The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-03-12
SENATE is RECOMMEND.
Special Session for Consideration Of
Treaties Is Called to Order
at Noon.
PRESIDENT SENDS A BRIEF MESSAGE.

.An1rIy new senator's sworn In,
Among Them Being smoot, of Utah
No objection Is Made to His TAX
Ing the 0ath-Senator Ti1lman De-
nounces Cannon's Speech.
Washington, March 6.-The United
States senate met at noon Thursday
in special session, called by the pres
ident. 1t was an interesting event as
such sessions do not usually occur ex-
cept when a president of the United
States is indicted into office. AT, the
beginning of each new congress-and
Thursday was the first session of the
senate of the Fifty-eighth congress
the. oath was administered to 80 zen
ators who take office for six years. Of
these II were reelected, as follows:
Allison (Ia.), Clay (Ga.), Dillingham;
IVt.), Fairbanks (InS.), Foraker CO..,
Gallinger (N..H.), Hansbrough IN. D.,
Kittredge Is. d., McEnery (La.), Nal
Tory (Fla.), serving on appointment
until the legislature meets; Penrose
(Pa.), Perkins (Cal.), Pettus (Ala.),
Platt Comm, Platt On. W, Spooner
,(Wis.), Teller (Col.).
The oath was administered to 10 new
senator's, although one, Mr.. German,
had previously served is years in the
Senate. The new senator's are: An
keny (Wash.), Clarke (Ark.), Fulton
(Ore.), German (Md.), Hepburn ida
ho), Hopkins OILY, Latimer IS. CO.,
Long (Kan.), McCreary (Ky.), New
lands New, Overman IN. CO., Smoot
,(Utah), Stone MOI.
The senate being a continuous body,
its officers hold until their successors
are chosen, SO promptly at noon the
body was called to order by President
Pro TEN. Frye. The scene was a bril-
liant one and not unlike the openingof
every session Of congress. The CALLER
les were filled at an early hour and in
1.-The family and reserved galleries were
friends and relatives of the new SEN
\ ators. The desks of the new senator's
could be distinguished by the wealth
of flowers which had been provided.
The l%avishness of the admirers was
shown by the fact hat desks and
even chairs in some instances were
completely buried under huge floral
pieces and beautiful bouquets.
1t is, the custom to rebuke applause
in the galleries, but Mr.. Frye, the pres
pro tenn, had overlooked the dem
o%nstration. "The chair" said he, sis
especially lenient to the galleries this
morning." and then he received a
round Of applause.
n smoot X Oath.
Messrs. Spooner and Allison received
generous applause as they were,escort-
ed to the desk.
Mr.. Smoot, of Utah, subscribed to
the oath with an emphatic ST do" No
objection was made to his taking the
oath.
When Mr.. Ankeny's name was called
his colleague, Mr.. Foster, of Washing
ton, announced that Mr.. Ankeny was
under a physicians care at<his hotel,
Three other newly-elected senators
did not respond to the roll call
Messrs. Clarke (Ark.), Gallinger (N.H.),
and Stone. (Mo.). Messrs. Clarke and
Stone were delayed and Mr.. Gallinger
was called out of the city.
Their names were not included in the
list of senator's when the roll was
called. There were "a senator's pres
ent. Senators Hoar and Cockrell were
appointed a committee to wait upon
the president and inform him that the
senate was, ready to proceed to BUSH
ness.
Senator Tillman Is. c., holding in
his hand a copy of the Congressional
Record, rose to a question of personal
privilege. He was proceeding to say
that in the record Wednesday norm
ing. there was a very remarkable
speech, when Senator Pettus (Ala.)
suggested that it was the custom of
the senate and a rule of courtesy to
transact no business until the special
committee had returned from it's visit
to the. president.
The chair agreed with him. There
upon Senator Tillman, at 1870 p. m,
moved a recess for half an hour, which
motion prevailed.
The Presidents Message.
The presidents message was deliv-
cred to the senate by Mr.. Barnes. Tt
was, as follows:
ssTo the Senate:-I have called the
senate in extraordinary sessionto con
slider the treaties concerning which it
proved impossible to taxi action dur
ing the session of congress just ended.
/ ask your especial attention to the
treaty with the republic of Colombia
securing to the Unit ed States the right
to build an isthmian canal and to the
treaty with the republic of Cuba for Sc
curing a measure of commercial reci-
procity between the two countries.
s'The, great and far-reaching impor-
tance of these two treaties to the wei
fare of the United States and the ur-
gent need for their adoption requires
me to impose upon you the inconven-
ience of meeting at this time.
"Theodore Roosevelt.
ssVhite House, March S, 1903"
Senator Hoar announced that he in
tended to move an executive session.
TiIlman Denounces C%annon's Speech.
Senator Tllman announced that he
wanted to speak and he went on with
1 his remarksabout Mr.. Cannon's. speech
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