The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-03
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TO COME UP AT
EXTRA SESSION
Leaders Think Many Matters
Aside from Reciprocity Pact
will be Considered
by Congress
CONYFNES AT NOON TOMORROW
Joe Cannon Probably Will Be Allowed
To Select His Own Seat-Other
Members Must Draw Lots
in the House.

TeSenlatlNeS 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 programme
will be followed. Vice President Sher-
man will call the senate 10 order, 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 i'm session. and another COM
mittee wiz similarly advise the house.
A big shift of seats i'm the senate
will accompany the opening of the
session. Not only will there be absent
many of the familiar faces, but also
many of the old ones will appear i'm
new places.
Many Veterans Missing.
Instead of fifty-nine Republicans
who occupied seats in the senate
March 14th, there will be only fifty
tomorrow. The ranks of the minority
will be increased from 80 To Al, and to
AZ when the vacancy in Colorado is
filed There was one vacancy in the
last session caused by the death of the
late Senator Hughes of Colorado.
More notable even than the large
number of new faces in the Senate and
House will be the absence of so many
veteran legislators. Chief among those,
whose absence will loom large, will
be Tawney, Mimi; Boutell. ILL.,; Scott
Kansas Mckinley Calf; Bennett,
Fish, Parsons and Cocks, New York;
Hull Smith, Iowa; DENLY. Michigan;
and Keifer, Ohio.
Four members, Hitchcock of Neb-
raska; Poindexter of Washington;
Gronna of North Dakota; and Town
send of Michigan, have been elevated
to the Senate.
The Senate Changes.
No longer will the senate roll call
open with the familiar name of AL
drich, the Rhode Island leader having
renounced another term to
devote himself to leisure and study of
monetary reforms He will be sue
ceeded by Henry f. Lippitt. Many
other striking figures will be missed
from the Senate floor, notably Hale.
(Maine). succeeded by Charles r.
Johnson; Beveridge Qndiana), who
was vanquished by John w. Kern;
Kean. (New Jersey whose place will
be filled by James f. MARITIME; War
ner (MissourD. replaced by James A.
Reed: Dick (Ohio), replaced by Atlee
Pomerene. and Carter (Montana), sue
ceeded by Henry l.. Meyers. All these
changes represent Democratic gains,
except i'm the case of Rhode Island
Other Senate changes will be Frazier
(Tennessee), succeeded by Luke Lea,
the youngest of all the senator's;
Money (MississippD, whose place will
he filled by John Sharp Williams, for
merly Democratic leader of the
House. Flint (California). whose toga
will grace the shoulders of John ID.
Work Bulkley (Connecticu). who
gives way to George f. Mclean, for
merly governor of his state; Burrows
(Michigan), whose mantle is to be worn
by former Representative Townsend;
Burkett (Nebraska). succeeded by for
mer Representative Hitchcock: Scott
and Elkins (West Virginia). the for
mer to be succeeded by w. r. Chiffon.
while c. w. Watson already had taken
the place of Elkins: and Piles (Wash-
ington) succeeded by former Repre-
sentative Poindexter; while the place
of Senator Depew was filed after a
long struggle by the election of JUS
tice James A. O'Gorman.
Lafayette Young is sitting as the
Junior member from Iowa. His cleo
tlon will continue until the legislature
elects or adjourns without action.
Re-Arransement Of Seats.
The greatest change i'm the senate
will be the wiping out of "Cheroke
strip"-that group of seats on the ex-
treme end of the minority side which
have been occupied for a number of
years by Republicans. That is due. of
course, TO the replacing by Democrats
of Republicans In several delegations.
Under the arrangement of seats
those who will have the front row
seats on the Republican side. beginn-
ing at the center aisle, are, I'm order.
Senators Frye. Cullom, Gallinger.
Hepburn. Dixon. Brandegee, Penrose.
Page and Poindexter In the front
row Of the Democratic side will appear
in order. Senators Chamberlain. John
ston. Martin, owen. Newlands. Ter
relI. Taylor. Lea and watson.
Leaders To Choose Seats.
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