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THE FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS - Opens and Organizes at Washington Amid Brilliant and Exciting Scenes. FIGHT ON ROBERTS BEGUN jHeml> er of Utah Not Sworn In. Summary of Proceedings In Both Houses. The opening of the Fifty-sixth con - gress at noon Monday attracted that widespread attention which always at¬ taches to the annual assembling of the national' law makers. There was added interest in the event this year tor the many far-reaching questions awaiting consideration gave unusual importance to the return of congress. Aside from this, the Roberts case added a phase which promised some¬ thing outside of the ordinary develop¬ ments of an opening day. The death of Vice President Hobart cast a pall over the preliminary pro¬ ceedings of the senate. As usual on opening days of a ses¬ sion of congress the chamber was a veritable conservatory. The odor of the rareft and loveliest of blooming plants ingle vas heavy on the air. Scarcely a s senator was forgotten in the lavish foral display and pai’ticularly notablewas the offering of flowers to the net members of the body. Pronptly at 12 o’clock, noon, Mr. Frye, >f Maine, president pro tern, called he senate to order. The blind chaplaii, Rev. Dr. Milburn, pro¬ nounce! the invocation, making a beautifal and touching reference to the derh of Vice President Hobart. Mr. lacon, of Georgia, was the first membe to be recognized by the chair. He prsented, ou behalf oi Mr. Mai lory, <f Florida, who was detained from tie session by illness, the ere dential of Senator-elect Taliaferro, of Floridt were filed. TSfr Penrose "edintM. (Pennsylvania! nre to of Matthew S Qiay, appointed senator from Penuvlvania by the governor. Remonstrances against the seating of M Quay were presented by Mr. Burrows (Republican, Michigan) and Mr To%es (Democrat, Arkansas.) They rere referred to the committee on nriuleges and elections. Nebrwfa, Of Mr. Hayward,./ subse were presented and quentV the atmoun cement was made by Mi Thurston, of Nebraska, that owing ks critical illness Mr. Heyward was unole to be present. ' By d ection of the chair, the new senato? were then presented at the aecretry’s desk, where the oath of office ttS! administered to them by the presidnt pro tem. Accmpanied each by his colleagues,' the Ew senators in coteries of four wereireseuted to the presiding officer and received the oath which made then formally members of the body. Alcr the administration of the oath a ro; call showed the presence of 78 menbers. Ah Cullom, of Illinois, offered the Usui resolution that the secretary of thesenate inform the house that it was rea y to proceed to business. Jr. Carter, of Montana, presented a memorial and protest against the seat ini of Senator-elect Clark, of Montana, ,Ir. Sewell, of New Jersey, then amounced the death of Vice President Hibart and offered the following res olition: ‘Resolved, That the senate has re ceved with the deepest regret infor nation of the death of Garret Angus tu Hobart, late vice president cf the Uiifced ‘Resolved,' States That the bnsiness of the senate bo suspended in order that the distinguished services of the de cessed and the virtues of his private character may be fittingly commem orate( j “Resolved, That the secretary of the senate be instructed to communicate these resolutions to the house of rep resentatives.” Mr. Kean, of New Jersey, then, at 12:2-3, moved as a further mark of re spect that the senate adjourn, and amid a deep silence the chair declared the motion carried. O’BRIEN’S ASSETS. Defaulting Treasurer Is Only Possess¬ ed of a Suit of Clothes. M. J. O’Brien, of Chattanooga, who defaulted about nine years ago as su¬ preme treasurer Catholic Knights of America, has filed voluntary petition in bankruptcy. Schedule of liabilities amounts to $75,039.68. The only assets are a suit of clothes valued at S25. Among tho items in the schedule of liabilities is $15,000 due the Fidelity and Casualty company, of New York, being money due for liabilities in¬ curred to the Catholic Knights of America on O’Brien’s bond. Enormous crowds swarmed about the house of representatives to witness the opening scenes in that end of the capitol. The assembling of a new congress always attracts a big attend¬ ance. On this occasion the proceed¬ ings in the case of Representative elect Roberts, which promised to be exciting and possibly sensational, fur¬ nished an additional attraction. Scattered