The Washington herald., 1907-12-03
SESSION A BRIEF one
Senate Expends but Thirty
seven Minutes.
NEW MEMBERS ARE SWORN IN
senator Lodge and the Speaker Have
Slight and Polite Disagreement.
La Toilette Begins Real Business OF
the Day-MemOry of Dead Senator'S
Honored by Adjournment.

In the brief course Of the Senate's first
session there was n little setto between
Senator Lodge, OF Massachusetts. and
Vice President Fairbanks. which. while
II was conducted with the utmost dignity
and courtesy. was not without touch
OF asperity on both sides.
The preHminaries having been disposed
Of. the Vice President was proceeding
with the impressive ceremony OF swearing
in the new Senators when Mr.. Lodge
arose TO contend that. the roll not having
been called, a quorum had not been de-
veloped, and. therefore, the session could
not transact business until this little mat
ter was attended to.
The Chair ruled that a quorum was con-
sidered present unless the question was
raised, and at the sound of the gavel the
Massachusetts Senator Sat down. But he
Immediately got busy with the Record.
and twenty minutes later. after the new
men had been duly made Senators in fact
as well as in name he quoted from that
bulky volume 20 show that at the be-
ginning Of the Fifty-ninth Congress the
roll call had preceded the transaction of
business. and averred also that such had
been the case during the fourteen years
In which ne has been a member Of the
Senate.
Chair Gracefully Gives In.
''The clerk will call the roll" announced
the Chair. and the roll was called. The
name OF Senator William Pinkney Whvte
who despite the fact that he is now the
Oldest man on the roll. Is as erect as a
soldier, was the last called, and he was
talking so earnestly that he did not hear
it. When it was called again. however.
he turned and responded as clearly as aDv
Of his younger colleagues.
The Senate galleries were well filed
when the hour for eonvening arrived. wo-
men, as usual, predOminating among the
spectators. No member Of the Presidents
family was present, and only one dipIo-
hlat-Baron ROSen. Ambassador from
Russia-occupied a seat in the diplomatic
gallery. Flowers are no longer permitted
10 adorn the desks of the Senators on The
opening day, as used TO be the custom.
and the only flowers in the chamber were
vase OF handsome pink roses on Vice
President Fairbanks desk and a carna-
ton worn by Senator Stephenson, of Wis
consin. the millionaire lumberman. who
succeeds John G. SpoOner, who resigned
last May.
In Toilette First Recognized.
The first Senator recognized by the Chair
was the handsome Senator from Wiseon-
sin, la Toilette, who arose to present the
credentials OF his new colleague. Senator
Stephenson. That started the ball rolling.
and more than twenty Senators who had
been elected or reelected during the in
term since the last session were received
and sworn.
Senators Gore and Owen. who will be
the first Senators from the new State of
Oklahoma, were present. but did not ap-
ply to be sworn, as. although they
bear credentials from the governor
they have not yet been formally elected
by their legislature MIR. Gore is the only
blind Senator, and Mr. owen IS dis
unguished by the possession Of Chicka-
saw Indian blood. Messrs. Bankhead and
johnston, Of Alabama, elected to sue
ceed the veterans, Morgan and Pettus.
po'h OF whom recently died, were not
present Mr.. Bankhead is i'll.
Jef. Davis, Of Arkansas. who has. some
views that he intends to tell the Senate.
occupies seat on the rear row. and
he showed the interest of a newcomer in
the proceedings. Simon Guggenheim. the
colorado millionaire. looked dapper and
composed. Robert l.. TaylOr-"Fighting
BOB. they call him in sunny Tennessee
came IN Tor good deal of attention. as
he advanced to take the oath Jonathan
Bourne. Of Oregon, custodian of the
second elective" term boom, was also
given considerable attention.
Many Members sworn.
The new Senators and the newly-elect-
ed members appeared at the Vice Presj-
dents desk as their names were called.
IN squads of four. In each case their
colleagues escorted them The oath was
administered TO the following Senators:
Bacon tGaJ. Bailey CTex). Borah Udabol
Bourne tOre) Burlham a. h Browne CNebri
briggs IN j.. Crane Mass Cullom QllD C,1rtis
,hanS nan. p Davis Ark Dixon CNeTJ. DOlliver
tlo"al. Lkins W. Nal, Foster Qa.) FRYE Mel
nanbe N D., Gusgenheim (Colol Mel anrin
Miss, Daniel VA. Nelson Mimi. Paypter
~ ~. Richardson Dell. simmons CN. c.. smith
-l' sSilo4Ll' SIepheiisoG tWisl, Taylor Crcnn) Till
man o. 81 and Warren CWyo.).
The usual committee TO notify tba
President and the House were appointed
NO bills were introduced.
Foraker Seems Popular.
When Senator Joseph Benson Foraker.
the latest entry in the race for the Re-
publican Presidential nomination. walked
into the Senate chamber a few minutes
before the hour for converting. he was
marked at once by the throng in the gal
leries- That's Foraker" the wbisner
went around. 1t was evident that most of
the strangers were very anxious to see
the Ohio statesman. They did not need
10 be told, however. that he occupled a
prominent place in the upper House for
when he went TO his desk many OF his
colleagues crowded around to shake his
hand- Many of his Republican associates
showed great cordiality toward MIR. For
aker VI
After the Senators had been sworn in
ana the Hurry over calling the roll had
passed, Senator Teller announced rho
deaths Of Senators Morgan and Pettus
and out of respect TO their memory the
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