The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 3, 1901, Page 1

VOLUME XCL-—-NO 3. s P, <N ® tak,Cer 5 ?/! £ OFS /“ar/ Om / SAN FRANCISCO, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1901. PRICE FIVE CENTS. L AWMAKERS OF THE LAN ( OPENING SCENES IN THE HOUSE FURNISH A GREAT SPECTACLE Beautiful Floral Tributes the Representatives Amid Organize by the Election of Officers. HINGTON, - Dec. opening day of first session of the Fifty- seyenth Congress in e of Representatives furnished a snectacle that 4 the crowded gall ouse is cumberous and by a laborious process, to-day eviden did as they clung to re proceed- and one-half four the | The ma- | alf the time being con- | onous calling of the the House was was Bingham, and after cech wed upon the oati to form the Presi- House was business; rec- commit- a Congress was ready might suse then This and seats there are round and those n last do not suffer Beautiful Floral Display. er occasio e fiower show, is the great re of the op g day, was not as 2posing as us More flowers - than ever before were sent to members, but after the seat-drawing the House ad- d before a third of them were the ha or members were arriving The lobby in the rear of was filled with floral emblems o populer members. by admiring There were tons of flowers glance through the lobby was like through a veritable flower garden. a rule, the leaders on both sides, 1 the principal actors in a drama, were slow in making their appearance. but as ~auy arrived the celebrities were eagerly ed out to the spectators in the gal- hardson bout the cente of the minor. after 11 o'clock. He was urrounded by his Demo- gues. General Grosvenor of recognized instantly when he ed with the never-failing carnation tonhole. Daizell of Pennsylva- ’ 1d, the hard-hitter from e, who leaped into prominence in the Congress; Hepburn of Iowa, another elder of the sledge hammer, and other ominent members began arriving soon A number of Senators, including “of Wisconsin, drifted after. ator Bpooner eagues of the House. “Deacon” White of New York, who formerly a member of the House. and who has not falled to be present at the opening of Congress in & dozen years, was on the of Tennessee took his | | Pennsylvania and Maddox (D.) of Geor-| | from both sides of the House. m the Senate side to confer with | | ister the duties of his office unless he has [ 2.—|floor as usual, renewing old acquaint-| the | anices. member of the Supreme Court in the ball was also witnessed—Justice McKenna, himself an old member of the House. House Called to Order. At 11:30 o'clock ome of the assistant| doorkeepers, standing at the clerk’s desk, ‘ warned those on the floor that those not | entitled to be there must retire. Wilcox, the swarthy Delegate from Hawaii, and | Degetau, the Delegate from Porto Rico, | attracted attention as they moved through | the throng on the floor. Every chair ex-| cept those in the diplomatic and execu- | tive galleries was occupied when, at 12| o'clock, McDowell, clerk of the House, | brought his gavel down. The Buzz of con- | ation ceased and the clerk announced | that prayer would be offered. The mem- | bers and many of the spectators arose and stood with bowed heads as the Rev. | Couden, the blind chaplain, invoked the | divine blessing. He referred feelingly to | the death cf President McKinley. | The roll of members-elect was then called by States, amid an ever-increasing as conversation became throughout the hall. When the ced that 318 members—a quo- rum—had apswered to their names, Lacy of Jowa moved that the House proceed by viva voce vote to the election of a Spez er. The motion being carried, Cannon of Illinois, chairman of the Republican cau- | placed in nomination General Hen- derson of Towa, amid a salvo of applause | frcm the entire Republican membership. Henderson Chosen Speaker. Hay of Virginia, chairman of the Demo- cratic caucus, amid loud Democratic ap- plause, presented the name of Richard- son of Tennessee. A general laugh fol- | lowed as Neville of Nebraska placed in nomination Stark of his own State, who is now the only other Populist acting in- dependently. Rumple (R.) of Iowa, Mc- Clellan (D.) of New York, Bates (R.) of The unwonted spectacle of al | | | | e uproar of voice The ' result 149; gla were appointed tellers. was: Henderson, 19; Richardson, Stark, 1; Cummins of New York, 1 Richardson, Stark and Cummins were appointed a committee to escort the Speaker to the chair. As General Hen- derson appeared two minutes later on the arm ‘of Richardson, the Speaker, was greeted with a great outburst of applause Richard- son introduced him in hailf a dozen words. The Speaker spoke briefly: “Gentlemen of the House of Represen- tatives: This high honor that you have conferred upon me I profoundly appreci- ate. All the more do I appreciate it, com- ing as it does with this genérous expres- sion from both sides of the chamber. There is left another method for a pre- siding officer to express his