Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-01
Session of House IS Brief,
But Filled With Turmoil;
Adjournment Amid Uproar

lust as noisy. just friendly to one
another and just full of fight as ever.
the members of the House assembled at
noon today to begin the regular session.
Except for the larger number of repre-
sentatives present at prayer time. scarce
ly any one would know that a brand
new session was in progress, and the gal
lerieS were no more crowded with visitors
today than they are on many an ordi-
nary day.
Before the Speaker. dressed in a well
fitting frock raped for order, repre-
sentatives took the opportunity for hold
ing informal receptions all over the cham
Der. Chaplain Couden's prayer. starting
promptly at noon, referred specifically
to the problems confronting the House.
He spoke of the great economic and So
cial questions To be taken up by the law
makers at the session which begins today
and asked that Providence should aid
the Congress in its deliberations
Call of Roll by States.
In order that a quorum should be estab-
lished by strict legal methods. Speaker
Clark ordered a call of the roll by states,
although the hall of the House was
crowded and there was no possible doubt
as to the existe1lce of a quorum Previ-
Gus to calling the House 10 order Speaker
Clark and Represe sentative Underwood had
a conference on the subject of a roll
CALL Mr. Underwood was of the opinion
that inasmuch as this session is physi-
cally continuation of the extra session
which ended Saturday at 1c:54 pm. it
would not be necessary to call by states.
However as any republican might have
hoped up and demanded a roll call, the
Speaker had it done as matter of par
liamentary procedure
The call of the roll developed the pres
ence of 35i members.
The Speaker appointed Representatives
Underwood, Mann and Fitzgerald to join
with the Senate committee in waiting
upon the President to inform him that
Congress is ready for business
Representative Fitzgerald offered the
customary resolution to inform the
Senate that the House had a quorum.
Representative Barnhardt of Indiana
chairman of the committee on printing,
announced that hereafter he would OBJ
ject TO all requests to insert in the Rec
ord extracts from m agazines, newspapers
and sother extraneous matter He was APP
plauded roundly.
do you intend to live up to that -
asked Representative Murdoch.
Do you solemnly swear" yelled an un-
Identified member.
..I do" said Representative Barnhardt
Why didn't you live up TO your deter
mination on the same subject" asked
Representative Fitzgerald.
'I-didn't have the nerve" laughed Mr.
Murdoch.
Immediately following this. an innocent
looking letter from a Texas man on a
banking matter precipitated a short row
in which the banking and currency in
surgent, Representative Ragsdale, in his
loudest voice started to chastise Repre-
sentative Carter Glass committee, but
was choked off
Representative Mann began to taunt the
dan Tor h.1-
spectacle size in the last two months. Rep
sentative Mann began to quarrel on the
subject of quorums and no quorums Rep
resertative Fitzgera d told the repub-
hcan leader that there had been times
when his. Mr.. Ma.nns presence in the
House was almost public calamity
After noisy colloquy the House
adjourned in a terrific uproar at 200