Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-12-06
CONGRESS OPENS,
FACING PROBLEM
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timers from holding receptions
Former Speaker Cannon, Representa-
tives Hill, Longworth and KcKinley
and others, as we'll as the leaders of
both parties, were center of groups of
the latest arrivals.
Resolutions rejecting the views of
those opposed to the national defense
program and proposing Investigations
of organizations which favor military
preparedness We're not lacking. In
the lot were resolutions to investi-
gate the Navy League, the National
Security League and the American
Defense Society.
"old Guard" Has Returned.
Two hundred and twenty-nine
Democrats, 1877 Republicans, six
Progressiyes. one Socialist and one
Independent compose the new House.
The dozen or more Republicans Of the
"Old Guard" who went down In de-
feat three years ago. only TO be re-
turned to the lower House over DEM
ocratic opponents last fall, formed an
interesting group. Joseph G.. Cannon,
former speaker of tho House, and
now well on toward eighty years Of
age, stood out prominently. IL he
finishes his present term he will have
served forty years in Congress, eight
years as speaker. Other Republicans
who remained at home during the
last Congress to reappear today were
Nicholas Longworth. OF Ohio; Will
liam b. Mckinley. w. A. Rodenberg,
William w. Wilson, George E. Foss.
John A. Sterling and Charles E. Full
Ter, of Illinois; Ebenezer Hill, of Con-
necticut; Cyrus A. Sulloway, of New
Hampshire, and Benjamin X Focht
of Pennsylvania. Meyer London. tho
first Socialist elected 10 Congress
from New York, attracted much at
tention.
Senate proceedings always are
quieter than those In the House AS
striking as the return of old faces
to the House was the absence of fa-
miliar countenanees in the Senate.
Senatorial Lights Missing.
Senators Root, OF New York; Bur-
ton, of Ohio; Bristow, of Kansas;
Crawford, Of South Dakota; Perkins.
OF California, and Stephenson, of
Wisconsin, were missing from the
Republican side. Democratic ranks
missed Thornton, of louisiana;
White, OF Alabama. and Camden, of
Kentucky. The first business was
swearing in the new Senators, Most
of them are well known in political
circles.
James w. Wadsworth. of New York,
successor to Root, who attracted at
tention as the youthful speaker of the
New York Assembly; Charles Curtis,
of Kansas, who succeeds Bristow,
and Warren G. Harding, of Ohio, who
succeeds Burton.
Oscar w. Underwood. Of Alabama,
former majority leader OF the House,
led the new Democrats. Other Demo-
| t. hn nafI Ia
d, Phelan, of California; j. G. w.
! Beckham, Of Kentucky; Robert r.
Broussard, OF Louisiana; Edwin $.
johnson, of South Dakota, and Paul
o. Husting, of Wisconsin. The Senate
now stands Democrats, flfty-six,
Republicans, forty:
| Tomorrow shortly after noon tho
| House and Senate will sit In Joint
session in the hall OF the House to
hear President Wilson deliver his an
nual address.
Seven contests of election were filed
with the House when Congress con-
vened today.
| Aaron p. Prioleau, a negro, who
| for sixteen years has been c0ntesting
all elections 20 Congress from the
Charleston. s. c., district, today again
filed contest against seating Richard
| G. Whaiey. Other contests filed are
Francis J. Horgan,. Democrat
against George II. Tinkham, Repub-
lican, Massachusetts; w. r. Gaylord
Social Democrat, against William ]
Cary, Republican, Wisconsin; Jere.
miah Donovan, Democrat, against e
". Hill, Republican, Connecticut
Jacob Cantor, Democrat, against
Isaac Siegel, Republican. New York,
l.Philip A. Riley, Democrat, against
r. L. Haskell Republican. New York;
Lathrop Brown, DEMOCRAT against