appreciation of such an honor—that is by a kindly, firm and faithful administration of the law and the rules that govern this body. It will be my aim to discharge impar- tially the duties of this office. As I said at the opening of the last Congress, no presiding officer can successfully admin- the support of the body over which he presides. I asked for it then; you.gave it to me throughout the entire Congress. Permit me once more to invoke that:pa~ tlence, kind and splendid support which was accorded to me in the last Congress.” “The maker of laws should not be a breaker of laws. We proceed under law and rules, and the duties devolving upon each and all of the membership of this House will be far better conserved if this principle is kept in mind and-acted upon, ‘‘Again sincerely thanking you each and all, oath of office.” (Applause.) Bingham Administers Oath. 4 The duty of administering the oath of office to the Speaker fell to Bingham of Pennsylvania, the oldest member of the House in point of continuous service. The Speaker then in turn administered the ocath to the members-elect. They came forward in State delegations as their names were called. At the conclu- sion of the ceremony the Speaker laid before the House the resignation of Nich- olas Muller as a Representative from the Seventh Congressional District of New York, to take effect December 1. Cannon of Illinois then presented the following resolution for the electfon of | officers of the House: “Resolved, That Alexander McDowall of Pennsylvania be and is hereby chosen Clerk of the House Representatives; that Henry Casson of Wisconsin be and is hereby chosen sergeant-at-ari that William Glennan of New York be and is hereby chosen doorkeeper; that Joseph C. McElroy of Ohlo be and 1Is hereby chosen postmaster; and that H. N. Cou- gen of Michigan be and is hereby chosen chaplain.” Hay of Virginia, on behalf of the mi- nority, presented a substitute resolution containing the names of the candidates selected by the Democratic caucus last Saturday. The minority resolytion was voted down and Cannon's resolution was adopted without division. To Notify the President. The usual formal resolutions to notify the President and Senate that the House had selected Henderson as Speaker and McDowell as Clerk were adopted. Bingham of Pennsylvania then offered a resolution for appointment by the Speaker of a committee of three to join a similar committee of the Senate to wait upon the President and notify him that a quorum of the two houses had assembled and that Congress was ready to recelve any communication he might have to make. The resolution was adopted and the Speaker appointed Payne of New of York, Bingham of Pennsylvania and Richardson of Tennessee. Dalzell then offered the resolution adopted by the Republican caucus on Sat- urday for the adoption of the rules of the House, with certain specified amend- ments, as the rules of the present House, This drew the first fire from the other gide. Richardson inquired whether op- portunity was to be given to offer amendments, and on receiving a negative reply he protested against such action. He sald he desired to offer some amend- ments which he thought would prevail if the gentleman from Iowa (Hepburn) could deliver the forty votes which the newspapers had said he had in the Re- publican caucus last Saturday. Dalzell said the proceeding was similar _Continued on Page Two, I am ready to take the prescribed i D.; o3 RESUTE THEIR ITAL OF THE NATION b MOST IMPRESSIVE BSCENE AT THE OPENING OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE. ASHINGTON, Dec. 2.—A profusion of floral offer- ings, quite unusual in quantity, variety and in beauty, - to-day trans- formed the Sendte cham- ber into a veritable flower show. - Al- most every member of the bgduga the recipient - of one or more of tmese evi- dences of the regard of his friends, and the atmosphere of the chamber was heavy with, the odor of rare plants’agd blossoms. ~ The display of chrysanthe- mums was notably beautiful, many of the specimens being of the choicest varia- tles. An hour before noon both the public and private galleries were thronged with spectators, every available inch of stand- ing room being occupied. Senators assem- bled slowly, Kean of New Jersey being the first Senator to appear in the cham- ber.. He was closely followed by THliman of South Carolina and Hoar of Massa- chusetts, who soon after took his' seat and buried himself in a newspaper. The venerable Senator Vest of Missourl was in his seat twenty minutes before the body was called to order., He was accord- ed a most cordial reception by - his col- leagues. By noon practically every Scn- ator in the city had arrived in the charm- ber. Many of them made no attempt to take their seats on account of the wealth )4 Adesks and alsles.: 1 ALL GALLERIES ARE CROWDED TO YIEW SENATEfPROCEEDlNGS Blind Chaplain Milburn Feelingly Alludes to the Loss Rec ntly Sustained by the Nation. Precisely at 12 