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• CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS. THIRD SESSION. SENATE. , New Hampshire-William E. Chandler and Jacob H. Gallinger. New Jersey-John R. McPherson and James Smith, jr. MONDAY, December 3, 1894. New York-Edward Murphy, jr. The first Monday of December being .the day prescribed by the No1'ih Carolina-Thomas J. Jarvis and Matt W. Ransom. Constitution of the United States for the annual meeting of Con North Dakota-Henry C. Hansbrough and William N;, Roach. faess, the third session of the Fifty-third Congress commenced this Ohio-Calvin S. Brice and John Sherman. Oregon-Joseph N. Dolph and John H. Mitchell. ,. atbe Senate assembled in its Chamber at the Capitol. Pennsylvania-James Donald Cameron and MatthewS. Quay. The VICE-PRESIDENT of the United States (Hon. AD4-1 E.' Rlwde Island-Nelson W. Aldrich. STEVENSON, of the State of Illinois), called the Senate to order at South Dakota-James H. Kyle and R. F. Pettigrew. 12 o'clock meridian. Tennessee-William B. Bate and Isham G. Harris. Texas-Richard Coke and Roger Q. Mills. PRAYER. / Rev. W. H. MILBURN, D. D., Chaplain to the Senate, offered the Vermont-Justin S. Morrill and Redfield Proctor. following prayer: . Vi1·ginia-Johrl. W. Daniel and Eppa Hunton. Almighty and most merciful Father, we render Thee humble Wasllington-Watson C. Squire. and hearty thanks that throv.gh the Tecess the angel of death has West Virginia-Johnson N. Camden and Charles J. Faulkner. touched no man connected with this body, and that the homes of Wisconsin-John L. Mitchell and William F. Vilas. all have been safe from his presence. Grant them still Thy heav The VICE-PRESIDENT: Seventy Senators have answered to enly benediction, guidance, guardianship, and defense. Prosper their names. ,A quorum is present. them in all their labors, giving them health, strength, and energy. NOTIFICATION TO THE HOUSE. Especially we commend to Thy heavenly goodness Thine hon Mr. RANSOM submitted the following resolution; which was ored servant the Vice-President and the members of his family. considered by. .unanimous consent, and agreed to: 1viost heartily we bless Thee that his home has been saved; and we Resolved, That the Secretary inform the House of Representatives that a pray that his beloved daughter may speedily be restored to health quorum of the Senate is assembled, and that the Senate is ready to proceed and soundness, and that the family may be complete and shel Wbusiness. tered beneath Thy wing. NOTIFICATION TO THE PRESIDENT. Give to all the homes of this broad land the sense of Thy de Mr. HARRIS submitted the following resolution; which was fense and protection. Visit us with prosperity; grant us peace considered by unanimous consent, and agreed to: and plenty and the sense that the God of our fathers is still the Resolved, That a committee consisting of two Senators be appointed, to join refugeandthestronghold oftheirsons. We humblypray, through such committee as may be appointed by the House of Representatives, to Jesus Christ, our Saviour. wait upon the President of the United States and inform him. that a quorum of each House is assembled, and that Congress is ready. to receive any com SENATORS PRESENT. munication he may be pleased to make. Mr. SHERMAN. Mr. President, I ask for a call of the Senate. By unanimous consent, the Vice-President was authorized to The VICE-PRESIDENT. The secretary will call the roll. appoint the committee on the part of the Senate, and Mr. HARRIS The Secretary called the roll; and the following Senators were and Mr. MANDERSON were appointed. present: HOUR OF MEETING. From the State of- . Alabama-John T. Morgan and James L. Pugh. On motion of Mr. CQOKRELL, it was A1·kansas-James H. Berry and James K. Jones. Ordered, That the hour of the daily meeting of the Senate be 12 o'clock California-George C. Perkins. meridian until otherwise ordered. Colorado-Henry M. Teller and Edward 0. Wolcott. RECESS. Connecticut-Joseph R. Hawley and Orville ,H. Platt. Mr. COCKRELL (at 12 o'clock and 14 minutes p.m.). I move Delaware-George Gray and Anthony Higgins . that the Senate take a recess until half after 12 o'clock. Florida-Wilkinson Call and Samuel Pasco. The motion was agreed to; and at the expiration of the recess Georgia-John B. Gordon. (at 12 o'clock and 30 minutes p.m.) the Senate reassembled. Idaho-Fred T. Dubois and George L. Shoup. Illinois-Shelby M. Cullom and John M. Palmer. MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE. Indiana-David Turpie and Daniel W. Voorhees. At 12 o'clock and 34 minutes p.m. Mr. JAMEs KERR, the Clerk Iowa-William B. Allison. of the House of Representatives, appeared below the bar of the Kansas-William