Morning journal and courier., 1884-12-01
ANOTHER RED HAT IN AMERICA.
THE OPENING OF CONGRESS.


 Members CrovvdIng Into the Capital
 The Session Likely to be Uneventful
 Mot Much Legislation of General
 importance Expected.
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 3O.-About two hun dred and fifty senators and representatives have arrived, but the city, notwithstanding the fact that it is the eve of the reassembling of Congress, is exceedingly quiet. The sec ond and last session of the Forty-fifth congress will open tomorrow and will close March 4, 1885. Unless the unexpected happens the session will be uneventful The calendars in both the Senate and House are well sup piled with measures of vast general import ance, but it is quite probable the appropria- tion bills will consume the greater part of the session and that little other legislation will be accomplished. There appears to be good ground for the belief that the pension laws will be the subject of consideration by the House and that bill revising them will be pressed to it's passage late in the session. Representative Payson, of Illinois, informed a representative of the United Press that the bills declaring forfeiture of the unearned land grants will surely receive early consider ation by the House. He has assurances from senators that the bills on this subject which havepassed the House and are now waiting the action of the Senate will receive prompt attention. The House committee have disposed of six of the bills and ab out six more, some of which are on the House calendar, remain to be acted upon Senat or Hill, of Colorado, will urge early considera tion of the postal telegraph bill which was reported during the first session by the Com mittee on Postofices and Post Routes Sup porters of this measure claim that it has gained many friends during the recess and if taken up will be favorably considered.
 Although sure to draw large crowd of spectators there is usually less of interest in the House on the opening day of the second session than on almost any other day of the session. Aside from the mutual greetings and chafing among the members, congratula- tions and regrets on election or defeat, there is but little of personal interest and there opening of the session. The old officers take their positions and the members drop into their old seats at the fall of the gavel. The chaplain offers his familiar prayer and the speaker directs the role of members to be called by States. A quorum having respond ed a committee is appointed to join like committee of the Senate and inform the President that both branches of the legis- lature are ready for business Whatever takes place at the interview the report goes on the record that the committee has discharged it's
 
 would communicate in writing" Then comes the Presidents message by his private secretary and it is read at the desk by the clerks, a small portion of the mem bers paying any attention to it. Adjournment soon follows and Con- gress is out of drydock ready for the three months cruise There have been -Messrs. Evans of South Carolina and Dun can of Pennsylvania. These deaths will probably be announced tomorrow after the reading of the message and the adjournment of the House will be made formal mark of respect to the deceased members What line of legislation the House will first enter upon is very uncertain. There are number of special orders that come over from last session that will be pressed by their special friends. MT. Cobb, of Indiana, will insist that recent election was an indorsement of land grant forfeiture and urge his measures. MT. Thompson, of Kentucky, desires to illuminate his three re- maining months of his congressional life by the passage of his bill to amend the Thur man act. MT. Singleton, of Mississippi, will push his bill for new congressional library building Besides these there are large number of bills for public buildings which were made a special order under the control of the Committee on Pub lie Buildings and Grounds, so Congress need not be idle for want of work, to say nothing of the thousand and more bills on the calen- dar. The Appropriation committee will claim the right of way for their bills as fast as reported. They expect to have the naval, pension and military academy bills ready before the close of the week Quiet efforts are being made by the friends of the New Orleans exposition to secure recess by both houses on the 18th that the mem bers may attend the opening of the exposi- tion. but the general feeling among those who have been seen does not seem to favor it and it is doubtful if the proposition will find fav