Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-12-09
THE MEASURES
Left Over From Last Session for
Congress to Consider.
Congratulations and Condolences Over
Result of the Late Election.
The Presidents Message Read-The House
Immig ration Bin In the Senate-Enort
to Secure New Dates for Copsidera-
tion of Special Orders Left over.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.--Doth houses
of congress met promptly at noon and
appointed committees to wait upon the
president and inform him that con-
gress was ready to receive any COM
munication he might be pleased to
make. The senate thereupon took a
recess till $3.50 o'clock.
The house adjourned until 2p. m,
when the presidents message was re-
ceived and read.
The message was delivered to the
senate by Mr.. Pruden, one of the presi-
dents secretaries, and the secretary of
the senate, Mr.. Cox, began its reading,
but that duty was very soon turned
over to the reading clerks.
The house presented bright and
cheerful appearance Monday morning
when the galleries were thrown open
to visitors. The galleries were crowded
to overlooking long before Speaker
Reed called the house to order.
The members of the house, like the
occupants of the galleries, commenced
to put in an appearance as early as 10
o'clock, although the hour of meeting
was IL. The republicans from the
west and middle west who secured a
denomination and We're not engulfed
in the wave of free silverism which
swept over the commonwealth, con-
graduated themselves and each other
upon their good fortune. Mr.. Crisp's
desk was draped in mourning.
After the reading of the presidents
message the message was laid on the
table and the senate at 1896 adjourned
until one o'clock Tuesday.
When the reading of the message
was finished in the house, the death of
Ex-SpealSer Crisp was announced by
Mr.. Turner (dcm.), OF Georgia. Suit
able resolutions were passed and the
house adjourned until Tuesday noon.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Tt is not likely
that anything will be done in either
house of congress Monday, except to
exchange congratulations or con-
dolence, as the case may be, over the
election and to listen to the presidents
message. When the last session closed
the house immigration bill had, and
now has, the right of way in the senate.
! 1t is the unfinished business; this will
| be called up pro forma at the eXpira-
! titn of the morning hour, . o'clock.
Although known as the house bill on
the calendar as reported to the senate
| by Mr.. Lodge. it is n materially differ
ent measure, all of the house pro-
visions having been stricken out eX-
cept the enacting clause and a new bill
substituted. This bill will be called
up on Tuesday by Senators Lodge and
Chandler, who desire to push it to a
vote as quickly as possible.
An effort will be made to secure new
dates for the consideration of special
orders that were not reached during
last session. These measures are:
| Senate bill to prevent the desccration
of the American flag; house bill to
| amend the act to prevent the eXtermi-
nation of fur-bearing animals of Alas
ka; house bill to reduce the cases in
which the penalty OF death may be in
hicted and senate joint resolution pro-
posing an amendment to the constitu-
tion providing for the election of sem
ators by popular vote.
An important bill, over which there
has developed bitter fight, is the De-
troit bridge bill, for n bridge across
the Detroit river. 1t was postponed
last session until the first Monday in
December.
In addition to the appropriation bills
there are several measures that will
con tend with others for the right of
way. Prominent among these are the
bills to refund the Pacific railroad
debt, to admit the territories of
New Mexico and Arizona, and Mr..
, Davis resolution relative to the asser-
tion and enforcement of the Monroe
doctrine.