The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-04-05
Speaker Gives Warning to Demo
Gratis That Party is on Trial
For Higher Honor
President Taft's Message to be Read Tomorrow
Change in Personnel in Both Branches Am
bilious Program Of Democrats

washington, April 4.-lne Sixty
second congress met In extraordinary
session today. rNhat the session Will
bring forth or when it will adjourn
are matters Of conjecture here.
Champ Clark as Speaker.
democrats took possession of the
house and put Champ Clark OF Mis-
souri, in the speakers chair. In his
speech accepting the honor he warn
ed the Democratic members that the
eyes OF the country were upon them,
that the party was on trial and that
it had an opportunity for the h:2t
time in sixteen years to prove its wor-
thiness for still higher expression
of confidence. Throughout the day
the shadow OF the coming presiden-
tial fight lowered about the capitol.
Bryan and Harmon Ther=.
William J. Bryan OF Nebraska, and
Gov. Harmon of Ohio were leading
figures on the floor of the house. Had
Gov. Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey
been present the list of generally ac-
cepted Democratic presidential pos
sibilities would have been complete.
Senate Opening sedate.
The senate's opening was sedate as
usual and while the leadership Of
the upper branch remains in Rcpuhii-
can hands, the change in preeonnel
was almost as marked as Ia tae
house.
Presidents Taft's message delag
with Canadian reciprocity will be reai
in congress tomorrow.
Divided on Tariff Legislation.
The Democrats In the house, how
ever, have formulated an ambitious
programme which includes the reyis
ion of schedules of the Payne-AIdrieh
tariff law.
Republican leaders of the senate
have announced there shall be nc
tariff legislation.
The difference promises soon tc
bring the two branches into conflict
A legislative deadlock is predicted
and the length of the session seems
to depend on how long the Democrat
ic house will lombard the Republican
senate with general legislation bills
House Session Merely Organization
The house session was devoted tc
the work Of organization. The adop
tion Of new rules will be put ovel
until tomorrow.
insurgents Bolt.
The Republican insurgents in thu
house indicated their purpose to ac
independently by declining to vot
for Mr., Mann for speaker and by giy
ing their support to Mr.. Cooper o
Wisconsin.
The insurgents gained a membe
when Represen, ,ative Aiken ,of NeN
York cast his lot with them an
chose a seat on the Republican side
In the cast of seats because of tn
large majority, It vas necessary 70
30 Democrats to lake a strip Q
seats on the Republican side Fou
Of these are committee chairme
while four others are members of tn
ell powerful committees on ways All
means and committee on committees
When the Republicans found
was necessary to invade the DEM
cratic SIDE, their section was know,
the the 'Pereguese strip"
Representative Burleson toda
chrlstened the Democratic section D
the Republican side the pan handle.
Former Speaker Cannon Of Illinois
Payne of New York, and D1lzell o
Pennsylvania ar seated in grod
with Floor Leader Mann but sho:
distance away.
Representative Murdcck of Kansas
radical insurgent chose a seat on
removed from Mr.. Dalzell and JUS
back of Mr.. Payne.