The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-12-02
Scores Of Congressman Viii
Retire at the End of Three
More Months Service.
THEIR PLACES TAKEN
BY New Men and There Viii
Be New Conditions and
New Policies.

wAsH1NsToN. Dec. 2-The third
session of the sixty-second Congress
begins at noon today under circum-
stances OF unusual interest. 1t comes
together after a political upheava1 Of
far reaching extent which will soon
transfer all the executives and Leg
islative branches Of the federal gov
eminent TO Democratic control.
While the present session is merely
the expiring stage of a Congress soon
to go out of existence and TO be SUI
perceded in political control and pol
icy after March 4. yet today's sessions
in the Senate and House bring to-
gether for the first time since the re-
cent overturning those leaders and
clements OF the various parties who
have been most prominent in public
affairs. The old faces and figures are
again in evidence today, although
some of them. like Ex-Speaker Can
non, will soon pass Off the congress
ional stage. while others. like Speaker
Clark and Chairman Underwood. have
had their tenures renewed and
strengthened
AS a whole, however. the dominant
note as both branches of Congress
assemble is that new conditions. new
policies and new men have been
ushered in as a result OF the recent
election and that about the only
function of the present short session.
testing until March 4, is to pass
annual supply bills and wind up what
remains of the old regime.
In the Senate, Vive President sher-
man has been removed by. death from
the presiding ofacer's chair. which
will be filled temporarily by Senator'S
Bacon OF Georgia, and Gallinger, OF
New Hampshire. alternating. The Re
publican control OF the Senate. with
about fifty votes as against the pres
ent Democratic strength of abou;
for,y-two. viii continue until March
4. although this control is conditioned
largely by the presence of Two ele-
ments. regular and progressive, in the
Republican total of fifty. Senators
Hepburn of Idaho and Rayner of
Maryland. have died since the last
session closed but in other aspects
the personnel continues unchanged
until March 4
In the House Speaker Clark and
the various chairmen of the two pre-
ceding sessions. continue TO direct
affairs, with a total Democratic vote
OF 2SO. giving Democratic majority
OF about thirty-three
The personal aspect was very pro-
nounced as the session began today,
the air of Democratic victory pervad-
ing the capitol from end 20 end.
Scores OF men whose names have
been prominently identified with
AFFAIRS of Congress- for many years.
and WHO have shaped politics and
legislation. faced their last three
months of service as the session
opened
In this notable company were the
deans of House and Senate; Uncle
Joe" Cannon. former speaker. and
center of many turbulent sessions Of
the House; and Senator Shelby NJ.
Cullom. for thirty years senator
from Illinois. a personal friend and
contemporary of Lincoln. and who
was elected to his first term in the
national House of Representatives in
1866.
Both Cannon and CuIlom came back
for the winters work the victims OF
political defeat. Senator Joseph w.
Bailey OF. Texas. long Democratic
leader in debate, came with the vol
untary announcement of his retire
ment: Representatives Cox. of Ohio
and sutzer Of New York brought into
the Legislative halls the titles OF gov
ornor-eIect. respectively OF Ohio and
New York
senator Crane, of Massachusetts.
long regarded as the Republican
whip of the Senate: who also re-
tired voluntarily: Senator's Bourne of
Oregon. Guggenheim OF Colorado,
Wemore of Rhode Island, Cuts of
Kansas, Paynter OF Kentucky Gamble
c: South Dakota, Brown OF Nebraska
and many others. Democrats and Re
pablicans alike began today their
last three months of service, before
voluntary enforced retirement TO
private life.
Sorrow for the late Vice President
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