The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-02
First Measure Of National Inter-
est to Be introduced Will Be
Resolution Looking to Public
Action on MCKinIey'S Death
SENATOR FORAKER TO
INTRODUCE MEASURES
The Senate viii Then Immediately
Adjourn As a Mark of Respect
to Memory of Dead President
Presidents Message Will Be
Received Tuesday

Washington, Dec. lone of the first
measures of national interest which
will be introduced in the Senate at the
session which begins tomorrow will be
a resolution looking to public action
concerning the. death Of President Nc
Kinley This viii be presented Tues
day by either Senator Foraker or
Senator Hanna probably the former,
and after it's introduction the Senate
will adjourn Immediately as marx
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 reading the
announcement of the death of Presi-
dent Mckinley will follow at once,
whereupon under the precedent estab-
lished when Presidents Lincoln and
the appointment of a committee to act
with a similar committee of the House
to take appropriate action relative to
the matter and then calling for i'm
mediate adjournment for the day will
be adopted.
Heretofore committees have been ap-
pointed to arrange the details of public
exercises. and it is understood that
plan will be pursued in this 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 a 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
it would be different in many details
from the old bill of last session. That
measure was framed by former Sena-
tor Edmunds. Senator Frye himself is
the author of the new bill Senator
Morgans canal bill will be a dupli-
cate of Representative Hepburn's bill
on the canal question.
Other early bills of importance will
be one looking to the construction of
a submarine cable from the western
coast to Hawaii and another providing
for the establishment of a new eXecu-
tive department to be known as the
department of commerce.
On Thursday the Senate will adjourn
until the following Monday. The gen
eral opinion among senator's is that
very little real work will be done be-
fore the Christmas holidays.
The first subject demanding atten-
ton is reciprocity. Various treaties are
now pending in the Senate looking to
commercial 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 and the preliminary
skirmish, expected to ensue, probably
will serve to develop some interesting
features.
The early days of the session will be
marked by the reorganization of the
Senate committees so far as may be
necessary and a caucus Of the Repub-
lican members will be held tomorrow
for the purpose of considering this
question and appointing a committee
to suggest names for <he vacancies.
The most important place to be filed
is that of chairman of the committee
on foreign relations. 1t is generally
conceded that Senator Cullom who is
the senior Republican member of that
committee, will succeed to the chair
manship.