Show TODAY OPENS THECONGRESS 1 I i I Forecast of Legislation in h1 I Both Chambers lit UTAHS DELEGATION READY FOR BUSINESS I I Senator Rawlins and Representative j King on the Situation I Prediction That the Session Would I be Short and Devoid of Sensation I Division of Republicans on Currency Cur-rency questionProbability That l Hawaii Will be Annexed and Cuban Katters Allowed to Drift I as They AreS Are-S > ecial to The Herald Washington Dec 5The Utah delegation dele-gation is all in the city tonight ready for the opening of congress tomorrow Senator Rawlins is at the Portland and Senator Cannon at the Auburn where each will be located for the winter win-ter Representative King is at the Oxford where he stayed last spring r but expects to establish himself elsewhere else-where for the vint3r Judge King is accompanied by his secretary Bert E Olson F Senator Rawlins said this evening that it was his impression that the session ses-sion would not be a lengthy one and that it would be devoid of sensation There is such a division among the Republicans on the currency question that I doubt if they will be disposed to press any legislation on the subject They will however hardly be able to subordinate the question wholly and It will undoubtedly be extensively discussed dis-cussed but unless some final action is sought by congress any discussion that will take place will not be of much interest in-terest Asked about his views of other legislation legis-lation the senator said he was of opinion opin-ion that Hawaii would be admitted this session He was doubtful about the passage of the Salt Lake public building bill in the house I JUDGE KINGS VIEWS Representative King said this evening even-ing that he thought Hawaii would be annexed and that Cuban matters would be left by the Republicans to drift along as they are I do not think he added that the speaker will permit any financial legislation leg-islation to come up in the house If the subject should become at all prominent prom-inent a Republican caucus would promptly settle its fate Judge King thinks it probably that the public lands committee may report a bill for leasing the Uncompahgre gil sonite lands He will oppose such a bill if proposed He will press the Salt Lake public building bill diligently and hopes for a favorable report V Senator Cannon arrived on this evenings IL even-ings train He wasmuch fatigued and retired early to rest with a request not to be disturbed |