Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-04

great oulbuTss of thanksgiving. They
we're escorted BY the inaugural committee,
The oath was quickly administered By
Mr.. Fairbanks to Vice President Sher.
man, While Tat and Roosevelt sst with
their backs to the desk facing the Sen
ate.
Vice President Fairbanks delivered
his address 10 response to the resolution
of thanks previously adopted and at
1924 O'Clock pronounced the Senate Of
the Goth Congress sdj 1uroed without
day.
A minute later Vice President Sher-
man called the Senate of the 6lst Con-
gress to order and Chaplain Hale Of
fered prayer.
Vice President Sherman then deliver
ed his address, reading from typewriter
pages.
The proclamation converting the SEN
ate 10 special session wss then read.
Senators elected TO the new Congress
we're then sworn into Office.
1.-THE chief justice will now sdminis-
ter the osth TO the president-elect of the
United States who will then deliver bis
inaugural address in this chamber" an
nouncfd Vice President Sherman.
Mr.. TAFT was then escorted to the side
Of Mr.. Sherman by Senator Kuox. he
took the oath at II SO p. m.
A great demonstration followed aud at
its conclusion Mr.. Taft Immediately &C.
cupied The desk Of Vice President Sber-
man and delivered his inaugural address.
President Taft read his speech from
small pages Of typewriter manuscript
aud was frequently apPlauds d.
HOUSE.
By actual count Just 20 members were
present 10 the House when the speakers
gavel fell at ten O'Clock today.
10 the galleries we're several score OF
visitors, however, who braved the storm
to witness the most unique meeting Of
the House in the last decade.
The corridors in the House wing OF
the Capitol, particularly those overlook
ing the stand 10 front of tie building,
were only partially filed.
After passing a minor bill aud grant
ing several "lesves to print" the speaker
suspended all business and the House
settled down to await more members.
The frs! business OF the House TO-
day was to pas the McLachlan bill
granting shout $50 acres of land in Kern
county, California, to the city OF Los
Angeles 10 order to complete its water
viaduct.
The last appropriation bill of the sea-
sion vas finally disposed Of In the House
at 10 so. This was the pension appro-
pristion bill over which there has been
disagreement. The House for the
third successive year scceded 10 the
Senate demand for the retention of the
eighteen separate pension agencier, in
stead of consolidating them in one Office
10 this city.
Mr.. Tawney chairman Of the sppro-
priatioDs committee presented to the
House his annual statement OF expendl-
lures during the past session. The re-
port was along the same lines as that
which Senator Hemenwsy presented in
the Senate yesterday.
The aggregate OF the estimates for ap-
preparations subU,itted to Congress Mr.
Tawney taid was 1921. 34l BOG. Con-
gress appropriated 81, 067, S39, 1S3-just
$2S3 502, 622. Mr.. Tawney predicted
deficit of $3.50, 600, 900.
Mr.. Livingston, as the ranking miuO-
rity member of the appropriations COM
mittee, also made statement OF the
government expenses.
After the usual resolution of thanks
to the Sptak'r and the latter's reply,
the House was declared adjourned with
out Gay and the members proceeded to
The Senate chamber to witness the In
auguratlon Of President Taft.