The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-02
ACTIVITY BCAPIlOL
Senate and House to ReaSSembIe
Tomorrow.
Probability That the Sundry Civil
App=oD-intion BIII May BE Report
e'i-iE&EIy action on the River and
fiarb0r MeasHre-Cortest Over Re
superintendent May ReE'a Monday.

Congress viii reassembIe tomorrow. and
in view OF this. q good deal of activity
IS manifest at the Capitol today Many
bre0ms. nops, and busters are in opera
ton. and the troweI of the plasterer. the
brush OF the painter and the glue-pot of
the cabinet maker are here and there
throughout the vast white building. La
borers are doing what they can to bright
en- the red carpet on the House Geor and
the tawRcy velvet covering of the floor Of
the Senate Chamber. and to freshen up
the rusty looking chairs and desks Wood
fires are being made ready for lighting in
the galleries. cIoakrooms. and in those
committee-rooms which have been closed
during the holiday recess.
In some of the more important COM
mittees. notably in the Committees on APP
preparations, work is in progress.
When the House meets at noon tomor-
rev it is thought likely that the Sundry
Civil Appropriation bill. VIII be presented,
ard that the Naval Appropriation bill may
be sent to the Clerks desk. On the first
day after a recess and particularly after
the holiday recess there is usually much
IaDsuor among the members of the House.
and It IS thought that tomorrow there
viii be no exception TO this rule
It IS considered likely that Friday viii
be given over tC the consideration Of pri-
yate bills reported from the Committees
on Claims and War Claims. The only
special orders on the House Calendar are
those which direct that pension and claim
bills shall be considered on alternate Fri
days.
There Is suggestion that Mr. Hopkins,
I. Chairman of the Committee On the Cen
sCs. may call UP the bill providing for a
redDportionment of the representation in
the House CT the States though the weight
OF opinion is that this matter will not be
taken up for consideration until Monday.
The calling up OF the Hopkins bill. report
cd by a majority Of the committee on the
Census. viii bring up the Burleigh and
Cruapacker bills. The discussion of these
bills wiH II is believed, form one of the
fea .ures Of The session. though well in
formed public men say there is no doubt
about the passage Of the Hopkins bill.
The Bu@ieish proposition, which IS 20
increase the membership OF the House 10
81, VIII be supported as a rule by the
delegations from those States the repre-
sentati0n Of which under the Hopkins bill
would be reduced A majority of the Dem
ocrats viii embrace this bill first, because
IL offers an agreeable solution of ques-
ton which promised at one time 10 in
vOire the House in bitter partisan and
sectional strife, and because. leaving out
OF The count. the sO-Calied doubtful States.
the Hopkins bin would provide for a Dem
ocraJic net gain in the Electoral College
OF enc vote, whereas the BUrIeigh bill
would mean q Republican net gain az four.
The Crumpacker bill 10 reduce q rep
reseuiatt3n IN the House Of those States
which have restricted suffrage. ana which
= q fr-a-T{-- af Carolina SagT-F n
Carolina, Mississippi. and Louisiana. il is
understood viii have but feeble support
Il VIII furnish the text, though. for sew
eral strong partisan speeches
Animated controversy will be called
forth By the SUndry Civil and Naval and
Army Appropriation bills when they come
up for cons Liberation. The House dis
posed OF the Legislative. Executive, and
judicial bill On December 10. the Pension
Appropriation bill on December Is. the
Urgent Deficiency On December Il and
the Military Academy and Indian ADpro-
priatiOn bills on December 20 with very
little Oratorical conflict but for the sake
Of peace the committees reporting these
bills admitted very few sections that were
subject TO points of order The Sundry
Civil and Naval and Army Appropriation
bills usually provoke q long debate
Representative Grout Chairman OF the
subcommittee On the District Appropria-
Lon Dill VIII call has committee together
tomorrow and begin consideration OF the
District Appropriation bill. Hearings on
the bin viii probably begin Friday morn
ing Mr. Grout expects TO have the meas
ure ready TO report 10 the House next
Weelz
One Of the appropriation bills to be TAX
en- up by the House during the week Will
be the River and HaTbor bill. which was
completed by the committee On the day Of
adjournment for the holiday recess. Chair
man Burton may report the bill TO the
House tomorrow
When the Senate conYenes tomorrow
morning the Army Reorganization hill
will be given the right Of way after he
routine morning business The Ship :, =
sidy bill stili remains on the calendar IS
unfinished business but will not he
called up until some decision mas been
reached on the army measure