The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-07
BOTH HOUSES ADJOURN
 IN RESPECT TO DEPARTED
Expect to Receive Presidents
 Message Today.
Senator. CuIberse. and MeLauri. Ab- sent Because of Illness-se.stor Bailey Urges ResoIution tc Hold Night Sessions In
 Upper House.

 regular session. The days proceed ings. in a great part. were of social nature and practically no business was transacted in either the Senate or the House of Representatives.
 Brief as the Senate's thirteen min utes session.. 1t was enlivened by an unsuccessful effort on the part of Sem ator Bailey. of Texas. to defeat the ; passage of usual resolution that the daily sessions begin at noon.
 MT. Bailey suggested that the Senate convene instead at 2 o'clock and de- clared he would like to see the body hold night sessions in order that Sem ators might devote the day to individ- ual business. No objection was offered when similar resolution was intro duced in the House.
 A joint committee was named by both Houses to wait upon the Presi- dent and to inform him that Congress was In session and ready for any busi- < ness he might wish to lay before 1t. The Presidents response will consist of his annual message. the reading of which will consume practically all of tomorrow's session of the two Houses.
 
 minutes. during which w. w. Me- Credie. the new Representative from the Second Washington District. who succeeds the late Francis w. Cushman. was sworn in. The greater part of the session was taken up by the roll call.
 New Bills Ready.
 Although only 341 members respond cd to their names. almost full mem- bership appeared on the House floor, and there were few among them that did not have one or more bills to of- Ger. These included one by Represent tative Garner (Pa.l. for an inyestiga- tion by Con gross of the entire cusfomz gar frauds recently brought to light; < one by Representative. Hitchcock (Neb.l for the establishment of postal savings banks one by Representative Mann (Ill.) for Federal suppression of the white slave trade" and another by MT. Mann for the free admission of wood pulp.
 Representative Hamilton (Mich.) in- troduced bill to grant statehood to New Mexico and Arizona
 There were the customary crowds in the galleries of the two Houses and the usual scenes attending an opening day of Congress were re-enacteda on the floors. The leaders of the majority and the minority were there and con versed aniably, all of the bitterness engendered during the tariff light of last summer apparently having been forgotten, for the time being at least
 Resolutions of respect for the mem- ory of Senator Johnson of North Da- kota and Representatives DeArmond and Lassiter. who died during the re- cess. were adopted and as further mark Of respect the two Houses ad- Journed until noon tomorrow, the Sem ate at 12:1s and the House at 12:40.,
 The extra session Of the summer af- forded opportunity for the organiza- ton of both houses, election of speak CT, appointment of committees and such matters of routine so that both houses were free to start today with all the smoothness of we'll oiled and thoroughly attended machine.
 Wants Night sessions.
 Astonishing the Senate with the suggestion that he would like to see that body hold night sessions, leav- ing the day to be devoted to individ- uai business by senators. and de- claring 1t his purpose of attempting to have sessions convened hereafter at 2 o'clock Senator Bailey. of Texas, to- day attempted to hold up the usual resolution by which Congress begins its work at the noon hour. Finally yielding to Senator Hale. he with drew his objection. saying he would renew his request for a change in the hour of meeting.
 When the Senate was called to or- der, eighty-one members responded MT. Culberson, of Texas, and Mir, Me- Laurin. of Mississippi, were both absent on account of illness. Sena- tors Hale and Bacon were appointed Q committee to inform the president that the Senate was ready to receive any message from him.
 As mark of respect to the late tnp ynA aF m Senate adjourned after being in ses- sion exactly thirteen minutes.
 An animated scene presented itself to Speaker Cannon when he appeared in the chair promptly at noon today tn call to order the House of Repre- sentatives in the initial gathering of the first regular session Of the sixty first congress The galleries were crowded to the doors long before the hour arrived.
 Applause Greets Speaker.
 round of applause greeted the speaker when he entered the chamber with his customary red carnation. For 6 moment he stood in his place nerv- ously lingering the gavel While the applause was subsiding the gavel de- scended with resounding left hand ed whack.
 "The House will be in order. The chaplain will offer prayer"
 The blind chaplaln or the House, the Rev. Henry N. Couden. then offered the prayer.
 Alluding to the tragic death of Rep- resentative De Armond. of Missouri who was burned to death in his home, the chaplain prayed:
 And now, Oh Father, profoundly moved by the recent tragic and pa- thetic death of one of the most dis tinguished members of this House, whof or years had been conspicuous in the affairs of his state and nation, we most fervently pray for that con solation which thou alone canst give for his colleagues. friends and and es- pecially the stricken wife and chill dren. and grant. oh., most mercifu1 Father, that we may all look forward with bright anticipations to a re-un- ion with our loved onah In A realm l