The chronicle=news., 1913-04-07
ambitious PROGRAM OF WORK
OUTLINED FOR EXTRA SESSION

third Congress, the first In many
years with the followers OF Thoma'
jefferson in n majority. began bust
ness at noon.
As Speaker Clark dropped his xav'
el. majority leader Underwood drop
ped the tariff revision bill into th'
hopper and thereby officially started
n business that promises to keel
congress at work through the Wash
inIton dog days" and well !ntf
August.
While the legislators were finding
their new seats. II procession Of wo
men suifragists representing ever,
| congressional district in the United
States invaded tn" capitol and pre-
sented petitions demanding consii'
tutionni amendment 10 equal suff'
rage.
| In I'll. hous" tho DAYS proceed
ings were principally of orsaEiza-
iion. Tn" reelection oi Speaker
Clark was the first business after
about n hundred members had been
sworn in. Most new senators. how
ever. had been sworn In on Inaugural
ton day.
The strict iormal lily that has chaF'
actcrizcd the opening OF congress for
years was shattered when n young
man in the gallery of the senate
tried to halt n recess OF that body by
cries OF MIR Chairman. Galleries
were filled with women snffrasists.
and for u time II was thought III"
demonstration was part OF the s,i!-
Irasc advance upon congress. tn"
man, who gave his name ~ George
u. Clcmm.r. Of Monroe. \. G.. said
h. WAS u Herald al the prime" oi
peace.
Wee President Marshall called the
s.nai. to order and Administered III"
oath To Senators Flee, sherman "f
Illinois and Goif OF West virginia.
TIL. Hons" OF Representatives this
,aficrnoon reelected Speaker Clark.
lie received a1l votes: James u.
Mann OF Illinois. Republican. re-.
ccivcd III votes. and Victor Murdock
OF Kansas. Progressive. received Is
votes. Four Progressive Republicans
voted for Representative" Cooper oi
Wisconsin. Mr.. Cooper voted Tor
Representative Nelson of Minnesota.
Washington, April "A complete
revision OF the tariff law. modiiira-
ton OF the nations currency system: |:
lproposals for Philippin" indcpcnd.
cncc, for repeal OF the Panama Canal
frec-toll provision. and for the ininie'
diatc construction OF government
owned railways In Alaska. are the
chief problem, confronting the fiis'
session OF the SiNty-third Congress,
beginning, at noon today.
| Summoned BY President Wilson
for the express purposs OF revising
the tariff. The new Congress faces cx.
for early action OH the other sub.
| ijccts named. Whether any OF these
other than the tariff. will be taken
up during the special session depends
upon the progress made with the tar
iff revision. and the success that may
attend preliminary work upon "a gen
-ral currency reform bill.
For the first time In eighteen
years. congress assemblies with both
Its branches under control OF tho
Democrats. and with u Democratic
president to cooperate in shaping It's
policies. and to approve Its acts. The
tariff law to be passed by the special
session that opens today will he tho
first general Democratic revision oi
the revenue laws. since the act ol
August 20. 1894. known to histor!
as the -Gorman law and
which President Cleveland allowed
Ito become a law without his sivnat.
urc.
Scores of familiar faces were nb
sent in both houses. In the House
the complete change in the seatin I.
arrangements had made even ol,
members strangers TO the scene. II
place OF the mahogany desks ant
and swivel chairs to which member,
had chung for many years. stiff row.
lof leather upholstered benches. ar
ranged In scmi-circies. filled tn,
House chamber. The new bencl
system. somewha, similar TO that o.
the British House OF Commons. givo
no desk space at which mcmsbers ear
write or work while in the lIous.
IChambcr
New members dominate the large,
House in the new Congress. The in
!creasc of the membership of tn,
House from 3?6 to AS. which he
came effective March I. brought in ;
larger proportion OF new member!
than have appeared in any congress
of recent years: and made more con
spicuous the absence or old-timc lead
crs. such as Former Speaker Cannon
John Dalzcll of Pennsylvania. Mich
olas l.ongworth OF Ohio. Samuel W
Mccall OF Massachusetts,. T.. J. Hill
of Connecticut. and William u. Me
kinicy of Illinois.
The work before Congress toda.
consisted chiefly of organization
business The senate had cOmplet
ed its organization early In March
during the special session called Il