A. Peffer. Senate and delivered the following message: Louisiana-Newton C. Blanchard and Donelson Caffery. Mr. Presiden~, I am directed by the House of Representatives Maine-William P. Fry and Eugene Hale. to inform the Senate that a quornm of the House of Representa Maryland-Charles H. Gibson and Arthur P. G-orman. tives has appeared, and that the- House is ready to proceed to busi- Massachusetts-George F. Hoar and Henry Cabot Lodge. ness. · Michigan-James McMillan. I am further directed to inform the Senate that the House has Mississippi-James Z. George and Anselm J. McLaurin. passed the following resolution: Missouri-Francis M. Cockrell and George G. Vest. Resolved, That a committee of three members be appointed on the part of Montana-Thomas C. Power. the House, to join such committee a.s may be appointed by the Senate, to wait upon the President of the United States and inform hun that a quorum of Nebraska-William V. Allen and Charles F. Manderson. the two Houses has assembled, and that Congress is ready to receive any com· Nevada-William M. Stewart. munication he may· have to make. 1 2 CONGRESSIONAL RECOR.D-SENATE. DECEMBER 3, ' I am also directed to inform the Sen~te that the Speaker has intention to terminate such arrangement on the 1st day of Jan appointed 111r. WILSO~ of West Virginia, Mr. HoLMAN, and Mr. uary, 1895, in the exercise of the right reserved in the agreement REED as the committee on the part of the House. between the two countries. I invite attention to the correspond- .ence between the Secretary of State and the Brazilian minister RECES~, .on this subject. l\fr. GORMAN (at 12 o'clock and 36 minutes p.m.). I move The commission organized under the convention which we had that the Senate take a receSj until half past 1 o'clock. entered into with Chile for the settlement of the outstanding The motion was agreed to; .and at the expiration of the recess claims of each Government against the other adjourned at the (at 1 o'clock and 30 minutes p. m.) the Senate reassembled. end of the period stipulated for its continuance, leaving undeter NOTIFICATION TO THE PRESIDENT. mined a number of .American cases which had been duly presented. These clarms are not barred, and negotiations are in progress tor Mr. !IA.RRIS and Mr. MANDERSON, the committee appointed in their submission to a new tribunal. - conjunction with a similar c?mmittee of the ;House of Representa Ob the 17th of March last a new treaty with China in further tives to wait upon the President of the Umted States, appeared regulation of emigration was signed · at Washington, and on below the bar, and . August 13 it received the sanction of the Senate. Ratification on Mr. HARRIS said: Mr. President, the committee appointed to the part of China and formal exchange are awaited to give effect wait upon the President of the United States and inform him that to this mutually beneficial convention. a quorum of .the two Houses .has. assembled and that Congress is A gratifying recognition of the uniform impartiality of this ready to receive any commumcation b,e may be pleased to mak~, country toward all foreign states was manifested by the coinci have performed that duty, and have-been requested by the PreSl dent request of the Chinese and Japanese Governments that the dent to say that he will immediately communicate to each House agents of the United States should, within proper limits, afford pro a message in writing. tection to the subjects of the other during the suspension of diplo PRESIDENT'S .ANNUAL MESSAGE. matic relations due to a state of war. This delicate office was ac At 1 o'clock and 32- minutes p. m. :Mr. 0. L. PRUDEN, one of cepted, and a.misapprehension which gave lise to the belief that the secretaries of the President of the United States, appeared in affording t~s kindly unofficial protection our agents would ex below the bar, and said: ercise the same authority which the withdrawn agents of the bel Mr. President, I am direqted by the President of the United ligerents had exercised was promptly corrected. .Although the States to deliver to the Senate a message in writing. war between China and Japan endangers no policy of the United The message was received from the secretary a:p.d handed to States, it deserves our greatest consideration, by reason of its dis the Vice-President. turbance of our growing commercial interests in the two coun The VICE-PRESIDENT. The Chair lays before the Senate the tries and the increased dangers which may result to our citizens message of the President of the United States, which the Secretary domiciled or sojourning in the interior of China. will read. Acting under a stipulation in our treaty with Korea (the first The Secretary (Mr.