Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-07
IN THE HOUSE.

Washington. Dec 6.-An animated scene
presented itself to Speaker Cannon when
he appeared in the chair promptly at
noon today to call to order the House of
Representatives in the initial gathering
of the first regular session of the Sixty
first Congress The galleries were crowd
ed to the doors long before the hour ar
rived. a round of applause greeted the
Speaker when he entered the chamber
with his customary red carnaton. For a
moment he stood in his place nervously
lingering the gavel While the applause
was subsding the gavel descended with
a resoundng left handed whack and the
Speaker said:
THE House will be in order. The chap
lain will offer prayer"
The blind chaplain of the House, the
Rev. Henry N. Coudon, then offered the
prayer.
For the next 10 minutes or more the
chamber was again filled with chatter
while the roll was being called The
Speaker announced that as 34l members
had responded to their names a quorum
was present and the House was ready for
business
At this juncture the committee from the
Senate was received to announce that
the Senate was in session and ready for
business and that committee had been
appointed to wait upon the President.
Representatives. DalZell of Pennsylvania
Bennett of New York and Clark of Mis-
souri, were appointed by the Speaker to
join the Senate committee in this embas-
ADOt bpr fnr1mttpp named t,
wait In like manner upon the Senate.
Representative Jones of Virginia in
formed the House of the death of his col
league, Francis r. Lassiter, and offered a
favorable resolution, which was agreed
to. A similar resolution offered by Repre-
sentative Clark of Missouri announced
the death of Representative DeArmond
1t was also agreed to-
w. w. McCredie, the new representative
from Washington, elected to succeed the
late Francis w. Cushman, presented mis-
credentials and was sworn in. The
House, as further mark of respect to
the two members who had died during
the recess of Congress. at 1910 P. NJ. adj
journed until tomorrow.
w dSIliHStOH, lee IA radical cHdUSe
in the Isthmian Canal Commission is pro-
vided for in bill introduced today by
Chairman Mann of the House committee
on interstate and foreign commerce. The
bill abolishes the Canal Commission and
transfers all of it's powers to a director
general. 1t provides also for a civil gov
eminent on the canal zone under the
Presidents direction An interesting fea-
ture is that the popular appelation of
Panama canal is hereafter to be the
official designation in place of "Isthmian
canal" There have been several unsuc-
cessful efforts in recent years to obtain
this legislation. but Mr.. Mann is hopeful
of the passage of the bill.
Washington Dec. 6.-Congressman
Hamilton of Michigan, chairman of the
House committee on territories, today in
PRODUCED bill providing for the con-
version of the territories of Arizona and
New Mexico into states. The bill is a
repetition practically of other statehood
measures
Washington. Dec. 6.-An echo of the
differences between Secretary Balinger
and Chief Forester Clifford Pincnot with
out any specific mention of either, is dis
coverable in a bill introduced in the
House today by Rep. Hitchcock of Ne
braska, Democrat. The bill directs
Speaker Cannon to appoint a committee
of seven members with full power to
make complete investigation of the con-
dition of the general land office during
recent years with relation to coal lands
and other public domain in Alaska.
IN THE SENATE.