Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-05
CONGRESS
Will Be Opened Promptly
at Noon, Today.
Presidents Message Will Not
Be Delivered Till Tuesday.
Forecast Of Work Of the Early Davs
Of the Session.

Washington, Dec. 4-Little in the
way IF legislative business is expect.
ed the Ilrst week of the session or
congress. The first day will be de-
voted To calling the roll and swearing
IN the new members who have beer.
elected to fill vacancies The usla,
committee will be appointed to inform
the President the House is in session
ana the resolution notifying the Sem
ate that quorum of the House i,
ready for business. will be passed
IreSday. the Presidents message vii,
be read. but it is not expected 1ha,
al! other business will be transacted.
There are Il number Of minor mat
tiers of legislation. which may be con.
Sidered, Wednesday. and. Thursday. as
there rs no special order for consid-ra>
non OF amy general measure. 1t is
possible that the Legislative. executive
and Judicial appropriation bill NAV be
reported, Wednesday or Thursday. Ir
on ednesds.y. it perhaps will be con.
sider2d in the House. Thursday.
Friday will be pension day and there
VIII be more than 1000 private pension
hllls ready for the House to consider.
Early auJourlnentS. each day, ar.
expected during the first week. in or
der TO give time to shape the sessions
business.
An intimation has been given that
AFFECTION may be interposed against
administering the oath of office to T
Thomas Hefin, Who has been elected TO
NIL the vacancy caused by the death
OF EaOraSHnt.
9TH Alabama district on account O,
certain language Helm is alleged to
nave used regarding the President OF
'he United States. In case objection
should he made there no doubt woul,
he spirited party debate which would
occupy considerable time.
The hrst act of the Senate. after con-
Eenlng. tomorrow, will be one of re-
spect to the memory of two d!stin-
Sulshed senators, whose deaths have
occurred since the adjournment of
Congress Senator Penrose, irnmedi-
a'eiy after the Senate is called to Or
cer. Will announce Senator Quay's de-
mise ard then Will give way to Senator
Lodge to perform q like service in the
case of senator Hoar. Adjournment for
the day will follow at once and will
postpone the receipt Of the President S
annual message until Tuesday. That
document Will be received early Tues
day. and very lItI!e. if any. further
business beyond It's tading and the III
PRODUCTION into Office OF Messrs Knox
of Pennsylvania. and Crane OF Massa-
chusctts, will be undertaken for that
day. For the remainder of the Week
exceedingly brief sessions are expect
ell. ON Thursday an adjournment Will
be taken until the following Monday.
1t viii be exceptional ii there should
BE- any routine business. but the Wee.
will EOt be lost, as the time will be de
voted to preparation for the remainder
Of the session SO that the postpone
:ne,t OF active effort will really effec-
tuaie the expedition of legislation. lat
er in the Sc: son.
Senator Lodge viii press the House
bill fer the amendment of the Philip
pine government law as soon as it is
tr;,ctica hle to got that measure before
the SelIte and has announced his in
tent ion rot to brook opposition to its
consideration. The bill has the vast
adv a!ltagc of being on the calendar as
unfinished business. so that 1t cannot
easily he displaced. II is not probable,
however. that Mr.. Lodge will at
tempt more with reference to it than
to give rotics. of his intention to press
il, adoption.
Before the close If the session last
spring senator Hoar gave notice that
ha 1,n,ilI call thg
bill providing means for the protec-
ton OF the President. hut on account
# tie j, lth nf the senator. considcra-
tior of the bill will he deferred Tor
some time.
Senator Iteyburn gave notice last ses-
sion that he would call up the pure
food bill. next Thursday, but while It
is generally understood that he VIII
press that question at all proper times
it is believed that he will not make
serious effort to proceed with il during
the first few days of the session. An
other measure which probably will be
taken up early in the session is the
bill for The admission OF the four
southwest territories as states. Moth
ing more than preliminary work. how
ever. can be done any of these bills III
the first week.
1t is expected that the Republican
steering committee will give attention
to the order of business early in the
session. nth a view to securing general
legislation before the appropriation
bills be gin to arrive from the House OF
Representatives. Attention will be Civ
en- TO filing of committee vacancies
caused By the deaths ." Senators Han
ma, Hoar and Quay. but the disposition
seems to be opposed to doing more in
that direction at present than to as
sign t. Senator Plat Of Connecticut,
the craftsmanship of he committee on
the judiciary. which place will go to
him By virtue of seniority.
Monday will be characterized as u.s.
ual by the attendance Of a large num-
Der Of spectators and liberal display
OF flowers on the desks OF the senator's.