Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-11-10
REPRESENTATIVE CANNON FOR.
MALLY ELECTED SPEAKER
OF THE LOWER HOUSE.
MANY BILLS PRESENTED
Little Actual Work Was Done BY
Either Senate or House - Galleries.
Crowded With Spectators - Maani.
ficent Floral EmbIems for Hanna.

Washington, Nov. 9.-The Fifty
eighth congress convened in extraordi-
nary session today in accordance with
the proclamation by President Roose-
Velt Tor the purpose of enacting the
legislation necessary to make effective
the Cuban reciprocity treaty. The
day was devoted simply to personal
greetings and to organization and the
usual scenes attendant upon the open
! ing OF the session We're re-enacted.
Ihe senate was called to order by
the president pro TEN, Senator Frye,
and the house by Clerk Mcdonnell
4 Many Spectators.
The day is bright and crisp The
galleries We're crowded with spectators
4 long before the noon hour arrived.
Many handsome flcral tributes adorned
the seats of many OF the senator's and
/ repres sentatives.
Hanna's Floral Tribute.
Senator Hanna's pronounced vic.
tory in the Ohio election won for him
what was one OF the most pretentious
1 floral designs ever seen in the senate,
\ consisting of a shield three and one
half by four and one-half feet, of blue
lmmortellss in which was wrought ont
I OF California grasses, ribbons and red,
\ white and blue immortelles, a design
OF an American eagle Identical with
! that on the silver quarter of a dollar.
The field was sllllnounted with
gorgeous cluster Of American beauty
4 roses. The Offering bore this inScrfp-
- senator fldhha. from nls
tlleltaa. e,s 4l ISL ussitsosiats "
Iisf ~, ' s,isiliu. l puiiy sFe O sihalieI :
4 IT'D Irlenses We're oanksa alsanaN senator
ffs ffs ailSs 5 aesis
Senator German Remembered.
Senator Gor,nan,s triumnh in tF,a
! MARYLAND election was recognized by
la handsome wreath more than two
4 feet in diameter with crossed cIns-
ter of roses, carnations and chrysan-
/ themums as the base.
i Senate's Work Small.
4 Rev I A Prettvman of washina-
ton. made the invocatior in the senate
'i after Mallory, of Florida had taken fbe.
4 oath. Hoar and German we're apnointed
I a committee TO ioin the house commit
tee to inform the President that con
gfess was ready to receive any COM
Imnnleation ne bHd 70 make. The ser.
,{ate adjourned at 12:l5 p. m After
prayer by the ehaplsln N the house
lhe roll was callea ana 500 having an-
sWsrea, the clerk cailea LOT nomllla-
tioiis lor speaker
Cannon Elected Speaker.
! Hepburn, of Iowa. nominated Can
non, Hay, of Virginia, nominated Will
iiams, OF mississippi. NO speeches
were maze IN fnaklns tte noInlnatiors;
leIseis were aplloi'lted ai'a 5lne ioit
was eallgm- gu Ialihol' W. VS. ei5r.yi. ,.,,! is-
Iniy!iis 10 Vo,es ~ Loo ioi "l,l,allis
, n,.iis'nt3, a. n;,. " an,ss az
sa =, onfo 49, apso,n.ee ~ ~ g a,,a
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oonl9''r'shs from w,'''a'ns.
W. When Sainoh fea,.heu W., .ne speaheis
oesh eo,n sues q Tue cnaiiips,r nl,,ss
aiiu app,auoea voeiie'ously miiiisi, ~ ?
tbinls the naioritv l,va saleeted their
best tvpe and / am satisfied the mi
Enority will be given d full measure
iof fairness and impartiality from
him,
Cannon Takes Reins.
$50 ~.
: Gaiihoi. h.,aue, d piiei .espoilss, w, !,
aerlng ms taailhs NJ -, aor .ne ne nuno, anu
: "a eaae 'i, ta ,,i,,, Nv par-asa,,tatiUa pr;na.
l ham of Pennsylyania the "fatber of
ltbe bonse, The members were then
sworn in nv Cannon following which
resolntion was sdonted reselecting
tha ola officare of The house
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> Among the several nuhdrea BINS M
! troduced in the house today We're
, these; 4 statehood blll Tor New Mex