Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-05
OPENING FoRMALlTlEs OCCUPY
MOST OF THE FIRST
DAY
HEPBURN HAS A
CANAL MEASURE

iowa Congressman Presents a Bill
Providing for an Amendment to the
Present Panama Law-senate Ad-
journs After a Short Session, in
Honor of Late Senator Plat of Con.
nectcut.
Washington. D. G.. (special)-
e Congressman Cousins introduced
bill this afternoon to repeal the
bankruptcy law. Senator Dolli-
yer will introduce similar oil in
the senate.
Washington, D. c., Dec. 4-The first
session of the fifty-ninth congress con-
yened today at noon. Vice President
Fairbanks called the senate to order,
while the house was called to order
by Clerk McDowell-
* At 1920 the senate adjourned as a
mark of respect to the memory of the
late Senator Platt, of Connecticut.
a Hepburn Canal Measure.
! Representative Hepburn of Clarin-
da, Iowa, introduced bill to amend
the Panama canal law, SO as to facili-
tate the sale of bonds and appropriat-
ing $16,500,000 to be Immediately
available for the canal construction.
Exactly at noon Clerk Mcdowell
called the house to order, declaring
the house Gin order' He announced
prayer by Chaplain Couden The roll
call by states to show the presence Of
a quorum was at once begun.
: s. ~ Roll Call on Speaker.
At the conclusion Of the roll call, the
clerk announced that there we're 264
members present, a quorum in the
iifty-ninth congress. Speaker Cannon
was placed in nomination for speaker
by Col. w. p. Hepburn, Of Iowa and
the first applause of the session fol-
lowed. John Sharp Williams of Mis-
sissippi was nominated on behalf OF
the minority by Henry of Texas, pro-
Hoking democratic applause. Neither
speeches and the roll call for speaker
at once proceeded.
Cannon Takes the Chair.
Cannon received 243 votes and Will
liams 12S Cannon was brought into
the hall and escorted to the chair
amidst a round of applause from both
sides and the galleries. After accept
ing the position in few appropriate
words Cannon took the oath of Office
which was administered by Bingham
I of Pennsylvania, father of the house
The speaker then administered the
oath to all the members.
Some curiosities of Washington.
Washington, D. c., Dec 4.-(Spe-
ciaD-A great number of political
curiosities were swept into congress
last year on the crest of the great
Roosevelt tidal wave. The new men
to come into the house of representa-
tfves-there are ninety-seven of them
mostly republicans include states.
men who were tremendously surprised
at being elected, youthful prodigies
who have hardly more than reached
the age of eligibility for membership
In congress; old veterans who return
to congress after long years of abb
sence, and several comedians who are
counted on to make the house forget
Robert Baker of Brooklyn.
Washington has been on the uui
yive awaiting the arrival of Honorable
w II. Tindall of Sparta, Missouri. 1t
has been expected that he would show
up attired in suit Of Missouri home
spun, with rawhide boots and carpet
bag. Tindall i'as been advertised all
over the country as the man who new
er saw railroad train until he was
80 years old. He came to Washing
ton, with few friends, last March to
attend the inauguration exercises. The
party put up at one of the medium
priced hotels, but the charge stagger-
ed Tindall, who it is said had. never
earned more than $40 a month in his
life. His friends. missed him the sec
ond day and finally located him. It is
said, at So a week boarding house.
( According to the reports of his friends
Tindall expects to save about. $4,000
out of his $4,000 salary each year.
When somebody of the party sug.
gested that all hands buy silk hats,
Tfndall exclaimed in horror: What
me buy silk hat and my wife at
home making soap"
More Than One Surprise.
When Tindall rode in on the Roose-
velt-Folk wave that engulfed Missouri
democracy last year. he retired vet
eran. Willard Van Diver who had
served eight years.
Another surprise was that of .
struggling young lawyer in solid
democratic district who had declined
TO accept the nomination of The repub-
iicans declaring he had mot one
chance in a thcnsand Finally when
the committee agreed 10 pay all the
expenses OF tho campaign and pay
him sta0 q rncnth fcr three months. he
ccnsen.od to run. Els democratic op-
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