The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-06
|E6RfSS OPENS
BRANCHES OF THE . .Aw"''1
-,rADY FOR BUs4e
NESS.
fa HENDERSON Rt'tltc'tO
RETAINS OFFICERS WHO
N THE LAST CON-
GRESS.
DOING IN THE SENATE
+ BRANCH AWAITS IhH ''--
T..x,xsTJON OF THE
HOUSE.

hingt0n, be''
49,. srst session of the Fifty
.ororess in the house OF rep
f.,res furnished a spectacle that
y the crowded galleries. the
CIV Of the house is cumbrous
ct IN motion by a laborious pro-
~ the spectators yesterday evil
aid not consider it tedious as
I,ung TO their place through the
proceedings, which lasted TOUR
,..balf hours, probably half the
Eejng consumed in the monoton-
[u;ro If the roll. The organlZa-
,he house was accomplished &C
70 time honored precedents.
|s.r Henderson was sworn in by
bingham. the father OF the
j and after delivering a very
!, speech in recognition of the
bestowed upon him, he in turn
stored the oath to the members
Tho usual committees were APP
i 10 inform the president and the
that the house was organized
adv to do business. A commit
three consisting of Messrs.
bingham and Richardson was
tod to join a similar committee
senate and wait upon the presl-
M inform him that congress was
n receive any communication he
have to make; the rules of the
muse were adopted after a slight
n then the biennial seat drawing
ed. This latter ceremony was
Of much of it's interest by the
hat under the new arrangement
Il there are more than enough to
bund and those whose names are
last do not suffer as they did on
occasions. The flower show
is the great feature of the open
" was not as imposing as usual.
flowers than ever before were
0 members, out after the seat
ng the house adjourned before a
Of them were brought into the
las estimated by officials Of the
that over 5000 bills had been in
led before IL o'clock yesterday.
was much rivalry for the honor
ling bill No. 1, no less than fifteen
|ers having asked for this
kence. The indications n that
Of Mr.. McCleary, restricting
bic Of oleomargarine, will be SO
lated when the records are made
he bills took a wide range.
In the Senate.
hour before noon both the public
rivate galleries of the senate we're
Bed with spectators, every avail
nch Of standing room being occu-
fisely at u o'clock Mr.. Frye Of
!, president pro tenn. of the senate,
q for order. The blind chaplain
senate, Rev. William Milburn,
Pred an Invocation.
pentials were presented Of Charles
letrich and Joseph H. Willard of
(ska. Alfred D. Kittridge of South
q and Paris Gibson Of Montana.
rye administered to them the oath
Ice.
nal resolutions were offered by
ullom Of Illinois that the house
ti1ed that the senate was ready
pceed to business; by Mr.. Allison,
[ne hour Of meeting Of the senate
pollock, noon; and by Mr.. Hale Of
mat a committee Of two sena-
named to Join a similar COM
Of the house to inform the pres
mat congress was in session and
60 to receive any message he
desire to submit. Messrs. Hale
organ (A!a.) were named as the
ittee.
hcLaurin Is. CO. offered a joint
|uon authorizing the admission
. outy of imports Of articles in
% De exhibited at the Charles
position and the transfer of the
nment's exhibits at the Buffalo
suon to the Charleston exposition.
aoar objected to immediate con-
uon' saying it was the universal
. VI n senate to transact no
g until the president had been
a tnat congress was prepared to
Snsss. The resolution was with
lennporarily. Recess was taken
oclock. but no report of the or
.uon OF the house having been re-
- that time, Mr.. Gamble Is. d.
announced the death Of Sem
wye of that state on the list Of
~. He offered the usual resolu-
p.esslve of the sorrow Of the
ana after it's adoption the sem
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