Chariton courier., 1899-12-08
CONGRESS AGAIN IN SESSION.
Case of Representative Roberts
Nav Be Dealt With at Once.
OPPONENTS ARE DETERMINED.
Protest VIII Be Made When the Utah
Statesman Attempts to Take tho Oath
in the Decentralization of Ten
nessee to Lead Minority.

Washington, Dec. 5.-Probably the
most interesting incident in the house
| II representatives today will develop
when Representative Roberts of Utah
advances to take the oath of office.
| Objection will be made by a repub-
| lican, and a motion will be made that
Mr.. Roberts step aside and that his
Ease be referred to a special commit
| see Speaker Henderson will entertain
| The motion, and the republican major
| ity will support it. The democrats ere
| expected to raise an issue, but nothing
has developed to indicate how far they
will carry their objection. Some of
| them will protest against the proceed
| lugs, and should there be a roll call q
party vote may be shown.
| The republicans have no doubt that
! the house will refuse to seat Mr.. Rob
srts.
Owing to the time which will be con-
sumed in the disposition Of the Rob-
erts case the drawing of seats, which
usually requires several hours, prob
ably will be postponed until Tuesday.
The announcement of Vice-President
Hobart's death will be made probably
| Immediately after the Roberts case is
disposed of, and the house will ad-
! journ out of respect to his memory
The drawing OF seats and the reading
of the presidents message will occupy
Tuesday. Tuesday night the repub-
| licans will caucus on the financial bill.
It is the intention of the republican
| leaders to make this a caucus meas
ure and proceed and pass it before the
holiday recess.
The caucus will decide, if the present
| intention is followed, not to wait for
the appointment of the committee on
banking and currency, but to bring the
bill into the house forthwith, probably
under q special order from the COM
mittee on rules. The debate may begin
on Wednesday. The length Of time
to be given to debats has not yet been
determined. By some It is thought that
| three or four days may suffice.
While the session promises to be
upon the whole a busy one in the SEN
ate, the first week probably viii be
marked by considerable Iethargy. In
deed, it would be exceptional if any
actual work should be done. On Mon
day the new senators will be sworn
in, but beyond this nothing will be
done Ordinarily the presidents mes
sage is received on the first day of the
session, but, its receipt will be postR
poned for q day this session out Of
respect to the memory Of the late Vice
President Hobart.
Tuesday little will be done beyond
the receipt of the annual message, the
present purpose being to adjourn i'm
mediately after the reading of the mes
sage to give the republican senators an
opportunity to hold a caucus over the
reorganization of the committees.
Wednesday and Thursday will be de-
voted largely to the introduction OF
bills. There probably will be no ses-
sion either Friday or Saturday.
Among the first bills to be introduced
will be the financial measure prepared
by the republican members Of the fl
nancial committee. 1t will be offered
by Senator Aldrich and will be referred
to the whole finance committee, in
cluding the democratic members.