The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-01-11
CONGRESS AGAIN
SENATE AND HOUSE REcONvENE
AFTER HOLIDAY
RECESS.

ness-Present Week, However, Will
See Little Actual Work lonesome
Important Inquiries Slated.
Washington, Jan. 6.-Both the SEN
ate and house resumed their sittings
at noon, and while comparatively lit
tie in the way of actual legislation is
expected this week, they will prepare
for real work. The time previous to
the holidays was consumed largely in
organizations of committees, introduc-
! ing bills and in the general routine
| of getting ready. The committees will
now begin work in earnest, and, with
la crush of bills for Introduction prom
Used, both houses will have plenty
| to do.
The Tillman resolutions of the finan-
cial situation lie on the table in the
senate and are available as a subject
of discussion. The indication is, how
ever, that the discussion of the finan-
cial situation in the senate will be
postponed until a bill is reported from
the committee on finance, which, it is
believed, will soon take place.
| The senate adjourned for the day
Immediately after meeting today out
of respect to the memory of the late
Senator Mallory, of Florida, whose
death has occurred since the holiday
adjournment. Mr.. Mallory's successor,
w. J. Bryan, is expected to be sworn
in early this week.
| Inquiry Probable.
Resolutions of inquiry relative to
the conditions in the navy which led
| to the resignation of Rear Admiral
Brownson as chief of the bureau OF
navigation, are among the probable
tiles, but as Senator Hale, chairman OF
the naval committee, has stated that
he would not present any inquiry OF
this character, his failure to act is
regarded by many as quite clear indi
cation that the senate will not under
take to enter upon any investigation
at this time.
! A meeting of the house committee
on ways and means has been called
flor today to consider the presidents
message with the view to reporting
a plan for it's distribution among var
Iious house committees, and if quo
rum is obtained such a report will be
made at the sitting today. 1t depends
upon this report whether the house
will have any business before it at
the beginning of the session. In the
lpast members have taken advantage
iof this report to make political and
|other speeches for "the good of the
Union" and it is probable that some
Twill follow the custom this year. There
will be delay of few days in be
lginning the business of the committee
lon appropriations because of the alb
Isence of Chairman Tawney, but it will
lget down to work before the end OF
the week and it will not be long be-
fore some of the supply bills will be
lon the calendar for consideration.
+ May Adjourn.
Both houses probably will adjourn
lon Tuesday until the following Mon
lday.
A unique feature of the weeks pro
lceedings in the house of representa-
ltives will be the assignment to mem
bers, by lottery, of rooms in the 49,,
900, 900 house office building, now
about completed. The drawing will
be held on Thursday, January g.
Three hundred and thirty-three mar
bles, consecutively numbered from one
up, will be placed in box, and as each
in turn is drawn out by blindfolded
its number will be announced. The
member whose numbeo on prepared
list corresponds with that on the mar.
BILE will select, by diagram, a room.
About dozen of the fifty-odd com.
mittees, including those on banking
and currency, claims and elections
number one, already have vacated the
|capitol and taken quarters in the office
building. How many more will fol
low suit is undetermined. Provision
has been made for the rehousing OF
fourteen. Among several of the more
|cided Discrimination to move. For in.
|stance, the committee on ways and
|means, the premier committee of the
house, is averse to giving up its rooms
on the house corridor, but a step from
the hall of representatives.
Objects to Change.
| Chairman Payne feels that inasmuch
as the committee embraces in its mem
bership a number of the leaders, both
of the majority and the minority, the
lcommittee's meeting place should be
where it is rather than in the office
building on "B" street, SO that its
members when in conference may be
] within instant call II they are required
lon the floor of the house during Sos
sions Of that body, especially when q
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