The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-04-06
Washington
SPECIAL SESSION
OF CONGRESS ON
AT WASHINGTON
New Leader Will Take Charge
of Legislation-Old Guard
Vanished From Scene.


Washington, April 4.-The interesting
situation of democratic House and a
republican Senate meeting to consider
"a Taft administrative measur directs
unusual attention to the converting of
the SD congress in extraordinary ses-
sion at noon today. The political
compilations of the two branches Of
congress will be as follows:
Senate-Republicans, SO; democrats.
Al; vacancy, /.
House-Democrats, 22S; republicans,
100; socialist, 1; vacancies, 2.
The vacancy in the Senate is from
Colorado, where the legislature Is still
.deadlocked. There will also he a Sen
ate vacancy from Iowa IL the legiSla-
ture fails to eject, though meanwhile
Senator Lafayette Young, serving by
appointment of the governor, holds the
seat. The House are in the
Ninth Iowa and Second Pennsylvania
districts.
Remarkable Changes Shown.
The roll calls in the two branches
will show some remarkable changes
from the last session. In the House,
the democrats will show a gain Of 50
members and the republicans a loss of
So, the socialist member, Victor Berger,
of Milwaukee, accounting for the diff
ference in the equation.
By reason of the change resulting
from the election last November, new
faces will be seen not only in the mem
bership of the House, but in the whole
organization. Republican employees in
great number will go out and their
places will be filled by democrats. In
stead of the SO republicans who oc-
cupied seats in the Senate on March
4, there will be only so tomorrow. The
ranks of the minority will be increased
vacancy in Colorado is filled. There
was one vacancy in the last session
caused by the death OF the late Senator
Hughes. of Colorado.
Many Veterans Missing.
More notable even than the large
NIB of new faces in the Senate
and the House will be the absence of
among those whose absence will loom
large will be Tawney, of Minnesota;
Boutelle, of Illinois; Scott, of Kansas;
McKinlay. of California; Bennett, Fish,
Parsons and Cocks, of New York;
HUI and Smith, of Iowa; DENLY of
Michigan; Keifer, of Ohio. Mr.. Cannon
will appear in the ranks Of the minor
fty. Four members. Hitchcock, of Ne
braska; P~oindexter, of Washington;
Gronla, of North Dakota, and Town
send, OF Michigan, have been elevated
to the Senate.
No longer will the Senate roll call
open with the familiar name of Aid
rich, he Rhod Island leader having
voluntarily renowned another term to
devote himself to leisure and to the
study of monetary reforms. He will
be succeeded by Henry F. Lippitt
Many other striking figures will be
missed from the Senate floor, notably
Hale, of Maine. succeeded by Charles
f. Johnson; Beveridge. of Indiana,
who was vanquished by John w. Kern;
Kean, of New Jersey, in whose place
will be James E. MARITIME; Warner, OF
Missouri, replaced by James A. Reed;
Dick, of Ohio, replaced by Atlee Pom
creme, and Garter, Of Montana, sue
ceeded by Henry L. Meyers. All Of
these changes represent democratic
Senators Who Have Gone.
The other Senate changes will bt
Frazier, of Tennessee, succeeded by
Luke Lea, the youngest of all the sen,
ators; Money, of Mississippi, whose
place will be filed by John SHARP
Williams, formerly the democratic
MIA. succeeded by John D.. Works
Rnlkelev of Connecticut. who give.
way to George P. Mclean, formerl,
governor of his state; Burrows. o
Michigan, whose mantle is to be wor,
BY former Representative Townsend
Burkett, of Nebraska, succeeded b,
Former Representative Hitchcock
Scott and Elkins, of West Virginia, tn,
former to be succeeded by w. E. Chill
ton. while c. w. Watson already hat
taken the place of Senator Elkins, an,
Piles, Of Washington, succeeded by for
lmer Representative Poindexter.
The Iowa legislature has been dead
locked for several weeks over an eff
fort to elect a senator to fill the unex
pired portion of the term Of the lat
Jonathan P. Doliiver. Lafayett
Junior member from that state. Hi
service will continue Until the legis
lature elects or adjourns withou
action.
Taft Hopes For the Best.
President Taft enlivened the earl
morning proceedings of the Baltimor
conference of the Methodist Episcops
church today by declaring that he coul
only do with congress what minister
nope to do with their congregation
-tnahs his recommendations and the
pray for the best results. The presi
den arose early, motored out to tn
conference is being held, and was bac
In the White House shortly after
O'Clock.
The president said he realized the i'm
,mense influence of the church.
TT has been my good fortune" h
said. ITO know how much the supper
of militant Methodism contributes t
athe rogre of the government an
civilization of the world
The president declared that If he ha
10 p two or three d
would retire to a cloister. In closin
his remarks he begged to be excuse
because "in view of what was comm
tomorrow there may be some trimmin
of lamps necessary"
Bryan There to Rejoice.
william ]. Bryan is in the nation,
capital rejoicing with the members
his party here that tomorrow there wi
be called to order the first democrat
national House of Representatives
16 years.
Mr.. Bryan had numerous conference
with various leaders. including Cham
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