The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-14
CONGRESS OF CUBA
THE INITIAL SESSION IS HELD IN
 HAVANA. .f
Biils Esaablishing Ceek-fightinx And Natienar Lottery win Be Ameng The First Te Be
 Fnfrodueea.

l Havana, Jan.. i1S--Afthough thesrefn of seif-Eoyernment will not be turne, over to the Cuban authorities unti January 2s, when the tnauguratfon o President Alfredo zayas will talk lpiace. the meeting, today of the ney Cuban Congress in initial session marked the beginnfng of the end O the second period of American inter lvention in. the island. i, which beEai with the. breaking out of the. revoiu tion in August, 1908.
 The sessions opened with the tollins Of bell three times as preliminar. signal and thence once five minute later. There was no gformality Q prayer. as in the American Congress but an immediate commencement O business. . The decree issued by pro vision Governor , Magcons convokini the Congress. making very strict Ire lquirement for the attendance of mem bers. Neither senators nor represents lives will receive pay wher absent from roll, calls without leave ant neither house will be permitted tt grant leaves of absence to more. thar one-sixthe of their membership at ont time. These rules have been the sub, ject a of much discussion among ths members and undoubtedly will b, amended as soon; as the Americans uuI the islanii.s .f. F s.<s
 BiIis establishing fighting. ans a. national .lofterylsvvill be- among fhs first to be introduced. The libefA party. which has an ovefwhelmine majority in the Senate and House, ii said to favor lottery. tafid sits mem, bers are openly announcing that . bii providing for cocl<-fighting wfIlsbe ont of the first measuress to be introduced FFhA 0V.fxy a1 taf lftAH01 aAffRQ ttonal program, a law providing for the Iarbitration of disputes3 between capi- tai and labor, and the appointment of e commission to revise the tariff. The conservative .n1embefship of each house is only, sufficient to cover the con. Istitutional requirement that therel he q minority party. There is little differ ence. however. in the principles of the two parties. ''' as
 .sThe second period tof American inter. vention in Cuba has been naJes as alns obtrusive as possible. The American flag has been raised only over, the camps of the American soldIefs and ma rines outside the city. Although there are still 4,0e0 troops here. very few of the men are seen in the streets of the. city, the Khaki, clad Cuban rural guards and the Havana police dressed in gendarme fashion in light blue uni-
 
 ty for maintainence of order. The Cuban flag has floated over the palace throughout the rule of the provisional government. Governor Magoon. in reality, having been agCupans officer for the time being, acting under tho Plat amendment to the Cuban con stitutfon. ..f
 Governor Magoon is being fairly sur feited with invitations to banquets and the closing Jays of his administra- ton are filled with official and social duties. He Is preparing farewell decree for promulgation, January 2S, declaring he has established the ordt- nary agencies and methods.'of govern ment and Is turning the, government overrto President Gomez and the con gress. t s,' e-s
 Pearce measures, which was prepared tion to restore order and peace and public confidence will beS declared to have been accomplished. r