Show SEVENTEEN NEW SENATORS TAKE OATH OF OP OFFICE WASHINGTON ASHINGTON April M. M 4 4 Notwithstanding standing that the ln Initial I ceremonies of or orthe the tho extra session In La tho tha enate were quite secondary ry In interest to to those of the tho ho house se of l there still BUll vas vasa was wasa as asa a largo large itte attendance dance In fn the th galleries The only senator ox-senator p present lent lentas yas as year old Henry Gassaway Davis Divis of r West Wet Virginia I or Of the senators sworn orn seventeen se never before had occupied 5 seats In the thc senate Twelve Twel were Democrats and nd five c caps cans the new Democrats eln Bryan o of ot f Florida Clinton of t West Vest Virginia 1 Johnson of ot Maine I It Kern o I. I Lea a Sl Matine Mar Mat t ine of or Jersey Myers rv rs of Ohio hlo Reed of or Missouri and Williams of or Mississippi The new R Republicans w were wr r Ll of ot i Rhode thode Island McLean of or Connecticut Poindexter of Washington Townsend o of or Michigan 11 and W Works ks of California S Sworn orn i in Squads of P F Four ur Th The s senators w were r ra sworn in in squads Quads o of ot f four tho the colleagues of the tho newly nely choc chosen n men escorting them to the vice presidents president's d dents dent's desk The Tho oath was administered b by Vice President Sherman The nr first t quartette comprised B Bryan an Clinton Clapp and Clark of or Wyo Wo Wyoming ming and they and arid all who followed were ere co cordially congratulated b by tho the vice Ice president Mr Clinton took the oath on ona ona a o. Bible given him hint b by his bis mother Too only only- feature of the proceedings not nol on the program was introduced b by Senator Bal BaIley of oC Texas who sought to havo tho the hour of oC dall dally daily meetings fixed at 2 p. p a m. m Instead of oC nc noon ri The Thc suggestion t ion tion was wa made mado In connection with a a. motion mo t lion ion of Senator Brown Drown of orl Nebraska fixing the thc hour of 1 12 as tho the time of or meeting Mr Bailey ultimate ultimately withdrew the amendment but with th a It promise to renew rene i it t later rho Tho senate at 09 p. p m. m adjourned t 11 until lit 11 tomorrow at noon |