The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-08
Senate Closes the Special Session,
Opens the Regular and Discusses
Cuban Reciprocity Bill.
FINANCIAL BILL IN HOUSE
MIR. PRINCE WANTS UNCLE SAM TO
BUY MUNICIPAL BONDS.
Proposes that SIOO,OOO,OOO Shall BE
Invested at the Rate of $4,000
900 a Month.

WASHINGTON, Dec. THE regular ses-
sion of the Fifty-eighth Congress began to-
day. The Senate both closed the extraor-
dtnary session and entered on the duties
of the regular session, but the transition
was SO natural as to be scarcely notice
able. The unusual features were the close
or the called session by announcement from
the chair and the offering of two prayers
III the Senate within a half hour of each
other. The business transacted consisted
of the reading of the Presidents message
and the beginning of the discussion of the
Cuban reciprocity bill. Mr.. Cullom, who
has charge of the Cuban bill. made
speech advocating it's passage in the in
terest of American trade
The House convened to-day in regular
session and listened to the reading of the
robbed the day of many interesting fea-
lures incident to a new Congress. The
House having organized four weeks ago.
the ceremony of opening to-day comprised
merely roll call to develop the presence
of quorum and the customary notifica-
tions to the President and to the Senate
No reference was made to the special ses-
sion. The speaker appointed committee,
y,
Hemenway Qndiana) and Williams CMissis-
sippD, to join committee from the Senate
TO wait upon the President and notify him
that quorum of the two houses was
cation from him.
The list of contests, having been an
nounced to the House by thesclerk, was
trict; Illinois, Sixth district; Massachu-
setts. Ninth district Missouri, Eleventh
and Twelfth districts; North Carolina.
nnfh iStr i0f- to
trict; Oklahoma, delegate at large; South
Carolina, First and Seventh districts; Ten
nessee, Eighth district; Colorado, First dis
trict
More than hour and a half was con-
sumed in the reading Of the President s
message, at the conclusion of which there
side of the chamber. A considerable
amount of routine matters necessary to
facilitate the work of committees was
transacted prior to the reception of the
message.
Mr.. Prince. of Illinois, a member of the
banking and currency committee, intro
duced bill to-day providing that 100000
coo of public moneys now deposited with
national bank repositories shall be invest
ed by the secretary Of the treasury at the
and municipal bonds which pay interest at
less than per cent. The bonds which may
be acquired are the same as those designat-
| ed in the Aldrich bill of the last Congress
A provision is included in the bill authoriz-
ing the secretary OF the treasury to sell
these bonds but not more than $4,000, ,OOl
may be sold in any one month.
Mr.. w. A. Smith, of Michigan, introduced
a resolution to-day reciting that as the sec-
retary of the navy has decided that con-
tractors owning or managing shipyards on
the great lakes are not eligible to bid on
| the construction of war vessels because OF
| the prohibitory agreement between the
| United States and Great Britain that the
| secretary of state be requested to transmit
/ to the House the status of the agreement
| between the United States and Great
Britain, said to prohibit the building, arm
| ing or maintaining of more than single
| war vessel on the great lakes, and all data
bearing on the subject now in the possession
| of the department. Mr.. w. A. Smith also
| introduced bill to-day making McKinley's
| birthday, Jan %, national holiday to bt
| known as Mckinley day."
| Mr.. Dwight, of New York, introduced
| bill to-day by request establishing a posta
| currency providing for notes in the denomi
| nation of 5, 10. 70 and so cents to be ISSUED
| by the postmaster general and kept on sal,
/ by all postmasters.
| The House adjourned at $3.50 out of re-
| spect to Henry Burk, of Pennsylvania
| member who died Saturday.
CThe Presidents message, in full
appears on Pages 9 and Z of this issue
| of the Journal)