The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-12-09
CONGRESS AGAIN IN
SESSION
SPEAKER CANNON RECEIVES RE.
MARkABLE WELCOME
IN HOUSE.
Representative Champ Clark Also Re.
ceives Ovation, Democrats HaiIino
Him as Next sPeaker-Both Houses
Adjourn as Mark Of Respect for De.
ceased Members.

Washington, Dec. Both houses of
Congress convened yesterday for the
third and last session of the Sixty
first Congress. The galleries were
crowded and there was good attend
ance of senators and representatives.
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 stout cane. Sen
ator Scott, just recovering 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 in the House. The applause
lasted several minutes and the Demo-
Gratis joined with the Republicans in
|acclaiming the veteran legislator.
Clark Hailed as Speaker.
Representative Champ Clark also
was given a similar ovation when he
entered Immediately on the conclusion
of the prayer, the Democrats hailing
him as the speaker of the next House.
Both houses adjourned almost immed-
lately after the formal assembling,
calls of the rolls and adoption of a
resolution on the passing of members,
who have died since the last session.
This session of Congress is of more
than usual interest and Importance
because in three months it will ex-
pire by constitutional limitation and
control of the House of Represents
tives will be surrendered to the Demo
cratic party.
Early work on appropriation bills
has cleared the way for prompt con-
sideration of those measures on the
floors of the two houses. The bills
appropriating many millions of dol
lars for the Indian service, for the
Legislative, executive and judicial de-
partments of the government general
ly, and for the District of Columbia,
whose expenses are borne jointly By
the federal and municipal govern
ments, are well advanced and one or
more of them will be reported to the
House this week.
The avowed intention is to hurry
along these as far as possible to avoid
any hitch in providing for expendi-
lures of the government and efforts
have been made by President Taft an
other administration leaders to keep
the budget down to the lowest pos
sible point.
There are vacant seats caused by
deaths in both the Senate and the
House chambers. Just as the last ses-
sion adjourned, on June rs, Vice-Presi-
dent Sherman took occasion to con-
graduate the Senate on its immunity
from death.
Death" he said, in an impassive
moment, while he held his gavel to
declare the body adjourned, has not
entered this chamber during the pres
ent session. Please God that when
the Senate assemblies again next De-
cember, we shall all be here" Sena-
tors McEnery of Louisiana, Dolliver
of Iowa, Daniel of Virginia and Clay
of Georgia, all prominent figures in
the Senate, since have died.
On the House side, Representatives
Tirrell of Massachusetts, Gilmore OF
Louisiana and Foulkerod Of Pennsyl-
vania are dead. Successors OF most
of the late members OF the TWO
branches have been chosen and may
take their seats today.
Several vacancies also will be re-
corded in the present House by rea-
son of political preferment, Mr.. Foss
OF Massachusetts retiring to become
governor Of Massachusetts and MT.
Tenor and Mr.. Reynolds. both OF
Pennsylv ania, retiring to become gov
ernor and lieutenant-governor. respect
lively, of that commonwealth.