The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-06
No Sooner Had the Sixty-first
Congress Opened for Busi-
ness Than a Demand for
Blood Was Made.
FORMALITlES MARKED
THE FORMAL OPENING
After the Necessary Ceremon-
les Had Been Performed,
Both Branches Adjourned in
Memory of Dead.
(Amcrican News Service)

(Amcrican News Service)
Washington. Dec. 6.-The senate met
IN the regular session of the sixty
first congress at noon today Eleven
senators were absent. Vice President
Sherman welded the gavel before
crowded gallery. After the customary
notification to the president, who re.
sponded through the committee that he
would communicate in writing, the SEN
ate adjourned at twelve minutes after
twelve out OF respect to the deceased
members. Twelve o'clock was agreed
on for the hour to begin daily sessions.
All commotion and hum of voices
gave way to death-like silence when
Uncle Joe Cannon climbed into the
speakers chair at precisely twelve
o'clock, to call to order the sixty-first
house Of representatives. With a firn
voice Joseph said, THE House will be
in order. The chaplain will offer
prayer" And it came to pass that
after the customary committee had
notified the president, the house ad-
journed until Tuesday, out of respect
to members who had departed this life.
A Sugar Trust Quiz.
Cullop of Indiana, introduced reso-
luton in the house authorizing the ap-
pointment of committee to investi-
gate the sugar trust Barnhart intro
duced his increased and uniform pen
sion bill.
Representative Sulzer New York, to-
day introduced joint resolution in
the house, which practically declares
war against Nicaragua and directs the
president to use the land and naval
forces to restore order in Nicaragua.
and demands the arrest and punish
araugua for the execution Of Cannon
and Groce.
The second session Of the sixty-first
congress, is confronted by only one
tense situation. That is the question
of quelling the insurgents. That they
will be quelled-or rather, squelched, is
evidenced by the attitude OF Speaker
Cannon, who is resolved to shatter the
cohorts of Victor Murdock of Kansas.
He has the organization all loaded.
What will happen to Senators Cum
minis and Lafollette. the senate insur-
gents. is a thing not yet known. but
it can be guessed. They will get what
Murdock gets.
Much Vital Business.
with mass of vital business before
1t, and apparently little indication that
the legislators would take off their
coats and pitch into the work. the pro-
gram for the first day called for no
task beyond the passage of memorial
resolutions for the members who have
died since the last session the notifica-
tion OF the president that congress
l awaited his pleasure and minor busi-
ness OF the early days Of the ses-
sion, one OF the principal matters is the
election OF q successor to Senator Cul-
berson, as leader OF the minority in the
South.
"a call was sent out for democrat
il caucus at o'clock this afternoon.
Senator Bacon of Georgia, has been
talked of in the last four days as a
possible democratic leader, but the
general opinion today is that Senator
Money Of Mississippi. vice-chairman
OF the democratic caucus, should be
chosen.
He Opposes Movement.
Senator Money has opposed the
movement in his behalf because of his
age and failing health and, moreover,
he has but two years more to serve in
the senate.
Senator Bailey OF Texas. with whom
Culbertson Of the same state is known
to have had friction, especially in the
tariff fight. was mentioned today as a
possibility The position was offered
to him once before.
When Congress gets down to real
work more than $4,000 bills and 400
resolutions await its action.
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