Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-12-08
Congress Now in Regular SEES
sion and Routine Busi-
ness Will Proceed.
CUBAN BILL TO Be DISCUSSED
Presidents Message VIII Probably Be
Received Today--Work Outlined fer
House of Observation-Disclosures
Hope to Accomplish Much.

Washington, Dec. THE senate to-
day will pass SO quietly from the ex-
traordinary session into the first reg
ular sessionsaof the Fifty-eighth con-
gress that spectators who are not Ia
miliar with the proceedings of that
body will scarcely realize the change
has occurred. In accordance with the
terms of Saturdays adjournment reso-
luton. the hour of meeting will be
1880 a. m, when the usual morning
business will be transacted. At IL
o'clock Senator Frye, as president pro
tempore, will announce that as the
hour for the convening of the regular
session has arrived the special ses-
sion shall stand adjourned. The regu-
lar routine of business then will be
proceeded with as IL 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 tho
senate to the exclusion of all other
matters except those T routine char
will be taken. A number of senators
have prepared speeches in opposition
to the bill, but none of these will
speak until after Senator Cullem, who
Is in charge of the measure, makes O
statement in support of 1t, which he
will do as soon as possible after the
converting Of the regular session. He
will be followed by either Senator Tel
Ter or Senator Morgan in opposition,
and they In turn by the other senator's
who object to the bill.
House Forecast.
The house will convene In regular
session at noon. Much has been
cial session, and the work of the reg
ular session will be advanced fully
two weeks, as originally it requires
the time up to the adjournment for the
holiday recess to complete the organi-
cation of the house. Now it only re-
mains for the committees. the list of
which was completed Saturday, to
meet and organize, when the house
Will be ready to proceed at once with
general legislative work.
1t will now be possible to pass at
least two OF the general appropriation
bills before the recess is taken, and
some of the house leaders hope to ac-
eomplish this. The clerical work on
the legislative and executive appro-
priation bill has been advanced to
point where its 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.
Committees VIII Be Busy.
Pending reports from committees
the house will take up such matters
as may be brought before it for con-
sideration by unanimous consent, but
the real work will not begin until COM
mittees have had time to act on meas
ures referred to them.
It is understood by members of the
house that the presidents message
will be sent to congress today. It's
reading will be the principal event In
the house. It is expected on the house
side that the Christmas recess will
be taken about Dec. %, and that on
reassembling after New Year the
house will get to work in deep earn
est, preparatory to as early final ad-
journment as practicable The death
Of Representative Burk, of Pennsyl-
vania, will be announced to the house
and a resolution adopted for an adj
journment as a mark of respect to the
late member.