The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-12-04
THRONGS WITNESS THE
OPENING OF CONGRESS.
egisIature--Best of Feeling Prevailed Between
Victors and Vanquished-:Many Flowers.
SHORT SESSIONS OF SENATE AND HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-The opening
NJ the session In the house was brilliant
INT not exciting. There were the usual
,brongs 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 appointment OF
the formal committees to walt on the
p,esIaen,, and the reception and read
lnr OF the Presidents message. De-
spite the fact thnt n great presidential
campaign had concluded within q
month, the best Of feeling seemed to pre-
vail between viotors and vanqulshed.
The reading OF the message. which na-
lurally was the feature OF the day. &C.
cupled over two hours. 1t was listened
10 with respectful interest by both sides.
The deaths OF the late Representatives
DAILY, OF New Jersey, and Hoffecker. OF
Delaware. and Senators Davis. OF Min
nesota, and Gear, OF Iowa, were an
nouncod and us q further. mark OF re-
spect TO their memories the house ad-
,uurned until tomorrow.
Freighted With Flowers.
When Speaker Henderson called the
house to order at noon the desks Of half
the members were freighted with flow
trs from admIrlng friends or constltu-
tn.s and the profuslon OF the floral
Pieces gave the vast hall more the ap-
veaIancc OF n garden than Il legislative
assembly. The floral pieces were OF in
finite variety, Roses. carnations and
thrysanthemums Of every hue were
made on the Republican side. and one
could mark the geographical limits Of
The victorious party In the recent cam
paign by the fowered area. Here and
there. however, an admirlng constitu-
tnt had deposited a bunch OF flowers on
desk on the Democratic side. They
usually marked the seat OF one who had
won personal triumph. In the gal
iH!.s the wealth and beauty of the cap
!al was Bsprcsent, gowned In smart win
tr ,rocks,
-.
Blind Chaplain's Prayer.
A rap with n gavel ana q resonant
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sworn In.
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-" '"' 'a'e representative liarineF,
w.a "' ." 'i''.t' imam ,,' ts'e.'t' "S''',
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co,a w. H. '"ehn"''' WIZ su''ee'' u.
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,Ivo r..'",'. Yo"S'. ""o s"cceeus rel' 'eS''''''
". ,,,ys' ,, ., oa'''oFh'p'
al" lalley OF Texas, questioned the
,rn. ~" W '"c resignation OF lsei'reseh'h-
,,.L, "''''er' ne Sa'u NJ u"uD'ea u"u'D''ea 'hc
e,," y, y. " "':'''oef 10 resign NJ II in'u'e
~. u''e' lia salu he would not raise
,,n,Io" ,'", ~ 'u''na',y' pnt merely eau AZ,
M, ' n,,' w., W. ~ "o '"a' W iu'"'c u cou'u
wv "NG' az precedent
wanted Protest Filed.
Mr. Delivers resignation, no said.
"' ha'n rendered to take effect Dcccm-
hF /, 90 that Mr.. connor had been
,,, "s,'' 10 I'll a vacancy which iid not
cp,S W Wv 'n'e OK inc election lie
,,,,so,, " 'oUF' "ec'Stoh 10 snow that a
5,,a "''''" . 10 'aks erect ut a tu'nrc
,Im,,, %" "o, a resignation IN iact' bHt