El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-04
SOLONS
GATHERING.
Ready for the Opening Of
Congress Next Week.
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS.
The Cuban Question aud the Hawaii an
Annexation Treaty Are Matters
That Ara likely to Come Up at an
Early Date.

Early Date.
WASHINGTON, December There
indica ions of the near approxch OF
the opening of congress in the dlling
up of the hotels, apartment and board
ing houses, and the bOnifxces of the
capital who have had an unsusually
hard time of it for several months past
are looking a little more cheerful. De-
spite the rush of Office seekers during
the past few moths, the ho.el men
have had rough Shedding, this being ex-
planned by the fact that most of those
in search of loaves and fishes have be IN
content to 8 op at boarding houses or
to take rooms AMI patron ize the cheaper
restaurants of the district. The first
of the committees TO come together Is
that on appropriations, which orgsn-
lied today, the sub-committees
getting down to business at the Begin
ming of this week. By thus taking time
by the forelock it is anticipated
that the committee will be able to get
one if not tw o of the regular appropria-
ton bills through both houses prior to
the Christmas recess. It Is the opin-
ION of those bet qnalifie1 to Judge that
the session will not be as long as usual
and that instead of being here until
July CT August the members of both
houses will be able to turn their faces
homeward by May day. Among those
unsnimity of opinion that no financial
legislation will be attempted, but that
congr ess will decide to let the frances
take care of themselves for year at
least. This will be satief Glory to the
democratic minority, as it will afford
an opportunity for an uninfiuenced test
of public sentiment at the cOngression-
al elections of next November. Both
sides seem to realize that the free coin
age idea is anything but dead and tina.
the fight of '96 will come sgain in '9S,
save that the congressman will be in
the arena instead of candidates for
president.
WASHINGTON. D. c., December A.
The incoming of Senator'S, Repres-
entatives aud other concerned in the
opening of Congress reached high tide
today and the central portions of the
capital present more animated ap-
pc 4rance than for months past AL
though the contents of the presidents
message have probably been more &C
curately fOrecasted than bas been the
case with any similar executive docu-
ment for a good mauy years, it is said
that extraordinary precautions have
been taken to prevent the message or
any portion Of it leaking out in
advance. In fact, 1t is unde rstood to-
day that, contrary to the practice here
tofore, it will not be telegrsphed early
in the morning, "subject to release"
but. on the contrary, it will become
available for the wires only when it's
reading has commenced in the House
of Represented tives. There may be
modification OF this programme, how
ever, between now and Monday morn
ing:
WASHINGTON, December 4.-The in
dicetiOns now are that cOnRr. 50 will
convene with the full attendance. of
members in both branches as the mem
bers are arriving rapidly even from far
distant districts. Speaker Reed is not
saying much and declares he does not
know what the policy of the house
will be on important questions tn At
will demand its early attention. There
is very little being said right now on
the Cuban question, but 1t Is probable
the jingoes In congress will spring the
issue shortly after congress opens. The
presidents message may throw some
be satisfactory to the jingoes for a
while at least. The Hawaiian
annexation question will early re-
ceive the atten tion of both houses andit
hOtly contested as members of bob
houses have carefully studied the ques-
tion during the recess of congress and
will be able to vote more intellieently
than they could have done heretofore.
Many senators whose positions on this
subject have here ofore been uncer-
tain have either come out for or
against annexation of the island, but
it is difficult at the present time to tell
ju at whether the treaty will be rati fed
or not. Senator Teller, whose position
has heretofore been uncertain has an
bounced his intention of supporting the
measure. Others who have been silent
are now outspoken one way or the
o her.
There are many other matters OF i'm
portance 10 come up, but none will be
pushed so strongly as the Cuban and
Hawaiian question.