Show EXTRA SENATE AT AN END I It President Pro t Tern Tem Frye In Ia Inducted I I ducted into Office Offic I It 4 t I iI i MITCHELL O a T 1 OREGON oRiGON NAN IS n PLACED PLACE ON o i AN IMPORTANT COMMITTEE TEE I Washington March Ia ch 9 After pro proceedings cee lasting only six ix days the ex extraordinary extraordinary extraordinary session of the senate was declared adjourned sine die at p pm pm pm m today During the session practically practically practically ally no business except that of an ex cx executive executive character was transacted The rhe session was called by the president In i order that the senate might have op opportunity opportunity j to confirm appointments made at the beginning of the session I This business accomplished there was nothing further for the senate to do doAt doAt doAt At the opening of f session the president pro tern t m Senator Frye of Maine laine was inducted into office the path oath being administered by Vice Pres President President President ident Roosevelt John H Mitchell the recently elect elected elected ed cd senator from Oregon was wa presented by his colleague Senator Simon and took the oath of office He was given givena a cordial reception by his colleagues on the floor many of whim had served in the senate with him and by his friends in the galleries who greeted his appearance with hearty applause Through a n committee of the senate consisting of Mr Hoar of Massachusetts Massachusetts and Mr Cockrell of Missouri the president informed the senate that he had no further communications tomake to tomake toI make He conveyed to the cordial wishes for their welfare and his I hopes that they might have a happy return to their homes Without ceremony the session was then declared at an end For a con considerable considerable considerable time after final adjournment many senators Remained on the floor of the chamber exchanging cordial farewells Oath to President Pro Tem In his invocation the blind chaplain prayed that the fatherly fath care of the Almighty might be extended to the members of the senate about to sep separate separate separate arate and to all other departments and of the government Mr Allison at the conclusion of the reading of the journal asked that the oath of office be administered to the tern tem of the senate semite Mr Frye The IOwa senator sen ator then hen escorted Mr Frye to the desk dealt where the vice president administered the oath Mr Simon of Oregon announced that I his recently elected colleague Mr Mitchell was present and he requested that the oath of office be administered to him as a matter of privilege On Un the arm of Mr Simon Mr Mitchell hell ad advanced advanced advanced to the vice presidents desk As they ascended the platform the galleries gal galleries g l recognising Mr lr l Mitchell n cor cordially cordially cordially applauded hm The vice pres president presIdent president ident sharply rebuked 1 the t e spectators for the q Mr Morgan ph i of o the h commit committee tee on inte canals asked un unanimous unanimous unanimous consent that Mr Mitchell be appointed to succeed his predecessor Mr 11 McBride aj as a is member of that com corn committee committee He fie realized he said that it was an unusual request but it was made because of o the tile notable interest in canal legislation always manifested by Mr Mitchell lInt who like Mn Mr Mc McBride McBride McBride Bride was an n earnest and able vate of the construction c of ot the canal Will Not Be a Precedent After the request had been granted without comment Mr Hoar addressing the chair remarked that for very ob obvious obvious reasons no objections were made to the request of Mr Morgan but he I felt bound to say that it was likely to give rise to great inconvenience on both sides of f the chamber If any fur further further I I ther requests of or such a nature were I Imade I made by individual senators he said he would feel bound to object I After the transaction of brief routine business the tha resolution r offered yester yesterday yesterday yesterday day by Mr Hoar r that a committee of two to senators to wait walt upon the president the United States and notify unless he might ml ht have some further business S to transact the senate was ready read to adjourn without delay was laid before the senate and adopted The vice president appointed Senators Hoar and Cockrell as the committee I On motion of Mr Hale the senate then at 1223 went into executive ses session session session sion At p m the senate opened its I doors for the final proceedings of the extraordinary session They were ex exceedingly brief The committee ap appointed appointed appointed pointed to wait upon the president pres ident and inform him that the senate was ready I to adjourn reported report d through Mr Hoar that thal the duty had been discharged The president had informed the corn com committee camI I e that he had no further fU busi bui business bu i iness ness for the senate to transact transactS I S Mr Allison then moved at 15 p pm pm m rn that the senate adjourn without I day Amid the vice pres president president ident declared the motion carried and andr I r his gavel fell this ending the session |