The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-12-03
CONGRESS TO MEET TO-DAY.
THE ATTENDANCE IN NOT EFFECT
 ED TO HUMBER MUCH.

kO T0 hUAbEA MOSAs
 Not Likely That Anything Else VIII DC Done Other Than Listening to tho Presi- .dsnt's Msssaso-B and Resolutions Before the senate.
 Washington, Dec. 2.-At noon to-mor- TOW the house of representatives will convene in the third and final session of the Flfty-third congress. When Its term runs out at noon on March 1t will have been In session fifteen months. The attendance of members on the opening day is not expected to number much, if any more than 6 quorum. The record of arrivals at the postoffice of the house up to last night was far short of c majority. For day or two probably there will be no absolute me- cessity for the presence of quorum.
 The reading of the message of MT. Cleveland will be listened to. but 1t is not likely that anything else will be done tomorrow. The house may hear the announcement of the death of Rep resentative Myron B. Wright of Penn sylvania-
 No program of business has been ar ranged by the committee on rules. MT. outhwaite, one of the majority mem bers, had not arrived in the city yester- day, and Speaker Crisp and MT. Catch ings had not consulted the minority members, Messrs. Reed and Burrows. A meeting of the committee will be held after the adjournment tomorrow, and it will doubtless agree upon some line of action. Among the bills that are likely to come up are the Nicaraguan canal bill and the bill to permit rail- roads to pool passenger and freight business under regulations by the in- terstate commerce commission.
 The contested election case of Will Hams versus Settle, from the Fifth North Carolina district, which was postponed from last session by agree ment, will also be brought up, but the results of the late election have divest- ed it of interest. Aside from the regu- lar appropriation bills, therefore, there is not now much business in sight that is likely to receive final or decisive ac- tion. A new financial policy, the re cent bond issue, and the investigation of Judge Kicks of the United States district court in relation to his action as clerk of the court will be discussed
 Chairman Savers of the appropriation committee says he will have the pen sion and appropriation bills on the cal. endar of the house SGfly in the week and that if no other more important business presents itself for considera- tion the house will send them to the senate before the week closes. The pension bill Is now ready to be reported and the final meeting of the sub-com. mittee having in charge the fortifica' tions bill will be held at il a. m. to. morrow, at which time Generals Scho. field and Batchellor will be present fol examination. General Schofleld is pres ident of the ordnance board and Gen. eral Batchellor has submitted some es inmates for work at Fortress Monroe.
 The senate calendar contains 145 bills and resolutions that have been re ported by committees, many of then measures that are of great importance and which will be urged for action a! soon as the senate can emerge iron the inertia which oharacterizes the be ginning of g. session. As it now stand. on the senate calendar the house bil providing for free sugar was amended by the senate finance committee by i'm posing a duty of 40 per cent. on al sugars. The house bill providing fol free coal was amended by the senate finance committee by imposing dut, on bituminous coal when imported from any country that levies g. duty on American coal (th1s being under stood to be directed chiefly agains Canada) The house bill admitting iron ore free was reported by the sen ate finance committee without amend ment, but the bill as to free barbet wire was reached by substitute pro yiding for the free admission not only of barbed wire, but also of the materials which might enter into it's manufac ture.
 In view of the recent complications a
 
 Bluefelds, MT. Morgan will take thu earliest opportunity to bring to thu attention of the senate his bill relating to the construction of the Nicaragua Canal, which he reported to the senat, on April IA. This measure is bound t be the cause of much discussion ant will be championed by Senators Nor gan and Frye. There is thought to b. but little doubt that it will pass tn, senate, but it's fate in the house is sur rounded by the elements Of doubt. Thi bill was reported to the senate on thu Sd of August and on the same day there were also reported the hous' bills to admit the territories of Ari zona and New Mexico to the sisterhoot of states. MT. Faulkner will endeavol to add these new stars to the flag be fore the Fifty-third congress dies.
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