New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-07
CONGRESS- READY
TO BEGIN WORK
BOTH HOUSES HOLD
SHORT SESSIONS.
adjourn Ont Of Respect to
Dead Members 4fter For
NAL Opening.


Washington. Dec. 6.-The opening OF
the regular session of the G1st Congress
was without a notable incident in the
Senate AS usual the galleries were
crowded. practically every seat being
taken at III O'Clock Half an hour be-
fore the body met Senators began 10
/ arrive. Most of them avoided the eyes
of the curious by seeking shelter in the
cloak rooms All of them seemed TO be
happy and contented. The cOnserva-
tives and the insurgents were on COM
mon ground to-day and there was no
evidence of the bitterness which marked
the closing weeks of the tariff debate
Senators Aldrich and Cummins ex-
changed pleasant words and seemed
glad that they had met
The Senate was i'm session thirteen
minutes There was immediate silence
when ce-President Sherman brought
down the gaveI promptly at l. O'Clock
and announced prayer by the chaplain.
the Rev. U. c. II. Pierce. Eighty-Ons
Senators responded TO their names and
Mr. Sherman announced the presence or
a quorum.
Mr.. Hale's resolution was adopted that
a committee of two Senators be appoint
ed 10 inform the President that the
Senate was in session and ready 10 re-
ceive communications from him. Seni-
tors Hale and Bacon were appointed on
| this committee ON motion OF Mr- NJ
dricb the secretary of the Senate was
! instructed To notify the House that the
Senate was in session, with quorum
present.
The usual resolution. that until other
/ wise ordered the Senate meet at noon.
/ was offered by Mr. CullOm- Mr. Bailey
/ asked that this resolution go over Tie
said that II o'clock was most ncon-
venient hour and announced his inton-
ton to urge the fixing OF a different
hour. Mr.. Bailey said that he preferreI
/ night sessions. but if they were I'M
/ possible he would ask that the hour u
/ daily meeting be O'Clock MT Hale
| pointed out that if Mr.. Culioms res"-
/ mtion was not adopted no hour OF daily
| meeting would be fixed He susSes'eh
/ that the resolution be adopted and thaI
I ar a later day Mr.. Bailey could brihs
/ ~, the question of changing the hour
/ of meeting To this Mr.. Bailey agreed
and Mr.. CuIlom's resolution was adopted
Mr. McCumber announced the death
Il "a Sa,ator- Johnson. of North Dakota,
and said that at later time ne Wou"
ask that day be set aside for eulosles
of the deceased Senator. Adjournmeht
as then taken on MIR. McCambers mo-
tion.
IN THE HOUSE
I The first regular session OF the iiouSo
/ uas called TO order at noon TO-DAY %
/ sneaker Cannon. The galleries, as USUAL
/ we're filed. but the vast CROWDS tna'
/ cftep swarm the corridors we're missing
/ nrohahIv because no unusually inter-
/ esting scenes were expected
J The sneaker was applauded as he took
/ his scat a red carnatiOn in his coat ana
I the eaveI in his left hand HIS resouhu-
/ ing whack brought the members TO order
[ aDd showed that the summers strife had
l no, denrived Uncle Joe" of his vlrihty-
( The blind chaplain. the Rev Henry y.
/ Couden. invoked the blessings on the
/ sneaker. the President and the MEM
/ harsb,n of the House He alluded feel
/ ipeIv 10 the tragic death of Representa-
| tive De Almond
The roll was called and showed 34l
members in their seats The speaker
/ appointed Representatives Daizeii' SEN
net and Clark as a committee 10 notify
the President that Congress had con-
vened and was ready TO receive his
message Representatives Jones. OF VIZ
sinia. offered a resolution of sympathy
I ON the death of Representative Francis
I.assiter and Representative Clark. or
Missouri. offered a similar one for Judge
/ ne Armond After Judge W. w. Nc
/ Cready, of Washington. the successor 10
the late Representative Francis Cush-
man. had been sworn i'm. the House ad-
iourned out of respect to the memory
of the deceased members
All the notables were on the floor.
Representative Serene Payne appeared
early with his red carnatiOn. to be fol-
lowed few moments later by Rep
resen,ative Dalzell with a white one.
IL was a cause of some comment that
representative DalzeT should fOrsaks
his red flower. and rumor was rife that
/ he and Mr. Payne had quarreIed-
OLD GUARD ON HAND.
>,ot since the days when William Nc
EinIev was chairman of the Ways and
y,ans Committee have any of the old
/ guard appeared without the maTtyred
Presidents favorite flower Mr.. Dalzeh
did not have an opportunity to secure
a red one to-day. so he broke the prec-
edent. but he was exceedingly sorry
/ for il.
/ Representative Ellis. OF oregon. was
/ taken for a stranger for the second time
/ In his Congressional career. Last year
/ he appeared with brown whiskers. which
the day before had been gray. To-day
/ he appeared with no whiskers and few
there we're who knew him. "A door
keeper had to be convinced that Mr..
/ Ellis was a real member before he would
admit him TO the floor.
In the gallery Speaker Cannons grand
daughter Miss Virginia lie Suere. held
/ full sway. She was in the midst OF a
cluster of her schOolmates. who showed
| themselves Co be enthusiastic admirers
of the Speaker, They captured him
afterward in his room and took him to
luncheon.