Evening journal., 1894-12-03

Programme of Work Which Both Houses
Find Before Them-Senator voorhees, In.
tends TO Push Financial Action, 1t Is Sup.
posed. as He Has Called For an Early
Meeting Of His Committee.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-The senate was
called to order today at ~ o'clock noon,
and the last session of the flfty-third
congress was begun. The vice president
was in the chair.
Tho session Of the house was opened at
the same moment. with Speaker Crisp
holding the gavel.
There was much public curiosity TO see
how the defeated members who might be
present would appear when they met
their fellow members who are in q like
fix and their victorious opponents. This
curiosity was manifest when carly this
morning spectators began to pour down
Pennsy sylvania avenue toward the capitol.
The house galleries were packed as soon
as the doors were opened, and when the
members began TO appear on the floor the
hum of voices broke into such babel OF
noises that the ushers had to be sent to
stop it.
There's Reed There's Tom Reed"
as the portly form and smiling face of
the man from Maine was seen TO pass In
through the green doors. Then every oc-
cupant Of the galleries strained neck and
eyes to catch a glimpse of the hero Of the
moment and it was with difficulty that
the murmurs were kept within bounds.
Mr.. Reed started quickly for his old
seat. but was waylaid by a crowd Of fell
low members and held quite a reception
in the aisle.
Waiting For the Message.
After the prayer and other prelimina.
ries a committee was appointed by Speak
er Crisp to act with the senate committee
as a Joint committee to notify the presi-
dent that congress was in session and
ready to receive any announcement he
might wish to make. Then the house set
tied down to quietly listen to the reading
of the presidents message.
The spectators in the senate gallery
were too much awed by the dignity Of
that body to break the silence to any ex-
tent There was much interest evinced in
the greeting exchanged by the senators.
The session begins with full calendar,
the result of committee action during
tho long session, and it contains at least
| 200 items, covering a wide range Of mat
tors. Nothing has transpired to indicate
which Of these 200 questions will receive
first attention, whether they Will be tax
en- In their order OF whether they will bg
followed at all.
Much interest Is felt among senators Of
all political beliefs in the presidents mes
sage and in the recommendations which
the secretary of the treasury will make
on financial questions. These will have
II saN
senate If there are recommendations fol
radical departures In financial methods
they are sure to lead to much speech
making early in the session and later t
form the basis Of committee actions
voorhees, Sets the Ball Rolling.
Significance is also attached to Senato
Voorhees, declaration that he will asl
the finance committee to sit on Tuesday
Tuesday is the day ior the regular weekly
meeting of this committee, but IL doe
not ordinarily meet so promptly after tn
assembling of the senate. Chairman Voor
hees declines to state the object Of tn
meeting further than to say that it Is &
be held for the purpose of permitting al
exchange of views among members.
1t is possible that his purpose may b
TO arrange policy upon the supplement
tai tariff bill. These bills have all beeI
reported by the committee but it may b
considered necessary TO discuss them fun
ther before deciding upon plan Of ac
ton The Democratic majority Of tn
finance committee is on record in favor @
the passage Of the bills and It is not i'm
probable that tho early action Of the CON
! mittee is sought to forestall any attemp
to prevent consideration. This Is not al
together surmise. for it is known that som
Of tho so called conservative senators hav
advised that a general party conforenc
be held soon after the senate convenes fc
the consideration Of this question. Th
/ experience of last session showed tha
| whenever caucuses were held the conser'
Rtives carried their points. Hence ther
is room for the prompt action Of th
! friends Of the supplementary bills
There appears to be nothing outside
>. financial or tariff questions likely to o.
cite ripple during the week, and it
= not certain that, whatever may happe
later in the session, there will be much
these lines TO disturb the general serenii
Of the senate during the next few days.
After the receipt Of the presidents me
J. sage and when it gets 60 business the sol
!. ate may take up the calendar In reguli
l. order, OF it may proceed to consider ol
Of order some of the bills which have bee
y | reported, such as those for the admissiC
e Of Arizona and New Mexico or the ban
ruptoy antioption or Nicaragua bills.
In any event the daily sessions OF Il
week will be short with the probabiliti
to strongly in favor Of an adjournment fro
Thursday until Monday Of the week fC
l. lowing.
st House Opens Noisily.
The second session of the flfty-thi
Ie congress began in the house with the us
al noisy preliminaries. Beyond the pa
Sc sage Of the regular appropriation bills
y seems probable that little in the way
legislation will be accomplished at &
short session, although several importe
" | propositions will doubtless be pressed
cd the front Among the members Of q
ut dominant party in the house, over hl
of whom were defeated for re.electio
there "a n great deal Of bitter feelii
20 against the administration for real
ga fancied grievances. It viii be the purpc
4, of the Democrats to curb as far as pos
e BILE the display of resentment but
"a Republicans will spare no pains to pi
'u' woke and goad their defeated adversar
into letting loose their vials Of wrath.
he In the course of the session, IL is und