The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-12-05
OPENING o. CONGRESS


aaas - Msnsrisy L<aasx.
w.shiasiea. SpSsi.l--A aviilsaas
sorae characterized 80 Hesgsng 0f
TIA Sixsirsa Cs.sygryss Massasy Ia
Senate and uuase sf Representative
there wcFs notable gatherings eg she
official society of The caIasaL The
sogaing together fer ihc tirss tinr eE
the men vhn have kc~.i el@rssd ts
tic Senate aAd Ike Iiouss. slsvut ore
hundred Of uhom have not bzsnsS
served in Congress. made The c<-
casioa one - particular interest.
The striking sesnes at tee aAy
were IN TIE House of Representative.
where the formal sclcesien at
Jcseph Canton To- again l,c sgsenkes
of that body and ,ar designation bf
| the Democrats of Mr.. Jolsn Sharp
Williams as their leader. we're cccas-
ions for ovations Cor those ::cntlruasr.
The vast hall Of tbr House of
Representative rang with cheers az
Republicans aud Democrats fer thesr
leaders, and tho Speaker recraved ns
warm a reception from members os
tic minority a lie did from his osga
party.
In accepting the speaAcrship Nr.
Cannon said III part:
1--WE are today organizing tbe
SiXtieth Consress making The oru
hundred and eighteenth rlileatone
into the history af government b.
the people under the constitution.
Oar predecessors il tie years that
are passed have left la us an exag5ole
Of wisdom. moderation and cohTngo
that las never failed - p-sserye the
ideals and the iniereE.s of Repnbli.
ran government .su many crises,
whether Of peas or war. adversely or
pros perity.
This Iiousc is the only institution
under o.r constitution where tho will
Of Il people may be expressed with
fairness appfoximating scieniiiis
- s-.raey. Other departments of the
g5rernm,nt lave lofty and impor-
tan: Functions. but 10 this House
alone belongs the peculiar. the deli
cate and the all-supaSsing function
OF interpreting and putting III deli
nite form the will Of the people. This
duty we must perform ourselves. The
principles of the past help rs To the
extent of showing us the points "t
tie compass; bat beyond that We
n ast depend on our own wisdom, our
own constaney, our own industry
and our own fidenlity TO duty"
The appearance of William J.
Bryan OH the floor Of the House also
was the occasion for enthusiastic
cheering by the Democrats.
Senate Convenes.
I The Senate convened promptly az
Il noon. After Vice President Fair
banks sounded the gayel proceedings
were opened with prayer by the. Rev.
Edward Everett Hale, chaplain of the
Senate.
= Senator In Toilette was the first
Senator to be recognized and present
ed the credentials of Senator Isaac
Stephenson, of Wisconsin.
The Vice President ordered thai
the roll of Senators-elect be called
alphabetically and they were sworn
in by fours, being escorted to the
desk by their colleagues.
| All the Senators-elect were pres
ent in The chamber except Senator
Bankhead of Alabama, who - de-
tanned at home by illness.
Under the form observed by tho
Senate neither Senator Bankhead
nor Senator johnson can be swori
in until the death of Senator Morgan
and Pettus have been announced AMI
a. the Senate will adjourn in their
honor neither of their SUCCESSORS will
be admitted until Wednesday.
Night Riders en- Trial
| Nashville, Tenn, special.-Janses
Gross. DR.. S. C. Haskins and George
Sanders, alleged night riders, are or
trial at Clarksville. Tenn, charged
with destroying tobacco plant beds.
The jury in the case has been con-
pleted. Owing to the prominence OF
the defendants, the trial is attracting
much attention.