Show CONGRESS EXTRA session SESSi OX to tb SENATE aahl 15 the secretary of alio senate before trading the journal read the following note from vice A telegram received aliis morning advises mo of the dangerous illness of my sister ind summons me homei it will be necessary for the senate in its meeting today to day to elect a president art fm davis wt va said as there was a comparatively small number of senators in attendance lie isopod tharo would bo a delay to enable ab kentees to arrive at the suggestion of wallace an informal rp es was taken it waa discovered at the the note was read that there was a larger number of republican alian cratic senators present A me beil ger was man but that gentlemen entered the senate chamber soon after alid kiei left and ho session was resumed bayard then offered alic following resolved eliat in the absence ot the vice president A thurman be and he is hereby chosen president of the tempore anthony moved to substitute the name of W ferrai disagreed to yeas 18 nays 25 nd the resolution passed thurman was conducted to the clifair by ferry the former lin arling on the way thither A turn about is fair play thurman on taking the chair said senator it is only necessary for me toay in alic fewest possible words that I thank you for this mark of your confidence I tiie journal was then the army appropriation bill was taken up and bogati addressed the senate he thought tho question now before alio body more important than any other that had arisen alic same which prompted tho legislation were expressed by many of the game men now uttering them led to war ho denounced ho proposed legislation as bad in itself and as being attempted by A long discussion followed arter which HOUSE after of lie journ althe speaker called the committees for the only report submitted was from the committee on accounts relative to committee ahe aport was adopted and lion was resumed of the Senat for the purchase or construction of a refrigerating ship for the of and cargo esi the bill passed with nto committee of the whole on the bill after a lengthy debate adjourned |