The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-12-07
HOUSE RETAINS OFFICERS WHO
SERVED IN THE LAST con-
s5sSss. GREsS. @ IS
lnITLt DOING IN THE SENATE
SENIOR BRANCH AWAITS THE Or
GANIzATION OF THE
t HOUSE.

and is set in motion by a laborious pro-
cess, but the spectators yesterday EVIL
:dently did not consider it tedious as
they clung to their place 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-
:tion Of the house was accomplished ac-
cording to time honored precedents.
Speaker Henderson was sworn in by
Gen. Bingham, "the father Of the
house, and after delivering q very
graceful speech in recognition of the
honor bestowed upon him, he in turn
the oath to the members
elect The usual committees were ap-
pointed to inform the president and the
and ready to do business. A commit
tee Of three consisting Of Messrs.
Payne, Bingham and Richardson was
appointed to join similar committee
OF the senate and wait upon the presi-
dent and inform him that congress was
ready to receive any communication he
might have to make; the rules OF the
last house were adopted after slight
jar and then the biennial seat drawing
occurred. This latter ceremony was
robbed of much Of its interest by the
fact that under the new arrangement
50f seats there are more than enough to
sgp around and those whose names are
drawn Iastedo not suffer as they did on
former casions. The flower show
the great Feature Of the open
ing, dayswas not as imposing as usual.
More flowers than ever before were
sent to members, but after the seat
drawing the house adjourned before
third Of them were brought into the
Eall y
1t was estimated by officials of the
house that over 5000 bills had been in
troduced before 12 o'clock yesterday.
There was much rivalry for the honor
OF having bill No. /, no less than fifteen
members having asked for this
preference. The indications are that
TIE bill of Mr.. McCleary, restricting
the sale Of oleomargarine, will be so
designated when the records are made
up. The bills took a wide range.
In the Senate.
An hour before noon both the public
and private galleries Of the senate were
tEronged with spectators, every avail
abba inch Of standing room being occ1-
pied.
Precisely at IL o'clock Mr.. Frye Of
Maine, president pro tenn. of the senate,
raped for order. The blind chaplain
Of the senate, Rev. William Milburn,
delivered an invocation.
Credentials were presented of Charles
III. Dietrich and Joseph III. Millard OF
Nebraska, Alfred D. Kittridge of South
Dakota and Paris Gibson Of Montana.
Mr.. Frye administered to them the oath
Of Office.
Formal resolutions were offered by
Mr.. Cullom of Illinois that the house
be notified that the. senate was ready
to proceed to business; by Mr.. Allison.
that the hour Of meeting of the senate
be 12 o'clock, noon; and by Mr.. Hale Of
Maine, that committee of two sena-
tors be named to join similar COM
mittee Of the house to inform the pres
ident that congress was in session and
prepared to receive any message he
might desire to submit. Messrs. Hale
and Morgan (A.a.) were named as the
committee.
Mr.. McLaurin Is. C) offered joint
resolution authorizing the admission
Tree OIL UUIy VI AIIApOAkS VI e1hNASiS0 AAs-
tended to be exhibited at the Charles
ton exposition and the transfer Of the
governments, exhibits at the Buffalo
exposition to the Charleston exposition.
Mr.. Hoar objected to immediate COM
sideration, saying It was the universal
practice Of the senate to transact no
businegss ssuntil the president had been
informed that congress was prepared to
do buetness. The resolution was with
drawn temporarily. Recess was taken
until o'clock. but no report OF the orr
ganizat ton Of the house having been re-
sceived at that time, Mr.. Gamble lS. d.
formally announced the death Of Sem
ator Kyle Of that state on the 1st Of
last July. He onered the usual resoltl-
tion expressive Of the sorrow OF the
senate and after its adoption the sem
ate a. an additional mark Of respect;
adjourned. II s.]55
KilIed by .Pitchforlk. .5 IS Il,
Winona, MINI, Dec. 4 Stella Kohn-
yer, nine years old, daughter Fof Nichcl-$
itas Kohner. residing near Rolling Stone
was struck Saturday ~ q falling hay
fork while playing IA her father's barn.
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