through the galleries'were people prominent in the political, so¬ cial and financial world. Very early in the day a monster petition, said to consist of seven million names, pro¬ testing against the seating of Mr. Roberts, was brought into the house. It consisted of 28 rolls of names, each about two feet in diameter, encased in the American flag. These rolls were stacked in the area in front of the clerk’s desk and were viewed with great curiosity. Promptly at the noon hour the gaVel of the clerk of the last house, Major McDowell, descended with a bang. The indescribable buzz ceased. The members rose and the spectators in the galleries bowed their heads. In this stillness the voice of the blind chaplain, Rev. Henry Couder, of Michigan, was elevated,and his prayer made the occasion almost reverent. After the invocation the reading clerk began calling the roll. Mr. Roberts sat listening intently for his name, and when it was called he responded “Here” in a loud voice. But he looked nervous aud ill-at-ease. There were no demonstrations during the roll call. When it was concluded Clerk McDowell announced that 352 members had answered to their names — a quorum. “The next thing in order,” au nounced^the clerk, “is the election of Mr. Grosvenor, of Ohio, as chair man of the Republican caucus, pre sented the name of David B. Hender son, of Iowa. Mr. Hay, ot Virginia, chairman of the Democratic caucus. nominated James C. Richardson, of Tennessee. Air. Ridgley, of Kansas, nominated John C. Bell, of Colorado, as.the Populist candidate, and Mr. Wilson, of Id a no, placed Francis G. New lands of Nevada, in nomination as the candidate of the silver party. r ? n ? aU rented: HenderBon, H7; Richardson, lod; Bell, 3; New lands, 2. The clerk thereupon announced the election of Mr. Henderson, amid great applause from the Republicans. He designated Mr. Richardson, Mr. Bell an( I Mr. Newlands as a committee to escort the speaker to the chair, When the new speaker ascended the rostrum, Mr. Richardson in a neat speech introduced him, and in response to the hearty cheers, he addressed the house. I Q accordance with the time-honer ed custom, the oldest member of the house, in point of service, Mr. Har “e r » Pennsylvania, administered the oath to the speaker. The speaker then announced that the oath would be administered to the members by states. As the names of the members ' vere called they appeared at the bar in groups of about a dozen and these with raised hands, were sworn in by the speaker. When the name of Brigham H. Rob erts was reached, the Utah inember elect proceeded alone to the area m front of the speaker’s desk and await e( i *be administration of the oath. At the same time Representative Taylor, of Ohio, amidst breathless interest protested against the swearing m of Roberts on the ground of his being a polygamist and not a properly natur alized American citizen. Representative McRae, of Arkansas, followed , with a protest from the Dem ocratic side, saying this issue was one involving the sacredness of the Arner ' can home, a sentiment that brought an outburst of applause, Ifc was agreed by unanimous con sent that the consideration of the res olution should go over until Tuesday nntil after the reading of the presi ^ent s message. The swearing in _ of the remaining members was then concluded. TREATY SIGNED. Samoan Partition Matter Is Finally Settled With Simple Ceremony. The treaty for the partition of the Samoan islands was signed at the state department at Washington Saturday afternoon. There was little of cere¬ mony connected with the signature. In the diplomatic room were Secre¬ tary Hay, Lord Pauncefote, the British ambassador, and Dr. Van Holleben, the German ambassador. The three copies of the convention were read carefully to ensure their idt ntity and the signatures were at¬ tached in the usual manner, each representative signing first the copy which his government is to retain. «« Rebels LAY DOWN ARMS Town of Zamboanga In Possession of Americans. INTERESTING DENOUMENT Commander Very Had Easy Sail¬ ing In Mindanao. The steamer Salvador, from Zambo¬ anga, island of Mindanao, which ar¬ rived at Manila Friday, brought de¬ tails of the occupation of the town by Commander Very, of the United States gunboat Castine. The revolutionists in Mindanao were led by Alvarez and Calixto, who left Luzon some time ago and for the last seven months had been stirring up the people, winning a considerable following. The