Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-05
HARMON AND BRYAN ON FLOOR
Shadow of Coming Presidential Fight
Visible About Capitol.
sEEATE's OPENING 10 'U1ET
Change in Personnel Z !, 7pel
Chamber Mark, "a
DEADLOCK PREDICTED o,
LenEth of Session seems 60
ON How Ions House VIII
bard senate with Genera
Legislation Bills.

WASHINGTON. April 4.-The Sixty
second congress met in extraordinary ses-
sion today.
The democrats took possession OF the
house and put Champ Clark Of Missouri
In the speakers chair. In his speech
accepting the honor he warned the demo-
cratic members that the eyes OF the coun-
Try were upon them; that the party was on
trial and that II had an opportunity for
The first time IN sixteen years to prove
rs worthiness for q still higher express
Won Of confidence.
Throughout the day the shadow Of the
coming presidential fight was visible
throughout the capitol and there Is no
question but that maneuvers for political
ADVANTAGE will play an important part
in lie affairs OF the house and senate
Ia the next few months.
William j. Bryan OF Nebraska and Gov
ernor Harmon OF Ohio were leading figures
ON the floor OF the house. Had Governor
Woodrow Wilson been present the list
OF generally accepted democratic presi-
Dental possibilities would have been com
plete.
The senates opening was sedate as VS.
ual. And while the leadership of the up
per branch remains IN republican hands
the change In the personnel was almost
rs marked as in the house. Hale, Aldrich
Beveridge and others Of both the regular
and progressive factions were missed
President Taft's message, dealing witt
Canadian reciprocity alone. will be read
In congress tomorrow.
The democrats OF the house, however
have formulated an ambitions program
which includes the revision OF schedules Of
the Payne-Aldrich tariff law.
DeadIoeL on Tariff Issue.
Republican leaders Of the senate hav,
announced there shall be no tariff legisla,
tion. They declare they are not alarme,
at the threat OF the democrats to hoIt
back reciprocity until action is secured OF
tariff bills. This difference promises soor
TO bring the two branches into conflict
A legislative deadlock Is predicted. and thu
length of the Feszion seems to depend OF
how long the Democratic house viii bonn
bard the republican senate with genera
legislatlon bills
From political standpoint n is Hkel,
that one OF the most important things tn
democratic house will do win be to orde
an investigation OF the departments an,
branches Of the government service. Tn
democrats claim there have been no sue
investigations for twenty years and tina
saving 20 the people will result.
The house session was devoted to tn
work OF organization The adoption OF tn
new rules was put over until tomorrow.
The republicans will make their firs
teht on these. They resent the action O
the democrats in increasing the membershi
OF committees without increasing the Der
oentage OF minority representation.
Insurgents Act independently,
The republican insurgents In the bous
indicated their purpose TO act independent
by declining to vote for Mr.. Mann fo
speaker and by giving their support I
Representative Cooper Of wisconsin.
The insurgents gained a member whe
Representative Akin OF New York. electe
as an Independent democrat and heretofor
carried on the democratic rolls. cast NJ
lot with them ana chose a seat on the r,
publican side.
Representative Berger OF Wisconsin. N
only socialist in the house voted present
IN the speakership balloting. lie also cho,
seat on the republican side.
The drawing for seats attracted interss
because OF their large majority Il was ne
essary for thirty democrats 70 pre-empt
Continued on Fourth PaEe)