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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. PROCEEDINGS AND ·DEBATES OF THE FIFTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION. SENATE. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Seventy-seven Senators have answered to their names. There is a quorum of the Senate present, MoNDAY, December 2, 1901. and the Senate is prepared for the transaction of business. The first Monday of December being the day prescribed by the CREDENTIALS. Constitution of the United States· for the annual meeting of Con Mr. ALLISON presented the credentials of Charles H. Dietrich, gress, the first s~ssion of the Fifty-seventh Congress commenced chosen by the legislature of the State of Nebraska a Senator this day. from that State to fill the vacancy in the term ending March 3, The Senate assembled in its Chamber at the Capitol. 1905; which were read and ordered to be filed. The PRESIDENT pro tempore (Mr. WILLIAM P. FRYE, a Sen Mr. ALLISON presented the credentials of Joseph H. Millard, ator from the State of Maine) took the chair and called the Senate chosen by the legislature of the State of Nebraska a Senator from to order at 12 o'clock noon. that State for the term ending March 3, 1907; which were"read. Mr. HOAR. I should like to have the term read again for PRAYER. which the Senator-elect was chosen. Rev. W. H. :MILBURN, D. D., Chaplain to the Senate, offered The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clause referred to will be the following prayer: again read. God of our fathers, 'rb.y servants of this Chamber are come to The Secretary read as follows: gether for the opening of the Fifty-seventh Congress with kindly For the term of six years beginning on the 28th day of March, 1901. feelings each for the other, and impressed with the sense of duty Mr. BURROWS. That will not do. as their tasks are opening before them. And yet there comes to Mr. HOAR. There seems to be a defect in those credentials. us the oppressive sense of an unspeakable loss, the departure of Mr. SPOONER. Is it anything more than a conclusion of law? our friend and brother, our father and the chief of the nation, Mr. HOAR. I suppose it is not for the Senate to debate the by the hand of the assassin. 0 Lord God, let Thy pity and matter until some one makes a claim under the credentials, but it grace come to all the people of this land by reason of this un is the custom of the Senate when credentials are presented to have speakable calamity. And as Thy seryant, the widow, sits alone anything which may occur to a Senator pointed out, so that it may , and bereft, may Thy comfort and consolation come to her. be coiTected. It would seem a little remarkable that a legislature And grant, 0 Lord, that we may duly feel the loss and sorrow should elect a Senator for a fixed term extending beyond their attendant upon the departure from earth of a member of this power to elect, and to say that that is a mere conclusion of law. body, a Senator from South Dakota. Still I will not go into a discussion of the question. Hear our devout prayers in behalf of Thy servant, the senior The PRESIDENT pro tempore. If there be no objection, the Senator from New Jersey, and grant that the means which are certificate of election will be placed on file. used for his recovery to health may be blessed by Thee, and may Mr. GAMBLE presented the credentials of A. B. Kittredge, ap he come to his place upon this floor again crowned with Thy pointed by the governor of the State of South Dakota a Senator loving kindness. from that State, to fill, until the next meeting of the legislature Grant Thy grace to every member of this body, and to all who thereof, the vacancy caused by the death of JAMEs H. KYLE, in are dear to them, and so may the light and favor of God, our the term ending March 3, 1903; which were read and ordered to Father, be with us all, now and evermore. Amen. be filed. · . CALLING OF THE ROLL. Mr. CLARK of Montana presented the credentials of Paris Gib The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The roll of Senators will be son, chosen by the legislature of the State of Montana a Senator called by the Secretary. from that State, to fill the vacancy in the term ending March 3, The Secretary called the roll, and the following Senators an 1905; which were read and ordered to be filed. swered to their names: SWEARING IN OF SENATORS. Aldrich, Deboe, Kea.n, Platt. N.Y. