Show jjqTET7 4 i I ifhe open ng n 8 8J the Capitol 1 1 fHE BUSS TBAXSACTED now the jfepublican Members Took the Democratic Chaffing on the Election 3eu1t < The Senate WAsmS Q I December IThe opening session of the Senate was preceded pre-ceded by a lively hah hour of handshaking hand-shaking and gossip between Senators their friends Several desks of and Senators were decorated with floral tributes sent by admirers the most favored in this respect being Gorman who was the recipient oftwo enornio us roosters and an armchair the latter hearin < rfhe words Preserved for A P ft 1887 Promptly at noon the President of the Senate called the body to order and was offered prayer On motion of Logan the Secretaries Secretari-es instructed to inform the House that the Senate was ready to proceed to business Thurman and Garland was appointed committee to inform the President a to receive 1 that the Senate was ready anv communication he might be pleased j to make The becretary read the credentials of William P Sheffield appointed to fill the vacancy eaused by the death ot Senator Anthony The Senate then took recess for half an hour At the expiration of the recess the following bills were introduced and referred re-ferred By Cullom to enable officers of the army promoted for gallant and diStinguished diS-tinguished services m the war of the Rebellion Re-bellion to be retired with the rank and full pay of the grade to which they were < promoted also to so facilitate promotion promo-tion throughout the army by retiring from active service upon their own application ap-plication officers of the army who served in the war of the Rebellion i also to authorize the lighting of navigable rivers of the United States with electricity elec-tricity By Dolph to prevent the obstruction of navigable waters of the United States and protect pubJic work against trespass tres-pass or injury Ingalls offered a resolutionwhich was agreed to instructing commissioner ef public lands to report such legislation as is necessary to authorize the Secretary Secre-tary of the Interior to summarily remove re-move all fences illegally constructed on the public domain Another recess of half an hour was taken t At 135 the Presiden iVmesbage v was received re-ceived and the reading was at qnce < < proceeded pro-ceeded with When the reading of the message was concluded Aldrich a few feeling remarks re-marks made formal announcement of I the death of Senator Anthony and Ihe Senate adjourned House of Representatives YABHIKQTOK December L Though i the galleries of the House Were wel filled this morning with spectator all oJ anxious to vie the proceedings ° attendant I at-tendant on the first day of the session j there was an absence of that crush of visitors which usually characterizes such occasions Numerous floral designs ornamented the desks of favorite members I mem-bers and among them ajiandsome ship I of state of which CoxAiN Y waS th l I recipient An immense b < dQ1 chrysanthemums chry-santhemums covered the desk occupied I by Barbour Va and a tasteful basket of variegated flowers adorned the Speakers i Speak-ers table Members indulged in the usual greeting exchanging congratulations congratula-tions on reelection or condolences onJ t defeat Republicans made good natured S f replies to equally good natured chaffing VJ by Democrats on the result of the Pres 1 idential contest and there was noTritter 4 ness on either side Promptly atnoon the Speakers gavel called the House to order After prayer the Speaker directed I di-rected the clerk to call the roll At 140 pm the Presidents message I mes-sage was received and immediately I 1 The message was referred to the committee I com-mittee of the whole on the state of the I Union and with accompanying docu I ments ordered printed Hutchins from the committee on ap propriations reported a bill making oII stn > Orary provision t0r tbe naval I service Referre to henjjttee of il the whole I Formal announcement was made j the death of Representatives of Duncan t and Evms and Prejentatives House adjourned I |