Arizona republican., 1912-12-03
High Pressure Will Mark Entire Session Which Brings An End to the Life of the SiXty-sccond Congress.
OLD TIMERS ARE
 GIVEN ONATIONS
Early Adjournment is Made In Each Branch Out of Respect to Dead Mem bers-President Taft No tified of Converting.
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 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 Clark, yielding the emblem of order with ever increasing force, succeeded in breaking two gavels before he brought the enthusiastic members through an hour and ten minutes busi ness.
 The session of both houses served to complete the preliminary work of or ganization and left congress ready for legislative business tomorrow.
 The senate depressed by the recent death of Vice President Sherman and Senators Hepburn and Rayner, was in session twenty-five minutes. Both houses adjourned as soon as the pre- liminaries of organization were con cluded out of respect to the officers and members who had died since ad- iOurnment in August. The house will convene at noon tomorrow. The roll call of the houses showed 66 senators present out of a membership of 93 and 275 representatives out of member ship of 391. There are three vacancies in each branch.
 President Taft's message will come to both houses tomorrow The senate will meet at II o'clock. an hour before the customary time, so that the mes sage may be received and read before the proceedings are begun in the court of impeachment which is t3 try Judge Dol, 1l,1 11 ~,F f Tl court
 Boisterous enthusiasm greeted the return to the house of Speaker Clark, former Speaker Cannon and other members whose names have long been associated with the important affairs of that body. Former Speaker Cannon was given a rousing greeting when his name was reached. Democrats and re publicans who had joined in the ap- plause for Speaker Clark when he ent- cred the chamber at noon. jumped to their feet and joined in the cheering. Four gOyernors-e elect who will go from the house of representatives to their respective state capitOls were also wig CrOusly cheered as the roll call pro- ceeded. They were Representatives SulZer of New York. Cox of Ohio, Rob insOn of Arkansas and Hanna of NOrtc Dakota
 No business was transacted by the senate but a numcer of bills and ros0- lutions Were introduced in the house A joint committee was named by the two houses to notify President Taft that congress is ready to receive com munications Senator Bacon, the pre- z ho to6 Senators Cullom and Martin and Speaker Clark named Representatives Underwood, of Alabama: Mann, of IT, linois and Johnson Of Kentucky.
 The senate republicans held an in- formal conference in the effort to solve the tangle that has prevented the se- lection of q permanent presiding off cer in the senate It is expected that republican caucus will be held before the end of the week and that an ef- fort will be made to secure enough support from the progressives and in Surgent republican senators to bring about the election of Senator Gallin- ger.
 The first bill introduced in congres! was by Representative DeFOrrest O New York. to pension former presi dents and the widows of former presi dents. The secretary of the treasur. submitted an estimate of expense fO the fiscal year of 1912, the grand tota of which b $223.415,455 which is an in crease of $72,07S,24S over that of tn year 1911 and includes $56, ,766, ,992 fo river and harbor improvements. Tn investigating committee will resum hearings on December 10
 While the present session is merel the expiring stage of a congress 500 to go out of existence and to be su perceded in political control and polio after March 4, yet today's sessions i the senate and house bring togethe for the first time since the recent over turning those leaders and clements q the various parties who have been mos prominent in public affairs. The ol faces and figures are again in evidenc today, although some of them, like FIX Speaker Cannon. will soon pass off tn congressional stage, while others lili Speaker Clark and Chairman UnGeI wood. have had their tenures renewe and strengthened
 As a whole, however, the dominar note as both branches of congress as semble is that new conditions, ne policies and new men have been usf cred in as a result of the recent elet tiOn and that about the only functic of the present short session, lastir