Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-12-02
UNCLE SANS CIRCUS
AND GRAND CONSOLIDATED MBNAGBBIB
OPENS TO-DAY.
The Ffly-frsi Congress Ready 10 Begin Is Ses-
sion An Outline Of the Work Before
the Two Housss-0hangss Of
Rules Probable.

WASHINGTON, D. c., December L.
The Fifty-6 first Congress will assemble at
noon tomorrow, with prospect Of accom-
plishiDg On orderly and uneventful organ
ization. In view. however, of the neces-
sary consumption OF practically an entire
day in the organization Of the new House
of Representatives, the Presidents annual
message will not be sent to Congress until
Tuesday. The annual report Of the Sec
retary Of the Treasury will be transmitted
at noon on Wednesday.
WORK IN THE HOUSE.
The coming congress will have brought
to ils attention for action a number Of
matters upon which the public has become
we'll informed by reason of previous dis
cu:sion. Among them are the Blair edu
cational bill, the bills to ferieit land grants,
general and special, to declare trusts un-
lawful, the dependent pension bill, the
bills to repeal the civil service and oleo-
margarine tax laws. and various measures
relating to the tariff, internal revenue and
general financial system.
THE sENATE's FUTURE LABoRs.
There will also be presented to the SEN
ate, the results Of the Investigations made
during the recess by the several commit
tees upon the dressed beef business, the
subject Of iIrigating arid lands, the rela-
tion of Canadian railroads to the inter
state commerce law, and the commercial
relations existing between the United
States and Canada, including the Alaska
seal Fisheries. The silver question will
speedily come MP in some shape. Senator
Stewards resolution, introduced last ses-
sion, declaring il to be the sense of that
body that the Secretary Of Treasury should
purchase the full limit Of silver bullion
for coinage fixed by the law, 81 0OO, 900,
will be pressed for adoption.
THE SAMOAN TREATY.
The tripartite treaty with Great Britain
and Germany respecting the control and
direction of affairs in Samoa, is the prin-
cipal 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 to appear again; also the
proposed scheme to promote commercial
union with Canada, with view TO its ulti-
mate annexation; the settlement OF the
Mexican and Alaskan borders by the ap-
pointment Of commissions or by treaty;
and the declaration Of the sense Of the
United States with respect to foreign con-
troll of inter oceanic csnals on the Ameri-
can continent.
CHANGES IN THE HOUSE.
Unlike the Senate, the House Of Repre-
sentatives of the Ffty-frst Congress will
present decided change in political COM
plexion as compared with It's predecessor.
Besides the addition of five Representa-
tives from the new States TO the roll, tx-
tensive changes have resulted from the late
elections, 50 that of the total OF $50 mem
bers, only 1919 occupied seats in the last
Congress, and the Democratic majority Oi
twelve in the Fiftieth Congress has
been replaced by Republican majority OF
eight as shown by the unofficial list pre-
pared by the clerk. At noon tomorrow,
Gen Clark, the clerk of the last House,
who holds over until his successor is ap-
pointed, will call the membeTs-elect 10
order: The roll Of members, as prepared
by him, will then he called. in order TO
demonstrate the presence Of a quorum,
aud the House will Immediately proceed
to elect Mr.. Reed, of Maine, Speaker.
A CHANGE IN RULES.
It has bsen customary for each newly
organized House of Repres entatives to
adopt the rules of the preceding House,
but in some instances this adoption has
been for a limited period only. In view Of
propoi ei notifications Of the rules, it is
probable that the old rules will this time
be accepted only for a week or ten days,
thus giving the Committee on Rules an
opportunity TO formulate a new code. IL
is not likely, however, that the new code
will be very radically different from the
old code, go far as restricting the power Of
the minority is concerned.