El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-03
Much Business Is Laid Out
For Attention In The
Short Session.
ANNUAL MESSAGE
Is Moderate in lone. and is
lnLine With the conser-
yatlve Ideas Of All
Parties

WASHINGTON. Dec. 3-The last or
short session of the fifty-sixth con-
gress. beginning today. promises to be
a memorable one in the history or the
limited States Much work which is
not ordinarily undertaken at the short
session which will be brought to a
constitutional close March 4. has been
outlined. and although this congress
has shown a capacity to dispose or
business rapidly it is doubtful whether
the entire program can be carried out
The democratic program does not
contemplate obstruction, the over
whelming republican victory in No
vember having had rather n deterrent
effect. but in general way the time
will be found too short to make laws
of the various propositions pending.
Ordinarily the short session is de-
voted almost exclusively to the passage
of appropriation bills. The Importance
of these measures will be overshadow
ed this year by bills contemplating the
execution of policies of enormous mag
nitude. And yet the appropriation bills
themselves will be laid on proportions
entirely beyond anything heretofore
known.
Economy will be the watchword OF
the republicans. but in the face of 1t
provision will be made for perhaps the
largest expenditure ever known
There will be a thirty million dollar
river and harbor bill. large public
building bills. naval appropriation
bill that will exceed by far anything
in that line in the history of this
country. the military appropriation bill
will be al arge one. and the appro-
priations for the routine needs of the
government needs which are growing
every year. will be in line with an
expansive policy.
There are fourteen of these bills
mark.
The bill which promises to awaken
the most active opposition is the Han
na-Payne-Frye ship subsidy bill. in
which Senator Hanna has promised to
take the most active personal interest.
licans on the subject and Congress
man Burton of Senator Hanna's home
town is talking among those who have
expressed hostility to the project.
Bailey Objects
WASHINGTON. Dec. 3-Mr. Bailey.
OF Texas, in the house today objected
TO the admission of Mr.. Connor. of
Iowa. to succeed Mr.. Dolliver. the new
senator. on the ground that NJ. Dill
iver's resignation was made to take ef-
feet after election.
II Delivers resignation takes effect
today. then the election of Mr.. Con-
nor was illegal because Dolliver was
still representative of that district"
said Mr.. Bailey.
Down With the Canteen.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 3+The house
committee on military affairs this
morning decided to amend the army
bill by including an anti-canteen pro-
vision. The amendment prohibits the
sale of liquor on all military or gov
ernment properties, in army posts.
committee to pass the army bill
through the house by Saturday of this
week.
Presidents Message
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3-Following
is a synopsis OF the presidents mes
sage:
To the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives in Congress assembled:
At the outgoing OF the old and the
incoming Of a new century. we begin
the last session of the fifty-sixth con-
gress, with evidences on every hand OF
individual and national prosperity. and
with proof of the growing strength
and increasing power OF our public
institutions American liberty is more
firmly established than every before.