Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-04-04
CONGRESS IN
SPECIAL SESSION
Convened at Noon But Presi-
dents Message Deferred
Until Tomorrow
CHAMP CLARK IS SPEAKER
New House Has Democratic
Plurality of Sixty Seven
Members.


complexion of the Sixty-second Con
eress which convened in eXtraordln'
arv session today is as follows. Sen
ate, Republicans so; Democrats A.
vacancy /. The House: Democrats
22S. Republicans 160; Socialists l;
vacancies 2. The Senate vacancy is
from Colorado, the legislature being
Democratic. Iowa is expected soon to
elect a successor to the late Sena-
tor Dolliver, whose seat is now occu-
pied by Lafayette Young. The House
vacancies are from the ninth Iowa
and second Pennsylvania districts.
Convened at Noon.
Washington. April 4.-Both houses
of Congress were called to order
promptly at II o'clock.
Message Tomorrow.
Washington, April 4.-President
Taft's first message to the SiXty-sec-
ond Congress will go in tomorrow,
according to unofficial information
from the White House today. The
message, it is said, will deal only
with Canadian reciprocity and the
permanent tariff commission, while
other kindred subjects will be deferr-
ed until later, if the present plan is
followed. The message will not be
long and will follow closely the
speeches by the President on the sub
ject of reciprocity.
Session Will Be Long.
Washington, D. c., April 4.-Called
on in extraordinary session by Presl-
dent Taft to consider the question OF
Canadian reciprocity which failed last
session, because of the filibuster
against it in the Senate, the Sixty-sec-
ond Congress assembled at noon to-
day. In spite of the fact, that the
proclamation issued by the President,
mentioned nothing except reciprocity,
an ambitious program has been out
lined by the new Democratic majority
in the House and the outcome is in
doubt The session, because of the
anamolous situation created by one
party being in control of one branch
and it's rival in power at the other
end of the capitol, is expected to be
long and filled with turmoil and po.
litical pickering.
Champ Clark Elected Speaker.
| Washington, D. c., April 4.-Repre'
sentative Champ Clark, of Missouri
is elected speaker of the Sixty-second
Congress- He received PIT votes
against 131 for James R. Mann of Hi
nois, 16 for Henry A. Cooper of Wis
consin, and one for George w. Norris
of Nebraska, the three last nam ed
Republicans.
Boss Bryan on Hand.
Washington, D. c., April 4.-Like
at every other opening of Congress
great crowds filled the gallery long
before the session was called to or
der Governor Harmon of Ohio, ant
William Jennings Bryan met on the
floor of the House just before the
session opened, amid a deafening dem
Onstration. Both men are in Wash
ington on professional engagements
, Shortly after the House was called
to order, Representative Mccall, O.
Massachusetts, forestalling action BY
: the Democrats, introduced the Cana
, dian reciprocity bill, which was pass
| ed by the House last session.
: Mann to Be Floor Leader.
| Washington, April 4.-Representa
/ tive James r. Mann of Illinois, wa
unanimously chosen candidate fo
speaker and floor leader of the Re
publicans in the House of Represen
tatives at caucus held in the Hous
chamber last night He was propos
ed to the caucus by former Speake
Cannon and received the support O
the regulars and those insurgent
who were present. His endorsement
: means that he will become the activ
: hedG of the minority party in tn
2 f1onse. More than a dozen insurgent
: were absent from the caucus. In tn
afternoon the insurgents held a mee-
Ing at which forty-six were eithe
4 present or accounted for.
D Interesting Ceremonies,
j Washington, April 4.-The openin
h program of the House. always an ir
It teresting spectacle, was followed wit
d uncommon keenness. Major Alexa1
o der Mcdowell, the veteran Republica
II clerk, called the House to- order. Th
e program then included the calling G
o. the roll, the election of Champ Clar
u as Speaker his speech of acceptance
}, swearing in of members by state de
st egations and drawing for seats as tn
lie roll call proceeded. There were den
t, onstrations for all we'll known figure
Is of the House; for Mr.. Cannon, M
s. Mann, Mr. Payne, Mr.. Underwood an
l. others. When Champ Clark's nam
nj was reached the demonstration col
III tlnued until the clerk called for orde
~ although the ceremonies in the senat
ne were secondary in interest, the ga
Ic- leries there also were filled. The on
Ill. ex-senator present was SS-year-o
he Henry Gassaway Davis of Weste Vi
en- ginia. New senators were sworn
la in squads of four, the oath being a
ng ministered by Vice President She
man. The first quartette compris,
8; Bryan of Florida, Chiffon Of West v