The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-02
SENATE AND HOUSE
THEIR WORK FOR COMING SEES
SION FORECASTED.
WILL FIRST HONOR M'KINLEY.
TILL TRIBUTE OF RESPECT TO BE
PAID HIS MEMORY.

shin subsidy and Nicaragua Canal
Bills to Be Promptly Introduced
and Reciprocity Treaties to Re-
reiVe Early AttentiOn-The De-
uartment of Commerce, With "a
cabinet officer at Its Head, Like
" to BE Created-LittIe Work
VIII Re Done Until After the HOI-
idays.
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 ac-
ton concerning the death of President
Mckinley. This will be presented on
Tuesday by either Senator Foraker or
Senator Hanna. probably the former,
and after it's introduction the Senate
will adjourn Immediately as a mark
of respect to the memory of the dead
President. The annual message of
President Roosevelt will not be receiv-
ed until Tuesday, and on this account
the session of Monday will be exceed
ingly brief. 1t is not now expected that
anything will be done on that day be-
yond 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 President Mckinley will
follow at once, whereupon under the
precedent established when Presidents
Lincoln and Garfield died. a, resolution
providing for the appointment of a
committee to act with a similar com
mittee of the House of Representatives
to take appropriate action relative to
the matter, and then calling for imme
diate adjournment for the day will be
adopted. Heretofore committees have
been appointed to arrange the details
of public exercises and it is understood
that plan will be pursued in this in
stance and that later i'm the session
some public man of distinction will be
invited to deliver a eulogy in the cap
itol.
Wednesday and Thursday will be de-
voted to the introduction of new bills,
AS usual there will be a flood OF them.
Among the first bills of Importance
will be the ship subsidy bill. which wall
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 to-day that it would be differ
ent in many details from the old bill of
last session. That measure was frargned
by ex-senator Edmunds. Senator Nor
gans canal bill will be a duplicate of
Representative Heyburn's bill on the
canal question. Other early bills of i'm
portance will be one looking to the con-
struction of a submarine cable from
the western coast of Hawaii, and an
other providing for the establishment
of a new executive department to be
known as the department of Commerce.
On Thursday the Senate will adjourn
until the following Monday.
Reciprocity to Come First.
The general opinion among senators
Is that very little work will be done
before the Christmas holidays. The
first subject demanding attention is
reciprocity. Various treaties now
pending in the Senate look to COM
mercial agreements between the United
States and other countries. Senator
Aldrich will renew his efforts to have
these treaties, which already have been
reported from the Committee on For
eign Relations, committed to the Com
mittee 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 as far as may be
necessary and a caucus of the Repub-
lcan members will be held tomorrow
for the purpose of considering this
question ard appointing committee
to suggest names for the vacancies.
The most important place to be fill
ed is that of chairman of the Commit
tee on Foreign Relations. It is gen
orally conceded that Senator Cullom.
who is the senior Republican member
Of that committee will succeed TO the
chairmanship.