The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-04
TIE CONGRESS IN SESSION.
NEW YORK HAS FULL REPRE-
SENTATION IN THE SENATE.
Pratt Looked Fran and Feeble. but Depew
was I'm Splendid Health and spirits
The House Takes Action on the
N Death Of Four Member and AdJourns.

cOrulal greetings anu Tue ~mpdu
display Of ermine and winter millinery In
the galleries. There were no new faces at
the second session, no new Senators stalk
ing into the Senate chamber to be piloted
about by the pages or pointed out by the
Capitol guides to visiting sightseers who
occupy their time specializing al TO how
many millions the new Senator may have.
\ As a matter Of fact the galleries were
ma -e attractive b q the floors. They
wen , filed with women. A few lone men
were sprinkled in between, but nobody
paid my attention to them. 1t was q
ratben ng Of white shirt waists. The
woman who wore any other color or kept
ON her 4 oat was conspicuous in the great
'SeaoSwha .ethatspread around the balconies
a. the Sem lte and the House. Over in one
~ thu Soma 70 galleries was a woman whose
shirt waist = ras red, and she shone out Like
settinr sum, trough banks Of sno'wy clouds.
Fslf the WON 80 who came were the wives
and daughters of Senators and Representa-
49, To ms It Of them the scene was
Ix. but they la d the additional advantage
n knowing the actors on the stsge below
nd were not a hit backward in displaying
thair knowledge "a those around them.
One incident OF 1 he openin 3 to-day that
created comment wa 9 the fact hat the En-
MIRO State bad full representation for the
ART time In almost a year. Both Senators
plat and Depew werN present. Platt was
= Nttle feeble, but still able to hand IN a few
petitions and memorials Dap per, smiling
and exchanging admiring glantes with the
s~aIleries an In days Of yore, Sepa tor Depew
was Ia splendid health and spin ts. Many
~ hfs oollea u remarked the great i'm
movement In his condition sino' his last
appearance in that body.
The galleries would not accc immediate
the crowd THAI focked to the Sena te. They
hssiered Senators for tickets. The usual
rule Of issuing special tickets for admission
Far the day was not observed The general
ralery ticket was the only one in circulation.
These we're issued without limit, an persons
armed with these ~pasteboard weapons
stormed the gallery doors. There were
hundreds in the waiting line when the gavel
az the Vice-President fell and the chaplain,
che Rev. Edward Everett Hale, prayed
thankfully to the Lord. who had led the
people through the temptations OF pros
perity.'
The first legislative act was the swearing
In of Senator-elect Henry A. Du Pont, the
new Senator from Delaware, who was
escorted to the desk by his colleague, Sena-
cor Alice.
Senator'S Hale of Maine and Pettus OF
Alabama we're appointed a committee TO
wait upon the President.
Senator'S Platt and Depew came into the
Senate chamber without attracting more
attention than any of their colleagues
who have occupied a less sensational place
in public interest. 1t was five minut"s
before the opening noun when Mr.. Plat
appeared in the Senate chamber, sup
ported by two pages. He looked very
trail. As he moved toward his seat several
ssbnnators standing near by shook hands
with him.
Mr.. Depew sauntered in a short time
after Mr., Platt took his seat. He was
much the same, but not quite the same
old Depew. There was just as much jaun-
tiness. hut a little more reserve in his bear
inp. His entrance was through the Re-
publican cloakroom and not through the
more conspicuous central doorway. There
was nothing about his manner to indicate
that he felt embarrassed or sought to at
tract or keep from attracting attention.
The galleries were tremendously IN
terested In watching the reception OF the
two New York Senator's, but they saw
nothing out OF the ordinary.
Immediately after executive session the
Senrtrp adjourned for the day, having
been In session forty-four minutes, III
elusive Of a short recess.
IN THE HOUSE.
IL xas a breathless Uncle Joe who opened
the proceedings in the House. lie had got
20 his room. in the Capitol a minute or two
only before noon and had to get out OF his
overcoat in a hurry and caInpe to the
roetrum TO save his reputation for prompt
ness. Nearly every member cheered him,
Democrats as heartily. as Republicans.
and the Speaker pounded away on his desk
rs II be didn't like 1t. But he did. Mr..
Cannon wore the South Carolina homespun
suit which admirers in that State sent to
him last year..
oaIIse it's the best suit I've got
There was one person in the House when
the session opened who was in for more
attention than anybody else. over In the
a Young woman who showed a keen interest
in everything. that went on below. her.
When the word was whispered around that
abe was Mrs. Nicholas Longworth the
other women who heard it took their eyes
from the noisy b~eckslapplng masculine
aggregation on the floor and turned them
toward the Executive pew. Mighty at
t~raotive she looked, and the glances that
went In her direction were filed as much
wa.h admiration as with curiosity.
One thing struck the old timers as strange.
That was the absence Of great floral pieces
on the desks OF Senators and Representa-
tives. 1t used to be the custom Of admir-
ing constituents in bygone days 70 send
rs NhlCbD ia ~
Cannon put a stop to it last session and
the Senate followed suit. To-day the
rule prohibiting the bringing Of flowers
< upon the floor was rigidly enforced in both
houses.
Just az the clock was on the stroke OF IL
Speaker Cannon appeared at his desk. His
presence brought a hearty outburst OF APP
plauee. The proceedings were begun with
prayer by Chaplain Couden.
A call OF the roll developed the presence
Of 29A members. "A quorum, y said Speaker
Cannon, whereupon the following Repre-
eentatives elected TO fill vacancies were
presented and, after their credentials were
read, sworn in:
James w. Overstreet, First district OF
K Georgia; Frank o. Lowden, Thirteenth dis
trict OF Illinois; Clarence @. Gilhams, Twelfth
district Of Indiana; Daniel J. Riordan,
Eighth district Of New York; John f.. Rev
burn, Second district Of Pennsylvania j.
\ Hampton Moore, Third district OF Pennsyl-
vania; Charles W. Brumm, Twelfth district
Of PenDsylvaniai Edmund W. Saunders,
Fifth district OF Virginia: John NJ. Nelson,
Second district OF Wisconsin.
Mr.. Cushman (Rep., Wash) announced
A. II. -~Aa.naa ~ Fail II Woa6,,r Al, a.