The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-12-12
THE SIxTIETH CONGRESS-
Hany Spectators 81 Capitol 70 wit
ness ths Opening.
On Tussdsy Presidents Wst1a1e was
Read n Both Heass 80
eenafe.

WashlEtan@The meeting - Ms
Glxtiesh congress Tuesday regam-
bed a social ~f1Ecfion rather ttsl rhs
gathering for the -tra1ssctca g In
portant Business % ue coautu- ne
galleries were crowded ulth bezutL
fally gowne1 women Fho had cone
early Co tie eTpectzti1n % wrnarEzx
some eTeltlnE scenes he Hetcusf1e
gallery Was ma1e co-spiclous By the
presence o. Seer Mayer ues
Pla7ches. dean q the co.'s "a mu
state Uniform. Ar1bzuaar Ta-es
Bryce q Grezt britain. 10 -eu1rezr1n-
Al dress. VITO attracsaz more THAI or
dfnzV sttslti0l- Era Ebc1ozas Ds-E
worth, SzzEater q taa rrssltszt z-1
wife ~ TIRE rember from ne Clncln-
iau district ard TIE 1su Persaz mn
lister I his r~aaeEata3 wlf1zI
The striking scenes % fEs EEV Esrs
Ia The hozss o. reprserM uaers
the formal ~Esiectfg1 og Toasph o
Cannon again 70 be spezEsr q &E
body and ths deEira.sz b. re 6s--
ocrsts q Mr. John sharp WulEs a.
their leader. we're oaczzi.zs for e-s-
tons Tor th1se EEzt1us1
Prstisenf's Message
WazhinEtDn-The annual -saszEs
o. President Roosevelt vas Rad TnsE
day Ia both hOlses a. co-uaE zuE
practically 10 b1Eisess was attempted
By either body bevond HEtenE-E 10 tie
message he galleries 81 10th ths
senate and house were crowded a. The
beginning q the sessioz q each body.
but as the reading progresses. the AZ
tendance DIMINISHED Somewhat In
the main. however. Il vas weu mzfn-
tanned until TIE last E~entences q tne
document had fallen from the urs q
the oGcial readers Szztorz ard
members we're supplied win printed
copies q the message and many q
them followed the reading clerks vita
scrupulous care The reaEing COZ
sume3 about two and a quarter hours
in each Of the houses
For confrel af Corporations
Neutrality-suspicious. McCunoer
wednesday introduced a bu which
embodies his ideas concerning the
control Of corporations doing an in
ter-state business This bin provides
that any cooperation doing an in
~ter-state business may take ont q
national incorporation bat does not
make such action mandatory. In this
way he expects. he Says. 70 separate
the sheep from the goats. and TO
gradually have the most substantial
F. o. corporations acting under a nztion-
al charter
Williams controls Committees
WashinEton-By a vote Ct 124 70 4
the house democratic caucus Wednes
day night yoted down the proposition
OF Representative Jones Ct Virginia
10 take the designation o. minority
members or the committees cat o. the
hands q the minority Leader WI
liams and by the sane vote adopted
a resolution aGruauvely placing the
power On Mr.. Williams hands
cui5erscn the Senate Leadsr.
WashingtDn-The democratic sen.
ztors he3d a conference after the ad-
iournment Of the senate Tuesday and
elected Senator C. A. Cnlberson q
Texas chairman OF the democratic
caucus. This position carries the
aominal leadership of the minority on
the door OF the senate
Campbell Asks Building fer Kansas
Washington-Representativ Camp
bell OF Kansas introduced bills tees,
DAY -appropriatinE sI00.e eco for the
erection of federal buildings IN Par.
sons, C~oGeyvilie and independence
Confirmed Scatter sisckhsrn.
WashlnEtea The senate TUESDAY
confirmed the nomination % Former
senator Blackburn % Kentucky TO Be
a member % the islhmiaa canal com.
mission.