The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-12-09
CANNON REELECTED SPEAI
OPENING OF NATIONAL {
MILL ATTENDED BY NO UN
USUAL INCIDENTS.

Washington, Dec. 5. - The
sembling yesterday of the members
the Fifty-ninth congress for their Fl
session was marked by no unusual
cidents, but it attracted to the CAPT
crowds of spectators who took a liv'
interest in the proceedings.
In the senate the proceedings we
brief, but most of the spectacle
seemed to find quite as much to int
est them in observing the senate
who remained on the floor after a
journment as they could have expel
enced had the session continu,
longer.
The house was In session for mo,
than three hours and while the pr
ceedings followed the program til
has marked the
Opening of Congress
for many years, there was enough
interest to hold an exceptionally lar
audience during the entire time.
One noticeable feature was the
sence of flowers, which heretofC
have been common to both chambe
Senators Allison and Morgan we
appointed by Vice President Fs,
banks as a committee to notify
president that congress was ready
any communications he desired
make. The senate was in session on
twenty minutes. Senators Aldrit
Or. -, Knox (Pa,), Warner (Md
and Frazier (Tenn.) took the oath
office and an adjournment was take
as a mark Of respect to the late Sens
tor Plat of Connecticut.
Cannon is Reelected.
The preliminary steps to organic
were taken in the house. Joseph G
Cannon of Illinois was reelected
speaker, the members of the hous'
took the oath of Office: the officer
and floor employees of the body wer'
reelected; the rules of the last con
gress were adopted, and member
went through the formality Of DRAWN:
for seats.
In brief speech against the adop
ton of the rules the minority leader
Mr.. Williams of Mississippi, touched
on the interest of the country in tariff
legislation, and told of the
New Republican wdeas"
which were being waited to Washing
ton on breezes from every part of tn,
hn sou igrI1f
properly legislated for should tn,
minority of the majority" stand witt
the Democratic members in opposin'
the adoption of the old rules ant
forming new ones. which would per
nit consideration of such Legislation
as popular opinion might dictate.
A committee was appointed to ac'
with the senate in notifying President
Roosevelt that the house was ready tC
transact business; the committee OIL
rules and the committee on mileage
were appointed, and the house ad
journed after a session which LASTED
three and a half hours, in compliance
with resolutions announcing the deatl
of Senator Plat of Connecticut anc
Representative Marsh of Illinois.
Many Bills in House.
A large number of bills and joint
resolutions were introduced in the
house. They cover a large variety Of
subjects, including Philippine tariff,
statehood, pensions, regulation of tht
hours of employment in the eXecu
tive departments, merchant marine
increase of salaries Of the vice preS1
dent and members of the cabinet, re
curing corporations to make full re
ports of their affairs to the commits
sioner of corporations, increasing the
powers OF the interstate commerce
commission, investigation of campaign
funds, of expenditures on the Panama
canal, of insurance companies doing
an interstate business, of cotton re
ports, and of the condition of child
labor, provision for six-year term fol
the president and the election of sen
ators by direct vote of the people.
Williams Has Some Bills.
Representative Williams of Missis
sippi, the leader of the minority in the
house, yesterday introduced a number
OF bills and joint resolutions affectips
the tariff and campaign contributions
These contemplate free trade with
the Philippines, a reassembling of the
United States and Canadian joint
high commission with view to freer
trade relations between tho United
States and Canada; and minimum tar
if for the United States.