The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-08
READY FOR SESSION.
CROWDS WILL SEE OPENING OF
THE SIXTY-SECONE con-
GRESS.
South Carolina Members Seem Well
Satisfied With Their Assignments
Work For All.


| Sixty-second congress here tomorrow
at noon. In anticipation of the large
| crowds that will gather at the capitol
| to see Champ Clark take the oath Of
! Office as speaker Of the house. ropes
{ have already been stretched in front
| of all the doors leading to the hous
chamber and only those who are
titled to pass or hold special c9 y.
| admission will be permitted .ch
the galleries.
Thousands Of cards have already
been distributed by house members
to their friends emitting them to sit
| In the galleries while the new speaker
| ls taking the oath Of office and while
the members from the various States
| are being sworn in. In fact some
| Of the members said today that they
would not issue any additional cards
was much as it would be impossible
| for one-tenth of those to whom these
permits hape already been granted
| to enter the galleries.
There is little doubt that tomor-
| rows attendance will eclipse anything
Of the kind in size seen here within
/ the last Is years-to be exact, since
the house was Democratic for the
| last time about 16 years ago.
Hundreds Of Democrats have been
arriving in Washington during the
last day or two in order to be on hand
| when Champ Clark steps up on the
| speakers stand. They have crowded
all available hotel space and are in
| evidence in all public places. Many
have been unable to secure gallery
tickets, the available supply of seats
having been exhausted many days
ago.
Among those who are in Washing
ton to see Champ Clark put Uncle
Joe" Cannon on the backward trail
| are many we'll known South Carolin-
ians. They began arriving here about
the time the congr essmen got in and
have been increasing each day.
Inquiry made Of the members of
the South Carolina delegation in con-
gress today shows that they are we'll
satisfied with their committee assign
ments. In comparison with other
States, South Carolina did as well as
any.
Taking the members by districts
and analyzing the situation, it will be
seen that there will be little need for
the members to claim that there is
nothing for them to do during the
| SiXty-second congress- The commit
tees are all of the working kind.
AS a member of foreign affairs
Representative Legare will be in a
position to take care Of Charleston's
interests, and the State also, so far
as that is concerned, when the Pan
anna canal is completed.
Mr. Brynes, on banking, will be able
to study the financial situation and
needs of the country in connection
with the work Of the monetary COM
mission, just now preparing to do
some Of its best work. South Caro-
lima has several hundred thousand
dollars tied up in war claims which
Mr.. Brynes may be instrumental in
having paid as a member of the war
claims committee.
Mr.. Aiken will look after pensions
and District matters and otherwise
make himself useful to South Caro-
linians living in the District. and Mr.
Johnson after appropriations
Mr.. Finley should be able to save
the people a large amount Of money
on government printing hereafter. as
he will practically become the real
boss Of all the printing done by and
for the government
Mr. Ellerbe, by remaining on rivers
and harbors. will look out for the
waterways of the State and will prob
ably see that South Carolina gets a
liberal slice Of the next annual bill
South Carolina farmers will doubt
less follow the work of Congressman
Lever as a member Of the committee
on agriculture with considerable in
tercst, as those who are interested in
education will also follow his work
as chairman of the committee on
education ~ tie house.