Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-11-12
THE EXTRA SESSION,
The Programme for the Week In
Both Houses Of Congress.
WILL INTRODUCE BILLS WEDNESDAY.



Washington, Nov. 9-The first week
Of the extra session will be devoted to
the usual preliminaries of new ses-
sion Of congress. The programme for
the week is to have four brief sessions
and an adjournment on Thursday IN
til the following Monday. To-day there
will be the usual roll call Of senators
and the proclamation calling the extra
session will be read. These will follow
the appointment of a COMMITTEES to
notify the president that a quorum OF
the senate has met and Is ready to re-
ceive any communication he has to
make. Tomorrow the presidents mes
sage will be received and read. Ad-
journment will follow Its reading, as q
caucus Of republican senators is to be
held In the afternoon. Wednesday Will
be devoted largely to the introduction
Of bills and Thursday will be q short
legislative session unless discussion OF
the Panama situation 10 precipitated
by the introduction Of resolutions ask
ing for information. 1t is the intention
Of Senator Morgan to introduce resolu-
tons on the subject and these may be
discussed under the rules on the day
following their presentation. The re-
publican members of the senate will
interpose no objection to q discussion
of the Panama and canal questions,
but 1t Is not likely that any action will
be taken until after the committees
are appointed.
The house Of representatives will be
called to order by Alexander Mcdowell,
the clerk. The opening Of congress
always is Of suflcient interest to at
tract much larger crowd to the cap
ital than the galleries will accommo-
date, SO admission will be by card, two
being supplied to each member. There
will be the usual floral displays to lend
picturesqueness to what necessarily
will be routine proceeding. The
proclamation of the president conven-
ing congress in extraordinary session
having been read, prayer will be Of
fered by the chaplain and then the roll
will be called by states.
Mr.. Cannon, who has been selected
as the unanimous choice of his party
for speaker, will be formally elected.
After the oath Of ONCE IL administered
to him by the ''father Of the house." q
title bestowed upon the member who
has seen the longest continuous serv-
ice, the speaker will administer the
oath to the members generally. The
old odicers OF the house, having been
made the nominees Of the republican
caucus, will be reelected and sworn
in. Speaker Cannon win appoint q
committee to Join Q committee Of the
senate to notify the president that q
quorum Of the two houses has assem-
bled and that congress is ready 70 re-
ceIve any communication he may de-
sire to make.
After adopting resolutions agreed on
IN the republican caucus making the
rules Of the Fifty-seventh congress the
rules Of the Fifty-eighth congress and
fixing an hour for the converting Of the
daily sessions, the drawing Of seats
viii take place. The necessary prelim-
mary work having been disposed Of,
the session in all probability win adj
journ out Of respect 10 the memory Of
members who have died Tomorrow
the h0lss win listen to the presidents
message For the remainder Of the
week little can be accomplished II is
said to be probable that the commit
tees of the house may DO named st
this session, but Il Is MD that not
mueh hssew1y can Be made n tho
matter q complste organization q me
Eeuse within to or thres Neeln and