The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-12-08
TROUBLE HAS BEGUN.
Congress Has Again Tackled the
Problems That Have To
Be Solved.
OPENING SCENE IS NOT EXCITING
Either in the House or Senate, the
Time-Honored Programme Be-
ing Followed.

President Makes n Trip from Canton, o..
Especially To he on Hand, and His Mes
sage Is Read-Comptroller Eckels' Final
Plea for Changes I'm the Currency and
Banking System = keynote Is Abolish
the Greenbaok and Other Government
Notes-Legislative Prospects.
Washington. Dec. 6.-The regular. or
long session of congress. as IL is called.
because there is no constitutional limi-
tation upon the period OF it's duration,
opened at noon today. The leaders and
a large majority of the members Of both
houses were here to participate in the
opening ceremonies, and President Nc
Kinley made the journey to Washing
ton from the bedside of his dying moth
er that his absence mis- ut not delay the
national legislature at its assembling.
The house was called to order by the
speaker. and prayer having been said
and the roll called and the presence Of
a quorum demonstrated, the clerk was
directed to notify the senate that the
house was ready for business, and
committee was appointed to wait on the
president. After that there was a re-
cess to await the arrival Of the presi-
dents annual message, which was
read upon its reception. II is the in
tention of the house leaders to proceed
with the business of the session as rap
idly as possible. The committees will all
begin their labors this week, and as all
Of them have more or less bills on hand
which were introduced at the extra SEES
sion there will be no lack of material
for the house to work on after the COM
mittee hoppers have begun to grind.
Cuba Likely To he Heard From.
The appropriations committee has
been at work for ten days and Chair
man Cannon expects to pass at least
two Of the regular budgets before the
hoiidays-the legislative, executive and
judicial and the pensions appropriation
bills. Among the early general meas
ures TO receive consideration will be the
bankruptcy bill. Beyond doubt there
will be several resolutions Of inquiry
during the week which may be more or
less sensational, and some Of the radical
pro-Cuba members will attempt to get
consideration for a Cuban resolution be-
fore the foreign affairs committee can
act. Representative Livingston, of
Georgia. is one of these. But owing to
the nature of the house rules all these
hasty efforts will prove abortive and
the resolutions will probably take their
regular course.
senate Has Plenty of Work on Hand.
There was nothing except indisposi-
ton on the part of members to prevent
the senate entering promptly upon its
work upon converting today, as there
was a calendar already made for it
with about 800 bills reported from COM
mittees during the special session. But
1t is not customary for the senate to be
in hurry about most things The reg
ular routine of opening was duly OBJ
served: the committee to notify the
president that the senate was ready for
business was appointed. performed its
duty and reported. The presidents
message was received and read, and
what may happen before adjournment
is reached had not developed at this
writing. The indications are now for a
little more activity than usual during
the pre-holiday session. This is largely
due to the fact that the supporters Of
the administration and advocates OF an
nexation are very anxious TO secure the
earliest possible consideration of the
treaty with Hawaii
Hawaiian Scheme Loses Some Votes.
Davis, chairman Of the committee on
foreign relations. announces his purpose
Of pressing annexation 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 annex the ISL
ands by resolutions. The annexationists
have lost some votes during the vaca-
ton, and there is now apprehension
that the two-thirds vote necessary to
assure the ratification cannot be Sc
cured. No satisfactory canvass is pos
sible until all the senators arrive, and
IL is then made manifest that the nee
sesary two-thirds vote cannot be Sc
cured II is likely that the proceeding by
means OF resolution, which would re-
quire only a majority vote. will be in
augurated. The immigration bill, for
which Lodge stands sponsor, is prac-
tically at the head OF the senate legis-
htive calendar and will be considered
early In the session.
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