Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-03
Term Which Opens Tomorrow
May Go Down in History as.
One of the Most Notable
Ever Held,
BOTH HOUSES WILL
INDUCT NEW MEMBERS
Representative Martin W. Lii
tIetOn to Speak on Opening
Day on Question Of Personal
Privilege,
IBy Morning Journal special Leased wire I

IBy Morning Journal Special Leased Wire I
Washington. Dec. 2.--Members of
both houses of congress arrived today
and tomorrow night practically the
complete strength of the SiNty-second
congress win be IN the capital.
At noon Monday almost half a
thousand senators and representa-
tives will be assembled at the capitol
for the first session OF the congress
that bids fair 10 go down in history
as one OF the most strenuous sessions
In history.
This is the complexion at present
of the Sixty-second congress,
Republicans. 40: demo,
crats, AZ; one vacancy (Colorado).
House-Democrats. 227; republi-
cans. t61; socialist. L. independent /;
vacancy, | (Seventh Kansas districO
The session Monday in accordance
with precedent will be brief and
largely perfunctory so far as the sem
ate Is concerned.
In the house, however, the proceed
lngs will be enlivened with speech
by Representative Martin w. Llttle-
ton Of New York on question of
personal privilege,
the special committee Of inquiry In.
to the United States Steel corporation
viii attack Henry Il. Martin, secre-
tary of the so-called Antitrust
League, charging that Martin has de.
ceived the committee as to his nur-
pose in agitating the investigation and
Is in league with David lamar
hear broker In Wall Street. 20 deprrss
United States Steel stock
Both houses will lappoint commit
tees to call upon the president and
notify him that congress is in session.
Each branch will appoint another
committee to notify the other house
that 1t Is in readiness to proceed with
legislative business.
Both houses win formally induct
new members into their midst two
new senator's are to be sworn into the
senate and five new representatives
In the house.
The capitol is spick and span IN
readiness for the session. A small
army Of employees. under the dlrec-
ton Of Elliott Woods, superintendent
of the capitol. has been at work dur
ing the recess, repairing and refur-
nishing the two chambers and the
host Of committee rooms in the main
building and the two immense office
buildings.
Congress, after the first formal
meeting will plunge right into work.
Monday the national monetary com
mission will begin series of hear
ings on former Senator Aldrich's pro-
posed plan of currency reform, pre-
paratory to its report and the wind
ing up of its existence. The Aldrich
plan is expected to be adopted with
out material change.
Tuesday the senate investigating
committee will resume its probe into
the Lorimer election and the senate
committee on interstate commerce
will resume its hearings on trust
questions.
In the house the committees on ex-
pendltures in the various departments
will resume their work Immediately,
the chief purpose being to recommend
economy of administration.
Vice President sherman viii arrive
tomorrow; Speaker Clark has been In
Washington several days and has an
nounced that he expects a long scs-
sion and the busiest in many years.
An early caucus Of the house ma
,iority VIII soon be called.
Democratic members Of the house
still are unsatisfied with the situation
existing with relation 10 the steel
trust inquiry and the differences nf
opinion as 10 procedure In the gov
ernment's suit against the steel cor
poration. Inasmuch as the differ
ences between Chairman Stanley and
Representative Littleton. democrat
ic member Of the committee. relate To
procedure and not TO principle some
of the leaders have hope that thu
matter viii be sufficiently adjusted
before there Is any division in the
party over the matter on the floor of
the house
Speaker Clark and Majority Leader
Underwood have hope that when dll
the committee members arrive the
committee itself can settle upon
mode OF procedure.
Representative l.ttleton on Mon
day in his speech before the house
will devote himself particularly to the
attacks made upon himself personal
~ and not upon the committee.
The arrival today of Senator Gal.
linger, the nominee Of the republic
can regulars for the office Of presi-
dent pro TEN of the senate, was the
signal for several conferences OF SEN
ators regarding that office. No de-
cision was reached but there was sur
ticlent exchange of views to justify
the statement that there would be no
change of nominee for the position.
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