Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-07
CONGRESS CONVENES
FOR SIXTY-FIRST
SESSION
Both Houses Pass Resolutions
ON Deaths and Then
Adjourn Until
Tomorrow.
DELEGATE ANDREWS
INTRODUCES BILL
Governor Curry and New Mexl
cans Are at Work. Crowds
ThrOng Galleries and Send
Many Flowers TO Mem
Ders of Congress.

Washington, Dec. THE ever in
teresting spectacle of the convening
of Congress today brought to the
captO building the usual throngs of
people, and crowds were in the gal
leries and corridors when the Senate
and House were called to order. The
rule of both houses which prohibits
the placing of floral pieces on the
desks was rigidly enforced. Con-
tributions of this kind were many
and handsome but the donors Were
obliged to be content with having
them placed in the private Hobbies.
Immediately after the Senate had
been called to order and Chaplain
Hale had opened the session vita
prayer senator Dillingham; of YER
mont presented the credentials of his
colleague, Senator-eiect Carroll 5.
Page who was at once sworn In.
Alter the usual committee had
been appointed by the Senate to in
form the president and the House of
the meeting of that body, a resolu-
ton on the death of Senator Allison
was adopted. The Senate at 1915
adjourned to meet at noon tomorrow.
The House was called to order at
noon. Vice President-elect Sherman
was accorded an ovation by his Re-
publican colleagues when ne entered
the room.
When Speaker Cannon mounted
the rostrum an ovation was given
him. The floor leaders. Payne, OF
New York (Republican), and Champ
Clarke Democracy were also accord
ed hearty greetings. Seven new
members were sworn in.
BY unanimous consent, Payne Sc
cured the adoption of a resolution
authorizing the committee on ways
and means in the tariff HEARINGS to
subpoena and examine witnesses un-
der oath and to send for papers. rec
ords and other evidence.
The House then transacted some
routine business, appointed a COM
mttee to wait on the president and
passed resolutions on the deaths of
members. Adjournment was then
taken until tomorrow.
Andrews Introduces Bill.
Delegate Andrews reintroduced In
the House today II. r. Bill No. a.
273, providing for the admission OF
the territory of New Mexico to state
hood, with amendments. There seems
little opposition in either House or
Senate to this bill and with President
Roosevelt and Presiden,-elect Taft
championing it, there is the greatest
likelihood that it will become a law
during the short session.
Governor Curry was on the floor
Of the House ana received greetings
from his many friends among the
representatives. The governor is as
busy as Delegate Andrews. boosting
for statehood and bringing every in
fluence to bear for the passage of
the bill.
Hon. solomon Luna and Mrs. Luna
attended the opening of the House.
as did Governor Prince and Mrs.
Prince, Harry Kelley and Harry
Sims.
The amendment to the statehood
! bill provides 100000 acres of land
for the maintenance of the Archae-
logical Institute and School AT Mt
Fe; 200, 900 acres for the manual
training and technical school at san
Ia Fe; 100000 acres TO retire the
railroad bond debt of Santa Fe ana
Grant counties; 5000 900 acres for
the Indebtedness of all counties; the
capital to remain at Santa Fe until
1880.
Must Brand Everything.
Patterned after the pure food law,
a bill was introduced in the House by
Representative Hull of Iowa, making
il a dismeanor punishable by a hne
and imprisonment to manufacture e
far -
art cles of commerce unless they are
branded so as to show their exact in
gradients. The measure Is broad and
would apply to clothing and practic-
ially an articles in domestic use.