Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-03-05
FIFTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS

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FIFTY.SEVENTH CONGRESS
Washington. March 8.
SENATE.
Great crowds OF inaugural visitors
thronged the Capitol today. AS the
House was not 10 session OF course the
Senate wing was the objective point oil
attraction to the visitors. Long before
the hour OF noon the Senate galleries
were filed up. the greatest curiosity
being manifested to see the new Vice
President in action. 1t was considered
rather remarkable that the fret busi-
ness session of the Senate over which
"Teddyn Roosevelt presided should
have developed a fight between the
majority and minority. Yet that Is
what happened aud the probabilities
are that there will be very long and
bitter contest. The occasion for the
trouble was the notice given by Mr..
Plat, of Connecticut. Of his intention
to present q resolution 10 change the
time.honored rules of the Senate 30 as
limit debate. 1t provoked lively con-
troyersy and the occupants of the gal.
leries had lots Of entertainment besides
watching Roosevelt.
The back row OF seats on the demo-
cratic side had been assigned to some OF
the new Senators of that party and as
result it was q veritable flower garden.
Mr.. Simmons IN. C.), had large horse-
shoe on his desk made OF red flowers
and green leaves. Dubois idaho,
Patterson (Colorado), aud Carmack
(Tennessee), eat behind huge baskets OF
beautiful roses of varied hues tied with
silken ribbons while Clark (Montana)
had large bunch OF sweet peas and
roses blended. The desk OF Blackburn
(Kentucky) was completely hidden
with American Beauty roses. On the
republican side Burton (Kansas) also
had floral offering.
As President Roosevelt took his
place beside the blind chaplain, few
moments to IL o'clock, an outburst OF
applause from the galleries was re-
echoed from the floor. When the new
presiding officer assumed the gavel
there was renewed applause.
Mr.. Money (dem. Miss asked that
the reading of the minutes be dispensed
with and that Senator.elect McLaurin
be sworn In,
Mr.. Morgan (dem. Ala.) objected.
Mr.. Money few moments later
raised the point that the swearing In Of
a Senator-elect was a privilege. The
chair informed him that the reading OF
the minutes was privileged.
At the conclusion, Senstor-elect Nc
Laurin (Miss.), and Senator elect Mel
son (Minn.), were sworn in.
The chair appointed Mr.. Allison
Uows) and Mr.. Cockrell (Mo.) to wait
upon the President and notify him that
a quorum of the Senate awaited his
pleasure.
Mr.. Plat (rep. Conn., gave notice
that tomorrow be would introduce an
amendment to the rules providing In
short for the limiting Of debate In the
Senate when the majority SO decided,
and avoid the abuses that have go long
existed in the execution Of legislation
10 the Senate.
Mr.. Mason (rep. Ill.) gave notice that
he would offer 40 amendment to the
rules making specific time limit to
debate.
The President today renominated all
the members of his Cabinet. TIE
name OF Mr.. Griggs to be Attorney-At-
torney.General was included in the list,
as it is expected that he will remain In
that position until the first OF April.
Mr.. Mason said 1t was notoriously
the fact that at this end OF the Capitol
the majority had no rights that the mi
nority was bound 10 respect, while at
the other end the majority had no re-
spect for the wishes or rights Of the mi
nority.
Mr.. Bacon, of Georgia, objected to
the proposed proscriptive measures.
He gave notice that he would do all In
his power to defeat any such programme
az had been outlined. He declared
that this wac no ordinary body, hence
rules that would apply elsewhere
would not apply here.
Mr.. Cockrell (Mo.), with the sue.
cessiul filibuster against the river and
harbor bill fresh in his mind, arose to
interject the remark that the cause for
such an amendment had been removed.
(Laughter.)
Mr.. Wellington maintained that
the amendment had been intro
duced az a matter of revenge. ~ was
threatened yesterday" he cried, shat
unless deslsted In my remarks on the
rivers and harbors bill, cloture rule
would be adopted In the Senate here
after. But remember the majority Of
today may not be the majority of TO-
| morrow"
Mr.. Mason declared that II the bills
in the interests OF the people that bad
been defeated through interminable
talk of senatorial courtesy" were piled
| 10 heap they would reach to the cell
ing. he disputed the fact that there
was any regular order In the Senate.
Mr.. Gallinger corroborated Mr.
Msson's charge.
The debate was interrupted by Mr.
Morgan, who introduced resolution
providing for the abrogation OF the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty. 1t went ovel
under the rules.
At this point the committee appointed
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