The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-07
CONGRESS TO AGAIN CONVENE.
CLEVELAND's MESSAGE TO BE SENT
IN TODAY.

It's Reading to BE About the Only
business Taken Up at the Opening
sessiOn-The DiII 20 Regulate Inn
migration Has the Right of Way
in the Senate-New Dates TO BE
Asked For Number of Special
Orders.
Washington. Dec. Cit Is not likely that
anything will be done in either house of
congress tomorrow, except to exchange
congratulations or condolences, as the case
may be. over the result Of 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 un-
finished business, and will be called up
pro forma at the expiration Of the morn
ing hour. 2 o'clock. Although known as
the House bill in the calendar as reported
to the Senate by Mr.. Lodge, it is mate
rally different measure, all of the House
provisions 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 de-
sire to push 1t to a vote as quickly as
possible. AS the bill came from the HOUSE,
1t provided not only for the exclusion OF
immigrants who could not fill the educa-
tional test. but went at some length into
the regulation of alien contract labor. Mr..
Lodges provides for what is known as the
educational test and includes all persons
over IA years of age who cannot read and
write the language of their native coun-
try and some other language, except that
some aged person, who Is not able, who is
parent or grandparent of an admissible
emlgrant may accompany or be sent by
such immigrant. Failure to comply with
the request means deportation to the coun-
try whence the emigration came at the
expense Of the steamship company carry
ing them.
An effort will be made to secure new
dates for the consideration of special or
ders that were not reached during the
last session. These measures now COM
ing under this preferred head are Senate
bill 1,102 to prevent the Dissertation of the
American flag; House bill S,2O6. to amend
fur-bearing animals of Alaska; House bill
s7s to reduce the cases in which the pen-
atty Of death may be inflicted, and the
Senate Joint resolution proposing an
amendment 10 the constitution, providing
for the election of senator's by popular
vote.
An important local bill, over which there
has developed bitter fight in the Detroit
bridge bill for a bridge across the Detroit
river. It was postponed at the last ses-
sion until the first Monday I'm December.
In addition TO the appropriation bills,
there are several measures that will con-
tend with each other 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 Ari-
zona; authorizing the Secretary OF the
Navy 10 enlist additional men, now pend
ing In the Senate on motion to reconsider
the vote by which It was passed; Mr.. Da-
Wis resolution relative to the assertion
and enforcement of the Monroe doctrine.
a bill to facilitate the construction OF a
cable between this country and the repub-
lie of Hawaii; providing for a uniform
classification and grading of agricultural
products, and one providing for the reor-
ganization of the consular and dlplomatio
service
will be the swearing-in Of two new MEM
bers to first engage the attention of
Speaker Reed and the House-Messrs.
Boatner of Louisiana and Stokes of South
Carolina. These gentlemen enjoy the
very unusual distinction of having twice
received certificates of election to one con-
gress. AT the last session their seats were
declared vacant, but the contestants did
not succeed In establishing their rights
thereto. and new elections were ordered
to fill the vacancies. Since congress ad-
journed another vacancy has occurred
that oecaslOned by the death of ex-Speak-
er Crisp. His son, who was his fathers
clerk, has been nominated to fill the un-
expired term, but the election will not be
held until the 18th instant, The death OF
the late ex-Speaker Crisp will probably be
announced by one Of his former colleagues.
and after the reading of the Presidents
message the House will adjourn in his
honor.
Mr.. Blue, chairman OF the sub-commit-
tee Of the committee on appropriations.
at suitable opportunity will report the
general appropriation bill to the House
and announce day for its consideration.
This will doubtless be early In the week.
The rules of the House provide that all
business on the calendar shall retain it's
place throughout an entire congress, SO
that adjournment from one session 20 an
other means no more than adjournment
from day to day. The programme Of bus
iness for the first week of the session will
depend upon the developments from day
TO day OF committee action and recon-
mendation. Before the week closes, how
ever, the legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill viii be reported and
placed on the calendar, and on Friday
night there will be the usual session for
the consideration of private pension bfils.
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