The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-05
THE S|XTY.F|RST
CONGRESS HAS
REASSEMBLED
The Usual Formalities and
Public Show Marked the
Opening Event
APPROPRIATION BILLS ARE
READY TO 0BE RUSHED THROUGH
Some Of These Will Be introduced
This Week-Session Today Was
Short and Both Branches Adjourned
Out Of Respect to Dead Members.

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Short and Both Branches Adjourned
Out of Respect to Dead Members
Washington, Dec. 5.-Congress re-
assembled at noon today in q session
of more than usual interest and Inn
portance because in three months It
will expire by constitutional limita-
tion and the control of the house Of
representatives will be surrended to
the Democratic party. An impelling
curiosity to see how men, long in the
public eye as statesmen Of command
ing influence, would bear up under the
crumbling Of their political fortunes,
drew to the capitol at an early hour
a crowd Of unusual proportions. Many
Of those are numbered year after year
in the opening session gathering. like
the theater first nighters" where
there are critics. They recognized the
faces Of most Of the prominent mems
bers Of both branches Of congress and
parading the corridors. they pointed
out among the celebrities such mem-
bers as were bitten by the hoar frost
and bleak winds Of November 8.
The running comment that could be
heard by mingling with the throng
was often ludicrous and reasons were
assigned for the defeat Of this or that
member that had never occurred to
the political experts who searched for
logical explanations. The fixed con-
vening hour was 12 o'clock but long
before that time the senator's and rep
resentatives had reached their Office
rooms. Large crowds Of spectators
were on hand early Ia 41e morning
waiting for vdntatse po1fits in GAL
leries.
In the senate a number of new
faces were to be seen. Senator TILL
man, who has been absent from his
seat for some time, was in his place.
He showed the effects of his long ILL
ness and entered the chamber sup
porting himself by a stout cane. Sem
ator Scott, ust convalescent from an
illness that confined him to his bed
for several days, also was in his
place.
Speaker Cannon received a remark
able ovation when he took up the
gavel to announce the opening Of the
session of the house. The applause
lasted several minutes, and Democrats
Joined with Republicans in acclaiming
the veteran legislator. Representa-
tive Champ Clark also was given q
similar ovation when he entered Inn
mediately on the conclusion Of the
prayer, the Democrats hailing him a.
the speaker Of the next house.
The early work on appropriation
bills has cleared the way for the
prompt consideration Of those meas
ures on the floor of the two houses.
Bills appropriating many millions of
dollars for Indian service, for the leg
islative. executive and judicial depart
ments of the government generally
and for the District of Columbia whose
expenses are borne jointly by the fed
eral and municipal governments, are
we'll advanced and one or more Of
them may be reported to the house
this week. The avowed intention is
to hurry these bills along as fast as
possible to avoid any hitch in pro-
viding for the expenditures Of the gov
ernment, and strenuous efforts have
been made by President Taft and other
administration leaders to keep tho
budget down to the lowest point pos.
sible.
The session of both senate and
house was brief. All that was donO
was that the two souses were called
to order. invocations delivered by the
chaplains, resolutions adopted by each
house notifying the other of its con-
vening, the appointment Of a joint
committee to notify the president that
the Sixty-first congress was ready to
resume business in its final session,
and adjournment as a tribute to the
members Of the two houses who have
died during the recess.
The presidents annual message to
congress and the first batch of prest-
Dental nominations were withheld un-
til tomorrow.
There are vacant seats caused BY
deaths in both the senate and house
chambers. Just as the last session
adjourned on June Is, Vice President
Sherman took OCCASION to congratulate
death. Death" he said in an Inn
gavel to declare that body adjourned.
"has not entered this chamber during
the present session. May it please
God that when the senate assemblies
again next December we shall all be
here"
Dead Members.
Senator'S McEnry Of Louisiana, Dol
liver of Iowa, Daniel of Virginia and
Clay of Georgia. all prominent
figures in the upper house have died
since the last adjournment. On the
house side Representatives Terrell Of
Massachusetts, Gilmore of Louisiana
and Foulkrod of Pennsylvania are
| dead.