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Congressional Record. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. , PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. ' SECOND SESSION. SENATE. Kansas-Lucien Baker and William A. Harris. Kentucky-William J. Deboe. :MoNDAY, Decembm· 8, 1897. Louisiana-Donelson Caffery and Samuel Douglas McEnery. Maine-William P. Frye and Eugene Hale. The first Monday of Decemb~ being the day prescribed by the .Maryland-Arthur P. Gorman and George L. Wellington. Constitution of the United States for the annual meeting of Con­ Massachusetts-George F. Hoar and Henry Cabot Lodge. gress, the second session of the Fifty-fifth Congress commenced M icltigar~r-J ulius C. Burrows and James McMillan. this day. .Minnesota-Cushman K. Davis and KnuteNelson. The Senate assembled in its Chamber at the Capitol. lllississippi-Edward C. Walthall. The VICE-PRESIDENT of the United States (Hon. GARRET A. Missouri-Francis M. Cockrell and George G. Vest. HoBART, of the State of New Jersey) called the Senate to order at Montana-Thomas H. Carter. 12 o'clock meridian. Nebraska-William V. Allen and John M. Thurston. PRAYER. Nevada-William M. Stewart. Rev. W. H. MILBURN, D. D., Chaplain to the Senate, offered New Hampshire-William E. Chaniller and Jacob H. Gallinger. the following prayer: New Jersey-William J. Sewell and James Smith, jr. 0 Eternal God, while the heart of the nation bows reverently New York-Edward .Murphy, jr., and Thomas C. Platt. by the bedside of the venerable woman whose pulse beats fain_tly No1·th Ca1·olina-Marion Butler and Jeter C. Pritchard. in life's last agony and turns from that hallowed scene to the filial­ North Dakota-Henry U. Hansbrough and William N. Roach. hearted son, our beloved President, pouring out upon both the love Ohio-Joseph B. Foraker and ::Marcus A. Hanna. of the nation, grant, we beseech Thee, a quiet and peaceful pas­ Oregon-George W. McBride. sage to the celestial world of the noble and gracious mother, and Pennsylvania-Boies Penrose and MatthewS. Quay. the consolation of Thy Holy Spirit and the blessed hope of ever­ Rhode Island-Nelson W. Aldrich and George P. Wetmol'e. lasting life, which Thou hast given us in Thy Son, to her afllicted South Carolina-Benjamin R. Tillman. children. South Dakota-James H. Kyle and R. F. Pettigrew. And now, as Thy setvants here present come for the perform­ Tennessee-William B. Bate and Thomas B. Turley. ance of their high and responsible duties as the representatives of Texas-Horace Chilton and Roger Q. M11ls. the sovereign States of this great land, pour upon them the con· Utah-Frank J. Cannon and Joseph L. Rawlins. tinual dew of Thy blessing. Grant them health and safety and Vermont-Justin S.ltforrill aud Redfi.eld Proctor. peace and all good things. And may Thy Holy Spirit guide them Virginia-John W. Daniel. and Thy Divine Providence shield and defend them. Washington-John L. Wilson. Prosper our land. Give peace in our time, 0 Lord; and may West Virginia-Stephen B. Elkins and Charles J. Faulkner. this people rejoice in the goodness and beneficence of God, our Wisconsin-John L. Mitchell and John C. Spoone1·. Father. We hnmbly pray, through Jesus Christ our Lord, Thy Wyoming-Clarence D. Clark and Francis E~ Warren. Son. ·Amen. Mr. TILLMAN. .Mr. President, I desire to announce that my SENATORS PRESID1T. colleague [Mr. McLAURIN] is in the city, but that he is too ill to The VICE-PRESIDENT. The Secretary will call the roll of the be present to-day. Senate. The VICE-PRESIDENT. Eighty-two Senators have answered The Secretary (Mr. WILLIAM R. Cox) called the 1·oll, and the to their names. A quorum is present. following Senators answered to their names: . NOTIFICATIO:N TO THE HOUSE. From the State of- Alabama-John T. Morgan and Edmund W. Pettus. Mr. MORRILL submitted the following resolution; which was A.rkansas-James H. Berry and James K. Jones. considered by unanimous consent, and agreed to: California-George C. Perkins and Stephen M. White. Resolved, That the Secretary inform the House of Representatives that a quorum of the Senate is assembled, and that the Senate is ready to proceed Colorado-Henry 1\I. Teller and Edward 0. Wolcott. to business. Connecticut-Joseph R. Hawley and Orville H. Platt. NOTIFICATION TO THE PRESIDENT. Delawa.t·e--George Gray and Richard R. Kenney. Florida-Stephen R. Mallory and Samuel Pasco. Mr. ALLISON submitted the following resolution; which was Georgia-Augustus 0. Bac.on and Alexander S. Clay. considered by unanimous consent, and agreed to: Idaho-Henry Heitfeld and George L. Shoup. Resolved, That a committee consisting of two Senators be appointed, to flZinois-Shelby M. Cullom and William E. Mason. ;join