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lexington. Nov 26--The short ses-
,ts Fifty-sixth Congress be-
s.2, ,s,. Monday, and the nations So
s s a,e already gathered at the cap
~, ,or the discharge Of their duties
,''' e rored that they VIII be able TO
-, nr tho important business com
NUE. n.i ~ them before the term Of this
l",' me eyplres by Limitation on the
o,5, next March at midnight so that
.,1 v.II be no necessity Of conyenlns
lD r.ffy.goyonth Congress IN eNuaof-
,',.-r session To do TINS hoWeNS,u,
n' s.nators and representatives, WI.
~ tsuf pretty busy aa there are ohlyy
.1f 20 working days counting ou'
.t. usual Christmas recess, before
,..l,,s nm be called on this congress
.,J fl must step down and out.
"Without taking up any new business
A., ssssI1n will have on its hands gu
.lS I, can reasonably attend Co. me
u--'r,iar apnropriauon bills, the consld-
I-'iGp of which viii OF course take
e.i5srablo time, will have to be dis
60 or and. In addition, there comes
i.,. nom the recent session vast VOL
NJ bpsiness which should receive
S S.I confederation. The last session
% rarbaus the most prolific IN the
ti-.or, of congress go far as initiative
,Toerned Nearly 5000 bills orig
i.s+.l I'm the Senate and more than H.
~" b, The House. OF this great NUM-
W. ",iv few hundred were enacted
,,,, laws. the multidudlHous residue
.,-sirirg technically unfinished busl-
100 awaiting action at the coming ses-
- II may be said, however that
a., Greater part Of this unfinished busl-
49, can remain unfinished until the
D-,a,- al doom without detriment 20 the
,riiio interests. But there are o. nrm-
H. of important pending measures
Witch ought to be disposed Of, and SO
rras possible. the calendar should be
rsarod up and left unlncumbered Tor
The next Congress.
one OF the matters likely 20 receive
carly consideration Is the proposition
f1r fine reorganization OF the army, ana
various ulans are under consideration.
Tba war department has made two
sngrasuons which are being enter
tolrad by the committees on military
afairs of both houses. II IL shall bee dee
cIjei 90 recommend N standing army
M g5 600. the army officials urge that
all that will be necessary In the way
n legislation will be simply the repeal
AZ that clause OF the existing law which
discharges the additional regular sol
diers on the Isl day OF next July.
Tbsse men are an enlisted for three
wears and N the law which discharged
.. T.f,s fouf 10 Yanlu1lI fnuV
v'u continue In service. This plan
finds considerable favor because Of It's
simplicity. although Il does not allow
ans elasticity IN the strength or the
army Another plan suggested Is mod
elad very closely on the Hull Dill OF the
last session and Is more likely TO De
the one adopted This plan proposes
enough companies OF 80 men each 10
make an army Of $4,000 men THIS ne
INK the minimum strength. The law Is
70 De so framed however that the
companies can be Increased TO l2o men
each which would bring the total mum
Der NO 10 100000 men. As al present
contemplated there are TO be no addl-
tIonal officers. the increase being en-
tIrcly OF enlisted men. In view OF the
fact that under the existing law the
President. as commander In chief or
tbe army Of the United States, viii be
IN command OF only $1,000 men. the
party OF the administration will un-
ouestionably take early and vigorous
steps toward the enactment Of an ar
nay reorganization bin which will meet
he approval Of the chief executive.
Doubtless there will be a spirited fight
over the proposition.
An Increase In the navy as wei as
the army Is likely to be the subject OF
some legislation by this Congress
though II win probably come In connec-
ton with the regular naval appropria-
ton bill. According 20 the report OF
Rear Admiral Crownlnshield on the
conditions and needs OF the navy, there
should be something Ike 1000 more Of
fcers and 5000 more men to bring II
up % a state OF efficiency. While we
are building new warships we are not
the naval men contend. providing sum
GENTLY for manning them In this con
nection Il IL also probable that there
viii be- considered a plan for maintain
Ing a naval reserve force,
The president, in his message az th'