Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-09
THE NEW SESSION
Will Begin Its Duties, Today, with
Adjournment, Thursday.

Washington Nov. S.-The first week of
the extra session will be devoted to the
usual preiminaries of a new session OF
Congress. The program for the week IS
to have four brief sessions and an adj
jour- ment. Thursday, until the following
Monday. Tomorrow will he the usual roll
call of senators, and the proclamation
calling the Congress in extraordinary SEES
sion will be read. These will follow tho
appointment of a committee to notify the
President that a quorum of the Senate
has met and is ready to receive any COM
muncation he has to make. On Tues
day the Presidents message Will be re-
ceived and read. Adjournment VIII iol-
low it's reading as a caucus of Republic
can senators is to be held in the after
noon. Wednesday will be devoted to the
be a short Legislative session unless dis
cussion of the Panama situation is pre-
cipitated by the introduction of resOlu-
tons asking for information. 1t is the
intention of Senator Morgan to introduce
resolutions on the subject and these may
he discussed under the rules on the day
following their presentation. The Repub-
lcan members of the Senate will inter
pose no objection to discussion of the
Panama and canal questions, but it is not
likely that any action will he taken until
after the committees are re-organized.
The House of Representatives will be
called to order at noon, tomorrow. by
Clerk Alexander Mcdowell. Admission
will he by card as the opening Of Con
Gress always is of sufficient interest to
attract a much larger crowd to the Capt.
toll than the galleries will accommodates.
After the proclamation of the President
converting Congress in extraordinary SEES
sion is read. prayer will be offered by the
chaplain, and the roll will be called by
states.
Mr.. Cannon. who has been selected as
the unanimous choice of his party Tor
Speaker, will be formally elected. After
the oath of office is administered to him
by the father of the House. a title be
slowed upon the member who has seen
the longest continuous service. the Speak
er will administer the oath to the mem
hers generally. The old officers of the
House. having been the nominees OF the
Republican caucus, will be reelected and
sworn in. Speaker Cannon will appoint
a committee to join a committee OF the
Senate to notify the President that a quo
rum of the two houses has assembled
and that Congress is ready to receive amy
communication he may desire to make
After adopting resolutions agreed upon
in the caucus making the rules of the
51th Congress the rules of the 5Sth Con
gress and fixing an hour for the convenins
of the daily sessions, the drawing or seats
will take place.
After the preliminary work has been
disposed of the House in all probability
will adjourn out of respect to the memo
nv of members who have died. On Tues
day the House will listen to the reading
of the Presidents message. For the re-
mainder of the week little can be accom-
plished, but it is understood to be the de-
sire of the House leaders that considera-
ton of the question of reciprocal trade
with Cuba be pushed as rapidly as pos
Sibe
1t is said to be probable that the COM
mittees of the House may be named at
this session. but it is sd id that not much
headway can be made in the matter OF
complete organization of the House with
in two or three weeks and that little will
be attempted in the way of general legis-
lation until complete organization has
been completed.