The San Francisco call., 1903-12-07
EXTRA SESSION
To CLOSE QUIETLY
Congressman Will Not
Even Leave Their
Desks.
Adjournment Will Be Fol-
lowed by Convening Of
Regular Assembly.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The Senate
tomorrow will pass so quietly from
the extraordinary session into the first
regular session of the Fifty y-eignth Con-
gress that the change will scarcely be
realized. 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 u o'clock Senator
Frye as president pro tenn will an
nounce that as the hour for convening
the regular session has arrived, the
special session shall stand adjourned.
The regular 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 morn
ing hour, and it will continue to be the
regular business before the Senate to
the exclusion of all other matters, ex-
cept those of routine character. un-
til December is, when vote will be
taken. A number of Senators have
prepared speeches in opposition TO the
Dill, DuL none OIL lnSSe VIII SPcdh.
After Senator Cullom, who is in charge
of the measure, makes a statement in
support of it, which he will do as soon
as possible, after the convening of the
regular session, either Senator Teller
or Morgan will follow in opposition, and
they in turn by other Senators who
will object to the bill. The understand
ing in the Senate is that the Presi
dents message will be received Mon
day.
The House will convene in regular
session tomorrow. Much has been
gained by the special session and the
work of the regular session will be ad
vanced fully two weeks, as ordinarily
it requires the time up to the adjourn
ment for the holiday recess to complete
the organization of the House. Now it
only remains for the committees, the
last of which was completed yester-
day, to meet and organize, when the
House will be ready to proceed at once
with general legislative work.
1t will not be possible to pass the
general appropriation bills before the
recess is taken and some of the public
leaders hope to accomplish this. The
clerical work on the legislative and ex-
ecutive appropriation bills has been ad-
vanced to a point where their early
consideration by the comDnittee can be
undertaken. 1t is expected that Hem
enway, chairman of the Appropriations
Committee, will publish the work of his
committee as rapidly as possible.
Pending reports from committees. the
House will take up such matters as
may be brought before it for consid-
Grafton by unanimous consent, but the
real work will not begin until COM
mittees have had time to act on meas
ures referred to them. 1t is under
stood by the members of the House
that the Presidents message will be
sent to Congress tomorrow. Its read
ing will be the principal event in the
House. 1t is expected that the Christ
mas recess will be taken about De-
cember % and that on the assembling
after New Year the House will get to
work in deep earnest preparatory to as
early final adjournment as possible.
The death of Representative Burke of
Pennsylvania will be announced to the
House, perhaps tomorrow, and the res
olution adopted providing for an ad-
journment as a mark of respect.