The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-06
MEET TO ADJOURN
Both Houses Of the Congress
Assemble
with Few Empty Seats in Either
Chamber.
NO BUSINESS is DONE.
Adjournment Taken Ont of Re.
spect to Memory
VI Members Who Have Died
During Vacation.

| washington, Dec. 6.-Crowded gal
leries representing official and social
NE In Washington witnessed the
commencement of the regular session
et the Sfxty-frst congress today. On
the moor or both houses a renewal of
friendships among senators and
representatives took the place of in
eercnange on partisan or political
nnatters- When Vice President Sher-
in0n III the senate, and Speaker Can
non in the house, brought down their
gavels at the hour of noon there
were few empty seats in the two
chambers
The announcement of the reeent
deaths Of Senator johnson of North
Dakota and Representatives Lassiter
OF virginia, and DeArmond of Mis-
souri,, caused adjournments today on
both sides Of the capitol in respect To
their memories.
The swearing in of Senator Eoun-
ti.n IAN L; thompson and of Representa-
tlves W w. McCredie of Washinrton
ana w. j. Moxley of Illinois who have
neen named for these positions since
tne ad?ournment Of the special ses-
Teun row Wnlt ist not hofo take place until tomor
sage Is received and read.
Berore the day is over there will
pc preliminary conferences on both
Sloes or the capitol for the purpose of
work. 'e0'ioi
Both houses of Congress at n,or
To-Day took up the work of the So
caileo long session. which NAV not
aaI1usn h untll well into the summer
Aunough since the memorable in
auguratlon day last March these
same senators and representatives
nave already done five months work
IN tne extra session from March to
hr1 L.
tariff act, the session begun toSsn "
Technically the first of the Sixry-first
congress. The senate was in session
put thirteen minutes, the house ses-
SION Too, was brief, and the work in
both was of purely routine charactar
Inc net result was that the presi
dent was Informed that both houses
We're ready for business and awaiffifsr
any message which he might see fit to
send: His response will take the form,
OF MS hrst annual message
| Inc JOINT committee appointed bv the
senate and the house to notify the
presloent that congress- was in session
arrived at the White House at $50
O'Clock and spent five minutes with Mr.
TaIt. The ceremony Of notification was
entirely INFORMAL
/ In the Senate
Washington, Dec. 6.-Astonishine
the senate with the suggestion that he
would like to see that body hold night
sessions, leaving the day to be de-
voted to individual business by sen
ators and declaring his purpose of at
templlng 70 nave sessions convened
OF Texas, today attempted to hold up
the usual resolution bv which con-
gress begins its work at the noon
nour- Finally yielding to Senator
Hale, he withdrew his objection. saw
ing he would renew his request for a
change in the hour of meeting.
When the senate was called to order
u members responded. Mr.. Culber-
son of Texas. and Mr.. McLaurin of
Mississippi, were both absent on ac-
count of illness.
Senators Hale and Bacon were an
pointed committee to inform the
president that the senate was ready TO
receive any message from him.
AS a mark of respect to the late
Senator johnson of North Dakota. the
senate adjourned after being in ses-
sion exactly IL minutes.
| In the House.
Washington, Dec. 6.-An animated
scene presented itself tc Speaker Can
| non when he appeared in the chair at
| noon today to call to order the house
| or representatives in the initial gather
lEg of the first regular session of the
Sixty first congress.
The galleries were crowded tn the
doors long before the hour arrived,
round of applause greeted the
Fl eaker when he entered the chamber
l VI q iiAOiiicHl ne Sl0OQ IN MS place
nervously lingering the gavel. While
the applause was subsidfng, the gavel
descended with resounding left hand
whack, and he said:
The house will be in order The
chaplain will offer prayer
The blind chaplain, Rev. Henry N.
Couden,. then offered the prayer.
For the next ten minutes or more
the chamber was again filled with
| chatter, while the roll was being called
The speaker announced that 341 mem
| oers had responded to their names, a
quorum was present and the house
was ready for business The commit
tee from the senate appeared to an
ounce that the senate was in session
end ready for business and that a COM
rnittee had been appointed to wait upon
Representatives DalzelI of Pennsyl-
vania, Bennett of New York and
Clark of Missouri were appointed by
the speaker to join the senate commit
Tee in this embassy. Another commit
Zee was named to wait in like manner
upon the senate.
Il Representative Jones of Virginia
Informed the house of the death of
his colleague, Francis r. Lassiter, and
!, offered a suitable resolution. Another
esolution offered by Representative
Death of David A. DeArmond
II w. w. McCredie, the new repre-
sentative from Washington, elected to
ucceed the late Francis Cushman.
presented his credentials and Fas
sworn in.
The house as further mark of re-
erect to the two members who had
died during the recess of congress at
.2:40 p. m. adjourned until tomorrow.
Committee on Appropriations Meet.
washington. Dec. 6.-Ready for the
fay with the various branches Of the