker observed that it lad heretofore
been the invariable practice u T. ouse
to admit members TO take their s. orc
viously TO being sworn, though The Con-
stitutiOn directed the reverse As there
was new member present, ne suggested
the pToPriety of administering L cath to
him before he took his seat. M Iaccn Of
North Carolina thought such stcp pre-
mature. He was of the opinion that no
Inconvenience would arise from Delaying
to administer the oath unit House
was formed, and he thought eref.t eau
ton should attend an innovation opposed
TO all precedent.
Mr. Nicholas of Virginia asked whether
1t had been usual, in the case Of new
House to swear the members before the
choice Of a Speaker? The Speaker replied
that it had not. Mr.. Nicholas said that
though, on frst thought, he was favorable
to administering the oath at the present
time. yet his precedent inclined him to
think such step improper. The Speaker
waived the CGestion.
This was the first parliamentary Discus
sion in the American Congress at wash
ingtcn.
There not being a quorum present the
House adjourned till Tuesday, November
On tiat DAY the following members ap-
peared and took their seats:
From .2nnnecticut-Elizur Goodrich,
William Etn3o7d, and Roger GriswoId.
From Me- York-Wiiliam Cooper and
Lucas EEaaGE:ee4T.5orf
From New Tersey-James H Inlay and
Franklin Davenport.
From Pennsylvania-Rober Vain.
From Maryland-Samuel Smith.
From Virginia-5enry Lee, Thomas
Evans. and John T1igg.
From North Carolina-Richard Totbs
Spaight and Joseph Dickson.
From Georgia-Benjamin Talfaferro.
appointment of Committees.
After the despatch of message 10 the
Senate announcing that the House vas in
session, the following standing commit
tees were appointed:
Commerce and Manufacturers
Smith, Mr.. VAIN. Franklin Davenport.
Mr.. Huger, Mr.. Parker, EIizur Goodrich.
and Silas Lee
Elections-Mr Dent. LemueT Williams
Mr.. Edmond, Mr. Muhlenberg. Mr.. Evans.
Mr. Dickson, and Mr.. Claiborne.
On Wednesday, November 70, Lewis r.
Morris, from Vermont, and Josiah Parker
and John Randolph, of Virginia, appeared
and took their seats. There being no quo
rum IN the Senate. the House adjourned
until Thursday morning at II O'Clock.
On that day Abraham Trigg, from Viz
ginia, and Andrew Gregg, from PennsyI-
vania, appeared in the House. The fol-
lowing standing committees were an
nounced:
Ways and Means-Messrs. Griswold.
Powell Bartlett, Nicholas, Inlay. NichoI-
son, Taliaferro, Wood, and Smile
Revisa1 and Unfinished Business
Messrs. Plat, Evans, and AlstoE
Claims-NessTs. Macon, John C. Smith,
Morris, John Chew Thomas, Gregg, Hol-
mes, and Bartlett.
On Friday, November 81, the following
members appeared.
From Massachusetts. George Thatcher;
from New Jersey, John Condit. Aaron
Kitcheil, and James Linn; from PennsyI-
vaia, John 4. Hanna; from South Caro-
lima, Robert Goodloe Harper.
President Adams Notified.