The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-12-02
Soon After Convening Members
Will Adjourn Out Of Respect
for Deceased Members
of Both Houses
MEMBERS ALREADY GATHERING
Five Senators and Three Representa-
tives Have Passed Beyond Since
Recess Was Commenced
Early Last Summer.

Washington, ID. c., Dec. with the
opening of the final session of the Six
ty-first Congress but two days away
senator's and representatives from
near and far are arriving in Washing
ton today on every train.
Following custom, both houses will
adjourn soon after their convening at
noon on Monday cut Of respect to the
memory of those members who have
died during the recess of Congress.
Five senator's and three representa-
tives have died since the beginning
% summer. The vacancy caused by
the death of Senator Daniel of Vir-
gnia has, been filled by the appoint
ment of Ex-Governor Swanson. Sena-
tor 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
decided to retain the governorship and
appointed Judge j. r. Thornton to the
senatorship. Some question was raised
as to the validity of this procedure and
the Louisiana legislature is now In
special session to settle the matter.
Lafayette Young of Des Moines has
been appointed by Governor Carroll OF
Iowa to I'll out the unexpired term
of the late Senator Dolliver. Former
Governor Torrell of Georgia has like
wise been appointed to fill out the
term of the late Senator Clay.
Tafts Annual Message.
The deceased representatives are
Samuel l.. Gilmore of Louisiana,
Charles O. Tirrell of Massachusetts,,
and Walter c. Brownlow of Tennes-
see. Their Successors were chosen at
the regular elections last month.
Tuesday is likely to be devoted in
both houses to reading of President
Tafts annual message to Congress.
and after that the lawmakers should
be able to get down to business al
most Immediately as the details of
organizations and committee changes
will require little time. The opinion
is gaining ground that little else than
the passage of the various appropria-
tlpn DlllS Will De attempted.
In the senate the session will be re-
markable only in that 1t will mark the
farewell appearance of many members
who for years have been leaders or
familiar figures in the upper house.
Chief among these are Senators 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 summc- their in
tention to retire from the ~enate at
Last Session For Burrows.
Another of the "old guard" whose |
career in the senate will end with the |
session about to begin is Senator Bur- |
rows of Michigan, who was defeated |
In the primaries by Representative
townsend. The genial Senator Depew
of New York will also appear for the
last time as a member, the election of
Democratic legislature i'm the EN-
pire State having sealed his fate Sen
ator Beveridge of Indiana will pass out
and will be succeeded next March by
John w. Kern, the Democratic vice
presidential candidate two years ago.
Warner of Missouri, Dick of Ohio and
kean of New Jersey are other con-
spicuous members of the senate who
viii pass out with the end of the Sixty
first Congress.
Tho lna1oro nd nl1 A. tipanrc nf tho
house who will close up their official
careers as members at this session are
almost too numerous to mention Many
OF the prominent of the rising tide
or insurgency" and to these were
added many more who were buried be-
meath the Democratic landslide in Nov
cmber
Other Figures Passing.
Prominent among the vanquished In
the house are Representatives Fowler
OF New Jersey. Tawney OF Minnesota,
Boutell Of Illinois. Livingston and
and Reeder OF Kansas. Still others
whose viii appear only as "Exs" after
this session are Washington Gardner
OF Michigan. A. M. Byrd of Mississip-
pi, Duncan e. McKinlay of Califor-
MIA. Frank o. Lowden of Illinois. J. A.
HUI of Iowa, IL c. Burleigh of Maine,
: .E Mudd OF Maryland Joseph f.
oConnell of Massachusetts, John Nj.
Morehead of North Carolina, c. f. Hun
OF Pennsylvania, o. w. Gillespie of
Texas and Ralph B. Cole of Ohio.
Nehemiah ID. Perry, of the Second
connecticut district, the oldest member
oi the house In point of years. Is re-
tlring voluntarily nj the end of this