The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-05
CONGRESS CONVENES.
THE FIRST NEW BILL IN
THE HOUSE.

crowds to the ospitol.
% Juoe I last. tho Ore. session oil
the Fihy.sixsb congress adjourned.
sod the seoood session began today
With many ~o~susous questions s~sit.
log the sttessioo Of the national law
makers.
Early 10 the day the tide Of travel
torssd down Pennsylvania svsoue to-
ward The espisol, and by II o'siook ibs
galleries vere over6oving. Thers
we're . suubsr Of early conferences
s~osg sssstors and representatives q
70 shs weeks progrsoms. Speaker
Hssdstsss arrived u IL Is sod was
COOS ssfsosadsd BY members. Mocs
sf shs sruy cad spse,a,oss aosked to
the hesss sids.
10 tAs ssssss tsdsy the work Of The
short session Of the Fifty sx,h oosgress
vAs saessssiully launched. The orig.
ioal psrpsts Of the senate to sssouuce
tbs death Of Sssssors Gear Of lows,
ssd Davis. Of Minnesota. Immediately =
shsr sssenblisg aud then TO adjourn,
end 70 receive the mssssgs Of The pres
i1est tooorros. vss pat ssids 10 order
70 gsis one day 10 session when that
assb tias may bs Of immense import.
ance.
Aside from The rssdisg Of the mes.
ssgs aed the sdnioistrs,iou Of The oath
Of once to Wm 8 Dilliogham. the uew
ssesior frsm Vernoos. vbo sueoeeds
the late Justin g. Morrill,. 90 important
bssiuess ~ss transacted. The other
nsv osobef Of ,be body, former Rep.
rsssssasivs Jonoshsn' p bolivar. Who
sseeeeds the Late Seustor Gear, of
Love. wss present He win be sworn
10 TOMORROW. The aeene 10 the senate
shsubsr wss uuususlly brilliant. From
The ceiling the chamber vas batbsd
10 subdusd bot lovely lisb, asd the
sis vss heavy eth the fragrance Of
nssoideset aoral pieces. After Presi.
dso' Pro Teu Frye brought down bic
gravel o. IL o'clock. declaring the Sos.
sios opened. the venerable blind chap.
iaio, Rev Nj Milburo; invoked divine
Blessing. paying tribute to tho late Sen
asoss Gesr and Davis. Nj Proctor
(vsruoo,) presented Mt Dillingham;
eredeo ,isls. sod The ls,,sr vas sduiois.
tered the oash BY Presidents Pro TEN
Frye. The house vss then ooti6sd that
The senate was rssdy to proceed 10
bssis zee. sod Sssssers Hoar aud Cock
'ssil vses sppoiotsd 10 join represents.
.tivss Of shs house 10 formally informing
The pfssudsst that congress vss 10 .ss.
sou. .'hs ususl rssolusios ssiss IL o'clock
soos' sseh dsy o. The Leur Of nee.isg
vsa s&epssd. asd recess OF 40 mio.
70 await The rssarn Of The committee
ssss 70 vsis 90 sts prssidsos. % re.
soesssiog . eowmunies,iou iron ,bs
house gave eosies IL vAs ready for
bssiosss Ne Hoar. for The eom~i.sse,
thss reported that the prssidsa, bad
oppressed bic pleasure 'bst congress
epee more Wss 10 session sod tbss 10
would eoo ouuoies,e wisb il forthwith.
los,aotly Msjor Prudeo. sssistaos
secretary to The president. vas rssog.
oissd aud presented tho awaited mes.
ssse Of ,he prosideot Secretary Beo.
oets OF the senate bsgsu ct ooee to
reed the document. the reading beio z
sarsfally followed aud oocupyiog one
hour aud 81 mioutes
Mr. Allision OF Iowa then 40 anoouuced
Ssos'or Gears death aud offered the
usual resolution Of sorrow.
Seoa,or N,lsoo Of Minnesota. who had
just returned from The funeral of biz
colleague. Seoasos CusbmAn X Davis,
announced formally the death Of Seus.
tor Davis
The Ssos.e then. st 8 As. upon mo.
tioo OF Nj Allisioo. ss 40 additions 81
mark Of respect for tho memory Of Sen
s'or Gear aud Senator Davis. adjourn.
ed.
THE HOUSE.
Girdsd BY overGoviog galleries bath
cd 10 light from the stained glass
windows overhead, the ball OF repre.