Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-12-07
WHAT CONGRESS IS DOING.
Resolutions, Bills and other Matters Com
sidered at the First Session of the
Fifty-Seventh Body.

The first session of the Fifty-seventh
congress opened on the I'd and drew a
great throng Of spectators to the cap
ttal. In the senate Dietrich and Willard
(Neb.), Gibson CMont.) and ESittredge Is.
ID were sworn in. After the usual reso-
lutions and the appointment of a COM
mittee to notify the president that the
senate was in Session q recess Of SO min
dtes was taken: At two o'clock the sem
ate reassembleGi. The death of the late
Senator Kyle Is. d. was announced and
the senate adjourned out of respect. 80.
At the conclusion OF the roll call in the
house, showing 31S members present, Mr..
Cannon (nl.) nominated David B. Hen
derson CTenn) for speaker. "A roll call
Tor the election then followed. Mr.. Hen
derson was declared elected and was at
once escorted to the chair. When the
members had been sworn in the formal
resolutions were adopted, a resolution
to adopt the rules of the Fifty-sixth con-
gress being among them. The drawing
for seats then took place and an ad-
Journment was taken soon after.
The senate on the Sd listened to the first
message of President Roosevelt and
adopted resolution directing the ap-
pointment of a committee to Cooperate
with a like committee from the house
TO consider by what token of respect
and affection congress might express
the sorrow of the nation upon the tragic
death of the late President Mckinley.
adjourned. The members of the house
listened with rapt attention to the presi-
dents message and at the conclusion
there was an enthusiastic demonstration
on the republican side. On motion of
Mr.. Grosyenor co. that portion of the
message relating to the death of the late
president was referred to a committee to
consist of one member from each state to
Join similar committee of the senate.
The speaker appointed a committee and
f1Jrt InYs d-lES AZ EI,o
house adjourned.
Practically the entire time of the SEN
ate on the 4th was devoted to the intro
duction of bills and resolutions. The
lsthmian canal report was transmitted
to the senate by the president and several
bills providing for the construction of the
Waterway, one of them by Senator Nor
gan (AlaO, who has led the movement
for the canal in the past, were presented.
Senator Scott introduced a bill amending
the immigration laws so as to require
persons about to inmigrate to the United
States to secure from the nearest Ameri-
can minister or consul certificate es-
tablishing his character and prohibiting
the landing of any immigrant who can
not present such a certificate. Senator
Jones (Ark) introduced without amend
ment the antitrust bill which passed
the house during the last session of con-
gress, but failed to pass the senate
Senator Aldrich introduced a bill author
4NlHS the comptroller OF the currency to
extend for period of 20 years the char
ter of any national banking association
extended. under the act of July r. 1882
Senator Lodge introduced his in1migra-
ton bill providing for an educational test
for the admission of immigrants The
writing test is removed and the new bill
requires only to be able to read. In the
house Representative Dick tO) intro
duced bill providing that the next presi-
dent of the United States and those who
follow him shall be inaugurated on. April
30, the day on which President Washing
ton took the oath of office This change
Is desired owing to the uncertainty of
March weather in Washington. Con-
gresham Dick also presented a resolu-
ton for general investigation of the de-
NAL or abridgement of the right to vote
In certain states, with view to reduc-
ing the congressional representation
from such states. Congressman Miller,
of the Fourth Kansas district, asks for
an appropriation of 100000 for a govern
ment building at Emporia.