The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-09
Woman Suffrage Leaders Present at
Invitation of Speaker Clark-His-
tory-Creators Of Bygone Con-
crosses to Play Leading
Roles.
MAKEUP OF GATH CONGRESS.

Washington, Dec. 6.-Promptly at
oon today Vice-President Marshall
in the senate and Speaker Clark in
the house raped sharply with their
gavels, and the first session of the
SiXty-fourth congress, which gives
promise of being epoch-making, was
declared open. Both chambers were
crowded to their capacity, for virtu-
ally every senator and representative
was present, and the unusual impor-
lance that attaches to the delibera-
lions of this congress caused the gal
leries to be thronged.
AT the invitation of Speaker Clark,
DR.. Anna Howard Shaw and other Off
GERS of the National Woman Suffrage
association occupied the speakers gal
lery in the house, and the interest of
these women was intensified by the
promise Of Representative Mondell of
Wyoming hat he would signalize the
opening day by introducing a reso-
luton proposing ar amendment to the
constitution enabling women to vote.
"Come-Backs" and New Talent.
liz dSutC L IdtlOlldl OltudtIOl,
due to the world war, the question of
adequately preparing the country for
defense, the problem of trying to turn
a deficit into a surplus in the nation
al po%cketbook to meet heavier ex-
penses than ever before, the %presiden-
tial election year, and a multiplicity
of other important things will com
bine to fill the session from beginning
TO end with animation.
Some Of the leading roles will be
played by history-creators Of bygone
congressman who return from
Elba" after two years exile following
the 1913 u%pheaval. The chief expert
enced actor of this class is Uncle
Joe" Cannon, dethroned as speaker
four years ago, and exiled two years
age. Another Of the old-time stars is
William b. Mckinley of Illinois, man.
ager of the Taft campaign in 1912.
There is a host of new talent, how
ever. In the house approximately 100
seats were taken by new congressman.
The senate saw a few new faces. OF
chief interest among these were Oscar
Underwood, who gave up his leader
ship in the house to don a senator's
toga. Curtis of Kansas is a com
back" senator, being one of the con-
sentative Republicans driven u in
1912. Broussard of Louisiana moved
from the house into the senate. Two
Of the most conspicuous absentees
were Elihu Root of New York and The
odore Burton of Ohio. Their places
were taken respectively by James
Wadsworth and Warren G. Harding,
both of whom are enrolled in the com
monty regarded conservative element
of the senate.
Some Big Problems.
Here are some of the problems
with which congress is called upon to
wrestle: National defense, tariff tink-
ering, rural credits, conservation, mer-
chant marine, seamen's bill amend
ment, currency bill amendment, anti
trust bill amendment, the internation-
al situation, the f~ar-eastern question,
an embargo on arms, Mexico, the Phil
ippines, Porto Rico, Haiti, the Column
bian and Nicaraguan treaties, the Sc
rious deficit in the national revenues,
continuing the war tax, taxing NUM-
tions of war profits, building an armor-
plate factory, prohibition, suffrage,
codification of the federal statutes,
and good road building. These are all
on the present schedule. Many more
entertaining questions are bound to de-
velop after congress gets in full swing.
Sentiment of a large element in
the country is considered certain to
inspire some members to renew ef-
forts for an embargo on munitions OF