The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-06
IN ANSWER
 TO CANNON Senators Resent Speech
 in House. LEGISLATIVE BLACKMAIL COnfereeS on Deficiency Bill Defend Action. Declare That Their Position Was That of Right and Justice. Tillman Did Not obtrude
 Himself.

Washington, March 5.-In obedience tC the Presidents proclamation the Senate of the F1fty-eighth Congress convened 1T extraordinary session at noon today.
 An immense crowd witnessed the inter esting ceremony Echoes of the Fifty seventh Congress had not died away wher President pro tempore Frye called the body to order and soon thereafter the Senators who were reelected and those who were to take their seats for the first time. with the exception of MT. German, who had seen long service ir the Senate, were sworn in. Friends and admirers of the Senators loaded down their desks with beautiful floral tributes One of the features of the opening ser vices was an ovation accorded MT. Cor man!
 MT. Cannons speech in the House of Representatives early yesterday morn ing in presenting the conference report on the general deficiency bill in which he charged that the Senate conferees had resorted to legislative blackmail and at tackled the rules of the Senate, formed the subject of some fervid remarks by MT. Tillman and by the Senate conferees, Messrs. Hale, Allison and Teller
 The Senate at 3:15 adjourned until Mon day.
 An Interesting Event.
 The United States Senate met at noon today in a special session called by the President. It was an interesting event as 1A aN nf when a President of the United States is inducted into office.
 Today began the first session of the Sem r ate of the Fiftyeighth Congress. The oath was administered to twenty-six Sen ators who take office for six years. Of these sixteen were reelected aslfollows:
 Allison of Iowa, Clay of Georgia, Dill lingham of Vermont, Fairbanks of Ind. ana, Foraker of Ohio. Hansbrough of North Dakota Kittridge of South Dako- ta, McEnery of Louisiana, Mallory of Florida Serving on appointment until the Legislature meets): Penrose of Penn sylvania, Perkins If California, Pettus of Alabama, Platt of Connecticut, Platt of New York, Spooner of Wisconsin, Teller of Colorado.
 The oath was administered to ten new Senators, although one Mir. German. had previously served eighteen years in the Senate.
 The new Senators are: Fulton of Ore gon, German of Maryland, Hepburn of Idaho. Hopkins of Illinois, Latimer of South Carolina. Long of Kansas, McCrea- ry of Kentucky. Newlands of Nevada, Overman of North Carolina, and Shoot of Utah. Three newly elected Senator's Ankeny and Clark of Arkansas, and Stone were not sworn in, nor was the oath ad- minstered to MT. Gallinger.
 The Senate being a continuous body, it's officers hold until their successors are chosen, so promptly at noon the body was called to order by President pro tenn Frye.
 A Brilliant Scene.
 The scene was a brilliant one and not unlike the opening of every session of Congress. The galleries were filled at an early hour and in the family and reserved galleries were friends and relativs of the new Senators. The desks of the new Sem ators could be distinguished by the wealth of flowers which had been provided. The laVishneSs of the admirers was shown by the fact that desks and even chairs In some instances were completely buried under huge floral pieces and beautiful bouquets
 Presidents Message.
 President Roosevelt sent the following message to the Senate:
 '"To the Senate:
 T have called the Senate in extraordin- ary session to consider the treaties con- corning which it proved impossible to take action during the session of Congress just ended. 1 ask your special attention to the treaty with the Republic of Co., lombia, securing to the United States the right to build an isthmian canal, and to the treaty with the Republic of Cuba, for securing a measure of commercial re- ciprccity between the two countries.
 The great and far-reaching importance of tfese two treaties to the welfare of the United States and the urgent need for their adoption required me to impose upon Hou the inconvenience of meeting at this lime. Theodore Roosevelt. White House, March 5, l903.'
 The Proclamation Read.
 After the invocation, Mir. Bennett, the Secretary of the Senate. read the proc lamation of the President converting the Senate in extra session.
 MT. Hoar of Massachusetts speaking for Mir. Burrows, Chairman Of the Com mittee on Privileges and Elections, refer red to the constitutional procedure of ad- ministering oaths to the new Senators and said that if there were any other pr ocedure the result would be that third of the Senate might be kept out of their seats for an indefinite time on the present. ing of objections without responsibility and never established before the Senate by any judicial inquiss. The result of that might be. hc said. that a change in the political power of this government which the people desired to accomplish. might be indefinitely postponed MT. Hear stated that questions of quaIih S tions should be postponed and acted upon by the Senate afterwards,
 The Gallery Applauds.
 The names of the newly elected sena- tors were called alphabetically and each was escorted to his desk by his col leagues. As some of the names were called there was applause in the galleries. That given to MT. German was especially noticeable.
 It is the custom to rebuke applause in the galleries, but MT. Frye, the President pro tenn. overlooked the demonstration. ''The chair." said he, lis especially len