Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1904-11-25
WORK FOR THE CONGRESS
Many Important Measures Left Over
From Last Session.
BODY TO REGONyENE DECEMBER $.
It Will Be What is constltusIonaiIy Known
as the Short Session. Expiring By Law al
Neen, March 4. I9O5-A Number Of Familiar
Faces WIN Be Missed at the Capitol After
the Latter Date.

Washington, D. c. (Special) Many
Senator'S and Representatives have az
rived in Washington for the assem-
bling of Congress, just two weeks off
1t will be what is constitutionally
known as the short session, expiring
by law at noon, March a. 1905. A
number of familiar faces will be miss
ed at the Capitol after the latter date
because Of the political upheaval in
the November election. Uncle Joe"
Cannon, the Speaker of the House,
IS at his home in Danville, Ill.,, recu-
peratng from his active campaign
tours, and it is not expected he will
reach the city until December +.
This will be the third session Of the
ty-eighth Congress. the first hav-
ing been the extra session called by
Mr.. Roosevelt last year to enact Gu
ban reciprocity legislation. The caleu-
dars OF both the House and Senate
have been prepared, and show that
many important measures are pend
ing that may be called up in either
the Senate or House This business
is left over from the session which
closed on April 28 last, when 2,2oo
bills. acts and single and joint reso-
lutions passed the House, leaving 46S
to be disposed Of Of the bills re-
ported, 2,I7o were House bills ana
resolutions and IT'S were Senate bills
and resolutions, OF the bills left I'M
disposed Of there were 37r which orig
mated i'll the House and 81 of Senate
origin, The total number of laws OF
the Fifty-eighth Congress thus far is
2.Ioo, or 700 more than the best pre-
vious record. In the first and second
sessions of the Fifty-eighth Congress
there was private resolution, SO put-
lie resolutions, 264 public laws and
1890 private acts signed by the Presi-
dent. During the first two sessions of
this Congress, numbering I44 days.
there were introduced 1886 bills, on
which 2,o45 reports we're made, results
ing in 264 public laws and I ,8eePrivate
laws
Monday, December S. the first day
of the coming session, will be devoted
to the organization of both houses of
Congress and the reading of the Presi-
dents message, if it is sent in the first
day. Then, after the announcing OF
deaths which have occurred among
members, both branches will adjourn
until Tuesday, when the unfinished
business and special orders will be
taken up and the work Of the session
begun
The unfinished business of the Sem
ate is the bill to amend the act OF
July I, 1902, to temporarily provide
tor the administration of civil govern.
ment in the Philippines; also to amerd
che act of March 8. 1904, temporarily
providing revenue for the Philippines;
also to amend the act of March ?,
1908, to establish STANDARD Of value
and establish a coinage system in the
Philippines, and provide for the more
efficient administration Of civil gov
eminent in, those islands. 1t is under
stood that the President will empha-
size the Importance Of Philippine coin
age legislation in his message.
The last official act of Senator Geo.
+. Hoar in Congress was the notice
given BY him last April that he would,
on Tuesday, December 6, after the
morning routine business, ask the SEN
ate to consider, and continue to do so
until disposed Of, his bill for the pro
lection OF the President, his bill Will
be called up by his colleague. Senator
Lodge of Massachusetts. On Thurs
day, December s, Senator Hepburn, ii
Idaho, will move the consideration of
the act to prevent the aduteration or
misbranding Of foods and drugs.