The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-15
LEGISLATIVE BODY
OF CANADA MEETS
With Liberals in Control, DR..
Thomas S. Sproule Will
Be Elected Speaker.
(NdtfOna1 News Associations

\3SdltOuGl A>ewS .ASSOS ldiiOEJ
OTTOWA, Ont, Nov. 15.-The first
session of Canada's newly elected
Twelfth parliment opened today The
proceedings were purely formal, hav-
ing reference to the election of DR..
Thomas S. Sproule as speaker and
other preliminary busines of a routine
character. Nevertheless, the cham
bers and corridors of the parliment
building were the scenes of much bus
tie during the day, and members of
both sides exchanging greetings and
scouting about to get their bearings.
Owing to the change Of government
there has been complete reassign-
ment of rooms, those heretofore occu-
pied by the Liberals going 70 the Con-
servatives and vice versa.
The spectacular function in connec-
ton with the assembling of the new
parliment has been reserved for to-
morrow, when his royal highness the
Duke of Connaught will open the pro-
ceedings in state. On this occasion
there will be the customary military
display-the cavalry escort, guard of
honor and royal salute. The custo-
mary state dinner will take place in
the evening and on Saturday his royal
highness the GovernorGeneral and the
Duchess of Connaught will hold their
first drawing ROOM This function, as
we'll as the opening itself, always at
tracts society leaders and debutantes
from many outside points. This year
the opening ceremonies promise to be
OF exceptional brilliancy. There is
not only the added interest from the
advent of a new government, but also
the great social eclat attributable to
the presence of royalty. An almost
unprecedented number of applicants
has been received for seats on the
floor or in the gallaries tomorrow
The demand greatly evceeds the ac-
commodation, and a great number will
necessarily be disappointed.
The duration of the present session
and the extent and character of the
to be presented are not as yet defin-
itely known. 1t is the general belief,
however, that the session will be brief
and rather ministering. The pre-
vailing idea is that no very contentious
legislation or legislation of construc-
tive character will be brought down
at this time. but that, instead, atten-
ton will be devoted mainly to passing
the appropriation measures necessary
for the remainder of the fiscal year.
Parliment will probably be prorogued
before Christmas. 1t is expected that
it will meet again in February or
March, when the new government will
be ready with its most important
measures of legislation. Among thse
will be proposals to establish a tariff
commission. to create a western divis-
ion of the federal railway commission,
and to provide for government owner
ship and operation of terminal eleva-
tors. That the tariff viii be taken out
of politics and made the subject of a
general board is generally accepted as
being a leading plank in Mr.. Borden g
platform. He made this proposal as
an offset to the appeal that the Lib
erals made to the farmers on the
ground of lower tariff. The same pro-
posal has been indorsed by the Can
adian Manufacturers association as a
means Of taking the tariff out Of poll
tics.