The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-12-06
End of 59th Session Began
Monday.
300 MEMBERS ARE PRESENT
Long List Of Appointments Received
From President By Senate But Con
frmation Is Postponed Until After
Message-Resolutions From Pen
rose and Foraker on Dismissal Of
Negro Troops Go Over by Unani-
nous Consent.

Washington, Specialize Fifty
ninth Congress began its session at
noon Monday. 1t took the Senate
15 minutes 10 arrange It's prelimina-
ries and the House of Representatives
an hour. The Senate received from
President Roosevelt O long list Of APP
pointments for its confirmation, and
In an executive session of 10 minutes
decided that as ;he Nominations hal
been received before the body had
been organized formally, 10 make no
combinations until the President s
annual message had been received
and the session fairly started.
Seators Penrose of Pennsylvania,
and Foraker, Of Ohio. came forward
with resolutions of inquiry regarding
the discharge Of tue negro troops of
the Twenty Infantry. One wa,
addressed to the President and the
other to the Secretary Of War. Vice
President Fairbanks suggested that It
was unusual to transact any business
until the President IS message had
been received and the resolutions
event over,' by unanimous consent.
Senator Dupont, Of Deleware, too.l
the oath of office
The opening of the two House,
was witnessed by an animated throng,
which filled the galleries to their ca
pacity Hundreds went away disap-
| pointed in not gaining admission to
| witness the session Of either Senate
| Or House.
The following new members of the
House presented their credentials
and took the prescribed cath of office !:
w. F. Engiebright, first district
California j. w. Overstreet, first dis
trict of Georgia; F. O. Lowden, 18th
district of Illinois C.. c. Gilhanls,
18th district of Indiana; D. j. Rior-
dan. eighth district Of New York; j.
E. Reyburn, second district of Penn
sylvania; J. H. Moore, Sd district of
| Pennsylvania; C. N. Brum, 18th dis
trict of Pennsylvania; E. ". Saun-
ders, 5th district of Virginia.: j. M.
Nelson, I'd district of Wisconsin ;
{ Frank H. Waskey, delegate, Alaska.
Speaker Cannon appointed Repre-
sentative James R. Mann, of Illinois,
a member Of the board of regents Of
the Smithsonian Institute; vice Ro-
bert Hit. of Illinois, deceased.
The galleries of the House were
crowded at an early hour The abb
| sence Of flowers from the desks of
the members was much commented
on, but the order of the Speaker pro-
hibiting the floral display was gener-
ally commended for its good sense.
| A similar rule was made In the Sen
ate two years ago.
The presence of Mrs. Nicholas
Longworth. daughter of the Presi-
dent, in the Executive gallery, accom-
panied by Miss Haener, the social
secretary Of the wife Of the President
gave the women In the galleries AL
opportunity to observe the wife OF
the Representative from the .Cincin
natl district at close range.
The first work of the House Incl
dent to the opening day was quickly
dispatched, the roll-call showing
800 present.
After the appointment of the usu'
al committee to wait upon the Pres
ident and inform him that the House
was organized and ready to receive
any communication he might desire
to make of interest to the public SER
vice, the House adjourned out of re
spect to the memory of the decease,
members.
Surprise in The Senate.
| Surprise lit up the faces@of Sena
tors when Mr. Penrose injected int,
the form, the opening ceremony O.
that body by resolution Of inquir.
addressed to the President regardin,
the discharge of the three companie
of negro troops of the Twenty-fftl
Infantry.