Show CONGRESS SENATE SPECIAL SESSION by W V U tel telegraph to the washington oct II 11 immediately aft after r the reading of tho tile journal zd edmunds mu n ds rising to a question estion of highest privilege amov moved etl that tho the oath of office be administered to nelson IV aldrich senator elect from eliodo rhode island here there being no objection the motion was agreed to and a nd aldrich was sworn in edmunds then made a similar motion in the cases of the senators elect from new york mcpherson interposed and stated eliat ho he desired to present a petition pending ending that motion he lie held in bis big band hand a communication from certain members of the new york legislature alleging certain reasons why lapham and miller should not be entitled to seats in regard to these allegations he lie knew nothing lie ile did ejot not present the petition with any desiro desire to delay delay action upon administering them the oath ho ile offered the petition and would refer it at the proper time to an appropriate committee edmunds said that as the petition pe referred to the propriety of swea swearing i n in the new senators h from honi oni now york org lie would not object to its rec reception eption at the present time the petition was received and laid upon the table and the oath of office administered to tile senators from new york A committee consisting of pendleton and anthony was w appointed by the presiding officer to it waft att the president and inform him that the senate was ready to receive any communication muni cation lie might bo be pleased to send them recess was taken for half an leour tour after recess edmunds offered a resolution declaring that the standing committees odthe of the senate as they were were constituted constitute at the close of last cession session of the senate bo be continued for the present besent session and auth authorizing orlAng the president pro tern tem to fill ill f any vacancies which may exist therein harris asked that the resolution be laid over one day under the tile rule it was BO so ordered the tile committee appointed pointed tp to wait on the tile president reported they bad had performed their duty and that the fr president ident had stated ho be would communicate muni cate in writing with the senate tomorrow to morrow adjourned |