Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-12-02
The LAST Session
OF SIXTY-SEC0ND
CONGRESS IS ON
SENATOR BACON PaEsDs AS PRESIDENT PRO TEMPoRE BECAUSE OF
DEATH OF VCEPREsDEN SIERMANiT FACES IMPORTANT WORK
or PROVIDING ENOUGH MONEY TO CONDUCT The GOVERNMENT
CHEERS IN HOUSE FOR SljLzER And
FOR iNDOMITAbLE UNCLE JOE, TOO

of the present short session, lasting
until March 4, is to pass annual sup
the old regime.
In the senate, Nico-president Sher'
man has been removed by death from
the presiding officers chair which
will be hlleo temporarily by Senators
Bacon, Of Georgia, and Gallinger, of
New Hampshire, alternating. The
republican control Of the senate with
about 50 votes as against the pres
ent democratic strength of about ~,
will continue until March I, although
this control is considered largely by
the presence of two clements regular
and progressive, in the republican
total OF 81. Senators Hepburn, of
Idaho, and Rayner, of Maryland, have
dled since the last session closed, but
in other aspects the personnel con
tinues unchanged until March /.
In the house Speaker Clark and the
various chairmen OF the two preced-
,
with a total democratic vote Of 230,
giving democratic majority of about
81
The personal aspect was very pro
nounced as the session began today
the air of democratic victory pervad
ing the capitol from end to end.
Scores of men whose names have been
prominently identified with affairs of
congress for many years, and who's
have shaped politics and legislation.
faced their last three months OF ser.
vice as the session opened.
IN this aotable company were the
deans of house and senate: Uncle
Joe" Cannon, former speaker, and
center of many turbulent sessions OF
tie no,tsa, and Senator Shelby II.
Cullom, for thirty years a senator from
Illinois, a personal friend and con
temporary OF Lincoln, and who was
elected to his first term in the nation
al house of representatives in 1860
Both Cannon and Cullom 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 Sulzer, of New York, brought into
the legislative halls the titles Of gov.
ernor-elect, respectively, Of Ohio and
New York.
Senator Crane, of Massachusetts,
long regarded as the republican
whip of the senate: who also re-
tired voluntarily; Senators Bourne,
Of Oregon Guggenheim, OF Colorado;
Wetmore. of Rhode Island: Curtis, of
Kansas; Payntcr, OF Kentucky: Gam
BILE, of South Dakota: Brown, of Ne
braska, and many others, democrats
and republicans alike, began today
their last three months of service, be-
fore voluntary re-enforced retirement
to private life.
Sorrow for the late Vice-President
democratic triumph in the senate, and
the spirit of greetings
returning members. Custom
decreed that the upper house should
adjourn Immediately after meeting
today out OF respect for the memory
o. the yice-president: and in con
of this, senators were early
in their seats.
The outline of the winters work
seemed ineXtricably mixed. as sena-
LCrs and congressman met in friendly
with the prospect of tar
ii revision in the special session that
is to assemble under President Will
son, next spring In the senate re-
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 reassembling of the house drew
ogether a host of men, long promi-
lently identified with republican al
airs in that body to whom the cleo
ion had brought political disaster
worth, of Ohio: John Dalzell, of Penn
'ylyania; Ebenezer j. Hill, of Con-
lecticut, and John A. Needham, of
California, all members of the power
,ul ways and means committee. and
eaders in advocation and defense of
republican tariffs.
OF the so-called 'old republican
guard the force that supported and
framed the Payne-Aldrich tariff law
n the opening of Presidents Taft ad-
but two members will re-
main on the ways and means commit
Zee after March 4, Representative
Payne, of New York and Representa-
i've Fordney, of Michigan.
In the ranks Of the last termers.
llso. We're Representatives Mckinley,
Wilson, Foss and Prince of Illinois:
Norris of Nebraska,