Arizona republican., 1904-12-05
THE LAST HALF
ReOpeRiRg of the FifB-
 eighth Congress Today
PART OF THE PROGRAMME
It Is net Likely That haCh WIn Bs Accomplished This Week - The Promise or an Early Bitter Party Fight in the House.

Washington. D. C.. Dec. e--The arzs act of the senate on couveuiaE tom s- row will be one Of respect to the me1a- Ory of two distinguished senators uls died recently-Senator Guay and Sen atOr Hoar- Ad. ournmcnt for the day will follow at once and the senate u-iI postpone the reCeipt of the presidents annual message until Tuesday That document will bs received early Tles- day. and very little. if any. furtlEr business beyond its reading and the i-- duction into office of Senators Knox G- Pennsylvania and Crane of N1ssaehu- setts, viii be undertaken that day For the remainder Of the week tE- ceedingly brief sessions a-e eEpzc-el- On Thursday an adjournment viu se taken until the foll-Winr Mcn6aT- Senator Lodge will pr=ss the ls-s- bill for the Philippine Eovc-z-.lcut as soon as it is possible Co get Ihat ue-ls- ure before the senate. and he has ll- nOunced his intention nos lo brocZ n-- position to its consideration Il- h.l- has the vast advantage eE beluE a-i : the calendar as unfinished eGElucss 60 that it c-unot easily be dfsp-ac-l- lL : is not probable houe-e-. Lha- l- Lodge now VIII attempt r1o-e .-l-l rEf- erence to it than co give Eats-z uE aa intention to press its adup-io1-
 . BeICre the cluse or the a=Ezazl l-Ea ! srring. Sznato- Hoar Eavs Data1s saaE on next Tuesday he Wcuif c=H uP tzE [ bill providing means for th- rsest=1ta=E 2 of the president hEL eEI.E EH EEr ! death of the senator. CoazlzeFafaaa e< the bill will be deferred for sueas Ea1z- fSenat-r HeybU-n gave uotf-s zE E1l last session that he would cz1 gE tEe pure food bill next Tuez1lE. EuE Ea it is generally understood t1at As eta press the question at an r-erzF tzE-zss i- is believed that he -EElI rlz E=#= co serious effort to proceed ulra H z-F- ing the first few C1ys of tae zEs- Another measure which Uil
 be taken up early f1 the scssise ca lEa EI for the aCm-ssi-n 0T ths ~ p southwest terrttories as raa slaE@ Nothing more than preliminary s-szE howeve-. can be done on any =s fA bills in the hrst W eek
 T. is expected that the rszeazrza steering committee win give aJlrattua
 to the order of business early tu th-
 session. with a view lO general leE--
 lation before the appr- priation hllla begin 10 arrive from the house er rep resentatives- Attention win De given to the filling Of the committee Els-lE-
 cies caused by the deaths Of S=El-ura
 Hanna, Hoar and Quay but the GiE- , position seems to be opposed ro -- --lE , mere in that direction at present tEll
 to passing to Senator FlaEt of Come 9 ticut the ch1irmanship Of the commit , tee on judiciary. which place Wll El , to him by virtue Of seui1Tity-
 Monday Will be characteriEel as . usual by the attandanc- oF a IlrEa = number of spectators and a liberal dis
 play of flowers on the desks or sem el THE HOUSE
 Little in the way or legislative bu=i- ness is expected in the hrsI week ot
 the session of congress The hrst day will be devoted to calling the roll and . swearing i1 new members Hh- h1E= been elected to i'll E==ancIes- Ihl
 usual committee VII be appointed Cd inform the president that CoaEress 6. in session and a resolution nutify-rz , the senate that a quorum Of the hous. is ready for business will he paszs-d On Tuesday the pres dents mezses s'
 will be read but it is not eXpecrs. $ that any other business will be trans
 acted.
 There are a number Of minor mat
 ters of legislation that may be cousil .. cred on "Wednesday and on Thursll1
 ss no special order has been made fo the cCTSlQeElL-D4 or any I measure. It is possible that the lssie
 Iative executive judicial sppropriatia' - bill may be reported on Wednesiay c . Thursday.
 Friday is pension day. and there 7rt
 be more than thousand private Den v sion bills ready f-r the house to con - sider. Early adjournmeuts each 1a = are expected the first week iu order a
 give time to shape the session bushes C Objection nay be inreruCsc3 asll-- N administering the oath Cf office
 Thomas Hefiiu. elected to nl lhe E-
 cancy caused by the death of EtepEc
 sentative Thompson. from Lhe EfiL lS Alabama district. on acc-uur u1 cer
 tain language Hedin is alleged co aaF
 used regarding the president or ll
 United States In case objection
 made. no doubt there win be susrl' S ed debate that would occupy Gqr time