The Washington herald., 1909-03-06

II was a reorgan1zso ard rearranged /
Senate that James Schoolcraft Sherman 1
gslIed to order yesterday on his first
days service as Vice President OF the 1
United States.
Thirteen OF the familiar faces were /
absent when the rOH was called, and in /
their stead appeared the newly elected
Senator's prepared TO aid IN the making /
OF the nations laws.
Outside the chamber and crowded about |
the entrances TO the Overhiled galleries. |
hundreds OF anxious persons sought te F.!
get q glimpse OF the first session Of the |
new Congress.
TiIIman's First Clash.
The reading OF the journal has been IN /
progress less than five minutes. when
Senator T1Ilman, evidently bored by the
festive proceedings Of the last few days.
requested that further reading be dis
pensed with Here occurred the first
clash Of the Sixty-frst Congress. Sena-
tor Heybarn objected, saying the gal
lery occupants were too interested
The clerk began anew 10 recite the
record OF the Inaugural proceedings. wheE
Senator's Rayner and Bourne rose and
asked that their colleagues be allowed to
take the oath OF Office
Accordingly Senators Smith, Of Mary
land. and Chamberlain. OF oregon. were
escorted 10 the chair, and the Vice Presi-
Gent administered the oath While the
spectators appreciated the event, no ap-
plause greeted the ceremony that elected
applause on the preceding say when the
same proceeding was taken.
At this point Senator Lodge desired 10
know if the roster Of the Senate as read
by the clerk had been official. and he
was informed By Afr- Bailey that this
important function had been omitted on
the day before He then requested that
the roll be called TO ascertain whether
there was q quorum present This lasC
request seemed unnecessary, inasmuch as
nearly al the seats were occupied.
When tie reading was IN progress the
name OF Senator Knox was called. Spec
tators sisgIed, the clerk paused a mo-
ment. and continued the list When he
had completed the call II was announced
that eighty Senator's were present
PenrOse Explains.
Senator Penrose then arose and ex-
planned that Mr.. Knox had Just sent his
resignation TO the governor CT Pennsyl-
vania. and II was ascertaIned that the
clerk had not committed mistake.
Each action OF the legislators yesterday
was noted with interest bv the onlookers;
for instance. when Vice President sher-
man appeared IN his ordinary business
suit. wearing the pink earnation char
q acteristic Of the members OF the Housa
the contrast 10 the frock-coated and
formal Fairbanks was noted
Elihu Root occupied his new seat IN the
front row on the extreme right, or Demo
cratic side With him IN the Cherokee
Strip were the other recruits
Ez-GOv. Bradley has been assigned 10
tbe seat next Senator Root. and the fol-
lowing Young Colts occupy seats IN the
immediate vicinity: Bristow, Johnson. Of
North Dakota; Crawford. Burton, and
Jones
It was noticeable that Senator La
Toilette had been hazed by the Senate
leaders, for he and his little band OF in
surgeuts are no longer together The Wis
consin Senator retains his Old seat on the
Democratic side. while his understudies
are widely scattered among the 'rever-
end seigneurs." who run with the Repub-
lcsn machine.
Choice Seats for Insurgents.
The insurgents are given important
seats on the left side OF the chamber,
hIling the places Of the coterie that have
retired 70 private life. In the Repubii-
cans front TOW Senator EIkins gets Sen
stor Platts desirable seat, Senator Page
gets the place occupied formerly by Sen
ator Dick
Senators Brown and Burkett are located
right in the middle OF this section where
they can be IN close reach OF Messrs.
Hale. Adrich, and Lodge Even Senator
Cummins. who had an extreme seat on
the Democrats side during the shoot ses-
sion, has been supplanted and given the
desk In the rear. where Senator william
Alden Smith was won't 70 discourse.
Perhaps the most notable change in the
Democratic arrangement IS the tranEix-
ing OF Senator Owen from the rear row
70 seat No 13 IN the front TOW. formerly
occupied BY Mr.. Daniel. who now gets
the place vacated by Senator McCreary.
Of Kentucky
Senator Psynter is now seated IN the
desirable place held for years by Senator
Teller. who retired yesterday.
The new Democratic Senators have been
given the places in the rear row vacated
by Senators Gar, Milton. Owen, and
Briggs. Senator Shiveley gets the seat
left vacant by Senator Guggenheirn's re-
moval 70 the select Republican section
At the present tina there are two seats
vacant IN the Senate. and IN case Sena-