The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-12-07
CONGRESS- is IN SESSION
THE OPENING DAY PASSED
QUICKLY.
Resolutions Of Inquiry Into Discharge
OF COlored Troops Was Prompt
" Brought Forward.

Washington, Dec. 5.-The Fifty
ninth congress began its last session
at noon today It took only fifteen
minutes to arrange the pTeliminaries-
The senate received from the presi-
dent a long list OF appointments for
its confirmation and in an executive
session Of nineteen minutes decided.
as the nominations had been received
before the body had been organized
formally, to make no combinations
until the presidents annual message
had been received and the senate fin
ally started.
Senators Penrose Of Pennsylvania
and Foraker OF Ohia came forward
| with resolutions Of inquiry regarding
the discharge Of the negro troops OF
the Twenty-ffth infantry. One was
| addressed to the president and the
! other to the secretary OF war. After
I the ripple Of surprise had passed and
| Vice President Fairbanks had sug-
| gested that il was unusual to tran
| Sact any business until the PRESIDENT
/ message had been received, the resO-
/ luton went over by unanimous con-
| sent
Senator Dupont Of Delaware took
| the oath Of Office.
| The opening Of the two houses was
/ witnessed by an animated thrOng
/ which filled the galleries to their ca
/ pacity- Hundreds went away disap-
/ pointed in not gaining admission to
/ the session Of either the senate or the
house
Not in years has a larger number
| Of members-elect Of the lower house
/ of congress presented themselves at
/ the speakers desk to take the oath OF
| Office. Death was unusually active
| among the membership during the
| closing days Of the last session and
1.-THE beginning Of the present and
attention Of the body TO the work OF
/ the grim reaper during the months
] since adjournment
Speaker Cannon appointed James
R Mann Of Illinois a member Of the
/ board of regents Of the Smithsonian
institution, vice Robert r. Hit, de-
| ceased.
The galleries Of the house were
/ crowded at an early hour, The abs
! sence Of flowers from the desks Of the
members was much commented on.
but the order Of the speaker prohibit
/ ing the floral display was generally
| commended for its good sense. A 81
/ milar rule was made in the senate
/ two years ago.
! Mrs. Nicholas LongwOrth, daughter
! Of the president, occupied a seat in the
| executive gallery, accompanied by
| Miss Hagner, social secretary Of the
wife Of the president,
/ The routine work Of the house in-
| ly dispatched, the roll call showing
| nearly 800 members present.
i Representative BOuFke Cochran OF
/ New York, who recently married Miss
! Ide, was the subject Of hearty Taught
/ er when his personal request that he
be permitted to absent himself for an
! indefinite period on account Of busi-
ness, was laid before the house by the
| speaker.
/ After the appointment Of the usual
| committee to wait upon the president
and inform him that the house had
| been organized and was ready to re-
| ceive any communication he might
| desire to make Of interest to the pub
lie service, the house adjourned out
| Of respect to the memory Of the de-
ceased members.
President ROOseyelt's message VII
| be received both in the house and SEN
ate tomorrow.
| No bills were introduced in the SEN
ate In the house there were thirty
public measures and $50 Of q private
| character.