The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-12-12
Brilliant Scene Marks Opening of
SlXtieth Session.
DEMOCRATS DENOUNCE RULES
Give Speaker of the House Too Much
Power-Point is Lost and
Cannon Chosen.

Washington, Dec. 3.-A brilliant
scene characterized the meeting of the
Sixtieth congress yesterday. In the
senate and house of representatives
there were notable gatherings in the
galleries of representatives of the Off
cial society of the capital.
The striking scenes of the day were
in the house of representatives, where
the formal selection of Joseph 6. Cam
non again to be speaker and the desig-
nation by the Democrats of John Sharp
Williams as their leader, were occa-
sions for ovations for those gentlemen.
The speaker was given as waim a recep-
tion from the minority as from his own
party. The appearance of William ].
Bryan on the floor of the house also was
the occasion for enthusiastic cheering.
When the adoption of the rules for
the government of the house during the
Sixtieth congress came up, the rules of
the last congress were opposed by Will
liams and he was joined in the opposi-
tion by Democrats and by single Re-
publican, Cooper of Wisconsin. The
old rules were declared to be too auto
cratic, placing too much power in the
hands of the speaker, but after some-
what acrimonious discussion they were
adopted by party vote.
Committees were appointed by both
houses to inform the president that
congress had met and was ready to re-
ceive any message he might wish to
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the representatives were sworn in and.
both houses adjourned out of respect to
the memory of members who have died
during recess of congress.
Promptly at IL O'Clock Clerk Nc
Dowell entered the chamber of repre-
sentatives accompanied by the veteran
assistant sergeant-at-arms, Colonel E.
s. Pierce, bearing the mace, the en-
blem Of order in executive bodies.
The hum Of conversation suddenly
ceased and Mr.. Mcdowell declared the,
body duly in session.
Chaplain Couden Immediately offered
prayer, after which the roll was called.
The roll call occupied 20 minutes, and
showed 1856 members present.
The senate convened promptly at
noon. After Vice President Fairbanks.
sounded the gavel the proceedings were
opened with prayer by the Rev. Ed
ward Everett Hale, chaplain.
La Toilette was the first senator rec
ognized, and presented the credentials
of Isaac Stevenson, of Wisconsin.
The vice president ordered that the
roll of senators-elect be called alpha
betically, and they were sworn il and
escorted to their desks. All of the SEN
ators-elect were present except Bank
head, of Alabama, who is ill.
Under the form observed by the sem
ate neither Bankhead nor Johnson will
be sworn in until the deaths OF Morgan
and Pettus have been acknowledged
Robert L. Owen and Thomas P. Gore,
of Oklahoma, not having been elected
to the senate by their legislature, we're
not received by the senate and their
credential will not be accepted until
after their election December 10.
The roll call showed SO senators,
present. Allison and Teller were des--
ignated committee to inform the pres
ident that congress had assembled and
is ready to receive any communications.
Teller offered resolutions of respect to-
the memory of Morgan and Pettus, of
Alabama, and they were adopted and
the senate adjourned at 12:39 p. M.