such committee as may be appointed by the House of Representatives, to wait upon the President of the United States and inform him that a qQo­ Indiana-Charles Warren Fairbanks and David Turpia. rum of each House is assembled, and that Congress is ready to receive any Iowa-William B. Allison and John H. Gear. communication he may be pleased to make. 1 ) (J 2 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. DECEJ\IBER 6, By unanimous consent, the Vice-President was authorized to The extra session of this Congress which closed during July appoint the committee on the part of the Senate; and Mr. ALLISON last enacted important legislation, and while its full effect has not and Mr. GORMAN were appointed. yet been realized, what it has already accomplished assures us of HOUR OF MEETING. its timeliness and wisdom. To test its permanent value, further time will be required, and the people, satisfied with its operation On motion of Mr. CULLOM, it was and results thus far, are in no mind to withhold from it a fair Ordt!red, That the hour of the daily meeting of the Senate be 1.2 o'clock m. until otherwise ordered. trial. RECESS, Tariff legislation having been settled by the extra session of Congress, the question next pressing for consideration is that of Mr. HALE (at 12 o'clock anq 11 minutes p.m.). I move that the currency. the Senate take a recess until1 o'clock. The wOl'k of putting our finances upon a sound basis, difficult The motion was agreed to; and at the expiration of the recess as it may seem, will appear easier when we recall the financial (at 1 o'clock p.m.) the Senate reassembled. operations of the Government since 18Go. On the 30th day of MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE. June of that year we had outstanding demand liabmties in the At 1 o'clock and 2 minutes p.m. Mr. WILLIAM J. BROW.NING, the sum of 5728,868,447.41. On the 1st of January, 1879, these liabili­ Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives, appeared below the ties had been reduced to $443,8 9,495.88. Of our interest-bearing bar of the Senate and delivered the following message: obligations, the figures are even more striking. On July 1, 1866, Mr. President, I am directed by the House of Representatives the principal of the interest-bearing debt of the Government was to inform the Senate that a quorum of the House of Representa­ $2,332,331,208. On the 1st day of July, 1893, this sum had been tives has appeared, and that the House is ready to proceed to reduced to $585,037,100, or an aggregate reduction of $1,747,294,108. business. The interest-bearing debt of the United States on the 1st day of I am further directed to inform the Senate that the House has December, 1897, was 8847,365,620. The Government money now passed the following resolution: outstanding (December!) consists of $346,681,016of United States Resolved, That a committee of three members be appointed on the part of notes, 8107,793,280 of Treasury notes issued by authority of the the House, to join the committee already a~pointed by the Senate, to wait law of 1890, $38-!,963,504 of silver certificates, and $61,280,761 of upon the Pres1dent of the United States and mform him that a quorum of the standard silver dollars. two Houses has assembled, and that Congress is ready to receive any com­ munication he may have to make. With the great resources of the Government and with the hon­ I am also directed to inform the Senate that the Speaker has orable example of the past before us, we ought not to hesitate to appointed Mr. DINGLEY, Mr. GROSVENOR, and Mr. BAILEY as the enter upon a currency revision which will make our demand ob­ ligations less onerous to the Government and relieve our financial committee on the part of the House. laws from ambiguity and doubt. RECESS. The brief review of what was accomplished from th~ close of Mr.. HALE (at 1 o'clock and 5 minutes p.m.). Mr. President, the war to 1893 makes unreasonable and groundless any distrust I ·am informed that the House of Representatives has taken a either of our financial ability or soundness; while the situation recess until half past 1 o'clock. I therefore move that the Senate from 1893 to 1897 must admonish Congress of the immediate ne­ take a recess until that time. cessity of so legislating as to make the return of the conditions The motion was agreed to; and at the expiration of the recess then prevailing impossible. (at l o'clock and 30 minutes p. m.) the Senate reassembled. There are many plans proposed as a remedy for the evil. Be­ NOTIFICATION TO THE PRESIDENT. fore we can :find the true remedy we must appreciate the real evil.
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