Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-12-07
SIxTIETH CONGRESS
is CALLED TO ORDER
Entire Membership Of Lower
House Is Sworn IN Anew.

WASHINGTON, d C--Spscisl.-
The sixtieth Congress assembled
promptly al noon today. Admission
was by card only. and for days past.
visitors In the city had been be-
secching. csjoling. and. I'm some cases.
almost threatening their respective
Representatives and senators for the
necessary pasteboards-
In the House the entire member
ship had TO be sworn IN. Speaker Can
non and the other officers had 20 De
reelected. and seats had 20 % as
signed.
In the upper body Vice President
Fairbanks presided. the organization
or the Senate being continuous The
Rev. Edward Everett Hale. the veneer
able chaplain. offered prayer. the roll
was called. and the Vice President an
ouncsd a quorum present
The swearing IN 81 newly elected
senators was then taken I'D. after
which Senator Halo. master OF cere-
monies. offered The usual resolution
directing the appointment OF n COM
mlttoe 10 act with a committee 20
wait upon President Roosevelt and
inform him that Congress was as
sembltd and ready 20 receive any
communication ne might be pleased
70 make. The committee VIII not re-
Resolutions were offered. officially
informing the Senate ~ the deaths of
Senator'S Morgan and Pcttus. 81 Ala
bama. aud out % respect 20 their
memories, adjournrnent was taken
Do-NothinE Policy.
While there Will be plenty % 0c-
tivity. IL is not difficult 20 find hose
who are confident IN predictions That
the session viil be q do nothing ONE
Speaker [anno-i'a speech in accepfing
49,. aH
cicate- Ibis one parL graph a. quite
plain. az we have been 1Inoni~h n
ed hv rv nts tbn- 10 as not 81 tirl.e fuT
e1traN game or excursions fnt1 The
realm Of experiment. iu legislation
The currency question viii call f0f
careful .feration- II VIII prove
a knoify problem. AMI the approach
OF the presidential campaign wil MOI
aid natter. The phIippinr -arlN WI
probably come ny late in tho Scs- q
Sentiment among the leaders is TIA
any htfcmp. crush this lcEi latior
would De equivalent 90 conf .ssiri
that something Is wrong The Phillip
pine tariff Din and the hil FOR ac
mission % New Mexico and Arizona g.
Statehood viii De introduced early
but 70 is NOT probable fh1t t-o err wii
become law.
Advocates of deepening the N.s~ls
sippi River Will seek 90 inaugrr4 t
that enterprise. and there wil Zee a'
EFFORT toward the systematic advance
ment - inland waterways. spec e.
Canron's Interference may block thi
project Ia has declared that he he
neNes 10 urwise 20 eNpend Feeders
money for such work 70 is also ur
derstood shat he win rccommeud al
enlargement % the navy. and Will
Con gross zoe, not seem prepared
follow hiw all the way. the prospel
Is Coof fo- m Increase
The men wln lo most 90 formulat
the policies ct the tuo houses are dr
ing an they cam o. secure an early al
tournmeut- Tho ract that the ratloui
convention wtl ice held the latter pa
az June IS being used go advantage
both Republic and Democrats. TT
speaker viii make sr EFFORT go get a.
House committee in working ord,
before the holidays
Joseph O. Cannon was placed
nomination for che speakershlp 2
Colonel Hepburn. chairman ~ the RI
publican caucus, and John sharp W
hams. OF Mississippi the choice OF u
Democratic caucus. was nominated
the chairman OF the caucus Noboc
was az all surprised when Cannon wc
81 walk. The newly-etected speak
was then escorted 20 the rostrum
q committee headed by his rival. q
Mississippian. The Clerk read the r,
BY States and Territories and q
members were sworn IN.
Having appointed committees 70 p
tify the President and Senate that q
House had organized and was real
for business. John DalseN. OF Pen
sylvania. spokesman % the Rules Cor
mittee. moved that the rules OF e.
House be adopted. Mr.. Williams star
ed the first scrap OF the SiNtieth co
gress by telling the new Republic
members that the rules are arroga
and harmful. and that they shou
not be adopted for longer than thig
days
The drawing FOR seats consumed
hour. The House vas then inform
OF the death OF some OF It's membe
and IN respect 70 their memory &
1ournment was taken.