The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-14
CONGRESS IN SESSION
Many Changes in the Members
Since Last Meeting.
SESSION WAS LIKE A LEveE.
Oesko Of Members Almost Hidden by
Profusion of Flowers-Galler-
les Crowded.


gress was assembled Monday. The
time of both bodies was devoted en-.
tirely to the usual formalities Of open.
ing day. There were the greetings
between members, the great floral dis
play. and the hundreds of visitors,
with beautifully gowned women pre-
dominating. Corridors, committee
rooms and cloak rooms were thronged.
The hustle extended even to the floors
of the chambers. o.
The gavels of Senator w. p. Frye,
President pro. TEN. of the Senate, and
Speaker J. G. Cannon, of the House.
fell exactly at ~ o'clock. The open
ing prayers were made by the chap
lains. Rev. Edward Everett Hale. ID.
d.. in the Senate. and Rev. II. n.
Couden, in the House.
In both the Senate and the House
the committees were appointed to
wait on the President and inform him.
that Congress was ready to receive
any communication he had TO send.
Resolutions of respect to the memory
of the late Senators George F. Hoar,
of Massachusetts, and NJ. S. Quay, of
Houses. and the adjournments taken
were in further tribute to their mem
ory. The only business outside of the
usual first day routine was the adop-
tion of a resolution in the House extend
ing until January 5, 1905. the time
within which the merchant marine
commission may make its report.
Many newly elected members we're
at the capitol, although they will not
enter Office until March 4. A particu-
larly sad feature of the reassembling
was the absence of kindly faces grown
old in the service of the country.
Several bills relating to the tariff
were introduced in the House of
Representatives. The bill of Repre-
sentative Spalding OF North Dakota
provided for tariff commission. Nine
commissioners are to investigate and
report to Congress recommendation
as 20 necessary changes in the tariff.
Representative Fordney of Michigan
also offered a tariff commission bill.
Representative Baker of New York
introduced a resolution reciting that
the tariff Is "a fraud on the American
people wherever II Is levied on any
article whose labor cost Is less in the
United States than elsewhere" The
resolution especially mentions steel.
Tuesday.
In addition to listening TO the read
ing of the Presidents message the
Senate received preliminary report
from the Merchant Marine Commits
sion, witnessed the induction of Sena-
tors Knox and Crane into Office and in
"a, h. Al
Dental nominations to the proper com.
mittees.
The message was delivered to the
Senate by Mr.. Barnes, assistant sec
retary to the President, and its read
ing was Immediately begun. At its
conclusion Mr.. Gallinger submitted a
partial report from the Merchant Ma
rine Commission, detailing its work
and asking that the time for its COM
pletion be extended until January 5.
The extension was granted. The SEN
ate at 2:07 p. m. went into executive
session and at 2:20 adjourned.
After listening to the reading of the
message the House adjourned until
Wednesday. Minor routine matters
were disposed of, but no other busi-
ness was transacted
duced his bill requiring corporations
to make annual reports to the Com
missioner of Corporations. His form
er bill provided for report TO COM
mission.
Representative Roberts (Mass) in
troduced a bill providing a pension of
SIS a month for the widows of Union
soldiers, sailors and marines.
sxf yt,,a. hA 30.
of electors for President and Vice
President to Washington amounts to
S12,500.
Wednesday.
The house was In session Is minutes
today. Mr.. Bingham, of Pennsylvania,
offered the legislature, executive and
judicial appropriation bill carrying
S2S.S3S,709 for expenses for the fiscal
year beginning July l, 1905. The ap-
preparation for the current year for the
same purpose is $2S,606,S2S. Mr. Bing-
ham gave notice that he would call
up the bill for consideration tomor-
row.
on motion of Mr.. Payne of New
York, the Republican floor leader, the
house agreed to the usual distribution
of the several parts of the Presidents
message to the committees of the
house having jurisdiction. There be-
ing no further business before the
house Mr.. Payne's motion TO adjourn,
made at 1915, was carried.
In the senate today there was but
a feeble response TO the chaplain's
request to join him in reciting the
Lords prayer. The attendance of
senators was large. Upon request of
Mr.. Proctor, resolution of the Ver-
mont legislature, opposing Canadian
reciprocity was read. Mr.. Cullom in
troduced petitions relating to the
drafting of international arbitration
treaties. The credentials of Sena-
tor-elect Proctor of Vermont, were
read and ordered filed.