New-York tribune., 1900-12-03
CONGRESS MEETS TODAY.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE WILL PROBABLY
BE READ TO BOTH HOUSES,
AND THEN ADJOURNMENT
WILL BE TAKEN.
CHARLES H. GRosvENoR.
WILL BE TAKEN.


Washington. Dec. 2-The Senate will be called
to order at - o'clock tomorrow, but beyond
the probable reading of the Presidents Message
will transact no business, the announcement
of the death in the recess of Senators Davis and
Gear, when the message has been read. will
bring the sitting to close Senator Allison
will make the announcement in the case of his
late colleague. Senator Gear, and there is hope
that Senator Nelson may arrive in time to per-
form similar service concerning Senator Davis.
These announcements will be preceded by the
ceremony Of swearing in the new mem
bers VINO this year Mr.. Dolliver. who has
been appointed to succeed Senator Gear and
Mr. Dillingham;, who takes the place formerly
occupied by Senator Ross, OF Vermont and the
appointment OF the usual committees to wait
Upon the President and the House of Represent
atives
Mr.. Frye expects to get up the Shipping Sub
sIdy bill on Tuesday and If not on that day
then on Wednesday, and in doing this to have
the Spooner Philippine bill displaced. This will
be the beginning Of the important work of the
session. and upon the success or failure Of the
scheme may depend much Of the future course
of proceedings for the entire session. In order
to accomplish this result it will be necessary
first. to get the consent of the Republican mem
bers of the Committee Order Of Business and
to this end a meeting of that committee will be
held after the adjournment of the Senate Mon
day afternoon. Mr.. Frye said to-day that he
already had conferred with a majority of the
members of that committee and that he felt
assured he would have difficulty in securing
their assent to the proposed change.
Thus far there has been no consultation with
Democratic Senators. but the friends of the
Shipping bill do not look for factious opposition
to the taking up of the bill from that source
motion to take up the measure is not debatable
under the Senate rules. and they confident
of a majority a vote if a rollcall should be
demanded 1t is probable that a friendly ar
rangement will be made with Senator Morgan
who has the Nicaragua bill in charge that bill
being the calendar special order for
December 10.
There is some talk of effort in the week TO
get up the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty in executive
session. but there is as yet no definite pro-
gramme to this end A movement is on foot
now to secure the assent of the Committee
Foreign Relations to the abandonment of the
Davis amendment TO the treaty for the fortihca-
tion of the proposed canal.
The usual custom of adjourning over from
Thursday TO the following Monday in the first
weeks Of the session probably will be departed
from this session. That is the desire of the
Republican leaders now here. and they say there
VIGOROUS ACTION BY THE HOUSE,
The leaders of the House are preparing to
press with great vigor the important business
of the short session. Already considerable pre-
liminary committee work has been done on the
important measures-the bill for the reduction
of the War Revenue taxes. the Army Reorgan-
ization BILL River and Harbor bill, several of
the appropriation bills-and the legislative mill
will start under full head of steam.
The Army Reorganization bill is considered
particularly urgent. owing to the possibility OF
its meeting strenuous opposition after it reaches
the Senate, and it is the intention of the leaders
to get it out of the way at the earliest possible
moment 1t will be reported probably on Tues
day, and will be taken up at once unless after
further consultation 1t is decided TO let the
Legislative Executive and Judicial Appropria-
ton bil which also will be ready on Tuesday in
ahead of II. The Democrats will caucus the
Army bill on Monday. and the indications now
are that they will offer a substitute for the
permanent reorganization measure a bill ex-
tending for two or three years the present law
for provisional Army.
The bill to reduce the war revenue taxes has
been practically completed by the Republican
members of the Ways and Means Committee.
and II will be submitted 10 the full committee
on Tuesday, unless in the mean time a caucus
OF the Republicans should be found advisable.
Some of the Republican members are not salts
fed with the list of articles relieved Of taxation
by the bill. and IL tco much opposition becomes
evident when the House cOnvenes on Monday
the leaders probably will call a conference or
caucus for the purpose Of adjusting and har-
moniZing differences.
On Thursday the Grout Oleomargarine bill
will come up as a special order, under a rule
made at the last session. IL imposes a tax OF
10 cents a pound on oleOmargarine. butterine or
other manufactured buffers colored In imitation
of butter. IL has strong backing from the dairy
interests, and. while IL will meet with warm op-
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