Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-12-02
CONGRESS CONVENES
The Message of President
Roosevelt Will Not Be Read
Until omorrow.
IN MEMORY OF M'KlALll
Congress Probably VIII Adjourn un-
til Neutrality-suspicious. Expected to
Do Same-Public Memorial Ser
vices to Be Arranged.

Washington. Dec 2.--One OF the
first measures of national interest
which will be introduced in the senate
at the session which began today will
be a resolution looking to public ac-
ton concerning the death OF President
Mckinley This will be presented to-
morrow either by Senator Foraker or
Senator Hanna. probably the former,
and after its introduction the senate
will adjourn Immediately as q mark
OF respect to the memory Of the dead
president. The annual message OF
President Roosevelt will not be re
ceived until tomorrow, and on this
account the session today was exceed
ingly brief Tomorrow the presi-
dents message will be read and after
its reading the announcement of the
death of President Mckinley will fol
low at once, whereapon, under the
precedents established when Presi-
dents Lincoln and Garfield died, reso-
lutions providing for the appointment
of committee TO act with similar
committee of the house Of representa-
tives To take appropriate action rela-
for Immediate adjournment for the
day will be adopted. Heretofore com
mittees have been appointed to ar
range the details OF public exercises,
and 1t Is understood that plan will be
pursued in this instance, and that
later In the session some public man
of distinction will be invited TO deliver
q eulogy in tie capitol
Canal Bill to Be introduced.
Wednesday and Thursday will be
devoted to the introduction of new
bills, and as usual there will be a
flood of them. Among the first bills
OF Importance to be presented will be
the ship subsidy bin, which Will be In.
trodueed by Senator Frye, and the
Nicaragua canal bill, which Senator
Morgan will present. Senator Frye
has not entirely completed his bill.
but he said Sunday that it would be
different In many details from the
old bill of last session. The measure
was framed by former Senator Ed.
munds. Senator Frye himself Is the
author Of the new bill. Senator Nor.
gan's canal bill will be duplicate of
Representative Hepburns bill on the
Importance will be one looking to the
construction of submarine cable
from the western coast of Hawaii.
and another providing for the estab.
lishment of new executive depart.
ment TO be known as the department
of commerce. On Thursday the sen.
ate Will adjourn until the following
Monday.
The general opinion among senators
Is that very little real work will be
done before the Christmas holidays.
The first subject demanding attention
Is reciprocity. Various treaties are
now pending In the senate looking to
commercial agreements peaween the
United States and other countries.
Senator Aldfich will renew his effort
to have these treaties which already
have been reported from the commit.
tee on foreign relations. committed to
the committee on finance on the
ground that they deal with tariff qnes.
tons. The friends Of the treaties will
oppose this. and the preliminary
skirlnish expected to ensue probably
will serve 70 develop some interesting
features.
Tie early days Of the session will
be marked by the reorganization OF
the senate committees so far as may
be necessary, and caucus of the Re.
publican members will be held today
for the purpose of considering this
question and appointing committee
to suggest names for the vacancies.
The most important place to be filled
Is that Of chairman of the committee
on foreign relations Ii is generally
conceded that Senator Cullom, who Il
the senior Republican member OF that
committee, viii succeed to the chair.
manship.
House Convened Today.
The house convened today. The
speaker was sworn in, as were new
members, and other business done.
The clerk of the house will call the
members to order at noon and after
prayer by the chaplain the roll will
be called by states.
The presidents message will be
withheld until tomorrow. General
Grosvenor, OF Ohio, probably will
make the sad announcement to the
house Of the death of the late Presi-
dent Mckinley and offer resolutions
upon which the house will act.
Tomorrow that portion of the presi-
dents message referring to the death
of Mr.. Mckinley probably will be re-
ferred to a committee to arrange a
program OF euIogies. 1t is lather
remarkable coincidence that Mr. Nc
Kinley was the chairman OF the com
mittee which arranged the program
when President Garfield died Blaine
pronounced the eulogy upon that oc.
casion. Elihu B. Washburn was
chairman when Lincoln died and
George Bancroft, the historian, was
the orator. After tomorrow the house
probably will adjourn three days at
time until congress recesses for the
Christmas holidays, 8 y : " -