Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-09

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tional legislature at it's assembling. ne
extra session robbed the opening OF the
regular session of the excitement ana IN
terest which usually attach to 1t. AS
the House was completely organized at
the extra session, and all the committee
ASSIGNMENTS were made then, beyond the
natural stimulus produced by the return
ing statesmen and the outlining OF
schemes by members of the third house
or lobby, Washington on the night preceo-
ing the opening was tranquil.
The ceremonies attending the opening
of Congress, though comparatively of
routine character make spectacle when
in some respects is regarded as the great
est official event of the year at the ma
tional capital. Monday the weather was
propitious The sun shone brilliantly
from a cloudless sky, making glorious,
bright December day, with tlnge OF
frost in the air to invigorate the lungs and
breeze just strong enough to keep the
stars and stripes swapping from the flag
staffs, At the capitol the crowd swarm
ed into the corridors at an early hour and
choked the marble steps as they assembled
to the galleries from which they were to
view the show AS is usual ON such occa-
sions, the reserved galleries were careful
ly guarded on both the House and Senate
sides, admission being only by card, and
the public had great difficulty in wedging
itself into the limited space set aside
for it.
The program at the House Monday was
very simple The House was called to
order by the Speaker who, after the chap
lains invocation, directed the Clerk to
call the roll This having been accom-
plished, and the presence of quorum
demonstrated, the clerk was directed to
notify the Senate that the House was
| ready for business, and a committee was
amounted to wait on the President. After
| that there was a recess to await the ar
rival of the Presidents annual message,
which was read upon it's reception and
was followed by an adjournment until
Tuesday.
It is the intention of the House leaders
| to proceed with the business of the SEES
sion as rapidly as possible. The commit
| tees will all begin their labors at once.
| The appropriations committee has been at
| work for ten days, and Chairman Cannon
expects to pass two of the regular budgets
before the holidays.
Among the early general measures to re-
ceive consideration will be the bankruptcy
| BILL Whether it will be the Nelson bill,
which passed the Senate at the last SEES
sion, or a modification of the Torrey bill
| depends on the temper Of the Judiciary
Committee which will submit the meas
ure to the House
Beyond doubt there will be several res
olutions of inquiry during the first week
which may be more or less sensational
and some of the radical pro-Cuha mem
| bers will attempt to get consideration for
a Cuban resolution before the Foreign
| Affairs Committee can act, but owing to
| the nature Of the House rules all these
hasty efforts will prove abortiye, and they
| probably will take their regular course.
simultaneously with the fall of Speaker
| Reeds gavel in the House, Vice Presi-
| dent Hobart called the Senate to order
Half an hour before the Senate convened
the public and executive and reserved gal
| leries were filed with spectators to wit
| ness the opening of the session. The hand
some costumes of the ladies added much
| to the brightness of the scene. The Sen
ate chamber at the opening was verita-
BILE conservatory. The floral display was
unusually rich and beautiful, and the
odor of flowers was heavy in the hall
Seventy seven Senators responded to
their names ON the roll CALL
The Senate to start with had calendar
of about 300 bills reported from the COM
mittees during the special session. The
indications on the opening day were for
| little more activity than usual during the
pre-holiday session. This is largely due
to the fact that the supporters of the ad-
mlnlstratlOn and advocates of annexation
are very anxious to secure the earliest
possible consideration of the treaty with
Hawaii. Senator Davis, chairman of the
Committee on Foreign Relations, an
nounced his purpose of pressing annexa-
ton at the earliest possible moment. One
point which the committee will be called
upon to decide is whether to proceed to
ratify the treaty of annexation or to an
mex the islands by resolutions The an
nexationists have lost some votes during
| the vacation, and there is now apprehen-
sion that the two-thirds vote necessary to
assure the ratification cannot be secured.
Some members of the Foreigns Relations
Committee who favor annexation advo-
cate this course because they say they see
no reason for traversing the same ground
twice, as they would be compelled to do in
case the matter should be first considered
in executive session, fail there, and then
be taken up in the form of a resolution in
open Senate and House.