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. If the Senators whose creden Allison, Dillingham, Kearns, Pritchard, tials have been read will present themselves at the desk there- Bacon, Dolliver, Lodge, Proctor, quired oath of office will be administered to them. ' Bailey, Dubois, McComas, uarles, Ba.rd, Elkins McCumber, uay, . Mr. Dietrich, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Kittredge, and Mr. Millard were Ba.te, Fa.irba.clcs, McEnery, ~cott, escorted to the Vice-President's desk by Mr. SPOONER, Mr. Berryl Forake~ McLaunn, Miss. Simmons, CLARK of Montana, Mr. GAMBLE, and Mr. HANNA, respectively Bever dge, Foster, La. McLaurin, S. C. Sbnon, Blackburn, Foster, Wash. McMillan, Spooner, and the oath prescribed by law was administered to them. ' Burnha.m, Frye, Mallory, Stewart, BmTows, , Gallinger, Martin, Ta.lia.ferro, SENATORS PRESENT, Bm·ton, Gamble, Mason, Tillman, The Senators-elect having taken their seats in the Senate, the Carmack, Hale, Mitchell, Turner, Clapp, Hanna, Money, Vest, following Senators were present: Clark, Mont. Hansbrough, Morgan, Warren, · From the State of- Clark, Wyo. Harris, Nelson, Wellington, Alabama-John T. Morgan and Edmund W. Pettus. Clay, HawleyJ Penrose, Wetmore. Cockrell, Heitfela, Perkins, Arkansas-James H. Berry and James K. Jones. Culberson, Hoar, Pettus California-Thomas R. Bard and George C. Perkins. Cullom, Jones, Ark. Platt, Conn. Connecticut-Joseph R. HawleJ and Orville H. Platt. Mr. KE.AN. I should like to announce that my colleague] Mr. Florida-Stephen R. Mallory and James P. Taliaferro. SEWELL] is detained on a.ccount of illness. Georgia-Augustus 0. Ba.con and Alexander S. Clay. 41 42 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. DECEMBER 2, Idaho-Fred T. Dubois and Henry Heitfeld. RECESS. fllinois-Shelby M. Cnllom and William E. Mason. · Mr. FORAKER (at 12 o'clock and 20 minutes p.m.). Mr. Indiana-Albert J. Beveridge and Charles Warren Fairbanks. President, pending a report from the other Honse of the appoint Iowa-William B. Allison and Jonathan P. Dolliver. ment of a committee to notify the President in conjunction with Kansas-:roseph R~ Bnrtml and Willimn A. Harris. fthe committee of the'Semttethat-<Jo:ngress is in session -and r-eady Kentucky-;roseph C. S. Blackburn 1mn William J. Deboe. · itorecei:veany,communication he may be pleased to make, I move Louisiana-MUIJ>hy J. Foster and Samuel Douglas McEnery~ that the Senate take a recess for thh'ty .minutes. Maine-William P. Frye ana "Eugene Rale. The motion was agreed to; and at the expiration of 'the recess Maryland-Louis E. McComas and George L. Wellington. (at 1 o'clock and 50 minutes p.m.) the Senate reassembled. Massachusetts-George F. Hoar and Henry Cabot Lodge. Mr. ALLISON. Mr. President, as there is yet no message from Michigan-Jnlins C. Burrows and James McMillan. the "Honse of 'Representatives notifying the Senate of the organi Minnesota-Moses E. Clapp and Knute Nelson. zation of that body and the appointment of a committee to wait Mississippi-Anselm J. ¥cLanrin and H. D. Money. upon the ..EJ.·e.sident, I move that a further recess be taken until 2 Missouri-Francis M. Cockre11 and George G. "Vest. oc1ock. · Montana-William A. Clark and Paris Gibson. The motion was agreed te~ and at the -expiration of the recess Nebraska-Charles H. Dietrich and Joseph H. Millard. (at 2 o'clock p.m.) the Senate reassembled. Nevada-William M. Stewart. New Hampshire-Henry E. Burnham and Jacob H. .Gallinger. DEATH OF SENATOR JAMES H. KYLE. New Jersey-John Kean. Mr. GAMBLE. Mr. President, it is my sad duty to formally New York-Thomas C. Platt. announce to the Senate the death of my former colleague, the North Carolina-Jeter C. Pritchard and Furnifold. McL . .Sim- . Hon. JAMES R. Km, who departed this life at his home in Aber- mons. -deen S. Dak., t()n the 1st of July last, after a very brief illness . .N01·th Dakota-Henry C. HansbroughandPorterJ. McCumber. This, perhaps, is not the time to speak of his character and of Ohio-Joseph B. Foraker and Marcus A. Hanna. his services to his State and the nation. On some future occa- Oregon-J"o'hn 'H. "Mitcnen ana Joseph Simon. sion we shall ask that the 01 cfurary business 'Of -the -senate be sus- PennsyZvani~BoiesP:enrose.and..Matthe-w S. Quay. pended in order that appropriate tribute may be paid to his Rhodeislandr--Nelaon WJ Aldrich and George P. Wetmore. memory. In the meantime 1 offer the following resolutions, and South Oarolina-JohnL.:McLanrinandBenjamin R. Tillman. ask for their immediate consideration. South Dakota-Robert J. Gamble and A. B. Kittredge. The PRESIDBNT pro tempore. The Secretary will read the Tennessee-William B . .Bate and Edward W. Carma-ck. resohrtions submitted by"th'6 Senator from South Dakota. Te::vas-Joseph W."Bailey and-charles A. tCnlber£on. The Secretary read th-eresolutioiLS, as follows: 'Utah-Thomas Kearns.· . 'Resowed, That the Senate has llea.rd With pr<Sfonnd sarrow of the death u! Vermont-William P.