Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-04-06
HOUSE OPENS
EXTRA SESSION
TRIUMPHANT DEMOCRACY NOW
RULES THE LOWER HOUSE
OF CONGRESS
Clark Made speaIker.-sight Of Many
New Faces in Senate Shocks Hold
Overs.-Rig Attendance at Open
ing.
House Membership

New Democratic members. 8
New Republican members. .... As
New Socialist member. ....... II
Total number of new members. ~
seven new Democratic and two
new Republicans served in former
congresses.
Total number of Democrats 22S
Total number Of Republicans. 100
Total Socialist number. ....-..
Vacancies in the Second Penns-
ylvania and Ninth Iowa districts will
be filed with Republicans, making the
Democratic majority over the Repub-
licans &c.
Senate
New Democrats. ....... ...............
New Republicans. .............. s
Total number new members l6
Total number of Republicans. so
Total number of Democrats 40
Vavancies in New York and Colo
RADIO will be filled with Democrats
making the Republican majority 8.
Washington, April 4.-Legions Of
happy democrats today stormel the
house end Of the capitol the prize
of their November victory
stalwart Champ Clark was the
star feature Of the occasion so joy
GUS to his party brethren. AS he sank
gracefully onto the high back chair,
the Cannon throne. the climax of par
~ triumph seemed to have been
reached and the reclamation of the
Democrats on the floor and in the
balconies was without bounds.
Since March a, 1895, when Charles
f. Crisp of Georgia laid aside the
gavel. there had been no democrat
in the speakers chair.
over on the senate Of the house OF
government there had been large
shrinkage in the Republican major
fty. butity, but no change in party
control. and so there was no demons
tration to mar the dignity of the
opening ceremonies. Holdover sem
ators were almost dazed at the num-
Der of strange men in their midst.
mostly unknown and unsung pollti-
cal warriors. appearing as success.
ors of battle-ground veterans who
aad bossed the senate for years.
On the dot Of / 2 gavel taps at both
end of the capitol signalled for order
and the special session was under
way. President Taft had mobolized
the statesmen to get action on his
reciprocity trade agreement with Can
ada. which was passed by the last
house but neatly smotherei by the
senate.
Democrats in the house expected
to reach the subject by and by and
in the meantime. will try their hands
at revision of feathers of the Payne
AIdrich tariff law. Reduced rates OF
wool. schedule X. will be their frs
Offering. Predictions of members as
to the length Of the session range
in time from July to September.
Interest centered in the house be
cause of the turnover in control. Mel
were willing to give high prices TO
the privilege Of seeing Uncle joe
Cannon with the minority on tn
door and the valiant Missourian, wit
the national flag as background ant
the terrible mace at his side ref
cree the doings of the pit
There was an awful jam Folks VIII
were children when the Democrat
last held the house, and it SCENE
there could not be any speakers eS
cept "Tom" Reed and Joe Cannon
amrched in columns to the capitC
hours before the time for openin
the session. They packed the hal
ways and patiently faced locke
doors, biding the time when the
should be admitted. With the opel
ing of the way to the seats there 70
lowed a rush and scramble an
the galleries were filed.
Women, radient in the bright hut
Of spring finery, composed at lea
half the audience. Diplomats fill'
their reservation, and President Ia
1t was shown. had invited guests
the capacity Of the gallery place
under his control by the house.
AS a new house is without for
and void it devolved upon Colon
Alex Mcdowell. clerk Of the hou.
10 call the members to order TT
ne did standing ct his own desk
front Of and below the vacant chs