The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-12-02
THIRD SESSION OF
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more of Rhode Islafid, Curtis of Kan
sas. Paynter of Kentucky, Gamble of
South Dakota, Brown Of Nebraska and
many others, Democrats and Republi-
cans alike, began today, their last three
months of service, before voluntary or
enforced retirement to private life.
Sorrow for the late vice-President
Sherman overshadowted the spirit of
Democratic II iumph I'M the Senate, and
tempered the spirit Of greetings
amongst returning member. Custom
decreed that the upper house should
adjourn Immediately bitter meeting to-
day, out of respect fol, the memory of
the vice-president; ana in contempla.
ton of this, senators were early in
their seats.
The outline of The Winters work
seemed inextricably mixed. as sena-
tors and congressman met b. friendly
conferences, with the prospect of tar
if revision in the special session that
is to assemble under President Will
son, next spring. In the senate Re-
publican leaders We're slow to, admit
the certainty of Democratic control on
all tariff problems, even with the great
increase in membership that is to
come with the new Congress.
The re-assembling of the house drew
together a host of men, long promi-
nently identified with Republican af-
fairs in that body to whom the cleo
lions had brought political disaster.
Among them were Nicholas Longworth
of Ohio, John Dalzell of Pennsylvania,
Ebenezer J. Hill of Connecticut and
John A. Needham of California, all
members of the powerful Ways and
Means committee, and leaders in ad-
vocation and defense of Republican
tariffs.
OF the so-called "Old Republican
Guard" the force that supported and
framed the Payne-Aldrich tariff law in
the opening of President Taft's ad-
ministration, but two members will
remain on the ways and means COM
mittee after March 4, Representative
Payne of New York and Representa-
tive Fordney of Michigan.
In the ranks of the last termers,"
also, were Representatives Mckinley,
Wilson, Foss and Prince of Illinois,
Representative Norris of Nebraska,
who is soon to step into the Senate;
Representative Olmsted of Pennsyl-
vania and Mccall of Massachusetts,
Republicans who were not candidates
for reelection; and Representative
Crumpacker, whose defeat in Indiana
gave the Democrats a solid delegation
from that state for the next session of
Congress.
The extent of Progressive influence
in the winter session is the subject of
general gossip at both ends of the
| Capitol. OF the strong Insurgent Re-
publican element in the House, which
has voted with the Democrats upon
tariff measures during the last two
! years. many Will Wluu up lucll SClNlSS
with this session. In the Kansas
delegation, Victor Murdoch was the
only so-called insurgent to return to
his seat today with a title for two
more years. Representatives Rose,
Young and Jackson, all comparatively
new members, went down before Dem
ocratic opponents.
The Presidents message is usually
the most important business on the
re-assembling of Congress. But as
the first day is marked by so much
hustle and confusion of returning SEN
ators and members, with their eX-
change of greetings, the delivery of
the message to Congress, and its for
NAL reading to both houses, usually
goes over to the second day. This
will doubtless be the procedure this
year, so the receipt and reading of
the message will go over until tomor-
row