commercial depression and the lack of food resulting from the island’s blockade set the people against the revolutionists and culminated in the assassination on November 15th of Calixto, a firebrand and the real leader of the revolution, by Mid el, mayor of the town of Tetuan, Mid el, under a pretext, secured Calixto’s presence in Tetuan and where the mayor’s guards were stationed the latter fired a vol¬ ley, killing Calixto instantly. Midel at once repaired to the Cas¬ tine and arranged with commander Very for the occupation of Zamboanga. Commander Very asked that Datto Maudi with 500 of his followers, sta¬ tioned on a neighboring island, come to Zamboanga. The following morning Midel raised the American flag ovqr Zamboanga, the insurgents offering no resistance and evacuating the town. Alvarez sought to arrange for a sur¬ render of the arms and artillery pieces. On the afternoon of November 20th, Midel called a meeting of the local chiefs, who formally deposed Alvarez as leader of the revolutionists in the island, and elected Midel president of the new insular government, estab¬ lished under American sovereignty and control. The chiefs then request¬ ed Commander Very to grant exemp¬ tion from taxes until the re-establish¬ ment of commercial relations, permis¬ sion to carry arms into the mountains, religious freedom and the power to conduct local governments as they had previously done, which requests, pending the arrival of Brigadier Gen¬ eral Bates, the military governor of tlx© district, tVx© couMnauder granted. Commander Very then effected an apparent reconciliation between Al¬ varez and Midel and their followers, Alvarez signing a formal resignation of the position of revolutionary lead¬ er on November 22d at a point on the coast near the rebel town of Meroedes. Alvarez delivered thirteen Norden feldts and maxims, with ammunition which were stored on board the Cas¬ tine. Eight Nordenfeldts and maxims were delivered to the army in Zam¬ boanga, as were over 2,000 rifles and ammunition. The artillery came into possession of the revolutionists from six Spanish boats,bought by our army from Spain, which the revolutionists looted before the Americans could get possession of them. Alvarez has only a dozen followers left, the remainder of the revolution¬ ists having scettered and returned to their occupations.. No fighting is expected. Commander Very having started to occupy Zamboango is considered to have handled the situation in its many phases with energy and diplomatic skill. GOV. CANDLER’S VIEW. Georgia’s Chief Executive Believes State Should Build Depot. Governor Candler, of Georgia, is of the opinion that the state should build a new union depot in Atlanta. He is inclined to think it is not in accordance with the dignity of a great commonwealth like Georgia to call on outsiders to do what she is able, to do for herself. But as the special commission ap¬ pointed by the legislature to propose a remedy feared that an appropriation for the new depot could not be secured at the present session, the governor has given his approval, as chairman of the commission, to the bill recently introduced in the senate. The Samoan Treaty. Tbe British and German ambassa¬ dor had several conferences with Sec¬ retary Hay at Washington Friday rel¬ ative to the treaty for. the partition of Samoa, and it is understood the minor technicalities which remained open were reconciled and the way made clear for the signing of the document. Upholstery Weavers Quit Work. About 800 union upholstery weavers went on a strike in Philadelphia Fri¬ day, closing twenty-six mills and throwing out of employment nearly 3,000 hands. The strikers demand a working week of 55 hours and 10 cents an hour for overtime and in¬ creased wage scale. ELIHD ROOT’S ANNUALREPORT War Secretary Issues an Interesting Document. REVIEW OF PAST YEAR Math Work Done By the War Depart ment—Many Issues Are Touched Upon. A Washington special says; Deal¬ ing as it does with large questions of insular policy; of army reorganization; of the future of Cuba and of the cam¬ paign in the Philippines, the first an¬ nual report of Secretary Root, just made public, is of exceptional interest. The report begins with a recital of the policy which was followed in re¬ organizing the army in accordance with the necesitieR arising from the discharge of the state volunteers and of the men enlisted for the Spanish Ameriean war and gives statistics of the past and present strength of the