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Show CHASING A llllll The Sergeant-at-Arms Sent Out to Trail Down Absent Members of the Senate. ROUNDED UP QUITE A NUMBER And the Upper House Goes to Work in the Usual Manner The Business of the Week. Warhisotox, Pec. 22. In the senate today the very small attendance of senators sen-ators this morning attracted the ' attention atten-tion of the democrats and Harris demanded de-manded a call of the roll. At (wclva less than a quorum responded to the call the sergeant-nt-arms was directed to request the presence of absent members.-. In the course of half an hour a quorum appeared. A bill to establish the record and pension pen-sion office of the war department passed. The conference report on the Sioux reservation bill was adopted. Cu'dom, by request, introduced a bill to incorporate the Tan American Transportation Trans-portation company. Referred. Hoar gave notice that he would at 5M this afternoon ask the senate to take a recess until 8 o'clock. The house amendment to the senate amendment to the urgent deficiency bill, "striking out (appropriation for pay clerks to senators" was non-concurred in. The discussion of the election bill was then resumed, Higgins taking the lloor. THE R EEK IN OOXC.KENS. Indication. Thnt Vry Little Heal Work Will ba Accomplished, Washington, Dec. 22. It is unlikely that any positive legislation will be achieved by congress this week, and the failure to take the usual holiday recess is not expected to result in any measurable advancement of public business. busi-ness. In the senate the elections bill will probably consume the lirst three days of the week. The possibilities of an interruption hangs altogether upon the result of the negotiations now in progress among the republican senators upon the subject of the caucus financial bill. If a harmonious understanding to support this measure is reached the elections lull may be laid aside in its favor and discussion in the senate turn on linancial matters until the day before be-fore Christmas, when it is expected a recess will be taken until Monday. It is probable that a successive adjournment ad-journment for two or three days at a time will mark tho course of the house during the Christmas holiday season. No business of importance is expected to be done, as so many members have left Washington for home that, a quorum quo-rum can hardly bo secured. Monday is District of Columbia day and the house will probably pass upon local legislation until some 'measure is proposed pro-posed upon which a rote is demanded and the absence of a quorum thereby disclosed. Such other days in tho week as the house is in session will probably be devhted to comparatively unimportant unimpor-tant measures. J |