Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-07

THE CONGRESS-.


ny ro'o1aph TO tno Hsvr
ruE rirrY-sECosD coNGaESs.
4 Prominent pne "a fnr History of
Legislative A--emSiics.
wAsuuNGroN. Def G.-romorrow
noon the Filiy-stc9ed Congress Will
assemble, with QUE brAnch " thc IA.
tionRl legislature IA pos-eeion u each
Of the two great political laitica, aud
both striving 20 SHAPE tue course OF
legislation 30 NJ 10 effect TIER Interests
In tho approaching PtuaidrntiN cam.
paign aud secure supremacy Ia control
Of The government. u may iaitiy be
assumed tina the Flity.sec9nl Con.
grcss viii take u pnominent plnce In
tho history OF lcgslativc assemblies.
In view OF the conflicting msotitics
ia the branches It IL nft possible that,
when Il has concluded IT, lsbJfs, II
viii have added 10 the statutes many
measures Of national Importance. hut
beyond doubt many hsrce battles will
he wngcd upon the leading issuus be-
tween the two great partics--
TARIFF ASD stLvgR cOiSAGE--
while tho members % the small but
lively Alliance element may be count.
cd on 10 lose no opportunity IN debate
for bringing their denisuds and prlnci-
pies before the county.
Tho usual docorus quiet Il expected
to charscterizs tho assembling Of the
Senate. An unusual large number ~
membefr viii stand before the vice.
president 10 take the onlh OF office.
For lhlriy.two. nearly hall the mem.
a. - -.
10 that body or beyin new terms OF
service. David u. HID, Governor Of
New York, IL not expected ~ appear
for some time, and his crcden,lsl. have
not Teen filled with the secretary.
Rediield Proctor, late secretary Of war,
has also failed In this Respect, hut he
may yet hand his letter Of appointment
~ the secretary In time to have u pre-
senttd tomorrow.
Ia two chses there are rival claimants
foT seats.
Mr. DUBOIS or IDAHO n ouALLrNdED
a. to the validity Of his title by Mr.
Clagett, buf, ~ the nAne OF tie former
uppenn upon tho sucretnry's llst, ho
will DO sworn In aud Clhgeips claim
be examined by the comnlttee on
privileges and elections. MF. Call OF
! FlofidR also liuds cchte iant in Mt
Davidson, who Is afme with TIA,
| govcru9r's certilcage,f aud his cas-,
may possibly be refcrrel TO the Same
committee Tor report, before either
party Il admitted.
SHOULD FHE HOUSE PArL TO ORGANIZE
tomorrow the Senate viii no. be- abb,
| 10 transact business, Tor it, Inability q
notify the President through q l0iu
committee u IS reaiines. 10 receive hi
| communications, will Ola Eatu 10 defer fn
n time tho prclubtViln OF the aunua
message, ~ well rs large accumIla
| ton OF r5coss appointments that mus
! be sent 10 the Senate for confirmation
Conferences vii sbe IA d by The 5 -na
tor OF the dlltfont partlta early Ia The
wcel, % arrange the msmbeFship Of thu
| committees, us the tssk ID o. more thar
ordinary Importance this time In view
OF the Income OF new SENATORS.
Unlcd8 there lsa mlical change In IN,
speakership situation tonight or caliy
tomorrow morning, the House, tor thl
first time since the Thirty sixth Con
gross, when the latt deadlock over IA,
! spcakuTahlp occurred, will meet with
out a previous selection by the doml
uant party Of the PRECEDING officer O
the popular branch u tho legi8lntiy,
department, Though this condition
OF things has not existed Of recon
years. II was not 10 rare In the storm
years between the Mexican and III
civil wars, when tho conflict over tn
slavery question drew the lines, with
out aud within tho partlef, leIsr !, IA
close. Thus, In tho Twenty uixth Con
grels,
TIE apEAISER WAS NOT ELECTED FOl
ELEyEN DAYS,
chairman meantime being az
pointed 10 administer the rules OF ia
House. In the Thirty.iirst Congress
nearly a month elapsed before a Spsal,
et was selected, and this period o
practical iut.frvgnum was prolonged
to two monthf IN the IhiTly-fourtl
and rhirty-sixth Congresses. In tn
two last named caste the clerk OF Ia,
House presided. should there be-
failure 10 decide upon u Speaker at TIA,
caucus tomorrow forenoon, II will bl
necessary Tor the hOuss 10 adopt one %
the other OF two methods, established
by the president for such events, namo
ly. 10 elect "tsmp0rary chairman
or "temporary speaker" or els,
commit the duty VI presiding 10 III,
clerk. In the absence Of an agree
mrnt for the perfection OF the organi
zation OF the House, the course o
proceedings during the coming weel
IL matter OF pure speculation. In an
event, very little business will h
transacted IN the House during tn
week.
The Presldenps message will be re
ceived and read according TO custom
on Tuesday, II the House complete
Its organization tomorrow, aud for tn
rest OF the week brief sessions aud III
adjournment Of the House for day o
70 1T time Is probable. The com
mittees are not expected 10 be appoint
ed before the Christmas holidays, will
the exception Of the committees OF
rules, enrolled bills and mileage
which are usually named within
few days after the Speaker 10 inductoC
Into office.
Tltu SnEaN EnGttun