The herald., 1897-12-06
THE LONG
SESSION.
Will Open for Business at
Noon Today
LITTLE EXCITEMENT AROUSED
AS ALL THE PLACES HAVE BEEN
GIVEN OUT
LITTLE EXCITEMENT AROUSED
Advocates Of Cuban Recognition and
Hawaiian Annexation Must Pos
sess Their Souls in Patience
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-The regular,
or long. session of congress, as it is call
ed, because there is no constitutional
limitation upon the period Of its dura-
tion, opens at noon tomorrow. The
leaders, and a large majority Of the
members Of both houses, are here to par
ticipate in the opening ceremonies, and
President Mckinley has made the jour-
ney to Washington from the bedside Of
his dying mother, that his absence might
not delay the national legislature at it's
assemblage.
The extra session robs the opening of
the regular session Of the excitement and
interest which usually attaches to it.
On the evening of a regular session or.
dinarily Washington thrills with excite
ment. The hotel lobbies surge with
place-hunters in the wake of the variou,
candidates for speaker, clerk, doorkeep-
er, ETC., the members are struggling
for committee assignments. and the
air is full Of rumors Of plots and counter
plots. But as the house was completely
organized at the extra session, and all
the committee assignments made then.
beyond the natural stimulus produced
by the returning statesmen. the regular
hangers-on Of legislation and the out
lining Of schemes by members Of the
third house." or lobby, Washington to-
night is tranquil.
HOUSE PROGRAM
The program at the house tomorrow
is very simple. and beyond the spectac-
ular show which 1t offers to the curious,
has, in itself. little attraction. The house
will be called TO order by the speaker;
who. after the chaplain's invocations
vial direct the clerk to cali the roll.
This. having been accomplished, and
the presence OF a quorum demonstrated,
the clerk WIN be directed to notify the
senate that the house IL ready for busi-
ness and a committee will be appointed
to wait on the president. After that
there will be recess to await the ar
rival Of the presidents annual message,
which will be read upon its inception, and
he followed by an adjournment until
Tuesday.
1t is the intention Of the house leaders
to proceed with the business of the ses-
sion as rapidly as possible. The COM
mittees will begin their labors this week,
and al all of them have more or less bills
on hand, which were introduced at the
extra session, there will be no lack of
material for the house to work on after
the committee hoppers have begun to
grind. The appropriations committee
has been at work for ten days. and
Chairman Cannon expects to pass at
least two of the regular budgets before
the holidays-the legislative, executive
and judicial, and the pension appropria-
ton bills. One or the other of these
bills, 1t is expected, will be reported on
Wednesday. and the end Of the week
promises to see the house down to busi-
ness.
Among the early general measures to
receive consideration will be the bank
ruptcy bill. Whether 1t will be the Mel
son bill. which passed the senate at the
last session. or modification of the Tor
rev bill. depends upon the temper Of the
judiciary committee, which will submit
LAlc HuedSuTc W tue mouse.
Beyond doubt there will be several
resolutions Of inquiry during the first
week, which may be more or less SEN
sational, and some Of the radical pro.
Cuban advocates will attempt to get
for Cuban resolution be-
fore the foreign affairs committee can
act Congressman Livingston of Geor-
gia is one Of these. But owing to the |
nature of the house rules, all these hasty |
EFFORTS will prove abortive, and the meas
lres will probably take their course.
THE SENATE SESSION
There will be nothing except indispo- |
sition on the part of the members 10 |
prevent the senate entering upon it's |
work with the convening of the senate |
tomorrow, as there Is calendar already
made for 1t. with about thirty bills re-
ported from committees during the spe- /
,ial session. If any circumstance should
prevent the receipt Of the presidents
MESSAGE on Monday, the probabilities
ire that the senate will adjourn over
without taking up any other business
Until the message could be received.
With the message read, it will remain
With the senate to decide as to whether 1t
'SAe%1A "~AAO<~oAy SAitcI upon the WORK or /
ne session after Monday or begin a
ystem of delay intended to throw all
important questions over beyond the
holidays. The indications are now for a
title more activity than Usual during the
're-holiday session. This is largely due
o the fact that the supporters OF the
administration and advocates Of annex
ltion are very anxious to secure the
EARLIEST possible consideration OF the
reaty with Hawaii. Senator ;. Davis. |,
hartman Of the committee ON foreign
Citations. announces his purpose Of
ressing annexation at the earliest pos
ible moment. but 1t Is probable that the |.
natter win not be taken up seriously (,
htil the committee can have q meetinr !,
Q decide on the details AZ procedure.
'he COMMITTEES will b called together
Wednesday Tor this purpose 0n6 point !
'naon tAe oommitsee viii b called upon