Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-12-02
Cullum, Cannon and other
Old Warhorses Appear for
Last Time in Congress in
Short Session Which Begins
Today.
DEMOCRATIC VICTORY
PERVADES ATMOSPHERE
Sorrow for Dead Vice Presi-
dent Tempers Triumph of
Victors Who Met for Last
Time With Vanquished,
rny Leased Wire to Evening IIcrahlI

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Washington, Doc @. --Cuugr,sy m"l
prompt, i'dH, lt noon Tor lh" short
session that VIII terminate Win the
incoming ct tnr IIcmu, rHti, adwini>.
lrIiiuu March T. Crowded galleries
luulCd down "A IA, animated #'uu"'
uu the nuur Is Speaker tHrk IN tn"
huus. ANA senator Bacon. president
Qf tho senate. rapprd the respective
bodies u" uId"I ut lhr ~tr"k" "I. ~.
II was not uut', - u'rluch Whru
Senator Bacon, president protein,
inuk the chair at tho desk Of IA" lHtr
Nicc President sherman aud rdppcG
tor order In the senate. Senator B
surG'd through the doors AT The last
moment, aud II took some time To-
secure order tor the prayer by the
chaplain, the l;ry. L. q, u. pcarcc.>
Failure OF members Of the house tn
nCh the tluor delayed the opening
ni thc session IN the house about II
minute after the hour OF noon. when
Speaker Clark climbed the stairs Io
to" Tnstruu hc Was greeted by APP
IiauEC uud ohCcrp from the ioOr und
crowded galleries.
when the prayer was concluded u
hnIFt Nr UpntnInd Ercctcd wtilmn
Sul2er, Rovcrnor-rlcct uf New York.
as hc took his goat
Tho roll call by states followed.
CannGn Was called the members rose
ana applHutcd ana ch"crcd the vet
Gran legislator whose services ~ this
session VIII CnnClud" forty wears in
th" halls Of congress. 't'ncl" Joe"
rose In his place ana bowed his a"-
know lCdgcmCut uf the greetings
Aftor the adoption of IN" custom
AIRY resolution io appoint members uf
u joint committee to notify the pres
idcnt thnt congress had assembled.
senator Lodge moved that tho senate
meet tomorrow at ! I o'clock. II was
adopted without debate. tho purpose
being to give time for the reading Of
President Tafts message before the
hour srt for the Corvcning Of the
Archibald court Of Impeachment at
1880 u. m.
senator Root gave the senate the
formal notification Of the death of
Vice President sherman.
RESOLUTIONS were adopted covering
tho Sonntc's sympathy Lo tho family
of tho late vice prcsidcht
senator BOrdh presented the noti-
ilCatlOn OF the death of his colleague,
Senator Hepburn, ANA senator Smith
Of MarylUpd. that of Senator RaynCr.
Again resolutions ot sorrow were
adopted and after session of tWcn-
ty-tw0 mnu,"s thF senate adjourned
out of respect to the memories of
Nico President Sherman and Senators
IIcyburn ana Rayncr.
Four new members were sworn In
IN" house. Thcy were Lewis l.. Nor
,RIn M Louisiana, who succeeds the
late krnrcsrntativc Hughes Of New
Jersey, elected 10 the senate: George
&. Scott. VINO succeeds the late repre-
sentative llubhBrd ct Iowa, and ED 70
ward \. Merritt, who succeeds the
late RoprcscntutNc George Multby Of
New York.
The house AFTER a session Of an
hour ana ten minutes adjourned un-
Ill noon tomorrow on motion ot Rep
rcscntatlVe Cannon out Of respect "a
the members who had died since the
last adjournment.
Tho third session of the Siyly.scc-
ond congress hcginH under circum-
stances Of unusual interest II comes
. together after a political uphcnvnl OF
far reaching extent which win soon
transfer all the executive and lcgis.
latlvc branches Of the federal govern
mcnt 20 Democratic control,
While the present session NJ merely
the expiring stage ~ congress soon
tn 90 out OF existence and to be su-
pcrsedod In political control and pol
icy after March 4, yet tOdny's Ees-
siOns in the senate and house bring
together for the first time since the
recent OvcfturninE those leaders aud
elements ~ the various parties whO
UuNt DNNu UlbHA lIl liuulN
HnairH' The old faces and figures ara
again In evidence today. although
some Ir them. like eX.Spcnker can
non, viii soon pass IN the congress
slonal stage. while others. Ike Speak
or Clark and Chairman Underwood
have had their tenures renewed and
strengthened.
AZ whole. however. the dominant
note as both branches Of congress IN.
semblo !" that new conditions, new
pOilclca and new men nave bccn uah.
cred IN hH n result Of tho recent cleo
tlon ana that nbOnt the Only function
OF the present short anaaiOn. LASTING
until March 4, IN 10 paHs annual sup.
ply bills and wind up what remianl
OF the old FaGine.
In the senate, Vice Prcaldcnt Sher.
man has been famOved by death from
tho preceding oficer'a chaiT, which
Will bosflllod tcmpOgarliy by BenatOrl
nRoon % Oeoggia and 0aliiRger Ol
New Hampshlre, alternating. Thl
Republican control Of Abe senate, Will
about nftg votes ~ AGAINST tho pres
ent DelnOtrntic iarengfh Of about
fOFly,two, Win continue Until Mhrci
4, aithouGh this control z oondItlonot