The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-15
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
What Is Being Done In The Fifty-sixth
General Assembly.

General Assembly.
SENATE.
Every Senator'S desk was loaded with flowers
when the senate convened. No business was
done before ADJOURNMENT which occurred ~
HOUSE.
Enormous crowds swarmed about the house.
long before the hour OF opening arrived. A
protesting against the seating OF Mr., Roberts
OF Utah. There were twenty-eisht rolls or
names, each about two feet In diameter They
removed to TIE lobby After prayer cUr o ~ , me
house. called the house to order and called the
roll
General Henderson OF Iowa was then elected
Speaker with III votes, against lo3 for kicnard.
son. the democratic nominee ON the roll call
for this election when Mr.. Roberts name was
called Mr.. Taylor OF Iowa protested. Speaker
aside until the roll call was finished, withouo
waving any of his gifts. 1t was unanimously
agreed that Mr. Taylor's resolution OF protest
should go over until after the reading OF tho
presidents message.
SECOND DAY.
There was no business done In either house
save to send committees to the president to an
nounce their organization The presidents
message, which is extremely long was then re-
ceived and read In each house.
THIRD DAY.
The Senate received departmental reports
A concurrent resolution. adopted by the Mlchi"
gan legislature was presented to the Senate.
1t expresses sympathy with the people OF FIN
land In their troubles. 1t went to the commit
tee on Foreign Relations Resolutions OF the
Wisconsin legislature were presented by Sena-
tor Spooner urging congress 10 take action to-
ward the advancement OF American shipping
interests. The first bill in the senate was the
senate finance measure.
In the House the time was mostly taken VI
by speeches in relation to the Roberts matter.
The House has by an immanSe majority deter
mined to sift this to the bottom. There is
sentiment prevailing that to admit polygamisa
to seat in the house would be national dis
grace.
FOURTH DAY.
There are now nearly thousand bills on Sen
ate docket Many of these are old stagers,
having been before congress. after congress.
Among resolutions introduced was one by Mr:
Berry (Ark.) in favor of the election OF United
States Senators by the people. The Senate mas
twice been in executive session but no reporb
has been made upon action taken except Tor the
appointment Of Elihu Root as Secretary or
war This appointment was confirmed. SEN
ate adjourned until Tuesday.
The Speaker announced the appointment o.
the committee on rules as follows; The speak
err Mr.. DalZell OF Pennsylvania, and Mr.. Gros-
venor of Ohio, republicans and Messrs Rich
ardson Of Tennessee and Bailey of Texas, DEM
ocrats The house ordered printed $500 copies
of the opinion Of the supreme court in the
Trust case.
FIFTH DAY.
The House adopted the action of the commit
tee on rules which provides for new commit
tee on insular affairs. of seventeen members
The House ordered that the discussion on the
financial bill shall commence on next Monday,
the general debate to continue until Friday ana
that a vote be taken on Monday the 18TH. There
was an extended debate before the vote was
taken on this order, when 1t was adopted l63 TO
l44, strict party vote.
House then adjourned until Monday.