Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-12-06
Senator TiIIman, Back in His
Place Crowds Watch e.
feet of New Conditions on
Once Powerful Leaders
"FIRST MGHTERS" OF
POLITICS WATCH THEM
Members Are on Hand Early.
Appropriation Bills Will Get
Prompt ACtiOn---Early ADJ
journment Is Taken
nv Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, Dec. Both houses
convened today for the third and last
session of the 61st congress. The gal
leries were crowded and there was
good attendance of senators and repre-
sentatives. In the senate number OF
new faces were to be seen.
Senator Tillman, who had been absent
from his seat for some time, was in his
place. He showed the effects of his
long illness and entered the chamber
supporting himself by stout cane. Sen
ator Scott, just convalescent from an
illness that confined him to his bed
for several days, also was in his place,
Speaker Cannon received a remarkable
ovation when he took UP the gavel to
announce the opening of the session in
the house The applause lasted several
minutes and the Democrats Joined with
the Republicans in aCclaiming the Veter-
an legislator.
CLARK is CHEERED.
Representative Champ Clark also was
given a similar ovation when he entered
Immediately upon the conclusion of the
prayers. The Democrats hailing him as
Both houses adjourned almost imme-
diately after the formal assembling,
calls of the rolls and the adoption OF
resolutions on the passing of those mem
bers vino have died since the adjourn
ment of the last session. f~t
Congress reassembled today in a
session of more than usual in
terest and Importance, because in
three months it will expire by
constitutional limitation and control 81
the house of representatives will be sur
rendered to the Democratic party.
An impelling curiosity to see how men,
long in the public eye as statesmen OF
commanding influence. would bear up I'M
der the crumpling of their political for
tunes drew to the capitol at an early
hour a crowd of unusual proportions.
Many of those who are numbered year
after year in the opening session gather
ing. like theater first nighterS," were
there as critics. Ahey recognized the
faces of most of the prominent members
OF both branches of congress, and parad-
ing the corridors they pointed out among
the celebrities such men as were bitten
by the boar frost and bleak winds OF
November s.
SOME AMUSING COMMENT.
The running comment that could be
heard by mfngling with the throng was
often ludicrous, and reaosns were assign
ed for the defeat of this or that member
that had never occurred to the political
experts who searched for logical explain
atoms.
The fixed converting hour was IL o'clock,
but long before that time senators and
representatives had reached their office
rooms in the two splendid buildings near
the north and south ends of the capitol
building proper while crowds of specta-
tors were on hand early in the morning,
Waiting for vantage points in the gal
leries.
Early work on appropriation bills has
cleared the way for prompt consideration
of those measures on the floors of the
two houses. The bills appropriating many
millions of dollars for the Indian service,
for the legislative, executive and judicial
departments Of the government general
ly and for the District of Columbia,
whose expenses are borne Jointly by the
federal and municipal government, are
well advanced and one more of them
may be reported to the house this week.
The avowed intention is to hurry those
bills along as fast as possible to avoid
any hitch i'm providing for toe expendi-
lures for tie government, and strenuous
efforts have been made by President Taft
and other administration leaders to keep
the budget down to the lowest point pos
sible.