The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-12-04
OPENING OF CONGRESS
But Little Business Was Trans
acted During the First Session.
The Leaders of the House Are Pre-
pared to Press with Great VigOr
the Important Business of
the Short Session.

Washington, Dec 3.ABoth houses
of congress opened at noon Monday
and but little business was transact
ed. The presidents message was
read. In the senate the new members
-Messrs. DOlliver and Dillingham;
were sworn in. Senator Allison an
nOunced the death of Senator Gear
during the recess, and Senator Nelson
announced the death of Senator Da-
Wis. The usual committees to wait
upon the president and house of rep
resentagives were appointed, and the
senate adjourned until Tuesday.
Mr.. Frye expects to get up the ship
ping subsidy bill on Tuesday, and if
not on that day, then on Wednesday,
and, in doing this, to hare the Spoo-
ner Philippine bill displaced. This
will be the beginning of the impor-
tant 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 COM
mittee on order of business, and ito
this end a meeting of that committee
was held after the adjournment OF
the senate Monday afternoon.
There is some talk OF an effort dur
Pauncefote treaty in executive ses-
sion, but there is yet no definite pro-
graDlme to this end. A movement is
on foot now to secure the assent of
the committee on foreign relations
to the abandonment of the Davis
amendment to the treaty for the for
tification of the proposed canal.
The usual custom of adiOurning
over from Thursday until the follow
ing Monday during the first weeks
of the session probably will be de-
parted from this session. That is the
desire of the republican leaders now
here, and they say there will be no
such adjournment this week.
The leaders of the house are pre-
pairing to press with great vigor the
important business of the short ses-
sion of congress which convened on
Monday. Already considerable pre-
liminary committee work has been
done on the important measures-the
bill for the reduction of the war rev.
enue taxes, the army reorganization
bill, the river and harbor bill and
several of the appropriation bills
and the legislative mill will start un-
der a full head of steam. The army
reorganization bill is considered par
ticularly urgent owing to the posi-
bility of its meeting strenuous oppo-
sition 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
Tuesday and will be taken up at once
unless, after further consultation, it
is decided to let the legislative, ex-
ecutive and judicial appropriation
bin, which also will be ready Tues
day. IN ahead Of it. The democrats
held a caucus on the army bill on
Monday, and the indications now are
that they will offer Il substitute for
the permanent reorganization meas
urea bill extending for two or three
years the present law for a provi-
sional army. The bill to reduce the
revenue taxes has been practically
completed by the republican members
of the ways and means committee,
and it will be submitted to the full
committee on Tuesday unless in the
meantime a caucus of the republicans
should be found advisable. Some of
the republican members are not sat
isfied with the list of articles relieved
of'taxation by the bill.
At the session of the house Monday
no business was transacted except the
reading of the presidents message.
the deaths of the late Representa-
tives Daily, of New Jersey, and Hof-
fecker, of Delaware, which occurred
during the recess, as well as the
deaths of Senators Gear and Davis.
were announced Immediately after
the roll was called, and the house adj
iourned at once out of respect to
their memories: