The times., 1900-12-22
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Congress Adjourns for the Usual
Holiday Recess.
The Senate in Session Only Few
Minutes Owing TO tine Death of the
Presiding Officers Wife - An
nouncemcnt of the Demise of Wr.
Wise Ends Business in the House.

Congress ADJOURNED yesterday for the
usual holiday recess. There will be no
sessions for twelve days. Both houses
viii reassemble on January 3. The Capt.
tol will be practically deserted today,
large number OF Senators and Representa-
tives having departed for their homes last
night and many more will leave the
city this morning The Senate was in
session only few minutes, adiourning
early as a mark OF respect to its pre-
siding officer, Mr. Frye whose wife died
yesterday morning. Chaplain Mil5urn
in his prayer invoked the compassionate
consideration of the Almighty for the be-
reaved husband. The announcement was
then made that Mr.. Frye had designated
Mr.. Fairbanks to act as President pro
tempore of the Senate.
The House adjourned at 1928 o'clock
as a mark of respect for the memory of
Richard A. Wise, late Representative
from Virginia, who died at his home in
williamsburg, Va, yesterday morning.
When the House was called 10 order
the chaplain offered the following prayer:
Almighty and NEST merciful God in
whom all our longlngs, hopes, and aspira-
tions are centred, fill US. we beseech
Thee, with the spirit OF Christianity and
good Will that We may join our voices from
our hearts to that angelic chorus which
has been sounding down the ages since
the first Christmas morning-Glory 10 God
in the highest and on earth peace, good
will TO men. So let that chorus sound on
until all peoples O. all chimes shall hear
it and add their voices so that IL shall
reign supreme in heaven and earth amid
the joys and festivities of this season of
the year.
"a cloud of sorrow has come over cur
Congressional family. One Of our
ployes has met with a serious accident.
We pray thee that he may be blessed with
patience to bear his suffering And the
sad tidings comes to us of the death of
one of the members of this House. We
pray thee comfort the bereayed and
heartbrokcn. And again the sad news is
before us that the President pro tempore
of the Senate has been stricken by the loss
of his companion. o Lord. strengthen
him to bear his sorrow, and quicken us ell
with love and faith and hope and con-
staney in the thee, that when the hour
comes when we shall be called upon to
pass over the River of Death We may go
hence without fear, looking to thee the
Master Builder of all. Through Jesus
Christ. our Lord. Amen"
When the journal had been approved,
1,500 additional copies of the report on the
Apportionment bill presented to the House
Thursday. be printed. 1t was agreed to.
Mr., Terry called up bill providing for
the holding of the Circuit Court OF the
Eastern district of Arkansas at Batesville,
Ark, and il was passed.
Mr.. Lacey called up his bill TO permit
certain Indians in the Indian Territory to
dispose CT their lands with the consent of
the Secretary of the interior
At this point in the proceedings Mr..
Sims demanded the regular order which
was the consideration of bills on the pri-
vate4 calendar. Mr. Lacey conferred with
Mr. Sims who then asked unanimous con-
sent that the first Friday in January be
set aside for the consideration of bills on
the private calendar Mr.. Payne objected.
Mr.. Jones of Virginia then announced
the death OF his colleague, Representative
Wise. and sent TO the clerks desk the
usual resolutions. The Speaker, in pur-
suance of the resolutions, which were
adopted announced the following as the
committee on the part of the House to
attend the funeral: Messrs. Weeks. Al
drich, Kahn, Roberts, Minor Brick, Jones
Of Virginia. Swanson, 0tey, Rixey, Hay,
Lamb, Rhea. Lassiter, Quarles, Lloyd, and
Gaines.
Mr.. Jones then moved that the House
as a further mark of respect to the mem
ory of Mr.. Wise. adjourn. II was so or
dered and the House then stood adjourned
until noon. January 3.