The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-04-04
EXTRA SESSION
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aud when they returned the ney speak
er smiling and happy. was greeted
with another burst of applause.
CLARK made a speech expressing his
deep appreciation of the responsible
ty devolNing upon him. He took the
oath of office and proceeded in turn
tn administer It 20 the members
They were called in groups to the
clear space between the seats and the
clerks desk and with upraisod hands
subscribed to the oath as pronounced
by the speaker.
There followed the election OF the
clerk, sergeant at arms, the door
Keeper and postmaster of the house.
The clerk was ordered to notify the
president and the senate that the
house had completed It's organization.
A committee was appointed TO act
with a committee of senators TO in
form the president that congress was
ready to receive any communication
he might be pleased 10 make.
"A resolution adopting 10 o'clock
as the time for daily meeting was
adopted.
A report was submitted by Chair
man Henry, Democrat. TeXas, OF the
committee on rules.
Proceedings differed somewhat In
the senate. II being ~ continuing body.
That Is one-thlrd of the members
retire or are elected every two years
but two-thrds Of the membership
are frql-nedged with authority and
qualified for business at the beginning
OF new congress.
with Aldrich. Hale, Eean Scott,
Burrows. Carter and others Of the
standpat leaders missing i'm attend
ence on the floors presented an al
most startling scene TO those familiar
with the senate OF recent years. There
was no Aldrich TO direct the proceed
ings. Progresslvcs, with their. in
creased numbers and pretige. showed
serene and coutented mood.
Vice President sherman, ruddy
with the klow Of health, as usual, and
also with naring carnation on the
lapel of his coat as usual, stepped in
to the chamber at one minute TO 10
as sedately as though there had been
no break In the session. He announc-
ed prayer by the chaplain and when
that was over the clerk was directed
to read the presidents proclamation
calling the extraordinary session.
The roll WAS called. Reasons for
the absence of a number of members
were given by their colleagues.
Reelected senators and the new re-
cruits were lined up in trout Of the
seats facing the vice president He
administered the oath prea'rTbed by
law
Resolutions were adopted directing
the secretary TO notify the house that
uhe senate was ready for businessand
for the appointment of committee
TO join the house committee in visit
Ing the white house TO inform the
president that congress was ready TO
hear from him.
The time honored resolution provid
ing that the senate should meet daily
az noon was adopted without dis
eussion or dissent.
The galleries, particularly the large
one reserved for the families Of mem
bers were occupied largely by wo-
men in brilliant array. As In the
house spectators crowded the galleries
at an early hour and long lines of
disappointed ones, who calme late,
waited patiently in the lines OF the
corridors with the forlorn that early
departure might give them at least
standing room in the galleries.
When the roll was called for the
vote on speakership, Representative
Victor l.. Berger of Milwaukee, the
first Socialist in congress, arose In
his place and voted "present" thus
assuming his role at the one-man
PARTY in which capacity his only al
tentative was voting for himself.
The clerks formal ANNOUNCEMENT Of
the election of Clark as speaker was
signal for another roar Of applause
for the Democrats. Clerk Mcdowell
appointed Representatives Mann, Re
publican, Illinois, Underwood, Demo
crat Alabama, and vreeland Repub-
lican, New York, a committee for
the perfectly useless task Of notifying |
CLARK Of his election While they |
We're searching for the new Speaker.
Democrats began to projduce small |
American flags
When the speaker mounted the |
rostrum, II was amid rlotous yells |
and the waving Of flags, while every |
member rose 10 his feet. Several |
moments passed while Representative |
Mann, waited, gavel In hand, to in
troduce him. Finally by dint OF |
pounding, he succeeded in restoring |
order Dead quiet suddenly sue.
ceeded the noise. In absolute silence, |
Mann turned to Clark and then to
the house and said simply:
IL Is "a great Office, filled by a