o’clock Frye of Maine, president pro tem. of the Senate, rapped for order, The blind chaplain of the Senate, the Rev. Mr. Milburn, then delivered the fol- lowing invocation: Invocation by Blind Chaplain. *‘God of our fathers, tay servants of this chamber are come together for the open- ing of -the Fifty-seventh Congress with kindly feelings eachy for the other and impressed with the sense of duty as their tasks are opening before them. And yet there comes to us the oppressive sense of unspeakable loss—the departure of our friend and brother, our father and the cheer of the nation, by the hand of the assassin, “O Lord God, let thy pity a#nd grace | come to all the people of this land by reason of this unspeakable calamity. And as thy servant, the widow, sits alone and bereft, may thy comfort and consolation come to her. “And grant, O Lord, that we miy duly feel the-loss and sorrow attendant upon the departuregdrom earth of a member of this body, a Senator from South Dakota. Hear our devout prayers in behalf of thy servant, the senfor Senator from New Jersey (Sewell), and grant that the means that are used for his recovery to health may be blést by thee and may he come to his place upon this floor again crowned ot floral offerings which fairly filled the | with thy loving kindness. “Grant thy grace to-every member of this body and to all. who are dear to them, and so may the light and favor of God our father be with us, now and for- evermore. . Amen."” Credentials Are Presented. * Credentials were presented of Charles H. Dietrich ‘and Joseph H. Millard of Nebraska, Alfred B. Kittredge of South Dakota . and Paris Gibson of Montana. Frye administered to them the oath et‘ office. Formal resolutions were offered by Cul- lom of Illinols that the House be notified that the Senate was ready to proceed to business; by Allison that the meeting of the Senate be 12 o’clock noon, and by Hale of Maine that a committee of two Sen- ators be named to join a similar commit- tee of the House to Inform the President | that Congress was in session and pre- pared to receive might ‘desire to submit. Hale and Morgan of named as the committee. N McLaurin of South Carolina offered a joint resolution apthorizing the admission free of duty of imports of articles intend- ed to be exhibited at the Charleston Ex- Alabama wers position and the tzansfer of the Govern- | ment exhibits at the Buffalo Exposition to the Charleston Exposition. Senator Hoar Objects. Hoar objected to immediate considera- tion, saying it was the universal practice of the Senate to transact no business un- ‘il the President had been'informed that any message that he | | | | | | | | i | | | ] CONGRESS AT WORK Many Witness the Reassembling. ASHINGTON, Dec. 2~ The opening of the first sesslon of the Fifty- seventh Congress this morning drew to the Capitol a great throng | of spectators eager to witness the scenes | | marble, | ¢ antmation which mark the annual re- assembling of the national lawmakers, Although the actual work of the two houses was not to begin until 12 o’clock the historic old structure, now refur- nished from end to end until it shone with gilt and rich decorations, was astir long before that hour. It was an ideal day to bring out the public, sunny and warm, with just enough breeze from the south to lazily stir the flags over the Capitol, some of which were raised for the first time since the adjournment of Congress nine months ago. No Restriction to Crowds. There were no entrance restrictions and the crowd flowed uninterruptedly into the building. Many ladies were in the throng, including the wives and families of Sen- ators and members as well as many of the feminine representatives of the Cab- inet, diplomatic and executive circles. | Senators and Representatives began ar- riving early in the day and. there was the usual handshaking among old friends and informal talk of the work ahead. The veteran Senator from Iowa, Allison, was one of the first to reach the Senate wing and resume his work as chairman of - the Committee on Appropriations, Jones of Arkansas, the Democratic floor leader in the Senate, was another ecarly arrival and had a circle of his Demo- cratic colleagues in the cloakroom dise cussing the session's programme. Speaker Henderson did reach the House wing until shortly before the ses- sion opened and remained in the private office of the Speaker, conferring with members during formalities preceding not | his re-election as Speaker. | @ inieimieteiniminlufininininiviuinisleini @ Congress was prepared to do business. The resolution was withdrawn temporar- ily. Recess was taken until o'clock, but no report of the organization of the House being recelved at that time Camble of South Dakota formally announced the death of Senator Kyle of that State om the first of last July. He offered the usual resolution expressive of the sorrow of the Senate and, after its adoption, the Senate, as an additional mark of respect, ad- Journed until to-morros 2