The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-04-04
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Extraordinary Session VIII be
Called Together Tomorrow
OUTLINE Of THE DlIAGs
A Great Deal Of Preliminary Work
WIN be Dsae,the FIRST Day Scope
Of Legislation and Probable Length
Of the session Are New the Staple
Topics Of Discussion.

Topics OF Discussion.
Washington. April 3.--Pursuant 70
the presidents call for an extraordi-
nary session OF the sixty-secopd con-
gTess. the senate and. house OF repre-
senfaiiyes viii meet tomorrow at
noon. The presidents message relat-
ing 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 order.
and the presidents proclamation call
ing the session will be read A COM
mlitee win be appointed 70 call upon
the president and Inform him that the
senate Is In session. and another COM
mittec will similarly advise the house
A big shift Of seats In the senate
win accompany the opening OF the
session. Not only viii there be abb
sent many OF the familiar faces that
have seemed fiStures In the upper
house and be In evidence many new
faces. but also many Of the old ones
win appear IN new places.
The greatest change In the seating
In the sengie will be the wlpIng out
OF Cherokee strip that group OF
seats on the extreme end OF the MI
norify side which have been occupied
for a number OF years by republicans.
That Is due OF course 10 the replacing
BY democrats OF republicans In sew
erai delegations.
Under the rearrangement OF seats
those who will have the front row
seats on the republican side. begin
ming az the centN aisle. are. In order.
Senators Frye. cAioni. Gallinger. Hey
burn. Dixon. Brandegee. Penrose.
Page and Polndexter. In the front
row Of the democratic side will APP
pear. In order, Senators Chamberlain.
Johnston, Martin. Owen. Newlands,
Terrell. Taylor. Lea and Watson.
The clerk OF the house viii call that
body 10 order at noon. read the presi-
dents proclamation. and call the roll
Of those entitled 20 seats In the sixty
second congress. The oath will be-
administered. and the drawing OF seats
will then take place. the members
standing behind the rails until the
name Of each 10 drawn from box by
. bllndfolded page. Following Gus
tom. Representative Joseph g. Can
non. the father OF the house." prob
ably will be allowed the privilege Of
selecting his seat. The chosen leader
u the democratic majority viii also be
accorded the same privilege.
After the election OF house officers.
committees will be appointed 10 walt
upon the president and upon the SEN
i. ate to advise both that the house is
In session. Several days will prob
ably BE- required 70 complete the or
ganlxailon and get the house Into
working order 20 that Il may consider
the matter for which Il has been
called together BY the president The
senate viii not be able 10 do much
business until the reciprocity measure
conner over from the house. and Il Is
probable that after dIsp0sing OF It's
preliminary business the senate Will
adjourn for several days At time
until the action OF the house Is taken.
The scope Of legislation and the
probable length OF the session are now
. the staple topics OF discussion. The
belief seems 10 b. gaining ground that
the new congress- viii take up other
subjects than reciprocity and tariff
The advocates og direct election OF
senators viii probably make another
try for their constitutional amend.
ment. An apportionment bill will BE-
sent over BY the house The new
members With a record 70 make will
ciamor for public buildings and riyei
and harbor improvements consersa'
sion measures left over unfinished
from the last session mas be revised
Indeed the leaders think that The cx'
ira session may he called upon 70 tak'
up variety Of subjects for Legislative
action.
First and foremost on the agenda
however is the subject Of reciprocity
That the Canadian agreement Will b
given prompt approval By The hous'
Is not doubted by any faction. All 0
the democrats appear 10 consider tn
vote In the last house commiital Q
the democrats 20 such legislation, tn
proposed pact. on the other hand. VII
md Il hard shedding when II reache
the senate.
President Taft viii urge bis perma
ncn, tariff commission plan. which
expected 10 cause a wfangle 10 con
eress and help 10 prolonF the session
Then. again. should the committee &C
cede 10 demands for general r.
vision OF the iarlfl 10 be open 20 II
world, the session probably woul
drag threush the summer and wei
into the fall. IN any event there AZ
pears 10 hc IIftie likelihood that N
senators aud representatives viii B
nb1r 70 get away from Washington b
foro TIA ho& wenfher heei{t1 IN enrncn