The Irish standard., 1913-04-12
BOTH THE SENATE AND HOUSE
ARE CALLED TO oRpEF
At NOON.
SPEAKER CLARK REELECTED
Representatives Take Oath Of Office
But Usual Drawing for Seats 10
Omitted, Owing to she New Ar.
ran9emsnt

score of years. the Sixty-third con-
gress convened in extraordinary SEES
sion today.
Popular interest centered In the
house Of representatives where Rep
resentatives Champ Clark. Democrat,
was reelected to the speakership
shortly after the session opened. Rep.
resentatives James r. Mann Of ILL.,
nois, Republican, was placed In nomi-
nation for that ONCE by the minority.
He received rousing demonstration.
but was Overwhelmingly defeated.
Other officers selected by the house
were as follows: Clerk, South Trim.
Bile Of Kentucky; sergeant-atarms,
Robert E. Gordon Of Ohio: doorkeep-
er. Joseph Sinnott of Virginia, post,
master. William M. Dunbar.
No Election In ssnsee.
No election Of officers was held IN
the senate, that body having besn o.
ganized before its adjournment On
March IL.
Long before the hour set for throw
ing open the doors of the house and
senate galleries. the capitol was be-
seiged by sightseers seeking admit
lance. Among them were hundreds
of prettily gowned women-the wives
OF senators and representatives, With
a fair sprtnkling Of sufrragettes.
The presidential proclamation d.
rected that both houses convene at
noon and promptly at IL O'Clock the
gavel Of Vice-President Marshall fell
In the senate. A new chaplain, Rev.
F. J. Prettyman Of Washington. de-
hvered the Invocation. Tho roll a
senator's was called In the usual way
and committees appointed to notify
tho house and the president that tho
senate was ready to transact bust
ness
Clerk Trtmtss Docs Aonors.
In the house Clerk Trimble ascend.
ed to the speakers rostrum and di.
rected the reading of the presidents
proclamation. He was accorded
noisy reception. The proclamation
was read and Trtmble announced that
TN accordance with precedent and the
constitution 1t was necessary to call
the roll Of the new house by states.
The house chamber had been
equipped with benches instead Of the
old style desks and looked much like
the English commons. While the role
wns called members jokingly asked
each other how they liked the new
seats and the old timers tried to fig
ure out how they could ever get used
this radical innovation.
Clark Expresses Gratitude.
On assuming the chair. Speaker
Clark said:
Profoundly grateful for the re-eleo-
ton to the speakership. the highest
honor which you can bestow, am
proud that 1t was preceded b. a unani.
nous nomination and IL accompanied
by the personal friendship and good
wishes of all the members without 70
gard to political affiliations.
"Your Enforcement Of my conduct
during my first term In this high sta
ton by giving me a second 10 moro
precious than rubies. 4.
Il hope to discharge tho important.
delicate and dinlcudt duties Of the
position with absolute impaztialtty
and to the satisfaction Of the mem
bers and all fair-minded people.
Success Attributed % Membssa
"Whatever measure Of success /
achieved as speaker In tho last con-
gress was due largely to the courtesy
lindness and general good feeling Of
the members towards each other and
towards the chair. For our own ben
eft and for tho welfare Of the country
may the same course be pursued In
the present congress. By reason OF
the increased membership It will b
even more important than hitherto
Therefore. most cordially invite the
cooperation Of all members In main
tanning order and in the dispatch OF
business to the end that our free in
stitutions may be strengthened and
perpetuated.
"As this congress is to be known
in history by works rather than
words, am ready to take the oath
and ask Representative Talbot to ad.
minister it."
New Members Sworn In.
Then cana the swearing in Of mem.
beers. AS the clerk called each state
and the names of members in the
delegation Of that state, the delega.
ton presented itself at the bar of the
house and swore to perform its duties
we'll and faithfully
The delegates from Alaska, Hawaii.
Porto Rico and the Philippines next
took oath Of Office.
Committees were next appointed to
inform the president and the senate
that the house was in session and
ready to transact public business.
Representative Henry, who was
Chairman Of the rules committee In
the last congress-. then presented I
set Of rules for the guidance Of tho
house. These were practically the
same as were in effect at the last
session. The rules were adopted.