Show CONGRESS NOW IN SESSION BUT DOSE DONE ON oil TUE THE orE OPENING firiNa VAT the statute wat was in less irr than an i hour maille tho alio senate was w not dot twelve blaak WIl autes i in getting settled the fifty seventh congress to 1 now in session the senate was in session twelve min integ adjournment belne being taken out of respect to tho the memory of 0 the late senator mcmillan who died during the recess the session of tho house lasted a little less than ono one hour when the death dauth of the late representative russel of connecticut which occurred in the early fall was announced and adjournment was wag taken president pro tern frye of tho the senate ascended the rostrum at noon and a hush bush fell upon the assemblage while rev 1 P J prettyman who took the place of rev dr milburn Ml lburn pronounced the invocation the clerk called the roll and sixty eight senators responded to their names the customary resolutions were adopted notifying the house that the senate was ready to proceed to busin business esq appointing a committee to join with one from the house to howait wait on the president and inform him that thai con congress aress wasas was assembled sem bled and also fixing fhe the hour of meeting at 12 president pro tern tent pryo frye appointed mr platt piatt conn and air jones ark as the committee to await upon the president mr air Bur burrows rots mich then announced tho the death of his colleague james mcmillen mcmillan and adjournment was taken As the bands of the clock pointed to the noon hour speaker henderson enderson II called the house to order rev kov coudon offered prayer after which the roll call was wa s ordered and the speaker announced a quorum present theresia the resignation of representatives ray of new york and hall of pennsylvania were laid before the house members elected during recess to 1111 vacancies created by death and resignation then took look the oath of office A resolution was then adopted for the appointment of a committee of three members to join a committee from the senate to wait upon the president and inform him that there was i quorum present and that the house houg e was ready to receive any communication lie he mi might bt desire to make the speaker appointed bin bingham barn pa hitt ills 1119 and richardson ricard tenn she customary resolutions instructing the clerk to inform the senate that t the he house was wag ready to do business and fixin fixing the hour of meeting maetina at foont noon were adopted air brandegee of connecticut then announced the death of his predecessor mr russell find and presented the usual formal resolution leso lulion of reg regret aret and at 1256 the house 0 iou arned |