Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-07
58TH CONGRESS.
The Regular Session Will Con-
vene at Noon Today.
Senate Will Dispose of Cuban Reel
procity Bill on Dec. IS.
The New House Committees Announced
by Speaker Cannon.

| Washington, Dec. 6-The Senate, to.
morrow, will pass so quietly from the
| extraordinary session into the first reg
| ular session of the 5Sth Congress that
! spectators who are not familiar with
| the proceedings of that body viii,
| scarcely realize the change has oc-
| CURED. In accordance with the terms OF
| Saturdays adjournment resolution, the
| hour of meeting will be 11.30 A. M,
when the usual morning business will
| be transacted.
At IL o'clock, Senator Frye, as Presi-
| dent Pro Tempore, will announce that
as the hour for the converting of the
| regular session has arrived the special
session shall stand adjourned. The reg
ular routine of business then will be
proceeded with as if there had been no
Interruption. The Cuban reciprocity
bill will be taken up at the conclusion
Of the morning hour and it will continue
to be the regular business before the
Senate to the exclusion of all other
matters except those Of a routine char
acter until the 18th inst, when a vote
will be taken. A number of senators
have prepared speeches in opposition to
the bill. but none of these will speak
until after Senator Cullom, who is in
charge of the measure, makes a state
ment Ill support of it, which he will do
as soon as possible otter the convening
of the regular session. He will be fol-
lowed by either Senator Teller or Sen
ator Morgan, and they in turn by other
senators Who object to the bill. The
understanding in the Senate is that the
90 will he received.
Monday.
The House will convene in regular
session at noon, tomorrow. Much has
been gained by the intervention of d
special session and the work of the reg
u'ar session will be advanced fully two
weeks, as ordinarily it requires the
time up to the adjournment for the hol-
iday recess to complete the organization
Of the House. Now it only remains for
the committees, the list of which was
completed, yesterday. to meet and Or
ganized, when the House will be ready
to proceed at once with general legisla-
tive work. 1t will now be possible TO
pass at least two of the general appro-
priation bills before the recess is taken
and some of the House leaders hope to
accomplish this. The clerical work on
the legislative and executive appropri-
alton bill has been advanced to q point
where it's early consideration by the
committee can be undertaken. 1t IS
expected that Mr.. Hemenway, chair
man of The appropriations committee
will push the work of his committee as
rapidly as possible. Pending reports
from committees the House will take
up such matter as may be brought be-
fore it for col sideration by unanimous
consent. hut the real work will not be-
gin until commit. ees have had time to
act Gil n ensures referred to them.
1t is understood by members OF the
House that the Presidents message VIII
be sent to Congress, tomorrow. Its
reading will be the principal event Ia
the House. 1t is expected on the House
side that the Christmas recess VIII pc
taken about Dec. %, and that on rea3-
senloling after the new year the House
viii got to work in deep earnest pre-
paratory to as early final adjourn
ment as practical
The death of Representative Burk OF
PENNSYLVANIA, will be announced TO the
House, perhaps, tomorrow, and a reso-
luton adopted providing for an ad-
;ournment as mark OF respect for the
late member.