The evening times., 1901-11-30

over the railroads.
Passing the Overstreet bill, authorizing
the exchange of gold for silver dollars.
1t is also possible that there viii be
al echo of the recent Schley Enquiry
and that the whole Sampson-Schley con-
troversy may be fought over again. There
is a suggestion that bill viii be intro
duced to pay Admiral Schley q bounty
for the destruction Of The Spanish feet
% Santiago feat for which Admiral
Shrupson has already received more than
s go. while SchIey's share is figured at
only S500 This in itself viii be a fruitful
theme for discussion So many important
and interesting subjects are scheduled
for consideratfon-and will IN fact be
hard to avoid-that it is expected the
session will last longer than has been
usual in recent years, and viii hardly end
before next July
Personnel of the Senate
When the Senate meets on Monday SEN
ator Frye of Maine VIII take the chair as
Presiding officer. The Republicans will be
In the majority, having 56 members to the
Democrats 50. There win be two vacan-
cias. the Legislature of Delaware having
failed to make a choice. The first bust
ness viii be the sW caring in of four new
Senators-Dietrich and Millard of Ne
braska. Gibson of Montana. and Kittredge
OF South Dakota. The latter was appoint-
ed by the Governor 20 succeed Mr., Kyle,
who died during the recess.
As soon as the Senate has bRea organ
lied by the seating Of these new members
a committee viii be appointed to go with
q similar committee named by the House.
to wait upoE the President and inform
him that Congress Is in session and ready
to hear any message that he may have
10 transmit This fcrral matter disposed
OF, Senator Hanna viii introduce resoIu-
tions regarding the death OF the late
President Mckinley, upon the adoption o9
which the Senate viii Immediately sd-
journ out Of respect TO the memory Of the
dead
The reports OF the committees appoint
ed to wait upon President Roosevelt will
be presented on Tuesday 90 both Senate
and House, ana viii be followed BY the
reading OF The message of the new Presi-
dent.
situation in the House
The House Of Representatives is com
posed of So Members and I Delegates
from Territories Of the Representatives
Is7 are Republicans. 152 Democrats, and
s are classified as either PCpulists. Flu
siouists, OF SIlverites- They will caucus
with the Democrats however, and when
there is division on party lines. vote
with them, so that the Republican ma
ioTity is 81 There are 80 frst-term
members in this House.
Since She adjournment OF the Fifty
sixth Congress. FIVE members CT that body
paid the debt Of nature They are R.
0. CrUmp. OF Bay City, Mich; G. \
Boutalle OF Bangor Me NJ. BrOsius. OF
Lancaster, Pa; J ". Stokes. of Orange
burg, :. Z. and r. z Burke, Of Dallas.
Tex
The contests which viii come before
this House are the cases Of Dantzler vs..
Stokes. from the Seventh South Carclina
district. Fowler vs. Thomas. Third North
Carolina; Horton vs.. Butler, Twelfth Mis-
soJri: LeEtz vs.. Tompkirs. Twelfth Ohio;
hess vs. Rhea, Third Kentucky; Spears
vs. Burnett, Seventh Alabama: Walker vs.
Rhea. Ninth Virginia; Wilson IS. Lassi-
ter, Fourth Virginia. In the case Of
DautzIer vs.. Stokes the eoutestee has
since died, which does not, however. de-
prive the contestant of his rights In the
case Of Walker vs. Rhea the contestant
Is dead. SO that EIsea will hold his seat
undfsPuted- This narrows the number Of
contests down to seven The most IA
nous Of these is that Of Lentz vs.-Fonp-
kfns.
Mr. Lentz was the inplacable political
foe OF President Mckinley and although
his district in Ohio is normally Demo-
cratic the friends of the Administration
succeeded in defeating him by seventeen
votes Mr. Lentz's allegation is that
these votes we're obtained by fraud.
Work Mapped Out.
The work in the House for the Rrst
week viii be of unimportant character.
save for the organization. Clerk Nc
DoweH viii call the body to order Mon
day al noon Then the Speaker and other
officers will be chosen and the old rules
will be adopted. in the face of the light
which the Democrats and some of the Re
publicans under the leadership OF Rep
feSSIL&liNG EdGpDuFH OF iowa VIII make.
The Committee on Rules will be an
nounced before the holiday recess. A
new Democratic member in the place of
Senator Bailey. of Texas. who has gradu-
ated to the Senate, viii be selected.
Alter the ballotins for seats shall have
been completed the House viii adjourn as
mark of respect to the memory of the
late President Mckinley, and perhaps the
day for pronounci0g eulogies Il be set
On Tuesday the Presidents message will
be read and there will again be an ad-
iournment in memory Of one of those who
died during the recess There is no i'm
portant business before the House for the
remainder CT the week. and the sessions
which are TO be held viii te Of short dura-
ton The committees VIII not be an
nouuced by Speaker Henderson until the
first day after the holiday vacation. SO
that the real work Of the session viii not
begin until theE.
HOUSE LOBBY FURNITURE.