St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-12-03
Growers MESSAGE,
The Leading Matter Which
viii Come Before Con-
greSS Today.
A FORECAST OF EVENTS.
Republicans Likely to Try to
Nettle Democrats Over
the Election.
A FORECAST OF EVENTS.
THE DAY IN THE SENATE.
General Democratic Confer
3nCe Not Unlikely--Sup-
Elementary Bills.

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WASHINGTON. Dec. 2.-The second
session of the Fifty-third congress be-
gins at noon tomorrow. Beyond the
passage Of the regular appropriation
bills ii seems probable that little in the
way OF legislation will be accomplished
e the short session. although several
important pr0l OsitiOns will doubtless be
pressed to the front. Among the mem
berS Of the dominant party in the house,
over half of whom were defeated for re-
election, there is a great deal of bitter
feeling against the administration for
real or fancied grievances. 1t will be
the purpose of the Democratic leaders
to curb as far as possible the display of
resentment, but the Republicans will
spare no pains to PROVOKE and gOad
their defeated adyersaries into letting
loose their walls Of wrath. If the presi-
dent outlines financial scheme in his
message tomorrow, as is anticipated, it
VIII probably furnish the opponents of
his banking and financial views their
desired opportunity. In the course of
the session it is understood the Nicara-
qua canal project will be brought prom
inenuy forward. At the opening of the
congress. however, routine matters will
be kept to the fore 10 stave off as far as
possible unpleasant references to the
election, which would prove distastetul
to the majority, but this policy can be
only
Partially Successful,
as the latitude allowed in debate on ap-
preparation bills will throw the doors
open to remarks on any subject. Before
the adjournment for the holidays it Will
be necessary to pass an appropriation to
carry out the tariff bill provision levy
ing a tax Oh incomes, the collection Of
which begins Jan. l. and, while it will
no doubt meet with mucn opposition
and lead to a general review of the ar
gumentS against such a tax, the general
impression is that 1t will pass by large
majority. The impeachment of Judge
Kicks. Of the Northern district of Ohio,
viii also furnish diversion before 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. the
nrst since the trial of President john
son, would attract national attention.
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 pro-
gramme has been arranged for the re-
mainder of the week. The committee
on appropriations, however, has two
bills almost prepared. the pensions and
fOrtifcati0n bills, and they will be re-
ported on Tuesday, so that work upon
them can be entered upon Wednesday.
In tlle Senate.
The senate will be called to order
Monday at II o'clock noon, when the
last session Of the Fifty-third congress
will begin. The vice president is in
the city and will preside. The session
will begin with full calendar, a result
Of committee action during the long
session, and it contains at least 2OC
items, covering a wide range Of matters
Nothing has transpired to indicate
which of these 200 questions will re,
ceive first attantiOn, whether they will
be taken up in their order, or whether
the calendar will be followed at all
Much interest is felt among senators O1
all political beliefs in the presidents
message, and in the recommendations
which the secretary Of the treasury vii
make on financial questions. These
will have much to do in directing the
course of the senate. If there are
recommendations for radical departures
In financial methods, they are sure tC
lead to much speech making early in
the session, and later to form the basi:
of committee action. Significance i.
also attached to Senator
Voorhees, Declaration
that he will ask tie finance committee
to sit on Tuesday. Tuesday is the day
for the regular meeting of this commit.
tee, but 1t does not ordinarily meet 81
promptly after the assembling of thC
senate Chairman Voorhees, declines
to state the object of the meeting fur
ther than to say that it is to be held fo
the purpose Of permitting an exchang,
of views among members. If the pres
ident's message is received Monday th,
executive recommendations could, O
course, be taken up: but as there haC
been no positive assurance as to whel
the message would come in when tn,
meeting was decided upon, it woult
appear that the chairman had other OBJ
jects in view. 1t is possible that thi
purpose may be to arrange polio
upon the supplemental tariff bills
These bills have all been reported b.
the committee, but it may be considers
necessary to discuss them further be
fore deciding upon a plan Of action
The Democratic majority of the financ
committee is on record in favor. of tn
passage Of the bills, and it is not in
probable that The early action of til
committee is sought to frustrate an
attempt TO prevent consideration. Thi
is not altogether surmise, for lis know
that some OF the so-callcd conserYatiV
senators have advised that a
General Party Conference
be held socn after the senate convene