The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-02
CONGRESS MEETS TO-DAY.
NO HITCH IN THR ORGANIZATION
EXPECTED.

No AITCA IN TAN ORGANIIATlON
EXPECTED.
The Presidents Message Not to Be
Read TIL To-Morrow-But Little Apt
to Be Accomplished in the Way OF
Legislation Before the Holiday Ad-
journment.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The Fifty-first
congress will assemble at noon tomorrow,
with the prospect Of accomplishing an Or
derly and uneventful organization. In
view, however, Of the necessary consump-
ton of practically the entire day in the or
ganization of the new House of Represent
atives, the Presidents annual message will
not be sent to congress until Tuesday. The
annual report of the Secretary OF the Treas
ury viii be transmitted at noon Wednes-
day.
MEASURES TO COME UP.
The coming congress will have brought
to its attention for action a number of mat
ters upon which the public has become well
informed by reason Of previous discussion.
Among them are the Blair educational bill,
bills to forfeit land grants, general aud
and special; to declare trusts unlawful;
dependent pension bills; bills to repeal the
civil service and oleomargarine tax laws;
and various measures relating to the tariff,
internal revenue and general financial sys-
TENS.
RESULTS OF INVESTIGATIONS.
There will also be presented to the Senate
the results of the investigations made dur
ing the recess by the several committees,
upon the dressed beef business, the subject
of irrigating arid lands, the relation of the
GanoAiop do fN fnfa atofa
merce law, and the commercial relations
existing between the United States and
Canada, including the Alaskan seal fisher
ies
The silver question will speedily come up
in some shape. Senator Stewards resolu-
tion, introduced last session, declaring 1t
to be the sense of the Senate that the Secre-
tary of the Treasury should purchase the
limit of silver bullion for coinage fixed by
law, $4,000 900 monthly, will be pressed
for adoption
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
The tripartite treaty with Great Britain
and Germany respecting the control and
direction of affairs in Samoa is the principal
topic to be discussed under the head of
foreign affairs. There are, however, the
fisheries and seal questions, which were up
for consideration last session, which are
likely appear again; also the proposed
scheme to promote commercial union with
Canada with view to its ultimate annexa-
ton; settlement of the Mexican and
Alaskan borders by the appointment of
commissioners or by treaty, and the declara-
tion of the sense Of the United States with
respect to foreign control of interooeanic
canals on the American continent.
| TO DO BUT LITTLE BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS
The general expectation is, and precedents
@hat
| will be completed before the holidays,
A good part of the time OF the Senate the
coming week and up to the Christmas
| recess will be consumed in executive session,
discussing and disposing of the long list of
| recess nominations that the President has to
send in for confirmation or rejection.
A republican caucus will be held early in
| the week to place the new senator's on COM
mittees. 1t is said that at this caucus
efforts will be made to effect some change
in the personnel Of the Senate's officers.
CHANGE IN THE COMPLEXION OF THE
HOUSE.
Unlike the Senate. the House of repre-
sentatives Of the Fifty-frst congress will
present decided change in political COM
plexion as compared with its predecessor.
Besides the addition Of five representatives
from the new states to the roll, extensive
changes have resulted from the last cleo
tlons, so that of a total of $50 members only
199 occupied seats in the last congress, and
the democratic majority Of twelve in the
Fiftieth congress has been replaced by re-
publican majority of eight, as shown by the
unofficial list prepared by the clerk. At
noon tomorrow Gen. Clark. clerk of the
last house, who holds over until his success
sor is appointed, will call the members elect
to order.
ELECTION OF SPEAKER,
The roll of members as prepared by him
will then be called in order to demonstrate
the presence Of a quorum, and the House
will Immediately proceed to elect a
speaker. The oath of Office will be
administered to him by Judge Kelley Of
Pennsylvania, the member who has the
longest record Of continuous service. The
first duties of the new speaker will be to
summon the members of the House to
appear before the bar and qualify. There
has been talk of opposition to the qualifica-
ton Of certain representatives whose seats
will be contested, but it is thought unlikely
that there will be any serious delay in the
organization. The remainder of the
elective officers of the new House
will he chosen, and then will follow
the biennial drawing for seats, with its
attendant diverting scenes, which will con-
sumo the remainder of the first days
session.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Upon the completion of the reading of
the Presidents message Tuesday it will be
referred to committee of the whole for sub
sequent distribution among the appropriate
committees when they are appointed. II
has been customary for each newly
organized House OF Representatives to
adopt the rules Of the preceding
house, but in some instances this adop-