Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-12-04
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent)
Washington, Dec. 1st, 1902.

publican President in 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 a little
more during the current session.
When Speaker Henderson lifted the
gavel to call the House to order at
noon to-day, 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 Rep
resentatives. Before the opening,
however, a similar ovation had been
given to Representative Cannon
who is regarded as the assured
Speaker of the next House and
many hearty congratulations were
extended. The House presented
brilliant scene for some time befone
the hour of noon. The galleries
were filled with brightly dressed
women and the floral tributes sent
to the Representatives were many
and beautiful. The sceEe 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
Representative Russell of COnnec-
ticut, and deGraffenreid and Shep-
pard of Texas. Out of respect to
the memories of these members the
House adjourned before receiving
the Presidents message which will
be sent to the capitol at noon to-
morrow.
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 Gene
raj Alger who has been appointed
to fill the late Senator's uneXpired
term. Only the sad nature of SEN
ator Burrows first announcement
prevented the new Senator being
greeted with cheers and when he
had taken the oath of office, his
new colleagues crowded about him
to extend congratulations on the
vindication which the general pre-
dictod would be his when he de-
parted from Washington after re-
signing the port folio Of War. Al
most Immediately the Chair recog.
nized Senator Burrows again who
then moved that, as a mark of re
spect to his late colleague, the Sen
ate adjourn and adjournment was
taken until noon tomorrow. Thi!
is the third successive time that th,
receipt of the Presidents messag,
, has been postponed by death. Ont
year ago, Congress adjourned ou
of respect to Pre- ident Mckinley
3 and the year before it was out oi
S respect to Vice President Hobart
= AS this fact was remarked, some o
o the older senators shook their head
e and asked each other, "Who vii
: be the neXt?'
n Even this early in the session
d may be said with every assuranc
, that there will be no tariff revision
j before the 18th of March. Senate
G Frye and Representative Payn
have both assured your correspor
dent of this fact and there is no on
more competent to speak. Eve
1t Senator Hansbrough, who repre-
n sents the tariff revision sentimeu
% of the Northwest, says that ther
l. will be no time for tariff revisio
|, during the short session. Senate
y Frye predicts that !hcre will /
antitrust legislation which win l.
in the nature of an amendment I
the sherman law and viii coufurI
!. 30 the recommendations Of Attorne
c General Knox u- they were voice
o. a. hi, lamou, Pilt-burg rpeeel
Mr.. Frye said that he could see II
o. possible objection To- such lcgisls
e u1u ud that hc believed ouugrr
if supl reiy 60 SO amnud fhn laW +
o to snake it meet those requirement
"a which tde Attorney General an
"a learned from experience 90 Dee e.
seutIal.