The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-06
SENATE.

Washington. December 2..Todays
session Of h senate was brief and for
ma.
Precicely at L o'clock Senator Frye,
OF Maine. president pro tenn Of the SEN
ate. entered the chamber. assembled to
Ae desk OF the presiding officer and
raped for order.
The blind chaplain of the senate. Rev.
William Milburn, then delivered his in
vocation The roll call of enators de-
yeioped the presence Of seventy-one
members.
Senator Keen announced that his
colleague, Senator Sewell. of New Jer-
sey. was detained from the chamber by
Illness.
Senator Allison, of Iowa, presented
the credentials of Charles H. Dietrich
and Jos. H Willard, of Nebraska; Sen
atoc Gamble, of South Dakota, present.
ed those Of his new colleague, Alfred 5.
K~1ttredge, appointed to succeed the late
Senato Kyle and Senator Clark, of
Paris Gibson. The new senators were
Enen sworn In
Senator McLeurin, of South Carolina,
offered a joint resolution authorizing
the admission free of duty OF imports or
articles intended to be exhibited at the
Charleston exposition n the transfer
of the government exhibit at the Buffa-
10 exposition to the Charleston exposi-
ton.
Senator Hoar objected to the imme-
date consideration of the resolution on
the ground that it was the universal
practice of the senate to transact no
business until the president had been
informed that congress was prepared to
do business. The resolution was with
drawn temporarily.
AT 1918 o'clock the senate took a re-
cess to afford the committee appointed
to wait upon the president an oppor-
tunity to perform it's duty.
When the senate re-convened Senator
Gamble. of South Dakota, formally an
aounced the death of Senator Kyle, of
nat state. He offered the usual reso-
bation and the senate adjourned until
tomorrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The opening day Of the first session
OF the ffty-seventh congress in the
house of representatives furnished a
spectacle that delighted the crowded
galleries. The machinery of the house
10 cumberOuS and is set in motion by
a laborious process, but the spectators
to-day evidently did not consider it tedi-
Gus. as they chung to their places
through the entire proceeding, which
lasted four and one half hours, proba-
bly, half the time being consumed in
the monotonous calling of the roll.
The organization of the house was
accomplished according to the time
honored presidents. Speaker Hender-
= o was sworn IN by General Bingham,
the father of the house." and after de-
livering a very graceful speech in rec
ognition of the honor bestowed upon
him in turn administered the oath to
the members elect.
The rules of the last house was adopt
ed after a slight jar and then the BIZ
ennial seat drawing occurred. The
latter ceremony a robbed Of much of
it's interest today by the fact that IN
der the new arrangement of seats there
are more thar enough to go round and
these whose names are draw last do
not suffer as they did on former occa-
sioas.
Jus as the hands of the big clock op-
posite the speakers chat pointed tC
II Mr.. Mcdowell, the clerk of the house
brought his gavel down. Instantly the
buzz of conversation ceased and in the
stiffness that followed the clerk a n
nounced that prayer would be offered
The members arose and many of the
spectators in the gallery also stood witt
! Moved heads as rev Mr.. Couden, thu
blind chaplain. evoked the divine bless
ing. Many heads were further lowered
as the chaplain paid a beautiful tribute
to the late President Mckinley anc
prayed that the present chief executive
might be spared from sudden death.
By the direction of the clerk, the rol
OF b memberS-elect was called b!
states There were no demonstration:
during the roll call. When h clerl
announced hat 31S members-a quorum
lad answered to their names, tn
house proceeded to the election of
speaker.
Mr.. Cannon of Illinois, chairman o
the republican caucus, placed in nomi
nation General Henderson, of Iowa
The mention Of Mr.. Henderson's nam
drew a salvo Of applause from the en-
tire republican membership.
Mr.. Hay, of Virginia, chairman Of tn
democratic caucus, presented the nam
Akaf Mr.. Richardson, of Tennessee. an,
the democrats gave the name of thei
y leader an enthusiastic reception. :
' General laugh followed as Mr.. Neviil. o
Nebraska, placed in nomination MI
Stark, of his own state. who now is tn
only other populist acting independ
emily.
At the conclusion of the roll call tn
clerk announced the result of the vot
as follows: Henderson 100, Richardso
14s. Stark 1. Cummings, of New York,
Mr.. Henderson having been declare
elected, the clerk appointed Messr!
Richardson, Stark and Cummings
committee to escort the speaker to tn
chair.
General Henderson appeared tw
minute later on the arm of Mr.. Ricf
ardson. The speaker was greeted wit
a great outburst of applause from bot
sides of the house. He came down tn
aisle and assembled the rostrum with tn
aid of his cane and stood there for
moment facing a storm of applause.
Mr.. Richardson then mn
Among the tens of thousands WI
: have used Chamberlain's Cough Rem
= edy for colds and la grippe during II
past few years, to our knowledge, not