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CONGRESSMEN GATHERING
SHORT AND LIVELY SESSION PRE-
DICTED BY MANY.
RATIFICATION OF THE HAWAIIAN ANNENAii'''
TREATY CONFIDENTLY ExPEcTEp-A d.
vERsIrY OF OPINION on THE
PROSPECTS OF CURRENCY
LEGISLATION.
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fly TELEGRAPH TO THE TRlBUNb.j
Washington. Dec 2-EVerv ra'"a.
irving In Washington these DAYS o'
men among it's passengers anu oonouei an
numbers OF Senators and Representatives ai'
Iced, on the ground. Considering that the
House Of Representatives mas Periee'eu "' -
..,izo,,on and that immediate attempt TO
,.. tho Senate is expected. the number
...rr,yo,s IN the last five or six days has been
,r,.ua,,v large Everybody appears to be IN
.,oh,v good humor and ready for work. ana
nosent indications are that the session VIII open
r,th more snap and vigor than usual. one con-
.aouence Of these indications is that gooo
r,.nv consressmen--some Of whom are old
etagers too-are predicting short and pus!
session. with an adjournment as early as May
az course. these predictions may be reahzeo'
but the chances are against 1t.
All the committees which ever have any bust
mass to do will find plenty or work cut out anu
ready for them. During the special session
ana bills and joint resolutions were onered-
ob6s in the Senate and 4.146 In the House or
Representatives.
~. ssnate passed a considerable number Of
bills. mainly Of an unimportant nature out only
a Tow were passed by the House. The latter.
however. included number Of important meas
ures such as the Tariff bill. the Currency Com
mission bill and several Of the big general ap-
nronr,ation bills which had failed to become laws
a. the last session OF the LIVth Congress. The
Senate passed a Bankruptcy bill at the special
session. and II seems probable that this Will be
reported back from the judiciary Committee
with amendments before the holiday recess. Inc
Senate bill does not contain such provisions LOT
proceedings in involuntary bankruptcy as tne
ma jority of the House committee VIII oe iihei'
10 recommend.
The widest diversity Of opinion exists among
Senators aud Representatives who have arrived
here or who have been heard from on the SUD-
tect recently. respecting the prospect OF cur
rency legislation. but majority OF tnell
strongly incline to the view that no general OF
sweeping measure on that SUBJECT cah NC Pa'eo"
at the coming session. /,
An overwhelming majority OF both pranches -
strongly in favor Of the annexation OF hawai-
and expects it at an early day either py tne Iati-
Acation of the treaty which was sent TO the SEN
ate at the special session or by the operation
~ A Joint resolution A careful count has been
made and the friends OF annexation are conn,
be counted on in the Senate for the ratlflcation
Of the treaty. Some Of them. however rear
protracted debate
Ay. saws the people Of the Pacific Coast gen.
orally favor the ratification OF the Hawaiian an.
ncxaton treaty He expressed the opinion t'ias
the treaty would not consume great deai or
time in the Senate, He said that 90 far as ne
knew. Senator White. Of California, was the
only Pacific Coast Senator decidedly against
senator Gray. who Is a member OF the Com
pittee on Foreign Relations, said he thought
there would be considerable delay IN disposins
a. the treaty. as many questions are nv o'se y
whirh will require careful consideration and
lead to considerable debate.
The treaty occupies first place on the Senate $
oxann,,ve calendar Senators generally agree
Thai there are no questions In connection with
the treaty which could not be properly presented
in open Senate. and there Is little doubt that
an effort will be made 10 CONSIDER II IN ope en
~asoion Senator Harris Of Kansas, announced
to-day that he was opposed TO annexation. M
has heretofore been undecided.