The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-02
SiXty-first Session of Con-
gress Will Convene Mon
day Next, and Adjourn for
Memorials.
EIGHT MEMBERS DIED
DURING THE RECESS
1t Is Probable the Annual
Message of the President
Will Be Read to Both
Branches, Tuesday.

Washington, d. c., Dec. with the
opening Of the final session OF the
Sixty-first congress but two days away
senators and representatives from
far and near are arriving In Washing
ton today on every train.
Following custom. both houses will
adjourn soon after their convening at
noon on Monday out of respect to the
memory of those members who have
died during the recess Of congress.
Five senators and three represents
tives have died since the beginning OF
summer. The vacancy caused by the
death OF Senator Daniel Of Virginia
has been filled by the appointment
of Ex-Governor Swanson. Senator
Percy was chosen to succeed to the
seat OF the late Senator McLaurin OF
Mississippi. Governor Sanders OF
Louisiana was selected to succeed the
late Senator McEnery. but he later
appointed Judge J. r. Thornton to the
senatorship. Some question was rails
ed as to the validity of this procedure
and the Louisiana legislature IL now
in special session to settle the mat
ter Lafayette Young OF Des Moines,
has been appointed by Governor Car
roll of Iowa, to fill out the unexpired
term of the late Senator Dolliver. For
mer Governor Terrell Of Georgia has
likewise been appointed to fill out the
term of the late Senator Clay.
| The deceased representatives ara
Samuel L. Gilmore OF LcniaiGne. Chas.
fQ. rerfer-bf UNDERSTANDINGS. 4ausVAl-
ter G.. Brownlow of Tennessee. Their
successors we're chosen at the regular
elections last month.
Hear Message Tuesday.
Tuesday is likely to be devoted In
both houses to reading OF President
/ Taft's annual message to congress, and
after that the lawmakers should be
able to get down to business almost
Immediately, as the details of the or
ganization and committee changes
will require little time. The opinion
is gaining ground that little else than
the passage of the various appropria-
tion bills will be attempted.
In the senate the session will be
remarkable only In that 1t will mark
the farewell appearance OF many mem
bers who for years have been leaders
or familiar figures In the upper house.
Chief among these are Senator'S Aid
rich of Rhode Island. and Hale OF
Maine. two OF the oldest members Of
the upper house in point Of service
and for many years among the most
conspicuous leaders In that body. Both
announced early last summer their I'm
tentions to retire from the senate at
the expiration OF their present terms.
4 Another OF the ''old guard" whose
career in the senate will end with the
session about to begin, is Senator
Burrows OF Michigan. who was defeat
ed in the primaries by Representative
Townsend. The genial Senator De-
pew OF New York, win also appear
for the last time as a member. the
election OF Democratic legislature
in the Empire State having sealed his
fate. Senator Beveridge Of Indiana.
will pass ont and will be succeeded
| HEAL MdICI Us JOuu w. hSIus tu0
Democratic Vice-Presidential candf.
date two years ago. Warner Of Miss
ouri, Dick OF Ohio. and Kean of New
Jersey are other conspicuous MEM
bers OF the senate who will pass out
! with the end Of the Sixty-first con-
) gress.
The leaders and old-timers Of the
house who will keep close up In their
official careers as members at this
session are almost too numerous to
mention. Many OF the prominent
members On the Republican side were
, slaughtered in the primaries. chiefly
as result OF the rising tide OF I'm
surgency," and to these were added
many more who were buried beneath
the Democratic landslide in November.
List Of vanquished.
Prominent among the vanquished In
: the house are Representatives Fowler
of New Jersey, Tawney OF Minnesota,
Boutell Of Illinois, Livingston and
: Howard of Georgia and Calderhead
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