The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-06
TflIman's Utterances Approved by
SENATOR Hale. Allison and Teller,
Of the Conference Committee.
OATH TAKEN BY NEW MEMBERS
APPLAUSE IN THE GALLERIES WHEN
REED sMOOT WAS SWORN IN.
AaryIand's German Given an Ovation
The Senate Chamber Converted
Into Floral Exhibition.

WASHINGTON. March SIN obedience
TO the Presidents proclamation, the Senate
of the Fifty-eighth Congress convened i'm
extraordinary session at noon to-day. An
immense crowd witnessed the interesting
ceremony Echoes of the Fifty-seventh
Congress had not died away when Pres
ident Pro TEN. Frye called the body to or
der and soon thereafter the senator's who
were reelected and those who were to take
their seats for the first time, with the ex-
ception of Mr.. German. who had seen long
service in the Senate. were sworn in.
Friends and admirers of the senator's loaded
down their desks with floral tributes. One
OF the features of the opening ceremony
was the ovation accorded to German. Mr.
Cannons speech in the House of Repre-
scntatives early yesterday morning in pre-
senting the conference report on the gen.
eral deficiency bill, in which he charged
that the Senate conferees had resorted to
legislative blackmail and attacked the rules
OF the Senate. formed the subject of some
fervid remarks by Mr.. Tillman and by the
Senate conferees, Messrs. Hale, Allison and
Teller. The following message was received
from the President:
ITO the Senate:
'T have called the Senate in extraordinary
session 10 consider the treaties concerning
which It proved impossible TO take action
j ask your special attention to the treaty
with the Republic OF Colombia, securing TO
isthmian canal. and to the treaty with the
Republic D. Cuba for securing a measure
OF commercial reciprocity between the two
countries the great and far-reaching i'm
portance CT these two treaties to the well
fare OF the United States, and the urgent
need for their adoption, requires me TO i'm
pose upon you the inconvenience OF meeting
at this time"
OATH ADMINISTERED.
The oath was administered to twenty-six
senator's OF these sixteen were reelected as
follows: Allison. of Iowa; Clay, of Georgia;
Dillingham;. of Vermont; Fairbanks of In
diana; Foraker. of Ohio; Hansbrough, of
North Dakota; Kittridge. of South Dakota;
McEnery. OF Louisiana: Mallory. of Flor
ida. serving on appointment until the Leg
islature meets; Fenrose. of Pennsylvania;
Perkins. of California; Pettus, of Alabama;
Platt.. OF Connecticut: Platt, of New York:
Spooner, of Wisconsin: Teller, of Colorado.
The oath was administered to ten
senator's, although one, Mr.. German, had
previously served eighteen years in the Sem
ate The new senator's sworn in are: Full
ton, OF oregon; German, Of Maryland; Hey
burn, of Idaho: Hopkins, of Illinois: Lati-
mer, OF South Carolina; Long, of Kansas;
McCreary. of Kentucky; Newlands, of Ne
vada; Overman, of North Carolina: Smoot,
The Senate, being a continuous body. its
officers hold until their successors are
chosen; ms, So - promptly , at .n,Sa. noon the body
Frye. The scene was 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 relatives of the
new senator's. The desks of the new sena-
tors could be distinguished by the wealth
of flowers which had been provided The
1avishness of the admirers shown by
the fact that desks, and even chairs in some
instances, were completely buried under
huge floral pieces and beautiful bouquets
After the Invocation Mr.. Bennett, the Sec
retary of the Senate, read the proclamation
of the President convening the Senate in
extra session
The names of the newly elected senator's
were called alphabetically and each was es-
eorted to the desk by his colleague AS
applause In the galleries. That given TO
Mr, Gorinan was especially noticeable. 1T
Is tne custom to reouke applause in the
galleries, but Mr.. Frye. the president pro
tenn, had overlooked the demonstration.
The chair. said he. us especially lenient
TO the galleries this morning." and then
he received a round OF applause. Messrs.
Spooner and Allison received generous APP
plause as they were escorted to the desk
lss Mr. ,S Smoot, ,S Of Utah, subscribed to the
tion was made to his taking the oath Some
applause greeted him from the galleries.
ABSENT SENATORS.
When Mr.. Ankeny's name was called his
colleague. Mr.. Foster. of Washington. an
nounced that Mr.. Ankeny was under a
physicians care at his hotel. Three other
newly-elested senator's did not respond to
the roll call-Messrs. Clarke of Arkansas.
GalIinger of New Hampshire and Stone of
Missouri. Messrs. Clarke and Stone were
delayed and Mr.. Ga.linger YVES called out
OF the city. Their names were not in
cluded in the list OF senators when the roll
was called There were seventy-four SEN
ators present.
Messrs. Hoar and Cockrell were appointed
TO wait upon the President and inform him
that the Senate was ready TO proceed to
business.
lr. Tillman. holding In his band a conv ~
the Congressional Record. rose to a ailes-
tion OF personal privilege. He was proceed
ing TO say that In the Record this morning
there was very remarkable speech. when
Mr. Pettus suggested that il was the Gus
tom OF the Senate and rule OF courtesy
aad nd ogsness until the special
the President The chair agreed with him
Thereupon Mr.. Tillman. at l2:O D. m.
tiou prevailed At los the Senate took a
further recess for ten minutes
Messrs Hoar and Coekren. the special
ident. reported that they had performsd
this duty and that the President said he
would at once make a communication in
writing Immediately Mr. Barnes. assist
ant secretary TO the President appeared in
the Senate with message from the Presi-
dent The message was not read.
Mr.. Hoar announced that he intended
90 move an executive session unless Mr.
Tfllman decided TO speak.
TILLMAN'S SPEECH.
Mr. Tflfman then resumed his remarks
Referring again TO the speech which he
characterized as Remarkable" Mr.. TILL
man said he did not know there had ever