Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-06
IN SESSION.
House Called to Order by
Speaker Reed at Noon.
MESSAGE OF PRESIDENT READ.
The Senate Convened by Vice President
Hobart--rhe Extra Session Robbed the
Present One of Much of the Unusual
Fiurry-Probabie Leg station.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The regular
or long session of congress, as it is
called because there is no constitu-
tional limitation upon the period of its
duration, opened today. The leaders
and a large majority of the members
of both houses were here to participate
in the opening ceremonies and Presi-
dent Mckinley had made the journey
to Washington from the bedside of his
dying mother that his absence might
not delay the national legislature at its
assembling. The extra session robbed
the opening of the regular session of
the excitement and interest which usu-
ally attaches to it, On the opening of
a regular session ordinarily Washing
ton sually thrills with excitement.
The hotel Hobbies surge with place
hunters in the wake of the various cam
didates for speaker, doorkeeper, etc.,
the members struggle for committee
assignments and the air Is full of
ruinors ana plots and counter plots
bui as the house was completely or
gained at the extra session, and all the
committee assignments were made
then, beyond the natural stimulus pro-
duced by the returning statesmen, the
regular hangers-on of legislation and
the on hntng of schemes by members
of ,he tn rd house" or lobby. Wash
1nEtDn L. Tranquil
The house was called to order by the
speaker. who after the chaplain's invo.
cation, directed the roll clerk to call the
roll. This having been accomplished
and the presence of "a quorum demon.
strated the clerk was directed to notify
70 hot hn DIV fn
business, and a committee was ap-
pointed co wait on the president. After
that there was a recess to await the ar
rival of the presidents message, which
was read upon its reception. and was
followed by an adjournment until to-
morrow
Il is the intention of the house
leaders to proceed with the business of
the session AS rapidly as possible. The
committees will all begin their labors
this week, and rs all of them have
more or less bills on hand which were
introduced at the extra session, there
will be no ack of material for the
ho - 70 work GA after the committee
hopDtH9 have begun to grind. The
approi riatiOns committee has been at
work for ten days and Chairman Can
non expect to pass at least two of the
regular d ugotS before the nOlulddyS-
the ~ ative, executive and judicial
an,. liz .rnsions appropriation bills
One . h other of these bills it is ex
pectea, Will reported by Wednesday
and the emu 0 the week promises to
see the house down to business
Among the cary general measures to
recei Q consideration will be the bank
ruptcy bill. Whether 1t will be the
Nelson bill which passed the senate at
the last session OR modification of the
Torrey bill depends on the temper of
the Judiciary committee. which will
submit the measure to the house.
Beyond doubt there will be several reso-
buttons of inquiry during the first week
which may be more or less sensational,
and some of the radical pro Cuba men,
bers viii a'empt to get consideration
for Cub"n resolution before the for
eign affairs committee can act. Con-
gresham Livingston of Georgia is one
of these. i OWN to the nature Of
the house rules all these hasty efforts
will prove abortlve and they probably
will take their regular course.