Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-11-14
THE EXTRA SESSION
OF Congress Convened Monday Last
Al Noon
ANIMATED SCENES IN THE HOUSE
Friends of Senators Hanna and Cor
man hid Their Best in the way OF
Floral Offerings

c{rhth Congress- convened in cNtraOr-
binary session az noon Monday. in &C
cyDrdancc with the proclamation OF
President Roosevelt. To- the purpose
OF cnacting legislation necessary 20
make effective the Cuban reciprocity
treaty The day was devoted simply
70 personal greetings aud O-ganiza-
ton. The House elected Joseph G. Can
non. OF Illinois Speaker. The House
assembled the largest membership in
its history. and the scene before the
gavel fcl In that body was one OF
animation. both on the floor. in the
cloak rooms and in the Hobbies and
corridors The day was crisp and
bright AMI the capitol building pre-
scented the appearance OF new
structure with its coat GA white paint
and complete renovation within
Crowds II eaSer spectators. both men
and women. throngc3 the corridors
and rCuria Of the capitol early in
the day. and the galleries. 90 which
admission was had by card only. were
taxed 90 their capacity long before the
hour for assembling arrived. Commit
tee rooms. which had been In the
hands Of the rcuOvator during tho re
cess. were thrown open. and many In
formal receptions were held by pOpu-
lar chairmcn. With the spcakcrship
question out Of the way in the UNI
vCrsal endorsement OF Nr. Cannon.
there was nothing 20 worry the legis-
lative mind. and tho Gay was given Up
70 the sentiment Of the occasion.
With galleries crowded. with the
Chambe n mass OF elaborate floral
tributes and nearly every Senator in
his seat. the Eavel OF President Pro
TEN. Frye sounded at noon. calling
the Senate together In the second eI-
traCrdinary session or the Fifty
eighth Congress. The special session Of
the Senate following the adjournment
/ last spring of the Fifty seventh Con
/ gress eliminated much % the routine
I work. which otherwise would have
been performed today.
Senator Hanna's pronounced vic
tory in the Ohio election won for him
/ what was one % the most prctcntous
/ foral designs ever seen i'm the Senate.
/ a shield three and half by four and
a half feet. OF blue immorteiis. IN
which was wrought the American
eagle The Offering bore the insCrip-
ton. Senator Marx Hanna. from Ills
frisnds. the Irish Democrats % Clevc-
land. Fully q score u smaller triou-
ties were banked around Senator Han
mas desk Senator Germans triumph
in the Maryland election was rccog-
nized by the second largest floral
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II clared duly elected Speaker u IN