Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-17
Both Houses of Cess.ess
Met at><soon Monday
In Extraordinary Session
First Session of Sixty-First Congress-
President Taft Deliverd Mes
sage Tuesday---Cannon
Again Speaker.

Washington, March 15.-Both houses
of Congress met at noon today in ex-
traordinary session, with Vice-Presi-
lent Sherman presiding in the Senate
and for the time, Clerk Mcdowell Off
eating in the House.
This was the first session of the Six
ty-first Congress, and the first act of
Importance in the House will be Or
sanizatioG for business. The Senate
S organized. The credentials of Sena-
tor Stephenson, of Wisconsin will be
presented.
Later in the week the Senate will
begin to reorganize it's standing COM
| nittees, and until this is done little
| business will be undertaken.
The House may be expected to more
than make up for the Senate deficien-
cies in activity. With a fight on the
rules in prospect, in addition to the
election Of Speaker, and other officers,
to say nothing of the usual biennial
lottery for seats, Monday bids fair to
be a crowded day in the House. The
certain the reelection of Speaker Can
non and of the other House officers,
but there is still doubt as to just what
may be done with the rules
It is understood that if the selec-
ton of the committee is left to the
members of the committee who were
reelected to Congress. This would
leave but one vacancy, that caused by
the retirement of Mr.. Bonynge, of Col
orado, and it is intimated that Repre-
sentative Mondell, Of Wyoming, will
be chosen for that position.
Within a day or two, after it is re-
ported, the tariff bill will be taken up
for consideration, and the debate,
which Will last anywhere from two to
four weeks, will be launched.
Cannon Again Wins Speakership.
| AT the Republican caucus in Wash
ington Saturday night, Joseph G. Can
non, proclaimed by his friends as the
Iron Duke of American politics." was
selected as the candidate of his party
| for the Speakership of the House of
Representatives At the same time the
caucus bound it's members to vote for
| the adoption by the incoming House of
the rules which governed the last
| House.
| 1t is the fourth time the honor has
been conferred upon Mr.. Cannon. But
neither ,he selection of a candidate
| for Speaker, nor the vote on the rules
was characterized by the unanimIty of
party feeling that attended the three
preceding caucuses. There was plen-
ty OF evidence of the insurrection
promised for today against the C:an-
non organization, but in the main the
most determined anti-Cannon Repup'i-
cans we're not present.
Following is the personnel of the
House organization as chosen Ey the
Republican caucus:
For Speaker, Joseph G Cannol. of
i Illinois.
/ For Clerk of the House, Alexander
Mcdowell, Of Pennsylvania.
For Postmaster, Samuel A. Langum,
I of Minnesota.
For Sergeant-at-Arms, Henry Cas-
son, of Wisconsin.
For Doorkeeper, F. B. Lyon, of New
1 York.
For chaplain, Rev. Henry N. Cou-
; don, the LIND preacher.
All these were selected as candf-
dates to succeed themselves.
; Representative Currier, of New
Hampshire, was elected chairman OF
the caucus, and Representative Lou
denslager, of New Jersey, elected to
succeed himself as it's secretary. Rep
resentatiye John w. Dwight, of New
!, York, was chosen whip" of the next
House.
North Carolina is playing an impor-
tant part in the fight between the in
, surgents and the regulars of the
House over Speaker Cannon and the
rules. Representatives Morehead
Grant and Cowles, the three newl.
elected Republican members from thu
r Tar Heel State, may have enough
l votes to decide the most importan
: question of the hour. Mr.. Moreheat
k was asked concerning his position OF
o the all-absorbing issues-Cannon an,
: the rules-and he said that he coul,
be counted with the regulars. Gran
Y said that he would stand with tn