The Lakeland evening telegram., 1912-12-02
THE S|XTY!sEC0ND CONGRESS
CONVENED At NOON TODAY
FORECAST OF THE WORK AND SOMETHING OF THE PERSONNEL
OF THE INTERESTING SESSION OF NATIONS LAW.
MAKERS WHICH BEGAN AT NOON

brought into the legislative halls
the titles of governOr-elect. respect
lively. of Ohio and New York.
Senator Crane, of Massachusetts.
long regarded as the Republican
whip" of the Senate. who also re-
tired voluntarily; Senators Bourne.
OF Oregon; Guggenheim. Of ColOra-
do; WetmOre. of Rhode Island; Cur
ts, of Kansas; Paynter, of Ken
lucky; Gamble, Of South Dakota;
Brown, of Nebraska, and many 9TH
crs. Democrats and Republicans
alike. began today their last three
mouths of service. before voluntary
o: enforced retirement to private
life
sorrow for the late Vice President
Sherman Ovcrshadowcd the spirit OF
Democratic triumph in the Senate,
and tempered the spirit OF greet
ings among returning members. Gus
tom dccrced that the upper House
should adjourn Immediately after
meeting today, out of respect for the
memory of the vice president; and
t. contemplation of this, senator's
were early in their seats
The outline of the winters work
seemed ineXtricably mixed, as SEN
;tors and congressman met in their
friendly conferences, with the pros
pcct of tariff revision in the special
session that is to assemble under
President Wilson next spring. In
lhessenate Republican leaders were
slow to admit the certainty of DEM
ocratic control on all tariff prob
lens, even with the great increase
in membership that is to come with
the new Congress.
The reassembling Of the House
drew together a host of men, long
prominently identified with Rcpub-
lican affairs in that body to whom
tie elections had brought political
disaster. Among them were Mich
Olas LOngwOrth. of Ohio; John Dal-
zell, of Pennsylvania; Ebenezsr }
Hill. of Connecticut, and John A
Needham, of California, all members
committee, and leaders in advOcatiOr
/ OF the powerful ways and mean:
and defense of Republican tariffs.
OF the so-called "Old Republican
Guard" the force that supported an
framed the Payne-Aldrich tariff Law
in the opening of President TAFT
administration. but two member
will remain on the ways and mean
committee after March 4, Represen
tative Payne, of New York, and Rep
resentative Fordney, of Michigan.
In the ranks of the last termers,
also, were Representative Mckinlay
Wilson, Foss and Prince, of iii
nois; Representative Norris, of Ne
braska, who is soon to step into tn
Senate; Representative Olmsted.
Pennsylvania, and Mccall, of Massa
chusetts, Republicans who were nc
candidates for reelection; and Rel
resentative Crumpacker, whose dc
feat in Indiana gave the Democrat
a solid delegation from that State fo
the next session in Congress.
The extent of Progressive influ
ence in the winter session is the sui
jcct of general gossip at both ends {
the capitol. Of the strong Insurger
Republican element in the HOus
which has voted with the Dern'
Gratis upon tariff measures durin
the last two years, many will wir
up their service with this sessio
In the Kansas delegation, Vict'
Murdoch was the only so-called i
surgent to return to his seat tod;
with a title for two more veal
Representatives Roose, Young al
Jackson, all comparatively nc
members, went down before Dem
cratic opponents.
The presidents message is usu;
. ly the most important business
the reassembling of Congress. B
, as the first day is marked by 80 mu
, hustle and confusion of returni
/ senators and members, with tn
exchange of greetings, the delivt
e Of the message to Congress, and
= formal reading to both houses, usu
: ly goes over to the second day. T
4 will doubtless be the procedure t
e year, 20 that the receipt and read
( of the message will 90 over VI
;, tomorrow.