The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-03
TWOGAVELS WORN
OUT BY SPEAKER
Clark, in House, and Bacon. IN
Senate, Rap for Order-Brief
Sessions Held, Adjournment
Being Taken Out OF Re-
spect for Members Who
Have Died.


to-day for th- high pressure session
that IS 10 end the SiXty-second Con
gross Speaker Champ Clark succeed
ed in breaking two valuable gaVels
before he had brought the enthusiastic
House through all hour and ten min
utes OF business The sessions in both
Houses served 10 comp ct the preI.m
mary work Of organization and left
Congress ready for legislative business
tomorrow.
The senate. depressed by the recent
death OF Nice-Preside sherman ano
Senators Hepburn and Rayner. was IN
session but twenty-five minutes. Both
houses adjourned as soon as the pre-
liminaries OF Organization were con-
Guided. out OF respect for members
and officers who had d-ed since the
Adjournment in Aug
President Taft's message will come
20 botn houses tomorrow. The senate
will meet at II o'clock. an nour be-
fore the customary time. 50 the mes
sases may be read before proceedings
are begun in the court of impeachment
which is to try Judge Robert W. Arch
bald. q the Commerce Court
Boisterous enthusiasm greeted the
return TO the House IF Speaker Clark.
former Speaker Cannon and other
members whose names have long been
associated with the important affairs
OF that body.
Speaker Clark. in the House. and
Senator Bacon. presiding in the Sen
ate. raped the respective bodies to
order
Il was not l. o'clock wnen Senator
Bacon, president pro tenn, took the
chair at the desk Of the late Vice
President sherman and raped for or
der in the Senate. Senators surged
through the doors at the last moment
Some time was required to get order
for the prayer by the chaplain. Rev
u G. r. Pierce
Failure of members of the House
to reach the floor delayed the opening
of the session about one minute after
the hour of noon.
Applause for Speaker.
When Speaker Clark climbed the
stairs to the rostrum ne was greeted
by applause and cheers The roll call
by States followed.
When the name of former Speaker
Cannon was called, the members APP
plauded the veteran leader, whose SER
vices at this session will conclude for
" years in the halls of Congress
Uncle Joe" bowed his acknowleds
ment.
After the adoption Of the customary
resolution 10 appoint members of a
joint committee 20 notify the President
that Congress had assent led, Senator
morrow at II o'clock. II was adopted
without debate
Resolutions were adopted conveying
the Senate's sympathy to family of the
late Vice-President Sherman.
Senator Borah presented notification
Of the death OF Senator Hepburn. and
Senator smith. OF Maryland. that OF
the death OF Senator Rsyner-
Resolutions Of sorrow were adopted,
and after a session of twenty-five min
utes the senate adjourned out of re-
spect TO the memories of Vice-Presi-
dent Sherman and Senators Hepburn
and RayneT.
Four new members were sworn in
the House. They were Lewis l. Nor
gan. of Louisiana. who succeeds the
late Representative Wickliffe. Archi
bald 9 Hart. who succeeds Represen-
tative Hughes. Of New Jersey. elected
to the Senate. George c. Scott. who
succeeds the late Representative Hub
bard. Of Iowa. and Edwin a Merritt.
who succeeds the late Representative
George Malby. from New York.
The House. after a session of one
hour and ten minutes. adjourned until
noon tomorrow out Of respect to the
members who had died since the last
adjournment.
Merely Expiring stage.
While the present session is nlcrel,
the expiring stage of a Congress sCoT
10 20 out Of existence and TO BE- super
seeded in political control and polio,
after March T. yet to-dsy's sessions II
the senate and House brought toEeth
e- for the first time since the recen
overturning those leaders and clc
ments Of the various parties who have
been most prominent in public affairs
The old faces and figures were sgaiI
IN evidence to-day. although some 81
them. Ike ex-Speaker Cannon. vii
soon pass on the congressional stage
while other. Ike Speaker Clark ant
Chairman Underwood. have bad thet
tenures renewed and strengthened
As a whole. however. the dominant
notes - both branches q Congress as
senbled was that now conditions. nov
policies and new men have been ush
cred IN a. a result Of the recent elec
ton. and that about thc only function
% the present short session. isstins
until March :. IS 20 pass annual suppl,
bills ard wind VI what remains OF Ia
old regime
In the senate. cc-Pres,deat Shsr.
man has been removed By death from
the presiding orscers chair. which VII
Be filed temporarily hy Senator'S Bacon
OF Georgia and Gsllinger. 81 Ncv
HAMPSHIRE. alternating The Repubi.
can control % TIE Srste. with about
afty votes ~ against the present Dem.
ocratic strength ~ about foriy-two
viii continue until March & althougi
this control is conditioned largely ~
the prescuc. 81 two elements. regular
ard progressive. IN The Republican 20
tai Of CITY. senators Hepburn. Of Idaho