The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-04-07
CONGRESS CoNvENES IN
EXTRA SESSION
Champ Clark From Missouri
Succeeds Cannon For Speak
er of The House

cluded tne clectlOn OF OHlcefS,
was completed after the speech of
Speaker Clark. and at :52 p. m.
adjournment was taken.
The officers elected were;
Clerk-South Trimble Of Ken
tucky.
Sergeant at arms-U. S. Jack
son of Indiana.
Doorkeeper-J. j. Sinnott OF
Virginia.
Postmaster William II. Dun
bar OF Georgia
Chaplain Henry n. Cou-
den Of Michigan.
.se, AT ! :35 messenger appeared
from the senate to announce the
organization of that body and re
quest committee to notify Pres
ident that Congress was ready
for business.
Mr.. Clark appointed Mcssrs
Underwood, Bartlett and Mann.
Before the drawing OF seats,
Representative Burleson present
ed resolution giving certain
leaders of both parties the honor
of selecting their own seats.
These favored individuals were
Former Speaker Cannon, James
n. Mann, II H. Bingham of
Pennsylvania. Serene +. Payne
and John Dalzell on the Republi-
can side, and Oscar w. Under
wood, William A. Jones, j. + Tai
bott, j. j. Fitzgerald and isaac
w. Sherwood on the democratic
side Former Speaker Cannon
took seat directly across the
aisle from Mr.. Dalzell and near
Mr.. Payne.
Minority Leader Mann took a
3 seat back of his former location.
Chairman Underwood OF the ways
and means committee. who will
be majority floor leader, chose a
seat across the aisle from that
formerly occupied by Speaker
Clark Thomas j. Sculley Of
New Jersey drew the first mum
her and chose the most conspic-
nous democratic seat, that occu-
pied in the last session by Ma
con Of Arkansas
When Mr.. Clark concluded his
address he requested that the
oath Of office be administered by
Representative Talbot of Mary
land. The members arose as Mr..
Talbott read the oath and Mr..
Clark subscribed to IT, The new
speaker brought the gavel down
NTH resoundng whack and an
n9Iinced: 81.
The house will be i'm order.
When the demonstration sub
z tided members advanced by state
dtlegations to be sworn in. Rep
resentative Oscar Underwood
was the first as he led the Ala
hama delegation. Speaker Clark
administered the oath. When
the last had ben sworn in the
speaker called for the four Quak-
ers OF the house who affirmed
their allegiance 90 the United
States
They were Representative
Butler Griesi and A.. Mitchell
Palmer of Pennsylvania and
Ioald of Delaware
Representative MeCall Of Mas
saehusetts who introduced at the
last session the bill to carry the
reciprocity agreement into ettecl
reintroduced his measure today
and il was referred to the Dem
ocratic committee on ways and
means. where il will be sidetrack-
ed for similar measure OF Dem
ecratic origin
The threat of the democrats to
halk on the reciprocity agree
hent i'm the hope OF forcing the
|nafe TO act on the tariff blliS'
lds no terror for the senate Tor
MANY senators opposed TO reclP-
rocifv have stated that they don
care how long the agreement Is
held up in the house.
The scenes in the house were ..
filed with unusual mteres in'
house galleries. as also were '.'''s-
NJ the senate. were crow deI |'
rerdowinr early in the da
Former Speaker Cannon
hearance was not notices
WHEN his name was call e
member of the Illinois DIG ~
here was a round Of apI
hder way today.
shington. April
Vf.S-Arond Congress callea ,,