Connecticut western news., 1894-12-06
CONGRESS OPENS.
LAST SESSION OF THE FiFTY-ThiRD
 HAS BEGUN. ..

LAST SESSION OF THE FiFTY-ThiRD
 HAS BEGUN. .. The President Tn His Message Recomncntis
 Secretary CarlisIe's New Financial Policy
 the Free List.
 WASHINGTON Dec a-Ths ssnats wa called to order today at 1s o'clock noon. and tho last session of the f1fty.third congress was begun. The vios president was in the chair.
 The session of the house was opened At the same moment with Speaker Crisp holding the Gnvsl.
 Tho opening of the short session in the house was picturesque in It's way. butsde- void of interesting features. The vicsofi. ous Republicans and the defeated Demo crats exchanged greetings and savs and took thrusts on the result of the recent political battle with much animation. but thorough good nature.
 The galleries wers crowded. and halt tho desks on the floor were smoshsfsd with fuwsrs. Tho leaders on both sides got enthusiastic receptions from thssrsrs- spsotivo partisans, the appsAfancs of Speaker Crisp, sx-Speaker Reed, Mir. Wn- son and Mir. Burrows being the signal for long and loud outbursts.
 There was 10 chance. in the ffrst day. s proossdinss for any public. rsfsrsncss to the election. % that tho setuai proceed inas were dull and unintsreesing. Seven new members were sworn in, and after . long wait the presidsntss smessage was read Although listened to attsntively, it wAs concluded without . single mark of arsrovnl or dlsapproval. The death of the lass Representative Wright of Psnn- sylvnnia~was then knnoun cod, whersupon the house, as mark of respect ad journed.
 The reassem blaze of the United States senate was attended with the nsual sosnss of weIl filled galleries and ssnAtoxial greetings which mark the opening of. . session of congress. It was devoid of dra- matio incident however. -As tho saadinR of the presidents message consumed two hours and was the only business of i'm poftancs- srsnsaotsd beyond the pressnsa- tion.of several resolutions calling for in- formation conosPhin9 tho recent issue of bonds, the use ot federal troops at the Chicago strike and as to Armenian and Chinese atrocities. These broueh< out no debate, however. and the interest os ku0 0dy Ocut6F0u iu kuU pIbSfG6uk m6s- sare. 1t was listened to with Ettcn sion of approval or otherwise from the ssnn- tors or spectators.
 The Presidcnts Mcss.se.
 The prosident's messags began ss fol lows:
 To the Congress of the United States,
 The assemblaRe within the nations l~x- islative halls of those chmRed with the duty of making laws for Seenerous e and free people ifnpressivcly suRRests the ex- acting obligation and fnc1orabls rsspensi- bility involved In their task. Atthefshresh. old of such labor now to be unasrtakensby the congress of the Unitsd Staees end in the discharge of an s1ecutiwe duty en- joined by the constitution Isubmft thii communication, oontnfninRA brief state rent of tho condition of our national af. fairs and recommending suoh loesslasion ss seems to mo necessary and srpsdieDs
 Inc history of our recent dealings with other nations and our pesosfuf relations with them at this time, additionally dem. onstrate the advantage of oonsfsSsntly d herring to . firm but just forsisn policy. fres from envious or ambisious national schemes and characterized by snsffs hon ssty and sincerity.
 The message then reters to our rsia- tiuns with foreign counties at some length, depfofing the Chinese J apaness war and going into the Blusilelds inui- dent with some detail References is also made to the unsettled Mora claim and the condition of Samoan affairs, and stc the reports of the secretary of the treasury. the secretary of war. the attor. nsy general the postmaster general the secretary of the navy and tho sscrssary oi the interior. Concerning Secretary Her bort's report the president says
 recommend that provision bs made for the construction of additional battle ships and torpedo boasa
 feel 1t my Imperative duty to call at tention to the recommendasion of the geo rotary in regard to the pefsonnel of sbs limo of the navy. The ssagnetion. of pro motion In this the vital branch of the ssrvioe, is SO great ss Co seriously innpail its efficiency.
 IoonSidsr It Of the utmost importano, that the young and middle ased officer. should. before the eve of retirsrncnes b, permitted to rsach'a grade ensftffng then to active and important duty.
 Twopsragraphs are devoted to civil serv ioe reform. and then the message take, up the tarin amendments a fuiiows:
 Tarfn Amentimenta.
 The tariff act passe d at tho last ssssioi of the congress nSeds .important amend ments if it is to be sxecutsd effectively and with certainty. In addition to suoi necessary amendments as will not chang rates of duty l am ssiIl very decidedly fl favor of putting coal and iron upon th' free list
 So far ss the sugar. schedule 10 coAcern cd, would bc glad. under existing sggra vations, to see evcry particle of difYsren tfai duty in favor of refined sugar strick sn out of our tariff law. If with ali tn, favor now accorded the sugar refining In terest in our tarff laws 1t stili iang guishe to the extent of closed refineries ant thousands of discharged workmen | would seem to present hopeless case fo reasonable legislative aid. Whatever els Is done or omitted I earnestly rspea here the recommendation have made fl another pol ton of thls oommunicatior that tho additional duty of ono tenth of cent DOT pound laid upon sugar imporre, from countries paying a bounty on It's OK port bo abrognted.
 With the ndysnS If n neyv fnriR polio,