The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-05
Is
VICE PRESIDENT
New Senators Sworn in and Special
Session Begun
SCENE WAS BRILLIANT
ADJOURNMENT TAKEN UNTIL
MONDAY.

KkI ASHINGTON, March 4. = The
w senate convened at 10 o'clock
today in continuation of
yesterdays session. The senators
were located on the Republican
side Of the chamber in order to make
room for later arrivals and thee
We're comparatively few of them pres
ent at the hour of meeting. Other ar
rangements had been made over night
for the reception of invited guests. The
change consisted principally in placing
as many extra chairs on the floors as
space would permit.
The senate soon found itself in the
predicament of being in a position to
work. but without having anything to
do. AS a consequence the senate sat
time of meeting and the beginning Of
the inaugural ceremonies in an infor-
NAL manner.
Business began with the adoption of
a resolution making provision for the
payment Of expenses attendant upon
the inauguration.
!. Annual Statement.
Mr.. Allison then made his annual
statement concerning the appropria-
tions made during the session. He said
that while accurate figures could not
be given, the approximate amount APP
propriated this session was $S1S, 900, 900,
as against 1871, 0O0. 900 last year. The
estimated revenues for next year were
$726, 900. 900. Mr.. Allison expressed the
opinion that the deficit for the fiscal
year beginning next July would be no
greater than that for the year which
will end on that date.
For some time thereafter the bust
from the house and in the announce
ment of the presiding officer of his
signature to bills.
At 1915 a recess was taken for thirty
minutes
Presidential Party.
About IL o'clock the members of Pres
ident Roosevelt's household and the
friends and kinsfolk he had invited to
be of his family party to witness the
inaugural ceremonies at the capitol ar
rived and were shown to the seats re-
served for them. Soon afterward the
members of Senator Fairbanks party
arrived They were Mrs. G. W. Fair
banks, Mrs. w c. Fairbanks, Mrs. ].
w TimmOns Mrs. Mary A. Fairbanks.
Miss Lulu Fairbanks Mrs. j. L. Crit
fiths, J. L. Griffiths CONSUL at Liver
pooh. and Warren, Frederick, Richard
and Robert, sons of Mr. Fairbanks.
AS soon as the senate was called to
order after recess Mr.. Bacon took the
chair and Mr.. German presented the
usual formal resolution of thanks to
President Pro Tempore Frye. He said
that while it was the usual expression,
it conveyed the sincere feeling of the
senate. 1t was unanimously adopted.
The house resolution. providing for a
joint committee to wait on the presi-
dent and inform him that congress had
completed its labOrs and was prepared
to adjourn, was then announced by the
clerk of the house and Immediately
adopted. Messrs. Allison and Bate
were appointed members of the COM
mittee on behalf of the senate.
On the floor were a number of ex-
senator's as well as most of the newly
elected senators.
At II so the committee to wait on
the president announced that the pres
to make
Arrival of Fairbanks.
Immediately after Senator Fairbanks
announced as the vice president-elect.
he took his seat at the right of Presi-
dent Pro Tempore Frye, who admin
istered the oath to him, following up
the ceremony by his own address to
the senate returning thanks for their
resolution. He closed his remarks with
the formal announcement that the SEN
ate was adjourned sine die.
When DR.. Hale concluded his prayer,
which Immediately followed the an
nouncement of the final adjournment
of the senate for the Fifty-eighth con-
gress, he requested that all join him
in the laudable repetition of the Lord s
Prayer, and several responded, includ-
ing most ~ the members of the cab
met
After the prayer came the ceremony
of swearing in the new senator's and
those of the old senators who had been
reelected.
When the last of the senator's had