The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-12-06
CONGRESS MEETS
UNUSUALLY LARGE ATTEND
ANCE IN ROTH HOUSES.
CANDIDATES FOR CABINET Posi-
lTloNs ATTRACT ATTENTION.
Usual scenes Of Opening nay Enacted
Mrs. cleveland an Interested Hpeeta'
tor-The Presidents Message Received
and Read,

ana Read,
WAaniH0foHDeoembe The House and
Senate netyoslofday vt noon, ThegallerIei
we're crowded aud tho attendance Of mem
bem was good there being moro than
quorum OF hoth branches, Rolls are nov
(i2li0) being called and committees will
then ba appointed to notify the President
that Congfea ia ready for a0y eommunioa
ton he may have,
IN fnR HOUSE
Tho soona when tho House met Wal
animated Ma, Cleveland aud her mother
accompanied by Colonel Wilson were 10
tho executive gallery, Congressman Ran
dali waa Ia his scat looking pale, lie wal
Tho reolpiont Of constant congratulations
Mr.. Mills was In his seat, but did not ~
tract tho attention that he did year ago
Congressman Thomas Of Illinois, 10 prom
lnently mentioned an prospective secretary
a war, was In his scat, apparently quite 70
covered from the effect 0t Illness which .
year ago threatened his lie,
fnH aEEATE
In the senate the attendance was unusu
ally full Mr. Sherman and Allison wer
Tho principal oenlers Of attraction, ~ pros
peGuyo cabinet officers The chaplain 70
turned thanks lhat death had not entered
the ranks OF congress since the adjourn
mont
There were no speeches At either end ant
both honFoa are now waiting for theoom
mltteea 70 notify the President that con
groaa has assembled and Isroady 10 receive
any communication, When this Is don,
the meNaFc will be presented aud read,
what Congress win DO.
WAamNoToE, December 4,-Tho Nitlotl
congress- which met yesterday nj noon 10 be
gin Ia second and 0bal session, will have
one OF the busiest sessions In tho history ol
o0ngre@ When congress agreed 10 reoen
losa than two months ago thoro was, un
touched on the calendars OF both houses
muOh important legislation, II 10 no.
poadble that all Of this will bo disposed OF
AZ the dlacupion OF the annual approprla
tloh bills will occupy much Of tho time o.
tho House and scnatelbetweon December
aud March I.
II Ia not expected that much progress
will be made during the coming week will
tho business Of tho session, In the Senate
tho unfinished business Is the finance
oommittooa substitute for the Mills
tariff bill When congress adjourned
Senator Allison. who was In eharg,
Of the bill, gave notice that whom congress
should again assemble, lac would In
insist on the Senate doyoting its.tmo 70
tho tariff question 10 the exclusion OF all
othor business until II had been disposed
OF. II was oven nndomtood that there
would bo no rcoom at Christmas tlmo " the
bill had not been disposed Of Conditions
have changed siuoo congress adjourned and
although no policy has been formally dis
ouiuod by the members OF the ruling party
In the senate, Il 10 oonSiderod possible that
tho tariff measure will bo laid aside after .
further discussion 10 give the senate an
opportunity 10 consider other business
However the tariff measure Ia the un.
finished business on tho calendar and will
come up aitor the morning hour this wook
and until q general !ordcf OF business Il
agreed 10. Monday OF course, will be do
voted 10 the Presidents message and II u
not unlikely that tho bill, not objected "
ON the calendar will occupy much Of tho
attention Of the senate during the rest Of
the week
Tho House IL prevented by its'own rulol
formulating up any OF the unfinished bust
nSas OF last session for six days after the
frat meeting with the exception OF such as
may have been mndo special order for
particular day. There is no special ordoi
for tho coming week. Tho direct tax bill
docs not az has been stated como up for con-
alteration on Thursday, Last spring whom
tho House was In dead look over this mca'
sure II was proposed to compromise by
postponng ts consideration to the second
session,
Following Is an extract from the pro-
oeodlngs OF tho Democratic caucus Of the
House on the lith OF April last Mr. Oates
replied 10 Mr.. Holman that ho had come
into the caucus with the Expectation OF
working somo concessions, II ho followed
his own vlowa he would consent TO no
measure that did not involve tho absolute
dofoat OF the bill (thc direct tax bllD but ho
was Democrat aud II the caucus decided
against him no would abide by ita decision
and support II with his vote. The doelara-
tion was received by applause by tho eau.
Gus.
"RcSoitei, That on roasscmbling tomorrow
that the House shall adjourn with the un
dorstanding that the committee on rules
..lall report special order setting mido
Thursday, December 0, 1888, Immediately
after the reading Of the Journal for tho
consideration OF Senate bill 1850 10 provide
for the rcfunding Of the direct tax levied In
1851, IN which order reasonable time, not
10 exceed throo days, shall DO allowed for
dobAto aud amendment and the tmo for n
vote on lis final passage shall DO fixed at
o'clock on Tuesday,
At this caucus l26 members OF tho Dem.
ooratio party were present and tho rosolu-
tlon was passed without dissenting vote.
When the action OF the cnuous was
about 10 bo made known TO the house, Mr..
Randall rose TO oilor the resolution. Mr..
Reed had been leading tho Republicans
who wero opposed TO oonsonting 10 any.
thing but vote on tho bill. 80 persistent
was Mr.. Reed that Mr., Randall gave up
the attempt to introduce tho resolution.
II doos not appear in tho house calendar
that tho committee ON rules ever did any
thing 10 carry out the agreement OF tho |
Democratic caucus
MIR. Oates 10 now quoted az saying that |
ho will again resort to Gllibustorlng tactics |
TO prevent tho passnya Of the bill, which In
April had clear mujorityof tho House in
favor Of It's passage.
II Is probable that tho District Of Colum-
bia appropriation bill. the drst Of tho bills
from the appropriation committoc will bc