Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-12-14
CONGRESS- Is ATWORK
HEARS PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
ON MONDAY.
Very Busy Session Looked For ON Ac.
count OF Many Important Legislative
Measures to Be Acted Upon Before
March 4 Next.
Washington correspondence:

| Washington correspondence:
The second session of the Forty sixth
Congress convened Monday at noon. The
Presidents annual message was read,
and the Senate and House then adjourn
ed out Of respect for the memory Of
Senator Davis of Minnesota. The real
work of the session began Tucsday. Con-
| grcss must adjourn March 4, but an cnor-
nous amount of legislation will be ac-
complished. Nearly every important
measure that has been selected for pas
sage at this session, including the army
reorganization, steamship subsidy, Mic
aragua canal, Pacific cable, rivers and
harbors, public buildings and amend
mcnts Of the war tax bills, has been con-
| sidered in committee.
President McIlinlcys annual message
to Congress was presented Immediately
| upon the assembling of Congress at noon.
\ 1t had been planned to withhold the mes
| sage until Tuesday, so that both houses
might adjourn Immediately after assem-
bling on Monday as II mark of respect
for the late Senators Davis and Gear,
but this plan was altered after II confer
ence between the President and Senator
Frye. The message was presented ill the
usual manner and received by Senator
Frye, as president pro TEN. of the SEN
aie, and Speaker Henderson. 1t was read
in both houses. 1t was deemed hest not
to violate the old tradition of Congress
regarding the presidential message and
its presentation on the opening day Of
the session.
No business was transacted beyond the
Il A..
ifls to the death of Representatives DAILY
of New Jersey and Huffecker of della
ware, and Senators Davis and Gear,
which occurred during the recess.
The leaders of the House are prcpar-
ing to press with great vigor the impor-
tant business Of the session. Already
considerable preliminary committee work
has been done on the important meas
urcs. and the House found work cut out
for it rs soon as it assembled.
On Tuesday the Senate accepted Gre
dentials of Jonathan l.. Dolliver of Iowa
as successor to the late Senator Gear of
Iowa. Passed bill appropriating $780,,
0O0 in aid OF interstate exposition at
Charleston, S. c.. in 1901, and admitting
exhibits thereat free of duty. BY vote
of Us to 20 decided to take up the ship
subsidy bill as unfinished business, and
MIR. Frye spoke at length in support of
the measure. In the House Chairman
Hull of military affairs committee asked
unanimous consent to take up army re-
organization bill, hut Mr.. Sulzer (N. W
objected. Bill by MIR. Marsh tlll.) to as
sist military instruction in the public
schools was passed. Received resolution
from Mr.. Sulzcr urging that Great Brit
ain arbitrate South African war.
The Senate on Wednesday passed bills
permitting Captain il. ii. McCalla and
Commander w. G. Wise of the United
States navy to accept decorations from
the Emperor of Germany: also House
bill providing for the celebration of the
centennial anniversary of the establish
ment of the national capital in Washing
ton. Listened TO Mr.. l'ryc's closi;.
speech on the ship subsidy bill. The
House under special order took dp con-
sideration of the army reorganization bill.
Mcssrs. Hull Qowa). G.osvcnor (Ohio)
and Parker (N. .J.) spc.:c in support of it.
and Mcssrs. McCall (N1ass.). Cochran
(Mo.). klebrrg CTcxas). Mcclellan On.
W. Sl,afroth rOColo.). Cummings (N. YO
and Cox Crcnn.) against it.
The ScEate was in executive session
Tor mofc than four hours on Thursday,
the cTtlre time bein. devoted to the dis
c,lssfon by Senator Morgan of Alabama
I'of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty for tho
abrosation of the portion of the CLAYTON
'ulwcr treaty which relates to the Mica
ragua canal. The Senate passed a hill
providing for a bridge across the Mis-
sissippi river at Dubuque, Iowa. SO that
draw shall be 10 instead of 200 feet The
House, after considering the army reor-
ganization bill two days, passed it by a
vote of 1GG to 1913. \ heated discussion
was prccipitatcd by an amendment offer
cd by Representative Littlcficld (MeO.
and finally adopted. clnbodyins the rec
concentrations of the w. c. Il. u. for
the abolition of the cantccn. The bil
provides for fighting force of 9G.osO
men. The fact that both Representa-.
tives Grosvcnor and Dick of Ohio. who
are generally credited with being the
mouthpleces of the administration on the
Hoor, made speeches ii.dorsing the Little
held amendment prohibiting the sale of
liquors on military reservations and at
Mllltafy posts WAS accepted by maior-
tty of the Republicans of the House as
a direct intimation that the President
wanted the cantcen abolished, and conse.
qucntly they voted almost solidly for the
amendment. The bill passed is generally
known as the Corlin-uull bill and wos
the hrst measure to receive the inlorse-
ment Of President Mckinley. An effor,
Is to be made to force it through the
Senate before the Christmas HOLIDAYS.
so that the work of getting new men INT
the Philippines and the old volunteer.
home may be accomplished before July i.
Three Democrats, Messrs. Hall of Penn.
sylvania and Underhill and Clayton Of
New York. voted with the Republicans
, for the bill, and Mr.. Mccall lEen0 q,
Massachusetts with the Democrat.
. against it. Otherwise it was stric,
. party vote. One amendment passed nre
vents the retirement of Gen. Shaftcr os
major general and of Gen. Fitzhurh Ia.
and James III. Wilson as brigadier rener
ais. The vote on the anti-cantccn amend
ment was 1o9 yeas to 81 nays,