The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-24

OF the opening of the session. The COM
mittees were appointed by Speaker Reed
just before the extra session closed. and
several thousand bills have already been
introduced and are now waiting action by
the various committees TO which they
were referred. The clerks OF many Of
these committees have been hard at work
during the summer indexing and arranging
the bills preparing calendars. etc, ready
for the opening OF the regular session.
This vast mass Of work is all routine, and
the great bulk Of Il all Is done to no pnr-
pose. Not enc bin In a hundred becomes
law and those that do not are seldom
missed except by the individual or indi-
vfduals who would have been particularly
benefited thereby. Undoubtedly very
many coed bills fall of passage. but IL is
almost certain under the close scrutiny
which Is given 10 all public and private
measures. that no bad legislation IS per-
mitted 70 creep into the statute books.
The amount OF speechmaklng In a long
session Of congress Is something terrific.
II takes eight or ten large bound volumes
OF the Conversational Record to hold Il nil.
and Il is not oftener than once IN fifty
wears that a speech Is delivered the words
OF which become familiar to future gem
eratians. but sll this talking has at least
one beneficial purpose. II furnishes large
amount % work 70 large number Of
printers, ,ves~rnen and heokhnders.
Uncle Joe Cannon. chairman Of the ap-
propriatton committee viii have the pen
SION appropriation bill. and. perhaps. the
legislative. executive and judicial appro-
pyiation bill ready for the house 70 con-
slider within a aay or two after lis as
se,nhIirg, 60 that thu hossse will not be at
u loss for work AZ the very start.
The senate has the Hawaiian annexa-
tioa treaty on the stocks and an immense
number OF bills which have already been
reported from the various committees. It's
work wsii proceed from the point whore
II stopped when the extra session al
3ourned There Is talk Of a new arcl1ra-
ton treaty with England; and the Cuban
question and the N3caragusn canal are
certssu 20 occupy a great deal CO time.
Twenty contested election eases are 70
come before the house. One Of these ss
from Oregon where ~. s. vanacrberr
pps,sgliss. is eontessfns the seat 90 thc Re
publican member, Thomas II Tongue.
President Mckinley explains 70 all mem
hers OF congress who cali IN see about
anpolutynents in thetr districts why the
vacancies ara nos being dlled during the
vacation All appointments ~ raer who
arc required 20 give bonds are now being
withheld ustii after the converting - corr
eress in order that the necessity - zlxs7T
two bonds may he done away with. 4
large batch Of appointments, * Is prom
fFs5. VIII fls Srft - 70 me senate 3& Slst n
as congress conveues. ani Il will then de-
neus upon The sss2te hcw Gutckly they
shah BE confirmed and receive their COM
missions.
The president has resumed holding plh-
lie s-esrttoDs at J O'Clock Mondays. We'd
res.sAys and Fridays OF eseh week From
sae 30 Esn people are gathered every Inv
IN the great east rocrn - the executive
mansion waiting FOR the privilege % shsk-
-sss5e es.s.~
~ two wgth hsn The president ts very
fcna of children. aSa the isttle ores al
wssvs ses THE wara1~S; re<e att3y7s When
Nv Mckinley comes down fFa1r hss off -
fr flse second story - tae Waite NouSa
h& always wears 4 Ss5tie flower "a esS bat
sa~hgis usually raSe or q cagaattor ard
,h~ first Nttls s8Ts ths3 ssrues - htrg n
;he lire 81 visitors IS sure 70 get :Nat
flower. 10 be carried home ara treasures
fesssr as y Esensess<n - TIE day Wssen sae
saw ara sacok hands wtta tie president.
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