The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-04
CONGRESS IN SESSION
National Lawmakers Assembled At Washing
ton To. Consider Legislation Needed For
The Betterment OF Our Country.
TIE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE WILL
BE DELIVERED TOMORROW

the hero woFshippers were in their
glory. They crowded the galleries at
the capitol and saw the nations big
men prancing about seemingly Just
Tor their entertainment. 1t was the
opening Of Congress, Washington's
great annual show.
The exhibits were varied and in
teresting. ,on the Senate side. was the
tan, angular smooth-topped states
man from the Wabash, Vice President
Fairbanks, in the presiding officers
chair; spooner. the little giant from
wisconsin, rough-and-tumble debater,
wreathed in smiles due to the alb
sence, perhaps, OF his deadly polii'
cal rival, LaFollette, who didn't see
\ his way clear to abandon the guber'
material relnss at home to be sworn
In as Senator; Blackburn, more in
teresting figure than ever because Of
the fight that is being waged against
him in Kentucky by the adherents OF
the old Goebel machine, who want
Judge Paynter to succeed him; Platt
and Depew, Of New York, still in the
ring, despite the rumors Of their i'm
pending resignations; Elkins, of West
virginia, putative father Of the anti
rebate law, amendments to which
seem now to be the order Of the day;
Foraker, Of Ohio, leader Of the anti
administration forces In the railroad
rate war; German, the Maryland boss
and Rayner the new member from
that State, who got there ln,,the face
OF his colleagues OPPOSITION; Knox, of
Pennsylvania, former Attorney Gen,
eraI; Lodge, of Massachusetts, the
Presidents great and good friend;
smoot, the Mormon apostle, who has
been under fire ever since he landed
In the Senate, and who rather seems
to. enjoy it; Tillman, the South Caro-,
lima fire-eater; Carter, Of Montana,
who returns after several years of re-
,4irement. There were two for whom
the public looked in vain-Burton, OF
Kansas, and Mitchell, of Oregon.
Onssthe House side, the same, kind
OF a holiday throng oyerAowei the
public and private galleries, the Ia
dies, as usual, contributing the neces-
sary touch Of color to make the pic
ture attractive. Here. too, on the
foor we're plenty Of celebrities. There
we're Lorimer of Chicago, and Brown
low; Of Tennessee, two bosses" who
survived therecent catachlysm. There
were sulloway, of New Hampshire
James, Of Kentucky, and Barchfeld'
al Pennsylvania, men Of herculean
stature, six feet six in their stocking
feet. Then there was Uncle Joe"
Cannon, the Speaker, just as young
and jaunty as ever; Hepburn, Of Iowa.
the militant partisan, and Cousins
the Demosthenes of his State; Curtis
Campbell and Bowers, rival candi'
dates for the Senate from Kansas;
Hoar, of Massachusetts,, new member
son Of an illustrious sire; Tawney' OF
Minnesota, slated for the chairman
shin Of the great appropriations CON-
mittee; Williams, Of Mississippi, the
democratic floor leader and Dear
mond. the. Mssourian, whose speeches
are delivered in monotone, but whose
rapid fire Notwithstanding sarcasm
are at once the delight and terror OF
4be House. Others were there to
share the glorles of the day-Louden'
atager. Of New Jersey, prince OF good
fellows, who looked well into the
shadow cast by death this summer
and escaped it only by a miracle;
Bourke Cochran, the Tammany ora
tor: Nick Longworth, of Ohio, to get
( glimpse Of whom the ladies partic'
uiarly craned their necks, because OF
his recent attentions to the Presl
dents daughter, princess Alicei
Grosyeror and Burton, the Buckeye
heavy weights; Keifer, Of Ohio
Speaker of the forth-seventh Con
gress, returning to public life after
nearly a quarter of century; Payne
Of New York, the Republican floor
leader; Bingham, of Pennsylvania
the 'Father Of the House" who ad
ministered the oath Of office to Speak
er Cannon. All had their little parts
10 play. whether they had been giyer
lines to say or not. s
For the first time in years mot .
single flower adorned the desks II
either the House or Senate Orders
had been issued which forbade q
much as bud within the chambers
ercapt such as might be worn on th'
persons Of the statesmen On {ormel
Goo6tlnuSd on EIahth paas!l