Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-12-07
rs CALLED TO ORDER.
Opening of the Short Session Of
Fifty Sixth Congress.
Reading of the Presidents Message
Is the Principal business Trans
acted.-A Bip Audience
Present.

but not exciting. There were the usual
throngs in the galleries and the usual
| display of floral pieces on the floor. but
the proceedings were purely formal,
consisting of the rapping to order by
the speaker, prayer by the chaplain,
the roll-call of members. the appoint.
ment of the formal committees to wait
on the president and the reception and
| reading of the presidents message.
| Despite the fact that great presiden-
| tial campaign had concluded within a
| month. the best of feeling seemed to
| prevail between victors and vanuuished.
The reading of the message, which nat
urally was the feature of the day. oc-
cupied over two hours. 1t was listened
to with respectful interest by both
sides. The deaths of the late Repre-
sentatives DAILY IN. J.) and Hoffecker
(Del), and Senator's Davis (Minn) and
Gear (1a.) were announced. and, as a
further mark of respect to their mem.
ories, the house adjourned until to-
day.
Senate.
Washington, Dec. 4.-When the sem
ate convened it was within the shadow
of the death of two of its most dis
tinguished members. Since the SEN
ate last convened great national
campaign had been inaugurated and
conducted to conclusion, and as
senators assembled they exchanged
political greetings as well as the
warm handclasps of personal friend
ship. A notable meeting on the floor
just before the session opened was
that between Senator's Hanna CO.,
and Jones tArk), the chairmen, re-
spectively, of the republican and DEM
, ocratic national campaign commit
tees. Surrounded by many of their
colleagues. they exchanged cordial
greetings and laughed and chatted for
several minutes.
The fall of Senator Frye's gavel
caused a hush to fall over the cham
ber at 12 o'clock, and then Mr.. Mil
burn, the venerable, blind chaplain. in
a beautiful prayer, paid touching trib-
ute to the deaths of Senators Davis
and Gear.
The call of the roll disclosed the
presence of 81 senator's, and the sem
ate then proceeded to routine busi-
ness.
in to fill the uneXpired term of the
late Justin S. Morrill,.
A resolution by Senator Hoar
(Mass.) that committee of two sem
ators be appointed to join a similar
committee of the house to inform the
president that congress was in ses-
sion and ready to receive any COM
munication he might have to make,
was adopted. The chair appointed
Senators Hoar and Cockrell (Mo.)
The senate. on motion of Senator
Hale, then took a recess of 40 min
utes, and on reassembiing Senator
Hoar announced that the president
expressed his pleasure that congress
once more was in session, and that he
would communicate with it forth
with. Instantly Maj. Pruden, one Of
the secretaries to the president, was
recognized, and presented the awaited
message of the president. 1t took Mr..
Bennet, the secretary of the senate,
one hour and "a minutes to read it.
Senator Allison Qa) then an
, nounced the death, in July last, of his
colleague, Senator John Henry Gear,
and offered the usual resolution of
sorrow, which was adopted.
Senator Nelson (Minn.), who had re-
turned only two hours before from st.
Paul, announced formally the death
of Senator Davis, saying that in his
death "the nation has lost one of it's
wisest public servants anu the state of
Minnesota one of its most distin-
gushed sons"
The senate then, at 3:45, upon mo-
ton of Senator Allison, as an addi-
tional mark of respect for the men,
ories of Senator Gear and Senator
Davis, adjourned.