Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-12-05
OPENING
Of CONGRESS
Brilliant Scenes in Each Cham
Der When Bodies Were Called
10 Order.
ADDRESS BY CANNON.
srccted with Thunderous Applause An
He Was Escorted 20 the Speakers
Chair---Thc House the only
BODY where the VIII of the
People Is Represented.

Washington. Dec. "a brilliant scene
characterized the meeting of the Sixtieth
Congress to-day. In the Senate and
House Of Representatives, there were
notable gatherings in the galleries of re-
personalities of the official society of
the capital. The coming together for the
first time of the men who have been
elected to the Senate and the House,
about n hundred Of whom have not be
fore served in Congress, made the oc-
CASTOR one of particular interest.
The striking scenes of the day were
In the House Of Representatives whore
the formal selection Of Joseph G. Cannon
10 again be speaker Of that body and
the designation by the democrats of
John Sharp Williams as their leader,
were occasions for ovatons for those
gentlemen The asst hall OF the House
Of Representative rang with the cheers
Of republicans and democrats for their
leaders and the speaker received as
warm a reception from members of tho
minority as he did from his own party,
The appearance of the Hon. VIM.
Jennings Bryan on the moor of the House
also was the occasion for enthusiastic
,heertng by the democrats.
OPPOSITION IL NJ LES.
When the adoption Of rules FOR the
government Of the House during the
Sixtieth Congress came up the rules Of
the last Congress were opposed by John
Sharp Williams and he was Joined in
that opposition by democrats and by n
tingle republican. Mr. Cooper Of Wfscon-
lin The old rules We're declared to be
too autocratic, placln~ too much power
N the hands Of the speaker. but after
somewhat acrimonious discussion they
we're adopted by a party vote.
Committees were appointed by both
Houses to inform the President that
Congress had met and ready to re-
,cve any message he might wish to
communicate.
New senator's and representa- tives were
sworn in and both Houses adjourned out
Of respect to the memory of members
Tho have died during the recess Of Con-
;ress.
IN THE HOUSE.
Promptly at twelve to-day Clerk Nc
Dowell entered the House cha amber and
declared the body in session. Chaplain
Couden Immediately offered prayer and
when the roll was called it showed 365
members present.
on the vote for speaker. the roll call
showed the following results: Joseph G..
Cannon 207 John Sharpe Williams 154.
A committee. consisting of Represen-
Natives Williams and James Of Kentucky
and Sulloway of New Hampshire. was
appointed to bring the speaker into the
House. Amid thunderous applause in
which republicans and democrats alik,
loined Speaker Cannon was escorted
Town the center aisle to his chair.
In brief speech, Representative vii
Jams said he had the honor, for the
third time, "of not introducing, but pre-
venting to the Congress of the United
States. the Hon. Joseph G. Cannon OF
illinois, as its speaker"
When the applause had subsidized
Speaker Cannon spoke in part as fol
lows
Each generation OF statesmen has
had its own peculiar problems and 1t:
own particular embarrassments. n;