New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-02
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CONGRESS MEETS TODAY.
THE LIST SESSION TO BEGIN AT NooN'
HOW THE SENATE AND HOUSE WILL PRO
CEED TO woRK-THE PRESIDENTS
MESSAGE TO BE DELIVERED
TOMORROW.
Ipr TELEGRAPH 10 THE IRIBuSE.I

Washington, Dec. 1.-Congress will meet TO.
morrow at noon The Senate a continuous
body, will require reorganization IL will be
called TO order by the Vice-President. Any
changes that are necessary in the organization OF
the committees will be decided upon in the Re-
publican The Democratic Senators will
also hold a caucus and will indicate TO the Re-
publican majority what transfers or rearrange-
ments are desired by the minority. Room must
be made for the Senators from the new States,
and changes of more less consequence may be
expected in the makeup of the minor committees.
The Senator's from North Dakota, South Dakota
and Washington will be sworn in tomorrow.
Montana will not be represented.
The House has TO organize afresh every two
years, and the method of organization is rather
complicated. AT noon tomorrow the members
elect will assemble in the hall of the House, and
General Clark, of Missouri, the Clerk of the last
House. will call them to order, standing at the
Clerks desk. The roll will then be called by
States, the Clerk having put on the list only
those members claiming seats as Representatives
elect whose credentials show that they were regu-
lary elected in accordance with the laws Of their
States and of the United States. II quorum is
present, one of the members-elect moves TO pro-
ceed to the election Of Speaker. and the Clerk
designates four telIers two from each party, to
count the vote and announce it, The Speaker
elect is conducted TO the chair by two other MEM
bers. and is then sworn in by one of the oldest
members Of the body-in this case Judge Kelley,
of Pennsylvania After an address, the Speaker
administers the oath to the other members Then
committees are appointed to wait the Senate
and the President and the House goes on TO elect
its other officers:
The Presidents message will not be delivered
to Congress tomorrow 1t will be sent TO the
Capitol on Tuesday This is the general, though
not invariable, custom. The House of Representa-
tives always devotes the first day of the session
to organization and the allotment of seats. The
message, it is thought, would not have proper
attention at the moment of its presentation If ID
were sandwiched between the other business OF
the opening day. All the absurd rumors that
have been put into print in relation 10 the
secrecy surrounding the message are contradlcted
By the fact that the President has not refused
to have the matter put in type. Most OF IT. Is
in type now, and the last proof viii probably
be read at the Executive Mansion before to-morroW
morning The President has exercised the usu2l
amount Of care TO preserve the message secret
until given to Congress- 1t would be disrcspectful
read in the halls of the Senate and House. The
matter has has been copied by Miss Sanger, the
Presidents stenographer and the printers proofs
have been read by the President and Mr.. Halford.
The sensational story that the President will send
the message in manuscript TO the Senate and
House is true The President invariably sends
his message TO Congress in manuscript.