Show HOLIDAY RECESS will commence next wednesday legislators to select a building where inaugural ball Is to be held washington dec 18 the senata will adjourn on wednesday tor the christmas holidays and no business will bo attempted up to that time A large number of alio senators already have belt tor their homes to spend th holidays and there is an that immediately after being called to order on monday the senate will adjourn until wednesday and that wednesdays proceedings will be confined to the mere formalities soon after the senate reconvenes in january the committee on appropriations will report the legislative appropriations bill other supply measures will follow speedia HOUSE MAY NOT HAVE A QUORUM washington dec 18 the exodus of members from the house and city since the adjournment on friday andl that the lower branch 0 congress will be without a quorum when it meets tomorrow should this be the case and should any member make the point on the floor of the chamber the only thing that can be done Is to ad couro from day to day until wednesday when the christmas holiday recess until january 4 begins the question of where the inaugural ball shall be held is the only matter of legislation in sight in the house for the week this will come up under suspension of the rules on a motion from representative morrell of pennsylvania the senate has proposed abo pension office and the housa congressional library there are indications indica tiona teat a deadlock has been reached on the matter and that when it is discussed again the capitol building will bo proposed as a compromise rome dec 17 it Is understood ambassador bas meyer will figure prominently in the promotions incidental to tho inauguration ol 01 president roosevelt and that he will be succeeded by henry while now secretary of yn bassy ai london |