Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-05
CONGRESS MEETS
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strip Of seats on the republican side. Foul
Of these are committee chairmen while four
others are members Of the all powerful
committee on ways and means and com
mittee on committees.
When the republicans found it necessary
to invade the democratic side their section
was known as the Cherokee strip"
Representative Burleson of Texas today
cnristened the democratic section on the
republican side the Panhandle"
The minority leaders, Cannon, Illinois;
Payne. New York, and Dalzeli, Pennsylva
MIA are seated in a group with Floor
Leader Mann bua a short distance away.
Representative Murdoch of Kansas. rad
zeal insurgent, ,chose a seat once removed
from Mr. Dalzell and just back of Mr..
Payne. much to the amusement of the
house members.
Delay Has No TerrOrs for senate.
The threat of the democrats TO hold back
the reciprocity agreement in the hope Of
forcing the senate to act on tariff bills,
holds no terror for the senate, as many sem
ators opposed to reciprocity have stated that
they do not care how long the agreement
Is held up in the house.
The scenes in the house were filled with
unusual interest. The house galleries, as
also those of the senate, were crowded
to overlooking early in the day.
Alexander Mcdowell, for sixteen years
clerk OF the house, and about to retire in
favor of Former Representative South
Trimble OF Kentucky, called the body to
order and made a valedictory speech in
which he thanked the members of past
congresses for favors and thanked the
members of the new congress for what
they were about to do to him"
Bryan and Harmon Present.
William jennings Bryan and Governor
Judson Harmon of Ohio were interested
spectators OF the organization of the house
and were greeted with cheers as they ap-
peared on the floor.
Former Speaker Cannon's appearance was
not audibly noticed, but when his name
was called as q member Of the Illinois
delegation there was a round OF applause.
After Clerk Mcdowell had called the
house to order, Chaplain Couden offered
prayer and the clerk called the roll Of
states to ascertain the presence of a quo
rum. Mr.. Clark all the while was waiting in
his office to be notified that he had been
| chosen to preside over the house for the
next two years. The roll call disclosed
the presence Of 365 members out of total
membership of s91.
Nominations for speaker then we're in
| order. Mr.. Clark was nominated by Rep
resentative Burleson Of Texas, chairman OF
the democratic caucus. Mr.. Mann was
! nominated by Representative Currier of
New Hampshire, chairman OF the republi-
can caucus. The insurgents did not go
through the formallty of nominating their
candidate, Mr.. Cooper. Neither Mr.. Clark
nor Mr.. Mann voted. Mr.. Cooper voted for
Norris of Nebraska.
Insurgents Vote for Cooper.
TlGe insurgents who voted for Mr..
Cooper in addition to Akin Of New York
were Anderson of Minnesota Davidson of
Wisconsin, Davis of Minnesota, French OF
Idaho, Kopp of Wisconsin, La Toilette Of
Washington, Laferty OF Oregon. jackson Of
Kansas, Kent OF California, Lenroct OF
Wisconsin, Nelson OF Wisconsin, warbur-
ton Of Washington.
When Clerk Mcdowell announced the
vote by which Mr.. Clark was elected the
house broke into cheers. When Mr.. Clark
appeared at the main door on the arm OF
Mr.. Mann there was renewed cheering.
Mr.. Mann raped for order
st is a great office" he said slowly, land
filled by great man. Gentlemen, present
to you your speaker, the Hon. Champ Clark
OF Missouri"
Mr.. Clark himself raped for order, this
| time to stop the applause and then
launched into his speech. He frequently
was interrupted by applause
Mrs. Taft, wife Of the president, with
Miss Helen Taft, Master Charley Taft and
Horace d. Taft, brother OF the president
occupied the presidential gallery in the
house,
Speech OF Speaker Clark.
| Speaker Clark said IN part:
My democratic brethren, coupled with
tho joy OF once more seeing a house,
large majority OF which is OF my own
political faith is a keen sense OF our re-
sponsibility to our country and our kind.
| 1t is an adage worthy of acoeptation that
where much is given, much is required.
AFTER sixteen years of exclusion from
power in the house and fourteen years of
exclusion from power in every department
OF government we are restored to power in
In the house Of representatives and in that
alone, We are this day put upon trial
and the duty devolves upon us to demon
strate not so much by fine phrases as by
doing works that are worthy OF the conf
dence imposed in us by the voters of the
land and that we are worthy of their
wider confidence. We could not II we would
and We would not II we could escape this
severe test We will not shirk our duty. We
shrink not from the responsibility.
That we will prove equal to the