The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-05
HOUSE DEMOCRATS
LOSE BEST SEATS
Republicans Cross Dividing Aisle
and Seize Another Section
for Majority.
CONGRESS IS RE0ReAnIzED.
Williams Appeals in Vain for
Modification Of Rules-War-
ner Sworn in at Short
Senate session.
The RepuSlic Bureau.
Wrzfs R,.tiiiaR lAth and y STA

The Repuhlic Bureau.
WYATT Building. 1%th and + Sss.
Washington. Dec. l-fhe great white
Capi,c, to-day was thrown open 10 the
fave for the gay scene In the galleries.
where the fashionable OF Washington on
c!al and social life h.d assembled. the
opening Of the senate was without unus,Is!
interest In the House. however. II Was
very different.
speaker Cannon and the other officers
Of the House. havinE. be re-siec'ed. the
bers being sworn In in batch.s by cali
Of states. Next vas the question OF adopt
ing IN. rules Of the Fisty. aishth Congress.
cratic leader. Mr.. Williams. "r eouIs-.
protested. which, meant another roll call.
DRAWING OF SEATS.
Las: cane tine drawing of seats. the
Longest. but the most interesting Process
Abou, half OF the seats in The House
are desirable. Th.. chamber ~ Sd crowded.
that th.. othe: haii are fss OUTSIDE "s
easy range OF the Speaker eye. 1" be
for IN. Speaker can seldom be induced TO
sec ;h. average member. even when look
i.H directly at him. Drawing seats Is u lot
There are ~ seats for the s4 men to
choose from. Three hundred and eighty
four numbered balls are put in a box.
They are drawn out out one & at 49, 2 si".. ,s
drew tn. first hail from the box and .x-
~ LUCKY BARrHOI.DT.
Comparison with the roster of members
showed that Richard Rar'h"idt ~ 81
Louis Was this lucky is.
TIE entire membership OF III" House
had ranged standing In the outside aisle
beyond tn. railing which fnci"ses III:
81 - bar IL
out Of tn. crowd. and had practically all
the seats in the House from which To
make a selection.
Excepted rronl the ruie were Serene II
Pa,r.. ;h., Republican floor leader: john
:. Williams minority leader: J. Warren
K.;f.r of Ohio. an ex-Svcaker. who re-
i;;rns to the House this wear aft., "a long
absence: anl II. II. bingham Of fennsy:-
vania. liz. father OF tn. House"
They wee allowed 20 choose IN advance.
Mr. RarthOiit elected TO SIT next the n-st
ais!. on the r!sh, side q the H"us.. f9Ir
rows from The. front and across the aisl :
from Mr. Pay:ie.
IN. .iraw.ng went on IN this manner.
Mr.. Rc.ienberg "f East ~. Louis also vas
rublic.Is called. II. secured seat twE
rows behind Mr.. RarthOldt and beside two
OI tn. boy Congressman from Illinois =
M.ssrs Mc';aviu and Wharton OF Ch'ca-
e". Here was a remarkable coincidence.
as Mc';avin WAS pupi! I" Mr.. R".!snh.r;
school at Mount Nivs. Ill.
WOOD ALSO FORTUNATE.
Other Mis<ourians were Tot -. fortunate
with ,h.. exception Of Ernest T. W.sd of
crat whose number Was called. IL. Sc
l.c;ei - ,hird-r"w aisle seat ia the best
Democrat. section.
Th. Democrats We're much limited a. Ia
ch"!cc this year. because OF their reduced
numbers They wcg.. forced TO vacate th-i:
best section on the l.ft of the center
aisle. and I" find s.a,s in three Other sec
tiu,lS at the cStrrmc left OF the hall.
James r. Lloyd WAS the next M:ssouf1an
named. and he was abb. Z" find fairly
desirable place eight rows hack In the sec
f the new Republicans. Mr. Rhodes Ol
the Thirte.n District far.i best. getting
a fnur,h-row seat in tn. frst section on
th.. left cf the House. Messrs. FNlkers"r
M1. kleiP.. proved TO he way down ON
the is, ard Got a back-r"w place.
CLARK AND DE ARMoND.
Fiv. other Missouri Democrats were
among the very las, names called. They
w.rc John r. Hunt Of 81. Louis. ChaTI
clark. David \. p- Armond. Dorsey ".
