The Cairo bulletin., 1912-12-03
THIRD SESSION
OF G2D CONGRESS
.~ BEGINS IT'S WORK
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troll of the Senate. with about SO
votes as against the present Demo.
cratic strength OF about ~, will
continue until March 4, although
this control is conditioned largely
by the presence of two elements.
regular and progressive, in the RE-
publican total of So Senators Hey
burn of Idaho, and Rasner OF May
land, have died since the last sea-
sion closed, but in other aspects the
personnel continues unchanged I'M
til March 4.
In The House Speaker Clark and
the various chairmen Of the two
preceding sessions, continue TO di-
eet affairs with a total Democratic
vote OF $50, civ ng Democratic
majority Of about SO.
The personal aspect was very pro-
aounced as the session began today
the air of Democratic victory per-
vading the Capitol from end 10 end
cores of men whose names have
been prominently identified with at
fairs of Congress for many years
and who have shaped policies and
legislation, faced their last three
months of service as the session
opened.
In the notable company were the
deans OF House and Senate: "Uncie
Joe" Cannon, former speaker, and
center of many turbulent sessions
OF the House; and Senator Shelby
IT. Cullom, for thirty years Sena-
tor from Illinois, personal friend
and contemporary of Lincoln, and
who was elected to his first term IN
the national House of Representa-
tives in 1865
Cannon and Cullom Beaten.
Both Cannon and Culiom came
oaek for the winters work the vic
Tins of political defeat Senator
Joseph w Bailey Of Texas, long q
Democratic leader in debate, came
with the voluntary announcement
of his retirement; representatives
Cox OF Ohio, and Sulzer OF New
York brought into the legislative
halls the titles Of governor-elect.
| respectively, OF Ohio and New York
Senator Crane of Massachusetts
long regarded ps the Republican
whip" OF the Senate, who also re-
| tired Voluntarily; Senators Bourn:
Of Kansas. Paynter OF Kentucky
Gamble OF South Dakota, Brown O.
Nebraska and many others, Demo
Gratis and Republicans alike, begar
| today their last three months o
| ervice. before voluntary or en-
orced retirement to private life.
Sorrow for the late Vice Pres
dent sherman overshadowed tn,
pirit Of Democratic triumph in tn,
Senate, and tempered the spirit o
greetings amongst returning mem
lers. Custom decreed that the up
err house should adjourn immed
tely after meeting today, out of re
pect for the memory Of the vice
| president; and in contemplation o
his, senators were early in thei
| eats
The outline of the winter:
work seemed inextricably mixed al
enators and congressman met II
| friendly conferences, with the pros
oect of tariff revision in the specia
session that is to assemble unde
President Wilson, next spring, II
the Senate Republican leaders Were
slow to admit the certainty O
| Democratic control on all tarif
problems, even with the great in
rease in membership that is to
ONE with the new Congress.
many congressman De1eated.
| The reassembling of the hous
drew together host of men, Ions
prominently identified with Repub
lean affairs in that body to whom
1.-The elections had brought politica
disaster, Among them were Nicho
las Longworth Of Ohio, John Dial
zell of Pennsylvania, Ebenezer J
Iuill OF Connecticut and J-,hn A
| Needham Of California, all member
luf the powerful Ways and Mean
Committee, and leaders in advoca
ton and defense of Republican tar
IFS.
| or the so-caled cold Republican
| yyr ~ r, +ba forno tba+ o,nporto a,