Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-12-05

OF anarchy brought forth applause in
the lower house.
Washington, Dec. 3.-The opening
cay of the first session of the Fifty
seventh congress in the house of rep
resentatives furnished a spectacle that
delighted the crowded galleries The
machinery of the house is cumbrous.
and is set in motion by labOrious pro-
cess. but the spectators yesterday evil
IDENTITY did not consider ii tedious. az
they chung 10 their places through the
entire proceedings. which lasted four
and one-half hours. probably half the
time being consumed in the monoton-
Gus calling of the roll. The organiza-
ton Of the house was accomplished
according to -honored precedents.
Speaker Henderson was duly reelected
and sworn In by General Bingham,
1.-THE Father of the House and after
delivering very graceful speech in
recognition Of the honor bestowed
upon him he in turn administered the
oath to the members-elect.
Rules of the Last House Adopted.
The usual committees We're appoint
ed to inform the president and the sell
ate that the house was organized and
ready TO do business. committee of
three consisting of Payne. Bingham
and Richardson. was appointed TO join
similar committee of the senate and
wait upon the president and inform
him that congress was ready TO receive
any communication he might have to
make: the rules of the last house We're
adopted after a slight jar, and then
the biennial seat drawing occurred.
This latter ceremony was robbed of
much of its interest yesterday by the
fact that under the new arrangement
OF seats there are more than enough to
20 round, and those whose names are
drawn last do not suffer as they did
on former occasions.
where the ".Tar" Came In.
1t was when Dalzell offered reso-
luton adopting the rules of the last
house that the jar came. Richard
son wanted the opportunity TO amend,
which was denied him. and then he
said he desired 10 offer some amend
ments which he thought would prevail
If the gentleman from Iowa (Hephurn)
could deliver the forty votes which the
newspapers had said he had in the Re
publican caucus last Saturday. Dali
zell pointed out that the rules were
practically the same as those In force
during recent Democratic control Of
the house. aud Hepburn added a few
remarks to the effect that he had tried
TO secure a modification Of the rules in
the Fifty-third congress. which was
Democratic. and upon that occasion
Richardson himself had bitterly OPP
posed the change This sally raised a
shout Of laughter on the Republican
side.
Senate Session Was Brief.
The session of the senate was brief.
as 1t was in the house. There was a
real flower show-but in the senate
some Of the senators did not try 10
reach their seats on account of the
wealth of floral tributes that was in
the way. Frye had the gavel. The
chaplain--as did the house chaplain
made feeling allusion in his prayer
to the death of the late president. An
attempt 10 consider 4 resolution was
defeated by Hoar. who said such
thing never had been done until the
president had been Informed that con-
greSs was in session. which the sen
ate then proceeded to do. When all
the preliminaries had been performed
the senate heard the formal announce
n,ent of the death of Senator Kyle. and
then adjourned for the day.
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