The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-09
THE SPECIAL SESSION ENDS
The Senate Completes Its Business
and AdjOurns Sine Die.
Mr.. Frye sworn in as President Pro
TempOre Mr. Roosevelt Makes
BIunders in Appointing n Commit
tee-PrOmpted by Reading Clerk


The Senate adjourned sine die this after
noon at l:56 O'Clock The session would
have ended yesterday but for the desire
Of Senators to give time for the newly
elected Senator from Oregon, Mr. Mitchell.
to reach the Capital and TO take the oath
Of Office. 4 magnificent display of flowers
stood on the desk assigned to him, near
the eastern door on the Republican side
of the chamber this morning.
When the Senate was called to order
the other Senator from Oregon, Mr. ST.
mon, asked unanimous consent to dis
pense with the reading of the journal, so
as to have the oath at once administered
to Mr.. Mitchell; but objection was made
After the reading Of the journal the oath
was. on motion of Mr.. Allison. administ-
cred to Mr.. Frye as President pro tenn
pore of the Senate This ceremony was
followed Immediately by the administra-
ton of the oath to Mr. Mitchell.
Mr.. Morgan. Chairman of the Commit
tee on Inter-Oceanic Canals. asked unan-
irnous consent that as Mr.. Mcbride, the
ex-senator from Oregon had been a mem
her OF that committee, and as there was
now vacancy. it be filled by the ap-
pointment of E:r. Mitchell, who had pre-
tCtiS4S sex FSt> uyC-t the tBEIiHI4LltE anu
was specially qualified for the position
There was no objection, and Mr.. Mitchell
was appointed
In connection with 8Ir. MitchelTs ap-
pointment, Mr. Hoar said that. for obyi-
Gus reasons, no Senator would object to
such a request He felt bound TO say,
however. that a repetition Of such a re
quest from a single Senator without con-
sultation with either side Of the Chamber
would give rise TO great Inconvenience;
and if another such request be made he
should he bound TO object
The Vice President laid before the Sen
ate the resolution offered yesterday by
MI Hoar for the appointment Of two
Senators TO walt upon The President Of
thu United States and inform him that,
unless he may have some further com
munication TO make, the Senate is ready
10 adjourn without day The resolution
vas agreed to- and the Vice President an
nounced the appointment of Senators Al
Iison and CockreH
As the invariabIe rule is that the Sena-
tor offering such resolution IS appointed
on the committee there was q momen-
tary sense Of surprise at such a bunker
on the part OF the Vice President in not
naming Mr. Hoar instead OF Mr. Allison
The latter, however instantly declined
the honor, ana asked that another Sena-
tor be appointed.
Repeating the bIunder IN a more ag-
Grayated form, the Vice President said:
The Chair appoints the Senator from
Rhode Island" CIR. Aldrich}, and after
another momentary pause. during which
the Vice President heard promptIngs Of
the reading clerk below him. he corrected
himself. and said: The Chair viii ap-
point the Senator from Massachusetts,
The matter having been thus set right,
though with eTnbarra ssment to all con-
cerned, the Senate went into executive
session. The doors were reopened and at
LOO the Senate adjourned sine die