The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-02
Reciprocity Treaties Probably VIII
Provoke a Committee Clash over
the Matter of Jurisdiction.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE
ROUTINE OF OTHER OPENINGS WILL
BE STRICTLY FOLLOWED.
Coincidence I'm the Memorial Plans
for Mr.. McKinIey-LfttIe VIII BE
Done Before the Holidays.

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 measure
looking to action concerning the death Of
President Mckinley. This will be presented
on Tuesday by either Senator Foraker or
Senator Hanna. probably the former, and
after its introduction the Senate will ad-
journ Immediately as a mark 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 session of Monday will be ex-
ceedingly brief. 1t is not now expected
that anything VIII be done on that day be-
yond the announcement Of the death of
Senator Kyle, following which the Senate,
IA accordance with custom, will adjourn
for the day.
On Tuesday the Presidents message will
be read, and after it's reading the an
nouncement Of the death of President Nc
Kinley will follow at once. whereupon. un-
der the precedent established when Presi-
dents Lincoln and Garfield died, resolu-
tions providing for the appointment of a
committee to act with similar committee
of the House of Representatives to take
appropriate action relative to the matter.
and then calling for immediate adjourn
ment for the day. will be adopted. Here
tofore committees have been appointed to
arrange the details of public exercises, and
IL is understood this plan will be pursued
I'm this instance, and that later in the ses-
sion some public man Of distinction will be
invited 10 deliver eulogy in the Capitol.
Wednesday and Thursday Will be devoted
TO the introduction of new bills. and. as
usual there Will be flood of them. Among
the first bills of importance to be presented
will be the Ship-subsidy bill, which will be
introduced by Senator Frye, and the Mica :
ragua canal bill, which Senator Morgan
will present. Senator Frye has not entirely
completed his bill. but he said to-day that
II would be different in many details from
the old bill Of last session That measure
was framed by former Senator Edmunds.
Senator Frye himself is the author of the
new bill Senator Morgan's canal bill will
be a duplicate 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 pro-
viding for the establishment of a new ex-
ecutive department to be known the
Department Of Commerce. On Thursday
the Senate will adjourn until the following
Monday
The general opinion among senator's is
that very little real work will be done be-
fore the Christmas holidays. The first sub
Ject demanding attention is reciprocity.
Various treaties are now pending in the
Senate looking TO commercial agreements
between the United States and other cOun-
tries. Senator Al6rich will renew his effort
TO have these treaties. which already have
been reported from the committee on for
elgn relations, committed TO the committee
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 will
serve TO develop some interesting features
The early days of the session will be
marked by the reorganization of the Sen
ate committees so far as may be necessary
and a caucus Of the Republican members
will be held tomorrow for the purpose OF
considering this question and appointing a
committee to suggest names for the va
cancieS- The most important place to be
filled is that of chairman OF the committee
on foreign relations. Ii is generally con-
ceded that Senator Cullom, who is the
senior Republican member OF that commit
tee, Will succeed to the craftsmanship.