The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-04-06

SPECIAL SESSION
OF CONGRESS ON
AT WASHINGTON
New Leader Will Take Charge
of Legislation-Old Guard
Vanished From Scene.

washington, april 4.--The interesting
situation Of democratic House and a
republican Senate meeting to consider
Taft administrative measure directs
unusual attention to the converting OF
the cd congress in extraordinary ses-
sion at noon today. The political
compilations of the two branches of
congress will be as follows:
Senate-Republicans, So; democrats,
Al; vacancy, 1.
House-Democrats, 22S; republicans,
100; socialist, l. vacancies, 2.
The vacancy in the Senate Is from
Colorado. where the legislature Is still
deadlocked. There will also be a Sem
ate vacancy from Iowa il the legisla-
ture fails to elect. though meanwhile
Senator Lafayette Young, serving by
appointment of the governor, holds the
seat. The House vacancies are in the
Ninth Iowa and Second PENNSYLVANIA
districts.
Remarkable Changes Shown.
The roll calls in the two branches
will show some remarkable changes
from the last session. In the House,
the democrats will show gain OF "a
members and the republicans = Ioss of
g. the socialist member, Victor Berger.
Of milwaukee,. accounting for the diff
ference in the equation.
BY reason Of the change resulting
from the election last November new
faces Will be seen not only in the menu
bership of the House, but in the whole
organization. Republican employees in
great number will go out and their
places VIII be filled by democrats In
stead of the SO republicans who oc-
cupied seats In the Senate on March
4, there will be only so tomorrow. The
ranks or the minority will be increased
from 81 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.
Mary Veterans Missing.
More notable even than the large
number of new faces in the Senate
and the House will be the absence of
so many veteran legislators Chief
among those whose absence will loom
large will be Tawney, of Minnesota;
Boutelle, Of Illinois, Scott, Of Kansas;
McKinlay. OF California; Bennett, Fish,
Parsons and Cocks, of New York:
Hull and Smith. of Iowa. DENLY of
Michigan: Keifer, of Ohio. Mr.. Cannon
will appear In the ranks Of the minor
ity. Four members, Hitchcock, of Me-
braska; Poindexter. of Washington:
Gronna, of North Dakota, and Town
send, OF Michigan, have been elevated
to the Senate.
No longer will the Senate roll call
open with the familiar name OF Aid
rich, the Rhode Island leader having
voluntarily renowned another term to
devote himself to leisure and to the
study OF monetary reforms He will
be succeeded by Henry F. Lippitt.
Many other striking figures will be
missed from the Senate floor, notably
Hale, Of Maine. succeeded by Charles
f. Johnson; Beveridge, of Indiana,
who was yanquished by John w. Kern;
Kean, OF New Jersey, in whose place
will be James l.. MARITIME; Warner. of
Missouri, replaced by James A. Reed;
Dick. Of Ohio. replac I'd by Atlee Pom
creme, and Carter, of Montana, sue
ceeded by Henry L. Meyers. All of
these changes represent democratic
gains except in the case of Rhode
Island.
Senators Who Have Como.
The other Senate changes will be
Frazier, of Tennessee, succeeded by
Luke Lea. the youngest OF all the sem
ators; Money, of Mississippi. whose
place will be filed by John Sharp
Williams, formerly the democratic
leader of the House; Flint of Califor-
mia, succeeded by John d. Works;
Buckley of Connecticut. who gives
way to George p. Mclean, formerly
governor of his state; Burrows, Of
Michigan. whose mantle is to be worn
by former Representative Townsend:
Burkett, of Nebraska, succeeded by
former Representative Hitchcock:
Scott and Elkins, of West Virginia. the
former to be succeeded by w. e. Chill
ton, while c. w. Watson already had
taken the place of Senator Elkins, and
Piles, of Washington, succeeded by for
mef Representative Poindexter.
The Iowa legislature has been dead
locked for several weeks over an eff
Tort to elect a senator to I'LL the unex-
PRED portion OF the term Of the late
Jonathan P. Dolliver Lafayette
!houng' OF Des Moines, is sitting as the
Junior member from that state. His
service will continue until the legis-
latlre elects or adjourns without
action.
TAFT Hopes For the Best.
President Taft enlivened the early
morning proceedings Of the Baltimore
conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
church today by declaring that he could
only do with congress what ministers
hope to do with their congregation,
make his recommendations and then
pray for the best results. The presi-
dent arose early, motored out to the
Douglas Memorial church where the
conference Is being held. and was back
IN the White House shortly after 81
o'clock
The president said ne realized the i'm
mense influence of the church.
1T has been my good fortune" he
said Ito know how much the support
OF militant Methodism contributes to
the progress Of the government and
civilization OF the world"
The president declared that IL he had
TO prepare two or three sermons he
would retire to a cloister. In closing
his remarks he begged to be excused
because lin view of what was coming
tomorrow there may be some trimming
OF lamps necessary"
Bryan There to Rejoice.
William j. Bryan is in the national
capital rejoicing with the members OF
MS party here that tomorrow there will
be called to order the first democratic
national House cf Representatives in
l6 years.
Mr.. Bryan had numerous conferences
with various leaders, including Champ
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