organization, covering in that re¬ spect matters dealt with in the reports of the major general commanding and of the adjutant general. It is stated that at present all of the new regiments of volunteers are in the Philippines or on their way there. The operations in those islands are next taken up and the report again points out that the outbreak of last I ebruary was provoked by the insur gents themselves, and was from our standpoint, unavoidable. Frequent reference is made to the report of Gen. Otis to show the magnitude of the task set for him with inadequate forces at his command when the outbreak came aud high tribute is paid tu the cour¬ age of the troops, who in the face of great hardships voluntarily consented to forego an immediate return to their homes upon the expiration of terms of service. The history of the operations of the past season is recounted and the present secretary campaign, ^outlines which the began plau of in Oc¬ the tober. This involved the movement of throe separate forces. One was to proceed up the Rio Grande along the north¬ eastern borders of the plains and strike across to the gulf of Lingayen. An¬ other to land on the gulf shores by transports and proceed along the coast road to unite with the first force. A third column was to strike straight along the railroad to Dagunan. The secretary says these movements were executed with energy, rapidity and success, notwithstanding deluges of rain. It is said that wherever the permanent occupation of our troops has extended in the Philippines civil law has been put in operation, courts have been established and education introduced, until at present in Manila there are now better facilities for pri¬ mary education than ever before. A chapter tells of what has been done in Cuba by the army during the past year. Older has been main¬ tained, social distress has been allevi¬ ated, sanitation has been instituted aud in all respects satisfactory pro¬ gress has been made, and the part played by oar troops now is but the restraining influence of their presence. In Porto Rico the year has been de¬ voted to administering and improving the civil government of the island and instructing the people in the rudi¬ ments of self-government at every step in conference with the leading citizens. This work has been retard¬ ed by the unfortunate industrial con¬ ditions, owing to lack of markets for the island’s products and to the dis¬ tress caused by the great hurricane. Nevertheless much has been done to correct abuses, the courts have been recognized, the writ of habeas corphs has been restored and arrangements have been made for taking the census. The health of the army has been remarkably good and the report shoVs that the death rate among the soldiers in the Philippines from disease is only 17.20, considerably lesB than in Wash¬ ington, Boston, San Francisco, New York and Baltimore. The soldiers killed in battle and dying of wouqds numbered 477 and the entire mortality was 843 for the past ten months. fl’LEAN’S EXPENSES. Defeated Democratic Candidate Defies the Ohio Law. John R. McLean has defied the law requiring candidates to file a state¬ ment of their expenses. Under the Garfield law ten days are allowed to candidates to submit an itemized statement. A1I the candidates except Mr. McLean have complied with the law. Tho penalty for the violation of tbe law is a fine of $1,000. No prosecution h*as ever been in¬ stituted, probably beoause this is the first instance of a candidate defying the law openly. If any action will against Mr. McLean is taken it devolve upon the attorney general or the county prosecuting attorney. • A Grasshopper for Lack, Should you be reposing in summed in a meadow and a grasshopper hap¬ pens to jump on you, hy no mean* drive him away; welcome and chertsK him, which Is best done by perfect qui¬ escence. He is a fortunate augury la any pet scheme that you may then have in contemplation. Whether hte usual merry disposition or his blitb# hopping over all sorts of difficult!®* has any association with the notion we know not; but the popularity of the grasshopper is ancient and distinguish¬ ed enough, the Greek species having been favorites with all the poets from Homer and Hesiod to Anacreon »n«t Theocritus. So much did the Athen¬ ians admire them that they were ac¬ customed to fasten golden figure* of them in their hair, and they were al¬ ways addressed by the most endearing epithets. 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