Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-30
New Members of the House to Be
Sworn In.
VACANT COMMITTEE
PLACES
Appointments That Speaker Reed
viii Have to Make.
7 H z HOLIDAY RECESS

When the House of REPRESENTATIVES
meets next Monday at noon, the first bus
mess will be a call of the roll by states to
develop the presence of quorum A quo
rum being present committee VIII he ap-
pointed to join a similar committee from
the Senate to wait upon the President and
announce to MIN that the Congress is sit
ting and is ready to receive communica-
tions from the executive
While awaiting an answer from the Pres
idcnt 1t is probable that several new mem
bers of the House viii be sworn in and
will take their seats. Col. Dick of the
nineteenth Ohio, who succeeds Mr.. North
way, deceased is one Of this number Mr.
Thomas Spight Of the second Mississippi
district, who will succeed Mr. Sullivan,
elevated to the Senate, may not have re-
ceivcd his credentials in time but if he has
will be sworn in Mr.. F. A. McLaurin Of
the sixth Mississippi, who was elected in
place of Mr.. Love, deceased. will be seated.
First Days Probable Routine.
1t is probable that the first day Will be
devoted to receiving the Presidents mes
sage, and that when this executive COM
munication is read the death OF Mr. North
way and Mr. Love viii be announced and
the House will adjourn out of respect 10
lIl'lF HitmOTS II me ITcoldGnt 5 message
is delayed, the adjournment VIII be taken
earlier in the day.
Arriving Senators and Representatives
manifest an unusual interest In the forth
coming message of the President. for it is
regarded as likely to be one of the most
important state papers ISSUED for many
years. and the hope Is freely expressed that
the President will find it convenient to let
Congress have his views upon the foreign
situation as soon as the House and Senate
meet.
The first special order of business In the
House is set for Wednesday, but it is not
an irrevocable order and may be displaced.
The order provides that under the call of
committees on Wednesday House bill TO-
SDI may be considered. This is the bill to
incorporate the international American
Bank, and If considered is not likely owing
to the opposition to it, to be acted upon
that day.
Committees to Get to Work.
1t is expected that the committees will
get to work early in the week. Chairman
Hull Of the committee on military affairs
said today to a Star reporter that he in
tended to try to secure meeting of his
committee next Tuesday to take up the
bill for the increase of the regular army
1--WE are right up to that question now"
he said. 'The volunteers are as anxious to
get home as they were to get out, and we
will have to replace them by regulars" Mr.
Hull said the bill for the increase of the
army has been skeetoniZed, but full draft
had not yet been made.
The District of Columbia committee is
due TO meet Wednesday, according to
schedule, and will probably assemble at IL
O'clock. No word has been received from
Chairman Babcock of his Intended return
10 Washington, but in the absence of in
formation to the contrary he Is expected to
reach the city early in the week
New Appointments to BE Made.
Speaker Reed will have to make a number
of important committee appointments this
session, two of them requiring Immediate
action. Mr.. Stone of Pennsylvania, who
has been elected governor of that state. has
resigned his seat in Congress, thereby va
eating place on the committee on appro-
priatiOns, which will have to be filled at
once. Mr.. Northway's death also made a
vacancy on the same committee, and good
worker will have to be appointed in his
stead Mr.. Sayers of Texas, who has been
elected governor, will assume the guber-
atorial chair January II, making a big
gap in the appropriations committee. 1t
is not known whether Mr.. Pitney who goes
to the New Jersey state senate in January
VIII resign Immediately or not Two her
members of this committee go out next
Congress, Mr.. DOckery and Mr.. Belden
Mr.. McMillin, who has been elected gov
ernOr of Tennessee. will enter upon his new
ONCE ABOUT the nnlGdle or January, leaving
vacancy on the committee on ways and
means, which will be eagerly sought by
democrats, and is expected to deyelop a
contest between the McMillu and Bailey
factions. who will each recommend an an
pointee to the Speaker
The Holiday Recess.
Probably not until the Speake~ arrives
and has conferred with his colleagues ard
the republican leaders Of the Senate will a
decision he reached as to the proposed ses-
sion of Congress during the HOLIDAYS. when
a recess is usually taken. There is a re-
cent precedent for Congress sitting during
the holidays, for President Cleveland in his
last term, when the financial condition of
the country appeared to be precarious re-
qucsted the legislative branch of the gov
ernment not to suspend for the usual re
cess, and revenue bill was completed
Christmas day by the ways and means
There has been growing disposition in
recent years to lessen the holiday recess
es pecfally during the short session. AS 4
matter of fact, Congress really does nor
settle down to business until after New
ear day, as many members are in tht,
habit OF leaving as soon as the House Or
ganizes and remain away. attending to
their private affairs, until January.
SubcOmm Ittees Meet
The subcommittee on deficiencies of Tho
appropriations committee met at 1 O'Clock
tbls afternoon and considered the bill Gov
ering deficiencies in the War Department
The District subcommittee will meet TO-
morrow at IL O'Clock, and the Commission
a hl hos,