Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-03-19
IN SPECIAL SESSION
fGRESS WILL BE CALLED TO
ORDER AT IL O'CLOCK.
fiR and the Appropriation Bills
That Failed to BE Pushed In
the House.

Washington, March 14.-The Fifty-fifth
@gress meets in extraordinary session
borrow at noon in pursuance of Presi-
! McKinley's proclamation. The work
Dre it, the passage Of a tariff bill, is
Ity well cut out in advance, but the
|eations are that 1t will be a stormy
on and its length and scope are as
mere matters of speculation. The
|&ent secretary of state, Mr.. Sherman,
1arked several years ago on a memoir
Al occasion in the senate that the pres
~, like Aladdin, could rub the lamp
II cause the genii to appear, but that
~ they had appeared, they were mas
8 of their own deStinies, so that con-
- once in session may go much fur
\ or not so far as the president may
y far as the house, which will be or
ned tomorrow, is concerned, the pres
determination of the leaders Is to
~ the energies of the lower house to
H accomplishment of the task before
vi tn all expedition and throw the re-
nsibility for any complications which
N arise out of delays in the senate
vi that body. This was made manifest
Speaker Reeds speech at the repub-
u caucus last night. He spoke of the
essity of bringing the work Of the
Ion to a speedy close.
Neither the leaders will emphasize any
lion by the senate when the bill
ches that body, by a program of three
'H recesses remains to be seen, but 1t
|Ikely that the speaker will, at least
8he present, refrain from appointing
Save the usual committees necessary
the TRANSACTION of business on hand.
81 will prove an effective bar to the
sege of miscellaneous or general bills,
he rules of the house are such that
n legislation must come through the
fcies of committees. But even this
~ absolutely necessary, as the COM
re on rules can be invoked to furnish
Hal orders, and 1t is by means of
Val orders that the appropriation bills
"a failed to receive Mr.. Cleveland's
oval are hoped to be put through at
extraordinary session. Consideration
ommittee will involve more delay, and
III besides in almost interminable de-
, In the house, as 1t is the peculiar
racter of a new house to use every
ortunity to talk.
r Cannon, chairman of the appropri-
rs committee, says the bills as they
Il to Cleveland are all right and he
ms their repassage under special rules
lout the Formally of putting them
ugh the regular channels. This will
fhe plan followed and all the time
re actual debate on the tariff begins
fbe devoted to the appropriation bills.
Tariff Bill Is Ready.
le new tariff bill, upon which repub-
members of the ways and means
mittee have been working laboriously
three months, is complete and will be
nally introduced tomorrow. 1t will
be printed and submitted to the
|ocratic minority and receive consid-
10 f1in t. L.
ected this will require more than
e or four days at most, although the
pcrats may, and probably will, pro-
vigorously against such expedition.
any rate the house leaders hope to
Pr upon the consideration Of the bill
he house before the end of the week.
le of them tonight fixed Thursday as
day on which debate will probably
mence. Although the limits of debate
not yet been decided upon, the pre-
Ing opinion is that 1t will not last
10 days. Night sessions will, of
Use, be held throughout the period al
ID for debate. This will give new
nbers an opportunity to make speech
or the benefit of their constituents
bless some unexpected hitch occurs
new tariff bill may be sent to the
lite week from next Saturday or
lrtnight after the session opens. The
Imitation of the house tomorrow,
le perfunctory performance, will no
BIT attract a large attendance. The
house will be called to order by the
k, A. ]. Mcdowell of Pennsylvania;
roll will be called, after which can
ties of the several parties for speaker
be placed in nomination, and the
lit of the vote will determine the
nment for the new house of repre-
atives. There are 206 republicans, 122
ocrats and 20 fusion silver republi-
] and populists in the house. The
entage of new members is unusually
e. There are las new members. Of
e 1872 have never served in congress
re and 10 have served prior to the
y-fourth.
ter the organization a committee will
Appointed to wait upon the president
inform him the house is ready for
ness. Pending the appearance of the
ident's message the biennial seat
wing will occur. This is always an
resting and amusing proceeding and
feature Of the opening day.
Reelected Reed Speaker.
March 4.-The republi-
J of the house caucused last night and
minated all the officers of the last
Sc, including Reed for speaker.