Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-12-06
The Man From Maine Elected
to His Old Position in the
Popular Branch.
The First Days Business Con-
fined to the Election and
Drawing Seats.
But Little Business Will Be
Done in Either House
Till Next Week.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2.-The first week
of the Fifty-fourth congress promises
nothing ut either end of the Capitol i'll
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 VII
probably not be IN exception to this
rule. The senate proceedings may be
enlivened by an attempt at reorganiza-
ton but in the house nothing Gun be
done until the committees are appointed.
Speaker Reed says that the committees
will not be announced this week with.
perhaps, a single exception-the COM
mittee on rules. This committee for
mulates the rules which are to govern
the house during it's session and it is
customary for the speaker to name it
during the first week in order that it
can Immediately begin its labors. While
1t 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 un.
derstood that q few changes will be
made us a result of the experience
which are to still further
Improve tho House Machinery
and the facilitation Of public business
Mr.. Kerr, clerk of the last house, called
the house to order. After the roll call
the election of the officers nominated by
the Republican caucus occurred, and Us
SOON as Mr.. Reed was formally installed
as speaker the drawing of sents, which
is known Us the congressional traffic.
followed. This was a somewhat tedi-
Gus but amusing affair and occupied the
remainder of the afternoon. The read.
ing Of the presidents message will con-
sumo Tuesday, and at its conclusion
the house will probably adjourn until
Thursday, and on converting Thursday
adjourn Immediately until Monday.
These adjournments will continue prob.
ably until the committees are an
nounced. This is the programme, but
the unexpected might occur, as it SO
often does in the house, If some aspir-
ing member should introduce a sensa-
tional resolution and ask for it's imme-
date consideration.
Programme in the Senate.
It is not probable that the first week
of congress will witness much serious
effort at legislative work in the senate.
The message will be read on Tuesday
and the brief sessions Of Wednesday
md Thursday will be devoted largely to
the introduction Of bills of which there
will be several hundred. Following
precedents, the senate will on Thursday
until the following Monday. One or
two brief executive sessions for the ref
erence of nominations are also among
the probabilities for the week.
If the the Republicans decide upon an
effort to reorganize rs is now generally
conceded the Democrats will follow q
conference at which they probably will
decide upon course of action. It now
appears probable that all three parties
will place candidates for president pro
TEN in the field and in that event the
week will be enlivened somewhat by
triangular contest for this and the
other offices of the senate.