Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-03

Washington, Dec. 2.-The senate and house settled down to work today for the high pressure session that is to end the sixty second congress. Speak CT Champ Clark, yielding his emblem of order with increasing force, succeeded in breaking two valuable gavels before he had brought the en- thusiastic house through an hour and len minutes of business. The sessions in both houses served to complete the preliminary work of organization, and left congress ready for legislative bus iness tomorrow.
 Both Houses Adjourn Early.
 The senate depressed by the re- cent deaths of Vice President Sherman and Senators Hepburn and RayRer, was in session but 22 minutes. Both houses adjourned as soon as the pre- liminaries of organization were con- cluded, out of respect for members and officers who had died since the adjournment in August.
 Presidents Message Today.
 President Taft's message will come to both houses tomorrow. The sen ate will meet at II o'clock, an hour before the customary time, so that the message may be received and read before proceedings are begun in the court of impeachment which is to try Judge Robert w. Archibald of the com- merce court.
 Clark and Cannon Cheered.
 Boisterous enthusiasm greeted the return to the house of Speaker Clark, former Speaker Cannon and other members whose names have been long associated with the important affairs of that body. The roll call in the house was by states and as the roll proceeded the members cheered and Rpplauded the names of the more prominent members.
 Cheers for Four Governors elect.
 Former Speaker Cannon was given a rising greeting when his name was reached. Democrats and republicans who had joined in the applause for Speaker Clark when he entered the chamber at noon jumped to their feet and joined in the cheering. Four gov ernors-elect who will go from the house of representatives to their re- spective state capitals, also were wig OrOusly cheered as the roll call pro- ceeded. They were Representatives Suler of New York; Cox, Ohio; Rob- 4nson, Arkansas, and Hanna, North Dakota.
 No Business in Senate.
 NO business was transacted by the senate, but a number of bills and res- olutions were introduced in the house A joint committee was named by the two houses to notify President Taft that congress was ready to receive his communications. Senator Bacon, presiding officer of the senate ap- pointed Senators Cullom and Martin and Speaker Clark named Represen- tatives Underwood of Alabama, Mann Of Illinois and Johnson of Kentucky.
 Caucus of Republican Senators.
 Senate republicans held an informal conference during the day in an effort 10 solve the tangle which has pre- vented the selection of a permanent presiding officer of the senate. It is expected that republican caucus will be held before the end of the week and that an effort will be made to secure enough support from progress sive and insurgent republican senators to bring about the election of Senator Gallinger.
 Large Number of Absentees.
 The house will convene at noon to- morrow. Roll call in the two houses today showed 66 senators present out Of membership of 93 and PTS rep resentatives out of a membership of 391. There are three vacancies in each branch.