Show 1 SHORT SESSION HOUSES After Short Session Congress i Adjourns Out of Respect to toLate toLate Late Senator Allison CANNON WARMLY GREETED COMMITTEES APPOINTED TO WAIT UPON PRESIDENT Washington Dec 7 There was vas as a pall oC ot sadness over oter the United States St senate today t day when It convened for the second ses sas session sason s sion sian on of the Sixtieth congress con which was a due Jue to the absence of the late Senator William B Allison of af 3 Iowa who died last Jast August after a service of over years In that body bod The assemblage was a brilliant one members member being bein present while the galleries were wore with representatives tives of or the official and azid I d social life of the c capital Besides the wives and daughters Of b senators who ho formed a large company IJ Ii the private gallery James Bryce th J British ambassador to the th United States Tong Yi special envoy from the Chi Chinese nese empire Prince Tsai Tsal Fu and others othen Of his suite Bulte occupied seats seat In the reserva 4 Don pon lon pet the diplomatic corps The procedure in mothe inthe the opening of the new SessiOn was simple and dignified follow 4 kig 1111 long established d precedent Vice Pres li lent Fairbanks called the senate to order and Rev Edward Everett Hale lIale opened the session with lIh a prayer Usual Committees Appointed Senators Aldrich Gallinger and Teller yens were appointed In pursuance of Or f a resolution tion Uon offered by Senator Ule to wait walt UI H I It tile the t e president nt and Inform that con cot gruss was reedy roady to receive hi his annual m mes message s sage Senator DIllingham s of or his colleague S Page of ot Vermont and an the tile oath if r office was administered to him hy tu the tee ce president Senator Dolliver announced the death of The tue late Senator Allison of or Iown and reo refo expressing pres the profound sorrow of ot the tle senate over Oer this bereavement w wro ro adopted As H a further mark of respect to I Ills his memory memon the senate senale art aft after T r a il session I lusting lasting but fifteen minutes adjourned adjo for forthe forthe forthe the day da Cummins of ot Iowa will take the oath of or f office tomorrow |