The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-12-05
THE CONGRESS.
Contest Over the Admission of Repre-
sentative-Elest Roberts.
PrOtracred Debate On the Finaneia!
Bill Prepared by the Republicans
The Election of Speaker in
the HOuse--Ssat-DraWin

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4-The opening
week of the session in the house prom
Uses to be crowded with stirring events.
There is always great deal of CLAM
our on account of the new congress
which is a social as well as a political
event. The galleries are always crowd
| ed and there is intense interest in the
election of the speaker, the swearing
in of members at the bar of the house,
the reading of the presidents message,
ducing of bills and resolutions into
the legislative hopper and the general
clearing of desks for action later on.
But, as the committees are not ap-
pointed until just before the holiday
recess, no actual business is transacted
usually until after the recess. This
year it will be different At the very
| threshold of the session will come the
contest over the admission of Repre-
sentative-elect Roberts, of Utah, and
! later in the week the house will
plunge into an important and possibly
a protracted debate upon the financial
bill, which was prepared by the re-
publican leaders last spring at Allan
tic City.
The Roberts case has attracted the
attention of the whole country.
The republican leaders have adopt
ed a plan of procedure which is de-
signed to prevent Mr.. Roberts from tax
ing the oath of office until after the
charges in connection with his alleged
polygamous practices have been inves-
tigated by special committee. Mr..
Taylor, of Ohio, will make the objec-
ton to the administration of the oath
to Mr.. Roberts and will offer a resolu-
! ton of his case to a special committee.
The announcement of Vice President
| Hobart's death will be made probably
Immediately after the Roberts case is
disposed of, and the house will adjourn
out of respect to his memory.
The drawing of seats and the read
ing of the presidents message will oc-
cupy Tuesday. Tuesday night the re-
publicans will caucus on, the financial
bill. 1t is the intention of the repub-
lican leaders to make this a caucus
measure and proceed to pass it
before the holiday recess. The
caucus will decide, if the pres
ent Intention is followed, not to
wait for the appointment of the
committees on banking and currency
but to bring the bill into the house
forthwith, probably under a specia'
order from the committee on rules
The debate may begin on Wednesday.
While the session promises to bt
upon the whole a busy one in the sen
ate, the first week Will be marked by
considera BILE lethargy. Indeed, it would
be exceptional if any actual wOrl
would be done. On Monday the new
senators will be sworn in, but beyond
this nothing will be done. Ordinarily
the presidents message is received OF
the first day of the session, but its re
ceipt will be postponed for day this
session out Of respect to the memory o:
the late Vice President Hobart, whose
death Senator Sewall will announce.
! Tuesday little will be done beyond
the receipts of the annual message
the present purpose being to adjourn
Immediately after the reading of the
message to give the republican sena
tors an opportunity to hold a caucus
over the reorganization of the commit
tees Wednesday and Thursday will
be devoted largely to the introduction
of bills There probably will be nj
session either Friday or Saturday.
Among the first bills to be intro
duced will be the financial measure
proposed by the republican members
of the finance committee. It will b,
offered by Senator Aldrich, and will b.
referred to the whole finance commit