Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-11-13
THE GRIND RENEWED
Congress Meets In Extra Session to
Consider Cuba's Interests.
.reat Crowds of Spectator. vIt.
messed the Opening Proceedings
Cannon Elected Speaker of the
House over Williams.

Washington, Nov. 10.-The Fifty
eighth congress convened in extraor-
binary session at noon yesterday in
accordance with the proclamation of
President Roosevelt for the purpose OF
enacting legislation necessary to make
enect1ve the Cuban reciprocity treaty.
The day was devoted simply to per-
sonal greetings and organization.
With galleries crowded, with the
chamber mass of elaborate floral
tributes and nearly every senator
In his seat, the gavel of Presi-
dent Pro TEN. Frye called the sem
ate together in the second extraordi-
nary session Of the Fifty-eighth con-
gress- The special session of the sem
ate following the adjournment last
spring of the Fifty-seventh congress
eliminated much of the routine work,
which otherwise woul> have been per-
formed. New senators had gone
through the formalities of taking oaths
of Office, seats had been assigned, and
with the exception of the appointment
of some vacancies all functions of the
organization had been completed.
When Senator Hanna arrived he was
greeted with cheers which increased to
thuEderOus applause when he was fol-
lowed moment later by Senator Cor
man and the two met in the center
aisle for cordial handshake. At the
roll call 20 senators answered and
President Pro Tenn. Frye declared q
quorum present. The senate was in
session only IA minutes.
First of importance among Mondays
events in the house was the election OF
Mr.. Cannon as speaker, next was the
swearing in of the members and the
drawing for seats. The democrats raj
lied around new leader. Mr.. Williams
(Miss.) having been chosen to take
the place Of Mr.. Richardson (Tenn)
who retired from the leadership of the
minority.
When the vote for speaker was an.
nounced it showed Mr.. Cannon to have
received 1875 votes and Mr.. Williams
1G6, Mr.. Cannon being declared duly
elected as speaker of the house. Mr.
Williams (Miss.) and Mr.. GrosvenoI
lOhio) were appointed a committee te
notify Mr.. Cannon of his election ant
to escort him to the speakers chair
AS Mr.. Cannon entered with Mr.. Will
liams and Mr.. Grosvenor, members o.
both sides arose and joined in the ova,
ton to the newly-elected speaker. Mr.
Williams introduced Mr.. Cannon, say
ing: 1T is a high honor to present
speaker of the house of representative:
the greatest parliamentary body OF
the surface of the earth. It is an eS
pecial honor to present this house thi:
particular speaker. 1 am satisfied the
minority will be given a full measur
of fairness and impartiality from him
l have the honor to present your speak
er, Hon. Joseph G. Cannon, of illinois, I
Several hundred bills were intro
duced in the house, among them be
to restore the army canteen, givins
congress the right to regulate the
trusts, to increase the pay of rural fres
delivery carriers, to provide a terrific
rial form Of government for Alaska
to abolish government by Injunction
to elect senators by popular vote, fol
an eight-hour day, establishing tia
metric system of weights and meas.
ureS, creating state out of the IndiaI
territory and Oklahoma, to open fol
settlement sos, 600 acres of land in the
KiOwa, COmanche and Apache IndiaI
reservations, making $12 the mini
mum pension per month of all pea
sioners who have reached the age o. |
63 and prescribing the death penalty |
for the crime of killing the president |
of the United States, the vice president |
or ministers of foreign |
countries accredited to the United |
States. -