The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-02
House VIII Organize by Electing MIR.
Otner Republican Nominees.
SENATORS TO HOLD A CAUCUS
REPUBLICANS WILL DISCUSS THE
PROPOSED REORGANIZATION.
Message to BE Submitted
Tuesday-DingIey to Isc Made Chair
man of Ways and Means.
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fourth Congress will convene at noon to-
morrow. but the Presidents message will
not be submitted to the legislators until
Tuesday. The house Will be organized by
the election of the Republican caucus nomi-
nees, but whether the Republicans Of the
Senate will attempt to reorganize that
body is still matter of doubt. The caucus
of the Republican Senators tomorrow after
noon bids fair to bring to crisis the latent
antagonism between the older and the
younger men in the body. Within the past
few years there has sbecn large influx of
new members from the newly admitted
States, none of whom has much patience
or reverence for the ancient tradition and
senatorial courtesy rubbish on which
older Senators dwell with much solemn
emphasis. Senator Edmunds resigned from
the Senate because of the levity of some
of the new men and every young man who
has entered the chamber has struck fresh
terror to the hearts of the veterans like
Messrs. Sherman, Hoar, Morgan. Harris
and their contemporaries. To-morrows
caucus will see the contest fought out. The
young element wants a redivision Of the
appropriation bills so that committees on
which they sit shall have a word in the
apportionment of the vast millions that are
appropriated every year. At present near
ly every one OF the thirteen appropriation
bills Is in the hands of the appropriations
committee and that committee Is exclusive
ly composed OF old members. The river and
harbor appropriations come from the COM
merce committee. but that too. is monopo-
lized by veterans. Hence the protest of the
young men. Senator Dubois, OF Idaho, is
the leader of the young men and he can be
H.
How far he will succeed 1t is useless to
attempt to Predict. but he is convinced that
victory. IL won, will perch only after the
hardest fight he has ever had. 1t is in
timated that the case of Mr.. Dupont, who
was elected sSenator from Delaware, may
come up for casual discussion and there
is strong reason TO believe that there is a
marked difference of opinion among the
Republican Senator'S as TO the strength OF
Mr.. Dupont's case. Should this prove to be
so all possibility of reorganza ton of the
Senate this session is destroyed, since even
with the two new Senators from Utah Mr.
Duponts vote is needed to give the Re-
publicans majority in the Senate. There
will be some effort made by certain Re-
publican Senator'S to remove Colonel Bright
the Sergeant-at-arms, but il cannot sue
ceed. except by consent of several Demo-
cratic Senators. before the Republicans Sc
cure control. Colonel Bright has recently
been casting an anchor to windward by
removing some Democrats on the Senate
force and appointing Republicans in their
place.
REEDS RULES" MAY BE ADOPTED.
The first week OF the new Congress prom
~ises nothing at either end of the Capitol
in the way OF actual legislation. The time
before the Christmas holidays is usually
devoted to preliminary matters and the
work of the session does not begin until
after the recess The new Congress will
probably not be an exception to this rule.
As stated, the Senate proceedings may be
enlivened by an attempt at reorganization,
but in the House nothing can be done until
the committees are appointed. Speaker
elect Reed says that the committees will
not be announced this week. with, perhaps.
a single exception-the committee on rules.
This committee formulates the rules which
are to govern the House during its sessions
and it is customary for the Speaker to name
it during the first week i'm order that it can
Immediately begin it's labors. While it is
believed that the rules Of the Fifty-first
Congress- over which Mr.. Reed presided.
will be reported for the guidance of the
present House, 1t is understood that a few
changes will no made as a result of ex-
perience which are designed TO still fur
the facilitatlon of public business. To-mor-
row Mr.. Kerr. Clerk of the last House,
will call the House TO order. After the roll
by by the Repubiican n caucus @ % saturday aassa n1ght
Will occur, and as soon as Mr.. Reed is
formally installed as Speaker the drawing
of seats. which is known as the congress
sional ''rafie" will follow. This is a some
what tedious but amusing affair, and will
occupy OCCUPY the remainder - 81 the afternoon The
consume Tuesday, and at its conclusion the
House will probably adjourn until Thursday.
mediately until Monuay. These adjourn
ments will continue probably until the
committees are announced. This is the
programme but the unexpected might oc-
cur as IL so often does in the House il
some aspiring members should introduce
sensational resolution and ask for it's i'm
1t is not probable that the first week will
witness much serious effort at legislative
accomplished beyond the receipt OF the
Presidents message and OF the recess
,o and the s introducson Of bills
history of the Senate. In view of the fact
that the message will not be received until
! Tuesday, the proceedings OF Monday Will
consist i'm the swearing in of the newly
elected members who may be present and
the appointment of committee to wait on
not continue beyond ] o'clock, when the
Republicans will meet in caucus. The mes
sage will be read on Tuesday. and the
brief sessions of Wednesday and Thursday
will be devoted largely to the introduction
of bills. OF which there will be several
hundred. Following precedents the Senate
will adjourn on Thursday until the follow
ing Monday. One or two brief executive
sessions for the reference of nominations
are also among the probabilities for the
week. IL the Republicans decide on an
effort to reorganze the Democrats will fol-
! low with a conference on Tuesday or
Wednesday, at which they probably will
decide on a course OF action. 1t now ap-
pears probable that all three parties will
place candidates for President pro tenn. in
the field, and in that event the week will
be enlivened somewhat by triangular con-
test for this and the other Offices OF the
Senate
A call has been issued for a meeting of
silver Senators TO be held in the marble
room at IL O'clock Tomorrow for the pur-
pose OF discussing the Feasibility OF organiz-
ing the Senate on q silver basis. II is
been sent TO all the Republican and silver
Senators who have professed allegiance TO
the silver cause.
Representative Lawrence McGann, of Chi
cago. who held q seat i'm the F'ifty-second
and Fifty-third CouUreeses and was chair
man Of the Committee on labor In the last
Congress. will fur116ll 10 the House the
unusual spectacle 60 member making a
voluntary REIMBURSEMENT Of the seat TO
which he holds the certidcate. As soon as
he Is able to secure recognition from the
speaker Nr. Nc0onn Will make q stafement
70 the House q IA effect that he fh1nun