The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-12-06
THE SECOND SESSION
OF the Fifty-third Congress Now
In Session.
JHE PLANS OF THE SENATORS
Til. House May Listen to abe dicuie of
Tom Reed anc His Followers
Expect Little Work.

sion of the Fifty-third congress begins
at noon tomorrow. Beyond the passing
of the regular appropriation bills, 1t
seems probab that little in the way of
legislation will be accomplished at the
short session. although several impor
tant propositions will doubtless be
pressed to the front. Among the mem
bers of the dominant party in the house,
over half of whom We're defeated for
reelection, there is a great deal of bit
ter feeling against the administration
for real or fancied grievances. 1t will
be the purpose of the democratic lead
ers to curb as far as possible the dis
| play of resentment but the republicans
will spare no pains to provoke and
goad their defeated adversaries into
| letting loose their Walls of wrath If
the president outlines the financial
scheme in his message tomorrow that is
anticipated, it will probably furnish the
opponents of his banking and financial
| views their desired opportunity.
| In the course of the session. it is UNI
derstood that the Nicaragua canal pro-
ject will be brought prominently for
ward. AT the opening of congress, how
| ever, the routine matters will be kept
| to the fore to stave off as far as possible
unpleasant references to the election,
which would prove distasteful to a
majority, but this policy can be only
| partially successful as the latitude
allowed in debate on appropriation
bills will throw the doors open to re-
marks on any subject.
Before adjournment for the holidays,
it will be necessary TO pass an appropri-
alton to carry out the tariff bill pro-
vision levying tax on incomes, the col
lection of which begins January 1 and
| while it viii no doubt meet with much
| opposition and lead to a general review
| of the arguments against such tax,
| the great impression is that it will pass
| by a large majority. The impeachment
of Judge Kicks of the northern district
of Ohio will also furnish diversion be-
fore the holidays. If the judiciary
| committee which investigated the
charges should present a resolution of
impeachment and it should carry, the
trial would occur in the senate, the
chief justice presiding. Impeachment
proceedings are rare and novel and this
one is the first since the trial of Presi-
dent Johnson and will attract no little
attention.
IN THE HOUSE.
Tomorrow, If quorum is present in
the house, as seems almost certain,
after the calling of the roll, nothing will
be done probably beyond the reading
of the presidents message. No definite
program has been arranged for the re-
mainder of the week. The committee
on appropriations, however, has two
bills almost prepared the pensions and
fertilization bills, and they will be re-
| .tn1
them can be entered upon Wednesday.
IN THE SENATE.
The senate will be called to order Mon
day at u o'clock noon when the last
session of the Fifty-third congress will
begin. The session will begin with a
full calendar, the result of committee
work during the long session, and it
contains at least 200 items, covering
a wide range of matters.
Nothing has TRANSFERRED to indicate
which of these 200 questions will re-
ceive the first attention; whether they
will be taken in their order or whether
the calendar will be followed at all.
Much interest is felt among the sena-
, tors of all political beliefs in the presi-
dents message, and in the recommen-
dations which the secretary of the
treasury will make on financial ques-
tons. These will have much to do in
directing the course of the senate. If
there are recommendations for radical
departures on financial measures, they
: are sure to lead to much speech-mak-
ing early in the session and later to
form a basis of committee action
Significance is also attached to Sen
ator Voorhees, declaration that he will
Tuesday. Tuesday is the day for the
: regular meeting of this committee but
it does not ordinarily meet so promptly
after the assembling of the senate
Chairman Voorhees, declines to state
the object of the meeting, further than
to say that it is being held for the pur.
pose of permitting an exchange of views
among the members. If the presidents
message is received Monday, the exec
. | utive recommendations could of course
be taken up. AS there had been no pos
, tive assurance as to when the messag,
b, would come in, when the meeting wal
decided on, it would appear that tn,
= chairman had other objects in view
: 1t is possible that his purpose may b.
s to arrange a policy upon the supple
mental tariff bills. These bills hav
|, II may be considered necessary to dis
= cuss them further before deciding upoi
the plan of action.
l. FINANCE AND TARIFF.
3 The democratic majority of tn
y finance committee is on record in favo
of the passage of the bills and 1t is no
improbable that early action of tn
= committee is sought to Illustrate an
= attempt to prevent legislation. Thi
is not altogether a surmise, for it
known that some of the so-called cor
servative senators have advised tina
a general party conference be held afte
the senate convenes for consideration
this question. The experience of the la.
IS session showed that whenever a caucu
W was held, the conservatives carrie
H. their points. Hence there is a reaso
ee for the prompt action of the friends
e. the supplementary bills.
~ There appears to be nothing outsit
ne of the financial or tariff questions like
lis to excite ripple during the wor
IS After the receipt of the presidents me
al sage and when it gets down to busine
the senate may take up the calend;