New Ulm review., 1901-12-11
senator Frye, of Maine, Presides Over
the senate and New Members Take
the Oath of Ofice-speaker Hen.
derson Reelected in the House
Great Flood of Bills.

ofthelfirst session Of the Fifty-se venth
congress at noon yesterday drew to.
the capitol a great throng of specta-
| tors eager to witness the scenes of
animation which mark the annual re-.
assembling of the national lawmak akers.s
Precisely at l2 o'clock Mr.. Frye.
(Me.), president pro tenn. OF the sem
ate, raped fororder. The blind chap
lain, Rev. William Milburn, delivered
the invocation.
Credentials were presented of
Charles 81. Dietrich and Joseph Fl. Mil
lard, of Nebraska; Alfred B. 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 Qll.) that the house be
notified that the senate was ready to
proceed to business; by Mr. Allison
that the hour of meeting of the sem
ate be 12 o'clock noon; and by Mr.
Hale (Me.) that "a committee of two
senator's be named to join a similar
committee Of the house to informthe
president that congress was in session
and prepared to receive any message
he might desire to submit.
Recesses were taken until two
O'Clock, but no report, of the organiza-
tion. of The house having been received
at that time, Mr.. Gamble Is. ID for
mally announced the death of Senator
Kyle, of that state. He offered the
usual resolution expressive of the sor-
row of the senate, and after its adop-
tion the senate, as an additional mark
Of respect, adjourned until to-day.
Washington, Dec. 4-In the senate
yesterday the presidents message.
was read and a committee was
appointed to join house committee
to decide upon tribute of respect
to the late President Mckinley.
Washington, Dec. Bills were in
troduced in the senate yesterday to
provide for the exclusion and deporta-
ton of alien anarchists; fixing death
penalty for assassination or attempt
ed assassination of the president; for
the establishment of a department Of
commerce; to make the census bureau
permanent; to repeal the bankruptcy
law; for the laying of a cable to Ha-
wall and the Philippines; fixing the
salary of the vice president at $4,000,
of the chief justice of the supreme
court at $15,50O and of associate JUS
tees at $4,000; granting free mailing
privileges to Mrs. Mckinley, widow OF
the late president; constitutional
amendment changing the day for the
inauguration of the president of the
United States from March to the last
Thursday in April.
Washington, Dec. 6.-DebateE upon
anarchy opened in the senate yester-
day. Senator McComas (Md.) urging
the need of a strong law and Senator
Hoar (Mass.) pointing to the difficult
ties and suggesting an international
penal colony. Senator Penrose (Pa.)
introduced a bill to prohibit idiots,
Epaupers and persons liable to become
public charge from coming to this
country A bill was passed extending
the life of the industrial commission
until February Is next. Adjourned to
Monday.
Washington. Dec. THE senate
committee on foreign relations yester-
lay voted to report tfavora'bly the new
Hauy-Pauncefote treaty providing for
the construction of an isthmian canal
In the House.
Washington, Dec. 3.-Every chair
was occupied when, at 70 o'clock yes