Sha-kleford and ". ". Eucker. McSs.s
Hunt. shack;-ioTH and Eucker all took
seats far back. Ru, Mr.. De Arncnd ans!
yninScr members from other States Mr.
Weiss. Of Wisconsin,, gave ul' one ~; :he
best seats In N. House To- Mr.. Clark.
w,iiie Air Trins... Of ken'ucky did - he
,l:.c,s ,'Ia.k and lie Almond side b. side
f.: IN. session.
Mcs.rs. Murdcck ard Bowe.sock % 'he
kansa. delegation w.r: called carry u,
from which to make q choice. Mr. Camp
hell WIS next and WAS alb" 3" obtain 4
good location. N.ss-<. CaId"sheii ar.l
R....,i.r w-r. called while th.r.. was still
room ~. -h.. Republican side. though ;E.y
az. crowded far over 10 the extreme riSh'
~ TN. ch1T'er.
NJ curtis was the last KanSan place.!
when .lS name was reached. IL iook-'; "a.
II H.. would rot get placed n Republican
cnm;.I.j a: all. hut would h.. forced eve!
the Ear i.t: beyond the Democrats int
'h- Cherokee strip" I; occurred. hnw
ever. that. III spit. -! th. fact that ,G't!'
IS by blood y.ar; Cherokee. pla"" was 'la':'
for him way back ~ ih. eleventh row O'
the Republican side.
WILLIAMS TALKS OF KIDS"
R~pr. sentative H"d.nb.rv "f East -
I.r,.IS Was responsible. for an incident '.;i-
Ing tn. Nous. session IN which 1:.. Of al
Hin I;s boy i.-o:' -. " hart"n - chicago
who : t,.. =. ys.trs old. EO' hGTa!l.it.n:
r.,-.s'.-iug ia ".hIt" In si'.ak!nS aNd!''s
ai";,:Ir. rh- r." '..i.s i.e:d": William
use! ~. nUr': Kids Ia sar'rg :hs: !: -.
rules ~"r' adHIt.i ~" '"" a"i y"uii
members - IL" Hn;i." would s"'''' '''l'
! .ha, :h.y hav. - vr.r.- "r iE'!u"rc. y ha;
.,.- y. matter e.. ..:,-i s-i1'i-
E.
! ton -h.r y. r-- N''i,ars -rf' =" meat.
~ x Is e" =" Il drU'''-Is si'Iri-. " max
81. rose It- -a,u. rAirc' =" .aUG.
So. .k.r '-anupii'- sy. i'lt Was ''r"s Lis'''
iia addressed h.s question 70 Mr.. E!!lia'':
! a..d -gi- VAS ~. g"-lrn=";
| '.TF,. impression the young man max"
.r.. .s-.-iy answers sI- question = IaIi'
7 am sorry. however ;n'' ':ii not m
( su.r his question WITH -. rcv.'.''r". faa
! :n. AZ, saranC. - NV iat-r:"cIi"' 'aiI'
4 all. Nrt'"S
! Wsar-c1: sank limp ami! s'iH1vs
! ,..N = !!li.r'S Trials az. many
WARMER SWcES N
( ~. President Fairbanks called ~" ser
{ a.s TO "r..cr a. - T.p . * u"N senator
1 i-..!u4iaS S.rats. Warner of Missouri
x.-~ .rar-l !u. senator Nayn.r nas -
J .,r,.,i .rrxar,. ,o ,l. Presidents chair :
S.r,ia- william J S-~u- - Nissou.
J They -Tafe /, striking raiT. .ti" ~ sd
! short. h-a.v-S.', with f.ll features a.
, trsry troHs
| Tn C-u.r raj query ~ the Ea.'..:". as -
| lsv.e- tn. sx,~C-...."r has t-.n ,h-
n. Se1 Yorker. return - -. S.r1,'
| after .he !nsu-arc. tiscio-z!r. would ?
.-.narrass.rS FOR hin. However. 10 ~
! Ir--o a. o<--Ac..,n was Apparent n
az. .cu.i,.'y S-.esss: by bis cc''"sss.
| an. h"taobS.I arour: E.'h then.
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GIFTS TO RELIEF FUNl