Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-06
While After Fifty Minutes Speaker Cannon
 Declared the House Adjourned
CLOSING SESSION OF 51ST CONGRESS
Reunion of Old Friends Hinged with Sadness Because of the Heavy Death Roll Since Adjournment Last Summer-Galleries Crowded with Vistors-A1 But Forty-three Members of the House Present.

hole. Mir Clark did not appear upon the floor until after the chaplain had concluded the opening prayer.
 New House Members Take the Oath.
 Called to order by Speaker Cannon promptly on the stroke of 12, the house remained in session long enough only to hear @ prayer, the Tollcall, to adopt resolutions of sympathy on the death of Representative Brownlow of Ten nessee. Foulkrod of Pennsylvania, Tir- rell of Massachusetts and Gilmore of Louisiana and the members of the other house who have died since the adjournment of the previous session, and to have the oath of office admin istered to three new members. Rep esentatives Tawney, Calderhead and Tlark were named by Speaker Cannon members of the joint committee to call lpon the president and notify him that congress had assembled.
 The new members who entered upon heir duties today were John J. Mitch T of Massachusetts, to succeed the ate Charles o. Tirrell: R. M. Lively of 'eNas to succeed Gordon Russell, who esigued to become a federal judge. and i D. Massey of Tennessee to succeed he late w. P. Brownlow.
 A Prayer for World Wide Peace.
 Worldly wide arbitration to settle the differences between nations was brought by Rev. Henry D. Cruden in bis opening prayer in the house. The chaplain expressed the hope that dis armament of the worlds navies and armies might be brought about in the near future.
 3et House Members Respond to Roll
 Call.
 Of the 391 members of the house. 34s answered to their names at the rollcall
 Measures Introduced in the House.
 Fewer bills and resolutions were in- trOduced in the house today than is usual on the opening day of congress. There were thirty y-s1x public bills and resolutions.
 As an outcrop of the house commits sion Investigation of Indian contracts. Mr. Burke of South Dakota, chairman of that committee, introduced a meas ure requiring the approval of congress fn order to establish the validity of future contracts or agreements made by persons with any Indians or Indian predicated on any claim against the United States involving land title and possession and the right to annuities.
 Among other measures introduced were; By Mir. Loud of Michigan, ap- S135,000 for completing and furnishing the crypt of the Annapolis naval academy chapel as 6. permanent resting place for John Paul Jones; by Mir. Eartholdt of Missouri. appropriat- ing S2,5O0 as tho United States share of the maintenance Of the iuterparlia- rentary union bureau for the promo ton of international arbitration at Brussels: by MT. Madden of Illinois, to incorporate the commandery in chief of the Sons of the C. A. R.; by Mir. RandelI Of Texas, to change the date of opening of congress to March 4. and by MT. Henry of Texas, to make Oct. f2 annually a Columbus day, public holiday.
 Manner of Selecting Committees in the
 Next Congress.
 Washington. Dec. 5.-Considerable discussion occurred today among the members of the house over the possible outcome of the controversy concerning the ma nner Of selecting committees in the next congress. Democratic lead CTS. however. sought to minimize any controversial developments and pointed out that in tine near future Champ Clark, the probable next speaker. would bring about a conference between dem ocrats and republicans on all sides of the question as to election or appoint ment of committees. Republicans are watching the developments along this line with much interest with view to making the situation as interesting as possible from a republican minority point of view.