Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-12-05
THE WASHINGTON LETTER.

THE WASHINGTON LETTER.
Congress Is again in session With
strong republican maiorities in both
chambers and with republican
president ia the White House there
will be no obstacles to the enactment
of such legislation as is essential to
the nations welfare and there will
be time for little more during the
current session When Speaker
Henderson lifted the govel to call
the house to order at noon today, he
was treated to an ovation for it was
realized that it was the last time
that he would open a session of the
house Of representatives. Before the
opening, however, a similar ovation
had been given to Representative
Cannon who is regarded as the as
sured speaker of the next house and
many hearty congratulations We're
extended. The house presented
brilliant scene for some time before
the hour Of noon. Tho galleries
were filled with brightly dressed
women and the floral tributes sent
to the representatives were many
and beautiful. The scene was not
without its somber side, however,
for three desks in the lower chamber
were draped with crepe and covered
with flowers They were those
formerly occupied by Representa-
tives Russell of Connecticut, and
de Graffenreid and Sheppard OF
Texas. Out of respect to the
memories of these members the
houseadjourned before receiving the
presidents message which will be
sent to the capitol at noon Tuesday.
Even more brilliant was the scene
in the senate when President pro
tenn Frye brought down his gavel
and announced that the second ses-
sion of the Fifty-seventh Congress
was now in session. Immediately
Senator Burrows rose TO Announce
the death of his late colleague. Sen
ator Mcmillan, and to present Gen
eral Alger who has been appointed
to fill the late senator's unexpired
term. Only the sad nature of Sena-
tor Burrows first announcement
prevented the new senator being
greeted with cheers when he had
taken the oath of Office, his new col
leagues crowded about him to extend
congratulations on the vindication
which the general predicted would
be his when he departed from
Washington after resigning the
portofolio of war. Almost immed-
lately the chair recognized Senator
Burrows again who then moved
that, as a mark Of respect to bis
late colleague, the senate adjourn
and adjournment was taken until
noon Tuesday This is the third
successive time that the receipt of
the president message has been post
poned by death One year ago,
congress adjourned out of the re-
speot to President Mckinley, and
the before year it was for Vice
President Hobart As this fact
was remarked, some of the old sen
ators shook their heads and asked
each other, "Wno will be the nextY'
Even this early in the session II
may be said with every assur-
ance that there will be no tarih
revision before the 4th of March
Senator Frye and Representative
Payne have both assured your cor.
respondent of this fact and there is
no one more competent to speak
Even Senator Hansbrough, who
represents the tariff revision sen6
ment of the northwest, says thai
there win be no time for tariff re
vision during the short session
Senator Frye predicts that there viii
be antitrust legislation which vii
be in the nature of an amendment Il
the Sherman law and will conform
TO the recommendations of Attornel
General Knox as they were voices
in his now famous Pittsburg speech
Mr. Frye said that he could see n
possible objections to such legisla
tion and that he believed congress
stood ready to so amend the law a
to make it meet those requirement
which the attorney general la
learned from experience to %
essential
Referring to tarif revision Sens
tor Hanshrough said today 9TH
Dingley law Is not o sncred insfitr