Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-04
USUAL LARGE NUMBER OF clTl.
ZENs TO BE SEEN IN THE CAP
IToL CORRIDORS
LEGISLATORS ON TIME
Senators and Representatives Gather
q Early for the Opening Session
Common Opinion Seems to be That
There Will be Little Legislation.

Washington. Dec. 3.-Congress as
sembled at noon today for the short
session. There was the usual large
j attendance of the general public al
WAYS to be seen on the opening of the
/ session, the corridors being we'll filed
8 long before the senators and repres-
entatives began to arrive. The capitol
building has been thoroughly renovat-
ed during the recess and presented
an inviting and clean appearance. Sen
ators and representatives were on hand
early and there were many cordial
greetings in the corridors and on the
floors. 1t was the general expressed
opinion that but little legislation be-
yond the passage of the appropriation
bills would be witnessed during the
session.
Seventy-six Senator's In Seats.
There were seyenty-six senators In
their seats when Vice. President Fair
banks raped the senate to order,
I Chaplain Edward Everett Hale pro-
) nounced the Invocation. The roll was
called following the prayer, when Sem
ator Dupont Of Delaware took the
oath of aflce. Senators Hale and Pet
tus were appointed as committee to
join similar committee from the
house to notify the President that
& congress is in session. Senator PEN
rose introduced a resolution calling
on the President for all information
regarding the dismissal of the battal-
ions of negro troops at Fort Reno on
account Of the affray at Brownsville,
Texas On receipt of nominations
from the white house the senate went
into executive session and adjourned
at 1914
+ When Speaker Cannon's gavel fell
calling the house to order he was
greeted by rounds Of applause. Fol
q lowing the prayer of the chaplain, the
v roll was called by states.
A number of the members-elect took
the oath of Office, then the deaths Of
Representatives Hit of Illinois, Ketch-
am Of New York, Hoar of Massachu-
4 sets. Adams of Wisconsin, were an
y nonnced and the house adjourned as
mark Of respect to the deceased mem
bers.
Cabinet Nominations.
The President today sent the follow
\ ing nominations to the senate: Sec
retary of the treasury, George B. Cor
telyou; attorney general, Charles ].
Bonaparte; postmaster general, Geo.
\ II Won Meyer; secretary of the navy,
4 Victor H. Metcalf; secretary of the
interior, James R. Garfield; secretary
Of commerce and labor, Oscar S.
Strauss; associate justice of the SUI
I. rreme court, William H. Moody
= The war. department is preparing
tor the investigation by congress of
he case of the companies of the Twen-
ssy-fifth infantry, discharged without
honor by order of President Roosevelt,
and to this end has compiled record
I of the negro troops dating back to the
civil war. 1t is said that this record
discloses state of affairs not gener-
! ally known, and that once bofore, at
y least, the Twenty-fifth infantry shot
up town The affair happened in
/ 1885 at Fort Sturgis, Dakota
Lower Philippine Tariff.
The annual report of the bureau of
insular affairs of the war department
Emphasizes two legislative matters be-
ire congress on which it says depend
large extent the future prosperity
the Philippine islands. One is bill
educing the tariff on Philippine pro-
lucts to 25 per cent of the Dingley
-ates for sugar and tobacco, making all
+her articles free. The other is a
sasure providing for the establish
lent of an agricultural bank in the.
ands.
Shaw Makes Estimate.
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw to-
" submitted to congress the esti-
..lated funds required for government
service for the next fiscal year, amount
ing to $6S9,02S,000, against the appro-
priation for the present fiscal year of
S701, 900.
INTERESTED IN CONTRACTS.
Member of indianapolis Council In
dicted on That Charge.
Indianapolis, Dec. 3.-Harry 3.
eRoYse a member of the common conn