The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-06
NEW QUESTIONS
BEFOR[C0NGRESS
J NOW |N.S|ESS|ON
Old Faces Returned to
House BY the Last
Election.
CHANGES 1.-the SENATE
Tomorrowsa Joint Session
Will B Held to Hear
Message.

WA6f1tSJION,BDe lb.--IOuETesS
10 In session again after a nine
months recess. Both houses reas-
sembled today, making the beginning
Of tl1e Sixty: fourth Congress.
Much important business faces the
members. Since the gavels last fell
IN the two houses. many momentous
question: have arisen. Oyershadow-
Ing all others are those caused by the
European war, but they do not com.
pose tie entire program. In addition
TO the questions OF national defense
and revenues, which fell naturally un.
der the general head of preparedness,
the merchant marine and rural cred.
its Legislation promise to command
much attention. Many investigations,
centering mainly about war problems
are TO be inauguarated, and On inter.
esttng fight will sensue in the Senate.
over o proposed scloture rule. =.
The first business before the House
today was the election OF Speaker,
South Trimble, the clerk, called the
body TO order. Members then pro.
ceeded To- the election of the Speaker.
The Democratic majority 724 made
the reelection OF Champ Clark, of
Missouri, q foregone conclusion. Rep.
resentatiye Mann, Of Illinois, the Re.
publican candidate for Speaker, was
the choice ofsthei Republicans for their,
leader
Two hundred and Twenty-Five Dem.
octsts, 1917 Republicans, 80 Progress.
siyes, one socialist one independent
and one vacancy compose the new
house. The dozen or more Republic.
cans OF the "old guard" who went
down sin defeat three years ago only
TO be returned to the lower house
over Democratic opponents last fall,
formed an Interesting group. Joseph
g. Cannon. former Speaker Of the
Housc, and now well on toward so
Years OF age, stood out prominently.
tshe f1islies his present term he will
have served forty years In Congress,
eight years as Speaker. Other Re.
ppbIiean remained at, home dur.
lag the Iast Congress to Sreappear to.
day we're Nicholas Longworth, OF
Ohio; William ID Mckinley, W. a.
Redsnbers. iSatilliamhN. Wilson, George
q. sFass. IohnS AZ Sterling and Charles
ES Fuller, OF Illinois; :. Ebenezer Hill,
Of Connecticut; Cyrus A. Sulloway, of
New Hampshire, and Benjamin X.
Eocht, OF pennsylvania. Meyer. Lon.
don, the first Socialist elected 10 Con-
Sressf from New York, attracted much
attantiop. * M, II
Senator'S Root, Of New. York; Bur.
ton, 90 Ohio; Bristow: Of Kansas;
Crawford, OF South Dakota; Perkins,
ofsSaiHorpia and Stephenson, of Wis.
consih, were missing from the Re-
publican side. Democratic ranks
mIssed Thorton, fof Louisiana; White,
d Alabama, and Camden, OF Ken
lucky. The frsts business was swear
ing'ins thesnewisenators Most Of them
already are well known in political
Among the Republicans came
JaniesfW Wadsworth, Of New York,
successor TO Root; who attracted at
tentioh as the youthful speaker OF the
New York assembly; Charles Curtis.
o. Kansas, who succeeds Bristow, and
Warren e. Harding, Of Ohio, who sue.
ceeds Burton. wv;
..Qscsr W. Underdood. Of Alabama,
former majority Header OF the House,
id the new Democrats. Other Dem.
oerstst who took the oath were James
p. sPhslans Of California; J.sC. Beck
ham, Of Kentucky Robert F. Brous-
safds Of Louisiana & Edwin S. johnson,
81 South OAK ota. and Paul o.. Husting.
Of Wisconsin. The, Senate now stands
Democrats fifty:six- and Republicans
forty
Tomorrow shortly after noon the
House and Senate will sit In joint ses-
sion In the Hall sof the House to hear
President Wilson deliver his annual