The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-02
NATIONAL [EG|S[A.
TORS GATHER
Every Train Carries Law
Makers for Special
Session.

Washington, Dec. with the
opening of the final session of the
Sixty-first Congress but two days
away, senators and representatives
from near and far are arriving in
Washington today on every train.
Following custom, both houses
will adjourn soon after their conven-
ing at noon on Monday out of re-
spect to the memory of those mem
bers who have died during the re-
cess of Congress. Five senators and
three representatives have died since
the beginning of summer. The va
cancy caused by the death of Sena-
tor Daniel of Virginia has been fill
ed by the appointment of ex-Govern-
or Swanson. Senator 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 lated decided to
retain the governorship and appoint
ed Judge J. r. Thornton to the sem
atorship. Some question was raised
as to the validity of this procedure
and the Louisiana legislature is now
in special session to settle the mat
ter. Lafayette Young of Des Moines
has been appointed by Governor
Carroll of Iowa to fill out the UNI
expired term of the late Senator
Dolliver. Former Governor Terrell
of Georgia has likewise been appoint
ed to fill out the term of the late
Senator Clay.
The deceased representatives are
Samuel l.. Gilmore of Louisiana,
Charles @. Tirrell of Massachusetts,,
and Walter G. Brownlow of Tonnes
see. Their successors were chosen
at the regular elections last month.
Tuesday is likely to be devoted in
both houses to reading of President
Taft's annual message to Congress.
and after that the lawmakers should
be able to get down to business al
most Immediately, as the details Of
organization and committee changes
will require little time. The opinion
is gaining ground that little else
than the passage of the various ap-
preparation bills will be attempted
In the senate the session will be
remarkable only in that it 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 Alirich of Rhode Island
and Hale of Maine, two of the old.
est 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 spring their intentions to retire
from the senate at the expiration Of
their present terms.
Another of the "old guard" whose
career in the senate will end with
the session about to begin is Sena
tor Burrows of Michigan, who. wa'
defeated in the primaries by Repre-
sentative Townsend. The genia
Senator Depew of New York will al
so appear for the last time as Z
member, the election of a democrat
ic legislature in the Empire State
having sealed his fate. Senator Bev
eridge of Indiana will pass out and
will be succeeded next March BY
John w. Kern, the democratic vic'
presidential candidate two years
ago. Warner of Missouri, Dick o
Ohio, and Kean of New Jersey ar
other conspicuous members of tht
senate who will pass out with TIL
end of the Sixty-first Congress.
The leaders and old-timers of thu
house who will close up their Off
cial careers as members at this SEES
sion are almost toos numerous t6t