The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-12-14

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and Interesting ses.ion.--sssa. Cox VIII
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Special ~ The Caucasian
WASHINGTON, ID. G., Dec. IL.
Congress opened on Monday OF
last week with An unusually full
attendance In both Houses. In the
Senate, Senator Frye, who has been
elected President pro TEN, presides
/ in the place Of the late Vice-Presi-
dent Hobart. Congressman Hend-
erson, OF iowa, was elected Speaker
Of the House as was expected. He
has not announced his committees
yet.
There were three other candidates
for the Speakership in addition to
General Henderson, the Republi-
can candidate. Mr.. Richardson, OF
| Tennessee, was the Democratic
candidate Mr.. Bell, Of Colorado,
the Populist candidate; and Mr.
Newlands, OF Nevada, the Silver
| Republican ca sdidate.
Mr.. Atwater, the Independent
member from North Carolina went
| into the Democratic caucus and 20
| ted for r chardson. 1t will be re-
membered that Mr.. Atwater can
vassed his district proclaiming on
every stump that he was a straight
POpulist. standing by all the prin-
ciples of the party, and appealing
to POpulists of the district to vote
for him on the ground that he was
! a better Populist than Mr. Jenkins.
On this plea, Mr.. Atwater got thou
sands of Populist votes These vot-
| ers will be surprised and disappoit-
ed to find Mr.. Atwater so soon for
getting the pledges on which he
got their votes.
A perfect avalanche OF bills have
been introduced in both houses
The outlook is for a long and busy
| session with many new and inter-
esting questions to arise.
The question of chief interest in
the House was the case of Roberts,
the Polygamist Congressman-elect
from Utah. When he presented
himself at the bar of the House to
be sworn in with the other 11ew
mem bers, objection was raised. and
| by vote the House by very large
majority denied HIM the right to
be sworn in, though he held a GER
tificate of election, until his eligi-
bility was inquired into. A special
committee to investigate his case
was appointed and is now at work
on the matter. Mr.. Roberts is not
the first member Of the Mormon
church who has been elected 70 Con-
gress from Utah. Indeed represent
tative King, who was in the House
from Utah last year, and Senator
Cannon of Utah, We're both Nor
mons. but neither one Of them We're
pOlygamists. The case Of Roberts
is naturally attracting much atten-
ton
In the House the members draw
, for seats. All of the North Caroli
ma members except Mr.. Crawford
secured good seats. Mr.. Kluttz
from the 7th district drew the very
seat that Congressman Shuford,
his predecessor, occupied, which by
'Ho way, 10 Oue VI tlIe UeSt SedtS Ill
the House.
The Senate adjourned Monday,
soon after assembling, out of re
spect to the late Vice President
Hobart. Soon after the Senate met
on Tuesday. the death of Senator
Haywood, of Nebraska, was an
nOunced, who died that morning.
The Senate at once adjourned for
that day out of respect to the dead
Senator. With these two days lost
the Senate accomplished but little
last week, save to fill the Congress
sional hopper full of bills Tor future
consideration
The case of Senator Quay is at
tracing much interest over the
country and in the Senate. MANY
times the Senate has refused to
seat a Senator appointed by gov
ernOr to fill a vacancy when the
legislature had an opportunity to
elect and refused to do so. This is
Quay's case, but it is being claimed
by his friends that the Senate will
seat him in spite of the many pre-
cedents to the contrary. However,
this is not certain.
The Senate will be reorganized at
an early date. This is of interest
to North Carolinians because it will
result in Gen. Cox who has long
been the efficient Secretary of the
Senate, losing his place, to be sue
CT eded by a Republican Secretary.
Judge Ewart is hare importuning
the President to send his name to |
the Senate again He has had SEN
ator Pritchard to go with him to
the White House several times al
ready. 1t is not certain, however,
that the President will again send
in his name. 1t would break all
presidents for the President to send
the name OF a man to the Senate
for the third time when he had
failed of confirmation twice; and
surely it would seem that the Pres
ident would not break all of these
precedents for man who has been
reported unfavorably by the Judi
ciary Committee of the Senate and
who upon the investigation of the
Committee was shown to have such
q record that he never should have
been sent in the first time.
The Financial bill offered by the
m ajority of the House is one of the
most revolutionary and dangerous
measures ever yet presented to
Coz gress. 1t not only makes the
gold dollar the unit, but it provides
Tor retiring the greenbacks and al
so the silver certificates, and the
issuing of gold interest bearing
bonds to take them up, which will
result in more debt and less money.
Wide advertisements has been
given in the press to the recent de
cision of the Supreme Court in the
Addison Pine G0mnanu caSo This