The Washington times., 1913-12-01
TWO GAVELS FALL,
SESSION IS OPENED
Extra Session Slides Into Reg
. uIar With Little Fuss in
Either House.
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rency debate arose for consideration
almost Immediately. Senator Kern pre-
scented a resolution ordering that the
sessions daily convene at TO- To TINS,
Senator Gallinger objected. He said
there was no necessity for early ses-
sions this week, that there had ben no
conference of the Republicans, and the
usual hour ought to be adopted for
daily meetings for The present
Senator Borah asked that the matter
90 over until tomorrow. Senator Smoot
asked that IL be not pressed now.
There is not a Senator here who
wants to vote on the currency bill soon
a. than / do said her. The business
interests of the country want an eartr
disposition of this bill"
Senator Brandegee and Senator Gron-
ma Joined in the discussion and the res
olution went over. 1t was agreed TO
meet tomorrow at II O'Clock. Senator
Gronna made il clear he would insist
on a quorum being present
At 12:Se o'clock the Senate took a
recess until o'clock. In the mean
time. the committee of notification,
Senators Kern and Galinger, met with
the committee of the House TO notify
the President Congress was ready 10
receive communications.
In the House except for half hour
Of handshaking and back-slaping, the
opening scenes lacked the animation
customary upon opening days. The new
session meant little TO the hundred-odd
members who stayed on -the job until
last Saturday, and who merely trooped
into the House in ordinary manner to-
day. Numerous other members who
had returned from their homes, how
ever. felt it necessary to get acqualnt-
ed" with the colleagues again
While the extra session dovetailed
into the regular, Speaker Clark, IN
effect. declared the former ended when
he ordered the roll call of the States.
There was no formal declaration in the
House, prior to the roll call, that the
first session of the SiXty-third Congress
mad passed into history
That a quorum of the House was
again on hand was apparent before the
roll call began.
Preceding the roll call came an un-
usually long prayer by the blind chap
lain. the Rev. Henry n. Couden, who
for five minutes asked Divine blessings
upOn the President, Government Off
cials and assembled legislators. Upon
ordinary occasions the chaplain's prayer
consumed about one minute daily
Congressman Robert L. Henry, chair
man of the Rules Committee, came In
der the wire with the first bill of the
regular session. He proposes drastic
amendments to the Sherman law to de-
fine more clearly what constitutes un-
lawful combinations in restraint of
trade. His bill would also abolish the
preme Court decision and would make
personal the guilt of offending trust
barons
A number of private-and- public bills
and resolutions were introduced. but the
total did not approximate the customary
crop of proposed legislation which. is
fathered at the start of each new Con-
gress.
The House, wherein all appropriation
bills originate received from the Treas
ury Department the estimates for the
annual appropriations for the fiscal
year 1915.
The roll scah- by States showed that
55i Of the 425 members Of the House
were on hand. e r.
Speaker Clark named Congressman
Underwood, Fitzgerald. and Man as a
committee to join with a Senate COM
mittee and notify the President that
Congress is ready for business.
Among the bills introduced before the
House adjourned until noon. tomorrow,
was one by Mr.. Lee.of Georgia, pro-
posing Federal appropriations for good
roads. 1t provided these approximations
shall be 100000 annually after two
Years. The first appropriations being
5000 900 and S. 900 OOO per annum