New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-02
CONGRESS WILL MEET TO-DA Y
AFTER FORMAL ORGANIZATION NOTICE
WILL BE SENT TO THE PRESIDENT

HIS MESSAGE PROBABLY NOT TO BE SENT IN
UNTIL. TO oMoRRow-LITTLE BUSINESS WILL
BE DONE UNTIL THAT DOCUMENT
IS RECEIVED.
Washington Dec 1.-The LIVth Congress
will convene tomorrow at II o'clock. according
n law in first regular session In the Senate
the twenty-nine members whose terms begin
with this Congress to whose admission no OBJ
lection is made. will be sworn in. The list IN
cludes sixteen new members of the body. The
credentials Of Mr.. Dupont. who claims seat
from Delaware. to succeed Mr.. Higgins. will.
according to present arrangement. be referred
70 the Committee on Privileges and Elections
and pending investigation and report he VIII
not be seated.
The oath of office having been administered
10 the newly elected members, notihcation Will
be sent to the House that the Senate is organ
lied and ready for business and prepared 10
Join the House in the appointment OF COM
mittee to wal. upon the President to inform
him OF the assembling and organization OF
Congress- ready to receive any communication
he may have to make. This notification VIII
probably be made 10 President Cleveland on
Tuesday. and his annual message will be read
that afternoon.
After adjournment of the Senate, the caucus
OF Republican members will be held. 1t is said
tonight that no decisive action will be taken
The meeting is. more for the purpose OF a gen
eral conference. it being the first opportunity
Of the Senators to get together after the nine
months recess nomination for President OF
the Senate. pro TEN. may be agreed upon, anu
COMMITTEES vacancies will be discussed. Inc elec-
tive officers will also be considered, but no ac,
ton on these matters Is expected lor SEVERN
In the mean time. however there will be the
rearrangement of committees and the matter
OF distributing the Appropriation Dllls ainVns
appropriate committees after the methOu that
obtains In the House 10 occupy the attention
Of the caucus. \ resolution providing Tor the
distribution will be offered as soon as practioa
BILE il IS said. by Senator Dubois.
Thore are numerous candidates ior .he , omo
elective Offices Of the Senate. The most PROM
nent one for secretary is George Z. Gorhai'', %
California, who held the place for t"elNe yeai >
No programme has been arranged for the rest
Of the week after Tuesday, and aside from the
introduction OF bills ard resolutions the uaHs-
action of business is not looked lot. . ,
The first day in tie House VIII pe eAhau',y o,c
bv the routine of organization. FIRST the 3'o
members and four delegates VIII nave - pe
sworn in the roll being caed oy ,e rie, ,he sec
old House James Kerr. Then VIII come tiie eiec
tion of Sneaker md the subordinate oihcers III aC-
cordance with the results OF the Repuohcahcau.u US
on Saturday. In the hurry ana SonIusioi nsad 81
! porting the caucus which was held behind closed l
! doors the vote up, n the election OF clerk OF
tho caucus was reversed last night. w. B.
| Hooker. of New-York. was chosen, not Mr ElNs'
| Of Oregon his competitor. .,,o
| A roll csIl will probably be had upon the
! election of Speaker. but the other oihcers IL 10
| expected will be named together IN resoiuu0ii' 10
| and the resolution adopted viva voce. Inc
| us,al motions 10 inform the Senate ana 10 APP
| point a committee TO inform the fTesiutIt VIII
| follow And then, if there be time remaining:
| the biennial lottery known as tHe uta"l"s "a
| seats will take place. -,
An adjourned Democra tic caucus VIII be held
on Monday afternoon to select the persons to
be appointed to the several minor positions di-
| lotted to them In the organization OF ,he fiouse'
| Aside from the introductil IN or olilS' resolu-
| tions etc no business is looked for TINS Week
| The adoption of new rules and the appointment
of committees by Speaker Reed are the hrSl
| matters of general interest that will be accom-
| plished. -
| Among the Senators who arrived to-day was
| Mr. Blackburn, who VIII return I'D heil'uchS
! AT an early day 10 be on the ground where ne
| can watch the Senatorial situation Mr.. Tur-
pie Of Indiana, will also return to his state
| within a few days for the purpose or appearing
| before the State Supreme Court az one or the
! ATTORNEYS in the suit brought To test the con
| stltutlonality OF the recent hepuohcah aPpor'
! tionment Should this apportionment be sus-
! tanned the chances largely in favor OF
! Penuhlican successor to Mr.. voorhees, upon
! the expiration OF his term two years hence
Some active work done by the leaders
| to-day and numerous conferences were held
! Senator Aldrlch OF Rhode Island arrived last
| night and was engaged for several hours to-
| dav with Senators who called upon him at the
! Arlington He also paid visits 10 several other
! Senators
! No programme has been arranged and no one
can predict what the Republicans Will do until
| after the exchange OF views which is booked
| for tomorrow.