The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-02
CONGRESS CON NQENES TO-DAY
NEITHER BRANCH WILL DO MICH
 AT FIRST SESSION.
That of the Senate Will be Exceedingly Brief-Resolutions on the Late Presi- dent Mckinley and President Roose- To-mOrrow-Speakcr Henderson VIII he Reelected.

he Reelected.
 measures of national interest which will
 be introduced in the senate session.
 which begins tomorrow will be a reso-
 lution looking to public action concern
 ing the death of President Mckinley.
 This will be presented on Tuesday by either Senator Foraker or Senator Han
 ma, probably the former, and after it's introduction the senate will adjourn inn
 mediately as mark of respect to the memory of the dead president.
 The annual message of President
 Roosevelt will not be received until Tuesday, and on this account the ses- sion of Monday will be exceedingly
 brief. It is not now expected that any
 thing will be done on that day but the announcement of the death of Senator Kyle, following which the senate in accordance with custom, will adjourn for the day. On Tuesday the presidents message will be read. and after it's read ing the announcement of the death of President Mckinley will follow at once,
 whereupon, under the precedent estab- ii6ICQ WI6l icSiuSllS anu Garfield died resolutions providing for the appointment of committee to act with similar action relative to the matter, and then calling for immediate adjournment for the day, will be adopt ed. Heretofore committees have been appointed to arrange the details of pub lie exercises, and it is understood that plan will be pursued in that instance and that later in the session some pub lie man of distinction will be invited to deliver a eulogy in the capitol
 Wednesday and Thursday will be de- voted to the Introduction of new bills, and as usual there will be flood of them. Among the first bills of import ance to be presented will be the ship subsidy bill, which will be introduced by Senator Frye, and the Nicaragua canal bill, which Senator Morgan will present. Senator Frye has not entirely completed his bill but he said today that 1t would be different in many de- tails from the old bill of last session. That measure was framed by Former Senator Edmunds. and Senator Frye himself Is the author of the new meas ure.
 GCndLOI IuOIBdI D CdIdI VIII VIII pC eh duplicate of Representative Hepburu's bill on the canal question, Other early bills of importance will be one looking to the construction of a. submarine ca ble from the western coast to Hawaii and another providing for the establish ment of new executive department to be Known as the department of com merce. On Thursday the senate will adjourn until the following Monday
 The general among senators is that very little real work will be done before the Christmas holidays.
 The first subject demanding attention Is reciprocity. Various treaties are now pending in the senate looking to com mercial agreements between the United States and other countries. Senator .Aldrich will renew his effort to have these treaties which already have been reported from the committee on foreign relations, committed to the committee on finance on the ground that they deal with tariff questions The friends of the treaties will oppose this demand, l and the preliminary skirmish expected | to ensue will probably serve to develop | some interesting features.
 The early days of the session will be | marked by the reorganization of the | senate committee so far as may be nec- | essary, and a caucus of the republican | members will be held tomorrow for the | purpose of considering this question and appointing committee to suggest | names for the vacancies The most inn place to be filled is that of chairman of the committee on foreign relations. It Is generally conceded that Senator Cullom, who Is the senior re- publican member of that committee will succeed to the chairmanship.