Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-10
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ing VI liie pTcSlueHt pTOclamatlOf
calling the special session. Then tn,
roll was called.
The roll was answered in the or
der of the states, with the territories
and dependencies following. Georg.
V. Taylor of Alabama answered first
and Manuel Earnshaw, commissioner
from the Philippines was last. Ir
the long list were 294 Democratic anc
145 Republican and Progressive mem
bers, besides the delegates and com.
missioners from Alaska, Hawaii, Por.
to Rico and the Philippines. The
Democratic majority was overwhelm.
ing, its responsibility complete.
Absent from familiar stations were
Uncle Joe" Cannon, long dictator Of
the house, mick" Longworth, son-in.
law of Colonel Roosevelt, Victor Ber.
ger, pioneer Socialist member, anc
many another who figured largely ir
congressional news Of the past two
years. On the new cane-seated bench.
es half encircling the rostrum, were
the successors of lit members who
failed to return, and thirty-five mer
chosen from additional districts oil
fron states at large. Only five of the
1852 new members had ever sat ir
congress before.
The clerk announced quorum pres
ent, and stated that vacancies existed
in three districts-the Thirteenth Mas
sachusetts, First South Carolina, ant
Z Tenth Texas. He announced the mex
business to be the election of speak
er.
Champ Clark of Missouri was plac
ed in nomination for a second term OF
behalf of the Democratic caucus
James R. Mann of Illinois was simi
larly presented by the Republicans
Victor Murdock of Kansas was named
by the Progressives. The roll wa.
called in alphabetical order, and Clarl
was declared elected. A committed
of the three parties was named to es
cort him to the chair, amid applause
that swept the galleries and echoed
through the chamber and the CORR
doris beyond.
Election of the clerk, sergeant-at
arms, chaplain and minor officials was
secured by resolution, offered on be
half of the majority caucus. The Re
publican minority submitted its list
of candidates as substitute, which
was promptly voted down. The off
GERS were Immediately sworn in.
Resolutions of routine nature, sucf
as always accompany the convenine
of a new congress, then were adopted
and the senate sent in word that il
had named committee to act with 6
house committee to notify the presi
dent that all was ready for his wishes
Under time-honored precedent, the
lottery of seat-drawing was the next
scheduled procedure. But the rear
rangement of the house chamber
whereby benches replaced the familiar
desks and swivel chairs, made q
change necessary. Leaders planned
to submit to the house the propo
sition of whether members take any
seats that suited them on all occa.
sions or have a place definitely as
signed. In former congresses, the
drawing for seats was one of the
most picturesque incidents of the con,
vening of the national legislature.
In the senate the procedure wal
without other special formality thar
the reading of the presidents procla'
nation. Election of officers and swear.
ing in of new members had been dis
posed of before the March adjourn.
ment.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., April T.
The buzz of politics at the capitol to-
day incident to the reassumbling Of
congress, didn't make half the nois,
as did the political wire-pulling arount
the Washington hotel lobbies-for tn
advance guard of the Daughters O.
the American Revolution is in town
WASHINGTON, ID. c., April T.
Concurrently with the opening of con
gress, great war began here today
1t was the war of womanhood for tn
right to vote, and suffragists by tn
hundred were on hand to launch tn
campaign. The first guns fired wer
/ at the mail of President Wilson, wher
was so heavy that the letter carrier
complained of overwork, and tele
grams fairly flooded the executive Of
fees. Each of these communication
asked, demanded, suggested or plead
ed that the question of suffrage b.