The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-02
BUT 1T WILL NOT MATERIALIzE IN
THE SENATE UNTIL AFTER
THE HOLIDAYS
THREE GOOD FIGHTS ARE DUE
Subjects Will Be Ship Subsidies, Me-
araguan Canal and the Reci-
Procity Treaties That Arc
Now Pending.
FORECAST FOR THE. SESSION

WASHINGTON. Dec. lone of the first
measures of national interest which will
be introduced in the senate at tho ses
sion which begins tomorrow will be a
resolution looking to public action con-
cermng the death of President MCKINLEY.
Ihls will be presented on Tuesday, proba-
aply py Senator Foraker. After its IN.
troduct1on the senate will adjourn i'm
mediately as mark of respect to the
memory OF the dead president, and on
this account the session of Monday VIII
DC exceedingly brief. 1t is not now ex-
pected that anything will be done on that
day beyond the announcement of the
death OF Senator Kyle, following which
the senate, in accordance with custom.
will adjourn for the day.
Oh 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, where
upon. under the precedent established
When President Lincoln and Garfield died,
resolutions providing fer the appoint.
ment of committee to act with SIM
liar committee of the house of repre-
sentatives to take appropriate action reia-
tive to the matter, and calling for i'm
mediate adjournment for the day, will be
adopted Heretofore committees have
been appointed to arrange the details or
public exercises, and it is understood that
plan will be pursued in this instance, and
that later In the session some public maH
of distinction will be invited to deliver
a eulogy in the Capitol.
Ship Subsidy and Canal Bills.
Wednesday and Thursday win be ce-
voted to the introduction of new bills
and as usual there will be flood OF
them Among the first bdlls of import
ance to be presented will be the ship
subsidy bill, which will be introduced
by Senator Frye, and the Nicaraguan
canal bill, which Senator Morgan will pre-
sent.
Senator Frye has not enirely completed
his bill but he said today that it would
be different in many details from the
bill of last session. That measure was
framed by Former Senator Edmunds.
Senator Frye himself is the author or
the new bill.
Senator Morgan's canal bin will, be o
duplicate of Representative <Iepburn.s
bill on the same question.
Other early bills of Importance will
be one looking to the construction OF O.
submarine cable from the Western coast
of Hawaii, and aonther providing for the
establishment of new executive depart
ment to be known as the department OF
commerce. On Thursday the senate VIII
adjourn until the following Monday. The
opinion among senator's Is that very little
real work will be done before the Christi
mas holidays.
Where Trouble Begins.
The first subject demanding attention
is reciprocity. Various treaties now pend
ing in the senate looking to commercial
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 foreign relations, COM
mittee to the committee on finance, on
the ground that they deal with tariff
questions The friends Of the new trea-
ties will oppose this demand and the pre-
liminary skirmish expected to ensue
probably will serve to develop some in
teresting features.
The early days of the session will be
marked by the reorganization of the
senate committees, so far as may be nee
essary, and a caucus of the Republican
members will be held tomorrow for the
purpose of considering this question ana
appointing a committee to suggest names
for the vacancies. The most important
place to be filled is that of chairman OF
the committee on foreign relations. It
is generally conceded that Senator Cul-
lom. who is the senior Republican menu
Der of that committee. will succeed 10
the craftsmanship.