The age-herald., 1901-03-10
EXTRA SESSION OF
 SENATE IS ENDED
President Finishes His Work and Adjournment Follows
MIR. FRYE TAXES THE OATH
Mir. Morgan Requests That Senator Mitchell Be Given a Place On the Foreign Relations Committee.
 Statesmen Say Farewell.

Washington, March 9.-After proceed ings lasting only six days the extraordl- nary session of the Senate was declared adjourned sine die at 1:55 D. m. today. No business except that of an executive nature was transacted.
 The business of the executive depart ment accomplished, there was nothing further to do. At the opening of today s session the president pro tenn, Senator Frye, was inducted into office, the oath being administered by Vice President Roosevelt. Through a committee of the Senate the President informed the Senate that he had no further communication to make. Without ceremony, the session was then declared at an end. For a con- siderable time after final adjournment many Senators remained on the floor of the chamber exchanging farewells. In his invocation the blind chaplain prayed that the fatheriy care of the Almighty might be extended to the members of the Senate about to separate and to all other departments and officials of the govern ment.
 Frye Takes the Oath.
 At the conclusion of the reading of the Journal the oath of office was administer ed to MT. Frye.
 MT. Simon (Ore) then announced that his recently elected colleague, MT. Mitchell was present, and he requested that the oath of office be administered to him as a matter of privilege. On the arm of Mir Simon, MT Mitchell advanced to the Vice Presidents desk. AS they as cended the platform the galleries receg- nizing Mir Mitchell and cordially applaud ed him. The Vice President sharply re- buked the spectators for the applause.
 MT Morgan, chairman of the Commit tee on Inter-Oceanic Canals, asked unani- nous consent that MT. Mitchell be ap- pointed to succeed his predecessor, MT. Mcbride as a member of that commit tee. He realized, he said, that it was an unusal request, but it was made because of the notable interest in canal legislation always manifested by Mir Mitchell, who, like MT. Mcbride, was an earnest and able advocate of the construct n of the canal. f
 After the transaction of brief routine business the resolution offered yesterday by MT. Hoar that & committee or two Senators be, appointed to walt upon the President of the United States and notify him that until he might have some fur ther business to transact the senate was ready to adjourn without day was laid before the Senate and adopted. The Vice President appointed Senators Hoar anu Cockrell as the committee.
 On motion. of MT. Hale the Senate, at 12:23, went into executive session. At 1:b2 the doors were opened for the final pro ceedings of the extraordinary session. They were very brief. The committee ap- pointed to walt upon the President re- ported through MT. Hoar that the Pres1- dent had Informed the committee that he had no further business for the Sen- ate to transact.
 MT Allison moved, at 1:55 D. m, that the Senate adjourn without delay. Amid handclasping the Vice President declared the motion carried and his gayel fell, thus ending the session..