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third congress. the first IN many
years with the followers Of Thomas
Jefferson in a majority, began busi-
ness at noon.
As Speaker Clark dropped his CAV
el. Majority Leader Underwood drop
ped the tariff revision bin into the
hopper and thereby officially started
the business that promises to keep
congress at work through the Wash
ington dog days" and wen into Aug
ust
While the Legislators were finding
their new seats, a procession Of wo-
men suffragists. representing every
congressional district in the United
States, invaded the capitol and pre-
sented petition demanding a cOnstitu-
tional amendment to equal suffrage.
In the house the days proceedings
were principally of organization. The
reelection Of Speaker Clark was the
first business after about hundred
members had been sworn in. Most
new senators. however, had been
sworn in on inauguration day.
Clark Is Reelected.
The strict formality that has char
acterized the opening of congress for
years was shattered when a young
man in the gallery Of the senate tried
to haIt a recess OF that body by cries
Of Mr. Chairman
Galleries were filled with women
suffragists, and for . ume it was
thought the demonstration was part
OF the suffrage advance upon con-
gress. The man, who gave his name
as George B. CIemmer Of Monroe, n.
c. said he was a herald of the
Prince of Peace"
Vice President Marshall called the
senate to order ana administered the
oath to Senators-elect Sherman Of
Illinois and Goff of West Virginia.
The house Of representatives this
afternoon reelected Speaker Clark.
He received 271 votes. James r.
Mann Of Illinois, republican, re-
ceived III votes and Victor Murdock
Of Kansas, progressive, received Is
votes. -Four progressive republicans
voted for Representative Cooper Of
Wisconsin. Mr. Cooper voted for
Representative Nelson Of Minnesota.
Wilson is Undecided.
President Wilson said today he
was "on the fence as 10 whether
the tariff should be revised schedule
by schedule or in a single bin. Sena-
tors Simmons, shively. Hughes. VII
liams, James. Stone and Gore. demo /
cratic members of the senate finance !
committee, argued unanimously with
the president for schedule-by-sched- I
ule revision bill. At the conclusion I
Of their argument the president said
he would stIl further consider the .
matter before reaching a decision.
The president had fairy made up /
his mind that the single bill idea was
the more effective and believes that
such a measure could pass. He told /
the senators that he did not think
any senators. voting against the bill
would venture to bear the burden Of
responsibility so- defeating the party
program
4 vas suggested that The Loulsi-
ana senators would oppose the blg.
bat the president, # is said, took ae-
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