Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-12-05
OUT OF RESPECT TO MEMORY OF
DEPARTED SENATORS AND
REPRESENTATIVES.
JUNGLE JOE" IS JOLL|ED
BY the Boys, While Champ Clark Has
New String of Stories to Tell.
President Taft Will Present
His Message Tuesday.
(Herald Specially

Washington, ID. e., Dec. 5.-Scenes
that were familiar but none the less
interesting greeted the eyes of the
visitors who packed the galleries of
the house today at the opening of
the final session of the SiXty-first
congress. The crowds came early,
and when the speakers gavel fell
promptly on the stroke of twelve. the
galleries were filled with gaily dress
ed women, who added much to the
picuresqueness of the scene.
The most of the members also put
in an early appearance and for two
hours before the house was called to
order the chamber resembled some
what an exciting day on the Stock
Exchange in New York. Victors and
vanquished were there to congratulate
and sympathize with one another over
the results of the November ballot.
To the onlooker it was difficult to
| distinguish between the two. Every
body was jovially slapping everybody
else on the back, and all the members
were acting like lot of boys at the
beginning of school.
The appearance of Speaker Cannon
| in the chamber was the signal for a
hearty round of applause from both
members and the gallery, though, If
the truth must be told, Uncle joe
had to stand for vast amount of
Kidding during the day.
Seated at his old desk and sur
rounded by bevy of friends was
Champ Clark, leader of the minority
| in the present session and the prob
able speaker in the next house. From
| the manner in which his colleagues
were laughing, Mr.. Clark evidently
had brought back with him a new
stock of stories.
Walking up and down the aisle
greeting old friends was General H.
H. Bingham of the First Pennsylva-
MIA district, whose continuous service
of over thirty years has entitled him
to be called 1.-THE Father of the
House." General Bingham entered
upon his SEVENTEEN year yesterday,
but he might pass for fifty.
When Speaker Cannon, with two
sharp raps of his gavel, had called
the house to order, the buzz of con-
versation was hushed while the chap
lain offered the opening prayer. A
few minor formalities were disposed
of and attention was called to the
deaths of three members of the house
during the recess. In accordance
with custom a resolution to adjourn
was then offered and adopted as a
further mark of respect to the mem
DRY of the deceased. The house ad
journed at 12:46
In the senate the initial session was
unusually short, lasting only eighteen
minutes. The public galleries were
filled when Vice President Sher-
man called the body to order In the
audience were the families of many
senators and men in public lifes Sew
eral members of the diplomatic corps
were present. A few changes were
noticeable in the membership OF the
senate. Death had removed Senators
Daniel of Virginia, Clay of Georgia,
DolliVer of Iowa, McLaurin of Missis-
sippi and McEnery of Louisiana. The
successors Of most of these, by guber-
material appointments, were on hand
ready to take the oath of office.
When the two houses reassemble to-
morrow the annual message of Presi-
dent Taft will be received and read
Then both house and senate will be
ready to take up the regular grind of
business.
Many members, Speaker Cannon
among them, are of the opinion that
the session will witness little legisla-
ton beyond the passage of the appro-
priation bill The session, which
will end March A by constitutional
limitation, will be broken by the
day recess usually of two weeksi
ration, putting further limits<
on legislative activity. II