Show VERITABLE GARDEN OF FLOWERS GAVE COLOR TO SENATE CHAMBER WASHINGTON Dec 1 The I.-The The scene in the Senate chamber today wh when n that body met to begin beg the work of or the second second sec see ond session o of the Fifty seventh Congress Congress Congress Con Con- gress was a brilliant one Long before beton noon when President pro ro tern tem Fryc Frye brought his hili gavel savel down h and t d op opened ned the proceedings s the galleries s began fi filling up Every ely seat was poon mon occupied and hundreds dM stood outside in the corridors corridors corri corn dors clamoring clamoring- for admission The floor of oC the Senate as was a veritable garden of chrysan chrysanthemums roses and violets spreading their fragrance c throughout t the chamber Many of ot the floral pieces were ere magnificent and completely hid the desks from fron view Without distinction of party Senators moved from Crom one side of the chamber to tu h ht other oth and ld Theold sores which sores es which had been made in the heat o of debate during th thelast the tho last session seemed healed haled and ad everywhere every every- where where- lt W was S noticed d that th the best of or feeling prevailed pre d. d The familiar figure of Senator James McMillan of or Michigan Michigan Michi Michi- gan s-an who was bel beloved ved by hl hit his associates was missing missing- and universal sorrow was wasI again as-aln expressed re over his demise I At 1 12 02 0 p p. p m. m the Senate adjourned as a n mark maik of oC respect to the late Senator I l McMillan of Michigan Instead of the customary black draper drapery drapery dra dra- per pery there was placed on the desk formerly formerly for for- merl merly occupied by the late Senator McMillan McMillan Mc Mc- Millan a sheaf sheat of bridal roses and palms tied lied with white satin ribbons rIbbon A number number num num- ber her of or the diplomatic corps occupied seats in the galleries reserved for tOl them I Mr 11 Frye ascended the rostrum at noon and a hush fell Upon tipon the assemblage assem bla blage e while Rev Re ReF F F. J J. who took the place of ot Rev Dr Milburn pronounced the Invocation The clerk clerIc called the roll rolI and sixty eight Senators re responded to their names |