The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-15

| Washington March 14.-Tomorrow at
noon, both houses of the Fifty-fifth con-
gress will convene in extra session. 1t
is not likely that the senate will re-
main in continuous session during the
week, unless the president is much more
expeditions than he has been in making
nominations. There is nothing before the
senate, and there will be nothing to re-
quire close application to business unless
the committee on foreign relations re-
ports the arbitration treaty with Great
Britain. special meeting of the COM
mittee for the further consideration of
this subject has been called for tomor-
row.
When Senator Davis motion to refer
the treaty back to the committee was
discussed during the recent special ses-
sion. there was a general expression
of opinion that the designation of judges
of the United States supreme court as
members of the tribunal should be eli1nin-
ated. 1t was thought that as luriSts in
the court of last resort in this country,
the judges might be called upon TO pass
on questions similar to those that might
arise under this treaty of arbitration,
and should this prove to be the case the
situation would be more than embarrass-
ing as the opinion of the judge as
member OF our own court might act as
an eStoppel in the exercise OF his rights
as an Independent member of the tribunal
1t is almost certain that the treaty VIII
also be amended along the lines of the
as to provide that every case or queS-
ton intended to be submitted to arbitra-
ton under this general treaty shall first
be submitted to the senate for its ratif-
It seems to be a general impression
that when the senator appointed by the
arrives. he will be seated The legisla-
ture of Florida does not convene until
April Z, and six years ago the senate
seated Mr. Pasco ad interim under pre-
oiSalN similar cnn6itiOnS
The appointee from Oregon, in place of
Mr.. Mitchell. has not yet arrived his
judicata by the decision of the senate
in the Montana. Washington and Wyom-
ing cases in the last congress His cEe-
dentials will undoubtedly be sent to the
committee on privileges and elections, as
were those of Major a. 7. Wood, the ap-
pointee of Governor Bradley, OF Ken
tucky.
ter OF organization of committees are
playing a waiting game. They will make
no effort to do more than MI their own
two states elect. 1t is understood an
agreement has about been reached with
the Democrats to this end. The propo-
stiOn to consolidate all elements opposed
TO the Republicans for the purpose of
capturing the organization and the COM
mittees appears to have fallen through.
owing to the inability OF these elements
to come together.
The Republican majority o. the house
having adopted in caucus with unanlmity
the old ticket the organization of that
body will take but little time, and there
is no reason outside of his own possible
desire for a days longer time why the
president should not send in his message
to congress on the opening day, which is
rather an unusual happening.
All the house has to do after organ
izing is to draw for seats. and this can
easily be done while the joint commit
tee is on the way TO the White House to
notify the president that the Fifty-fifth
congress is ready for business