Show CONGRESS CONVENES there were NO mo remarkable features presented little interest Inter cut crips chair draped in message resta benator dubois does xo not any currency Tinker lair washington dec 7 the first day of the second session of the fifty fourth congress presented no remarkable features feature there were 71 senators in their seats eat and is absentees the presidents message wit wa read without apparently evoking any special interest the only exception to that rule being to the portions of the message devoted to armenian outrages and to the revolution in cuba on th the first of these subjects the president states his big bellof that the present sombre prospect in turkey will tot cot be long permitted to offend the sight of christendom the presidents discussion of the cuban question is extensive and impartial sl summing imming up indicates the temper and views of the administration it Is these words when the inability of spain to 0 o deal successfully with the insurrection has become manifest a situation will be presented in which our obligations to the sovereignty of spain will be superseded by higher obligations which we can hardly to recognize and discharge these declarations appeared to obtain general favor and approval the message covered IS 18 printed pages and its it reading occupied on one e hour and fifty minutes 11 at 33 the senate adjourned until tomorrow the house presented at a bright and cheerful appearance this morning when the galleries were thrown open to visitors the members of the house like the occupants of the galleries commenced to put in in an appearance as early at as to 10 although the hour of the meeting was 12 the republicans from the west and middle west who secured a and were not engulfed in the wave of free silver ism which swept over their commonwealths weilt hs congratulated each other upon their good fortune dave mercer of Ne nebraska braskat secretary of the congressional committee one of two nebraska members who secured a re dec election tion was war the recipient of many cordial congratulations from his congressional friends some of the veteran members of the house were also muc in evidence and each as he moved about the chairman received a small ovation from M his friends mr crisps celesk was draped in mourning promptly at noon speaker reeds gavel fell and the second session of t the fifty fourth congress began chaplain couden offered the opening prayer at tite the close of which the speaker ordered IL a call of the house the call disclosed the the presence of members william A stokes returned irom from the seventh south carolina district was sworn in fri and in regard to mr boatner of louisiana similarly unseated on a contest during the last session sess loni a certificate from the governor ol of louis louisiana ilana was read certifying to hit his election cannon rep bayne rep NY N Y and turner dem ga ca were were appointed a committee to tc wait upon the president the house hous then took a recess until p in the house devoted the first day 0 of the session principally to hearing the presidents message the first of the general appropriation bills forthe coming fiscal year the ibe pension was re reported from the appropriation privation pria tion committee and placed OR the calender b the death of ex speaker crisp was announced by mr turner dem ua ga and nd the housea house as a mark of respect to his memory adjourned until tomorrow mr turner dein georgia on be ing recognized stated that owing to his melancholy duty to inform the house of the death of his colleague ex speaker crisp who died at atlanta ga oct 23 at a lafer day lie he would ask that a day be assigned for paying proper respect to his hf distinguished character and eminent public service ile he offered the following resolutions resolved that the louse house has heard with profound sorrow of the death of lion han charles F crisp late representative from the state of georgia resolved that as a mark of respect bohli to his memo memory rythe the house do now adjourn the were adopted and the house at accordingly adjourned until noon tomorrow |