The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-02
Congress Will Assemble or
Tuesday, but Taft's Views
on Reciprocity Withheld
Until Next Day.
CHANGING OF SEATS
WILL BE A FEATURE
Famous Cherokee Strip in
Senate Will Be Eliminated
Familiar Faces Are to
Be Missing.
tAmcrican News Scrvicc)

Washington, April Pursuant to
the presidents call for an eXtraordin-
ary session Of the Sixty second con
Efcss, the senate and house of repre-
The presidents message relating to
reciprocity with Canada will not be
sent until Wednesday.
In the senate the routine program
will be followed. Vice President
Sherman will call the senate to or
der and the presidents proclamation
calling the session will be read. A
committee will be appointed to call
upon the president and inform him
that the senate is in session. and an
other committee will similarly advise
the house.
A big shift of seats in the senate
will accompany the opening of the
session. Not only will there be alb
sent many of the familiar faces that
have seemed fixtures in the upper
house and be in evidence many new
faces. but also many of the old ones
will appear in new places.
Change in Seating.
The greatest change in the seating
In the senate will be the wiping out
of the Cherokee strip"--that group
OF seats on the extreme end of the
minority side which have been occu-
pied for number of years by Rcpub.
1icans. That is due. of course. to the
replacing by Democrats of Rcpubi-
cans I'm several delegations.
Under the rearrangement of seats
those who will have the front row
seats on the Republican side. begin
ming at the center aisle are. in order,
Senators Frye, Cullom, Gallinger. Hey
burn. Dixon. Brandegee. Penrosc
Page and PoindeXter. In the front row
OF the Democratic side will appear, in
order. Senators Chamberlain, Johns
ton, Martin. Owen. Newlands, Terrell
Taylor. Lea and Watson.
The clerk of the house will call that
body TO order at noon, read the presi-
dental proclamation. and call the roll
of those entitled to seats in the Sixty
second congress. The oath will be ad-
min!stered. and the drawing of seats
will then take place. the members
standing behind the rails until the
name of each is drawn from box by
blindfolded page. Following custom
Representative Joseph G.. Cannon, the
father of the house." probably will
be allowed the privilege of selecting
his seat. The chosen leader of the
Democratic majority will also be ac-
corded the same privilege.
After the election of house officers
committees will be appointed to wait
upon the president and upon the SEN
ate to advise both that the house is
In session. Several days will prob
ably be required to complete the or
ganization and get the house in work
Ing order SO that ii may consider the
matter for which ii has been called
together by the president. The sen.
ate will not be able to do much bust.
ness until the reciprocity measure
comes over from the house. and il is
probable that after disposing of its
preliminary business the senate will
adjourn for several days AT time un.
I'll the action of the house is taken
Scope Of Legislation.
The scope of legislation and the
probable length of the session are
now the staple topics of discussion.
The belief seems TO lie gaining ground
that the new congress will take up
other subjects than reciprocity and
tarin The advocates OF direct elsc-
ton OF senators will probably make
another try for their constitutional
amendment. An apportionment bill
will be sent over by the house. The
new members with record to make
will clamor for public buildings and
river and harbor improvements. Con
servation measures left over unfinsh.
ed business from the last session may
be revised. Indeed. the leaders think
that the extra session may be called
upon to take up a variety of subjects
for legislative action.
First and foremost on the agenda.
however, is the subject of reciprocity.
That the Canadian agreement will be
given prompt approval by the house
Is not doubted by any faction. All OF
the Democrats appear to consider the
vote in the last house a committal of
the Democrats to su, II legislation. The
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