The record-union., 1895-12-02

WASHINGTON, Dee. 1.-The fifty
fourth Congress will convene to-nor-
row at l. o'clock according to law. in
first regular session. In the Senate the
twenty-nine members whose terms be-
sin with this Congress. to whose ad-
mission no objection is made, will be
sworn in. The lst includes sixteen
new members Of the body. The Gre
dentials of Mr. Dupont. who claims a
seat from Delaware TO succeed MIR.
Higgins will, according to present ar
rangements. be referred to the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections. and
pending investigation and report he
viii not be seated.
The oath of office having been ad-
ministered TO the newly elected mem
bers, notification viii be sent to the
House that the Senate is organized
and ready for business. and prepared
to join the House in the appointment
OF committee to wait upon the Presi-
dent and notify him of the meeting and
assembling of Congress, ready TO re-
celVe any communication he may have
to make. This notification will be
made TO President Cleveland on Tues
udyI ana MS annual message Will be
read that afternoon.
After adjournment of the Senate a
caucus of Republican members will be
held. 1t is given out tonight that no
decisive action Will be determined upon
The meeting is more for the purpose of
a general conference it being the first
opportunity for Senators to get to-
gether after nine months recess. 4
nomination for President of the Senate
faIg ~ ha Il
mittee vacancies will be discussed.
The elective officers Will also be con-
sldered, but no action on these matters
is expected for several days at least.
In the meantime, however, there will
be the rearrangement of committees.
and the matter of distributing the ap-
preparation bills among appropriate
committees after the method that OBJ
talns in the House. to occupy the atten-
ton of the caucus. a resolution pro-
Yiding for this distribution will be
offered as soon as practicable, it is said,
by Senator Dubois. There are numer-
Gus candidates for the two elective
offices of the Senate. The most promi-
nent one for Secretary is George c.
Gorham of California who held the
position for twelve years. No pro-
gramme has been arranged for the rest
OF the week after Tuesday. and aside
from the Introduction of bills and reso-
lutions, the transaction of business is
not looked for
The first day in the House will be ex-
hausted by the routine of organization
First, the 356 members and four Dele
gates will have to be sworn in, the roll
being called by the Clerk of the Old
House, Hon. James Kerr. Then will
come the election Of Speaker and the
subordinate officers, in accordance with
the results of the Republican caucus on
Saturday night. In the hurry and con-
fusion of reporting the caucus Which
was held behind closed doors. the vote
upon the election of a Clerk of the eau
Gus was reversed last night. W. b
Hooker of New York was chosen. not
Mr.. Ellis of Oregon, his competitor. A
roll-call will probably be had upon the
election of Speaker, but the other Off
GERS, it is expected, will be named to-
gether in a resolution, and the resolu-
ton adopted viva voce.
An adjourned Democratic caucus will
be held Monday afternoon to select the
persons to be appointed to the several
minor positions allotted to them in the
organization of the House.
Aside from the introduction of new
measures. bills. resolutions, etc, no
business is anticipated this week The
adoption of new rules and the appoint
ment of committees by Speaker Reed
are the first matters of general inter-
est and Importance that will be accom-
plished
AT the caucus of the House Republi-
cans last night the following nomina-
tions were made: Speaker Thomas B.
Reed of Maine; Clerk, Mr.. Mcdonald of
Pennsylvania; ergeant-at-Arms, Ben
jamin F. Russell of Missouri: Door
keeper, William J. Glenn of New York;
Postmaster c. McElrOy Of Ohio; Chap
lain, Henry C. Conden Ghe blind Chap
lain) of Michigan.
The Democratic caucus made the fol-
lowing nominations: For Speaker. eX-
Speaker c. F. Crisp; Clerk, James Kerr
of Pennsylvania; Doorkeeper, A. B.
Herot of Mississippi Sergeant-at-
Arms, Herman w. Snow of Illinois;
Postmaster, John T. Ross of Maryland:
Chaplain, Edward w. Bagby of Vir-
ginia, all of whom were unanimously
chosen