The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-30
Appointment of Committee by the
the Representative Body.
EXTRA SESSION ADJOURNMENT
HOUSE is ANXIOUS THAT 1T BE AC-
COMPLIsHED BY THE SENATE.
Upper House VIII stand for Precedent
-LikeIfhoOd of 'NO Quorum Is
Viewed with Equanfmity.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 2.-The interesting
feature of the coming weeks proceedings
in the House of Representatives will be the
announcement of committees by Speaker
Cannon. This announcement is looked for
Tuesday. on which day the first session of
the week will be held. The speaker says,
however, that there may be delays, in
which case the members will not know
their several fates as TO committee assign
ments until Friday. when it is proposed to
hold the next session, or, perhaps. until
Saturday.
In just what manner the extra session
is TO end, whether by joint resolution OF the
two houses, or by the operation of the
constitutional provision converting the reg
ular session, on the first Monday of De-
cember. is another interesting feature for
the weeks development. The precedents
on this point are being spread before the
speaker for his guidance. House leaders
have taken the position that, no matter
how the extra session ends, the response
bility for its termination. in the absence of
the completion of the Cuban legislation,
shall not rest with the lower branch of
Congress. For this reason there is some
objection to a joint resolution, unless that
form OIL dQJOurnTneHI SHOulQ COluc lIOii thC
Senate. Senate precedent, which is a mat
ter of some weight in that body. is to look
for an adjournment resolution from the
House. This has been the method of adj
j~ourning extraordinary sessions of Congress
heretofore, and would seem to warrant the
prediction that the regular manner will
prevail. and that some time during the
week the House will make it's proposition
for adjournment to the Senate, which will
be accepted.
In the absence of such a resolution the
plan suggested, so far as the House Is con-
| cerned, is to take a recess on Saturday un-
till a few minutes before II o'clock Monday,
then to adjourn the extra session ana
| assemble the regular session precisely on
the hour of II. The extra session Will De
| designated the first session OF the F1fty-
| eighth Congress and the regular session
| the second.
In the absence of a quorum in the House
| during the week, the minority In that body
will be in position to shape the course OF
| events TO some extent. representative
| Williams, the minority leader, announces
that when the House meets Tuesday the
attention of the country Will be called again
to the spectacle of a Republican Congress
in session, but doing nothing" should the
leaders OF the majority not take this cur
tain lecture good naturedly and peremptorl-
ly cut it OF, the point VIII pc mace Dy
which, under the rule, will necessitate a
| meeting of the House each day. AT each
| one of the meetings the same effort will
be made by the minority TO emphasize the
| ~inaction of Congress.
Should the weeks session proceed without
a quorum in this matter 1T will be i'm
possible to originate or consider an adj
journment resolution, in which case the
extra session necessarily will expire by
limitation.