The San Francisco call., 1910-12-06

" ~ IN III O-N. Ice j. ne
w closing session of the sixty
first congress opened at noon
today No business was transacted
both branches meeting merely to ap-
point a joint committee formally to
apprise the president that the legis-
lative branch of the government was
ready 10 proceed, TO call the rolls and
TO adjourn after adopting resolutions
to the memory Of members who had
died since congress last met
The usual animation marked the
opening In both the senate and the
house. but the reunion of old friends
was tingcd with sadness because Of
the heavy toll death had taken in the
last few months. In consequence the
senate was in session only quarter of
an hour. while the house was in ses-
sion 80 minutes More than usual in
terest was manifested in the opening
because Of the passing Of the balance
Of political power with the session AS
a result the galleries were crowded. on
the floor secretaries and clerks lined
the walls
Since adjournment last June there
have been four deaths in the senatorial
ranks
Wee President sherman was prompt
ia entering the senate chamber and
bringing the senate to order just as the
hands Of the clock indicated the noon
hour.
ImmedfateIy afterward. came the
opening prayer 'of DR.. Ulysses Grant
Pierce, who referred TO the unusual
number Of deaths within Congress
BoIIcau that followed disclosed 50 sen
Y -ors present. only eight failing to
+ respond.
Resolutions by Senators Hale and
Cullom providing for the notification
Of the house and the president re-
spectiveIy that the senate was pre-
pared for business were adopted
Senator Cullom and Money of Miss
issippi were appointed to wait upon
the president The secretary Of the
senate was introduced to cary the
necessary information 10 the house
The death announcements were made
in the order Of seniority. and in each
case by the colleague Of the deceased
member.
sentaor Martin Of Virginia broke the
official news Of the death OF Senator
Daniel of that state: Senator Bason an
nounced that Of Senator Clay OF Geor-
gta: Senator Foster performed a like
service for Senator AIcEnery Of Louisi-
ana. and the series closed with an an
nounoement Of the death of Senator
DolIver OF Iowa by Senator Cummins.
Pass Resolutions of Sorrow
All spoke in feeling terms Of the
departed. but the tribute in each case
was confined to q few words, as later
the senate viii listen TO extended eulo-
gies Of each. RESOLUTIONS expressing
the profound sorrow OF the senate were
adopted. after which an adjournment
was taken out OF respect to their mem
cry.
In the house the entrance of Rep
resentative Cham Clark OF Missouri
ELECTED as much applause as did that
of. Speaker Cannon The face OF Clark
as he walked down the aisle to his
seat on the democratic side was as
rosy and shining as was the bright
pink carnation he wore in his button
hole. Clark did not appear upon the
floor until after the chaplain had con-
cluded the opening prayer.
Called TO order by Speaker Cannon
promptly at y o'clock. the house re-
NAMED in session long enough only
10 hear a prayer, the rollcan. to adopt
resolutions of sympathy on the death
OF Representatives Brownlow of Ten
nessee. .FouIIrod Of Pennsylvania, Tir-
rell Of Massachusetts, and Gilmore Of
Louisiana and the members of the
other house who have died since the
adjournment of the previous session
and 10 have the cath Of ohice admin
istered to three new members.
Three New Members
Representatives Tawney. Calderhead
and Clark were named by Speaker Can
non members Of the joint committee
10 call upon the president and notify
him that congress had assembled.
The new members were: John J.
Mitchell Of Massachusetts, TO succeed
the late Charles o. TirrelI; R. NJ.
Lively OF Texas, to succeed Gordon Rus
sell, who resigned TO become a federal
Judge. and S. d. Mssse yof Tennessee.
10 succeed the late W P. Brownlow.
Worldwide arbitration to settle the
oRfeuences between nations was in
vbked by Rev. Henry d. Couden in his
opening prayer in the house. The
chaplain expressed the hope that uni
versal disarmament of the worlds