Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-06
Congress Meets
at Noon Today
SPEAKER CLARK WILL BE NOM
MATED FOR REELECTION.
is NO CLOTURE RULE
In the House There Will Be Suffrage
Demonstration When Representative
MondeI Introduces Susan p. An
thony's Amendment.

Washington, Dec. 5.-On the eve of
the sixty fourth congress Washington
tonight was enlivened by the arrival
of belated members and hundreds of
visitors attracted by the opening Of
congress, the convention of the Con-
gressional Union for Woman Suffrage,
which begins tomorrow and the meet
ing of the national democratic COM
mittee Tuesday.
Democratic Organization Completed.
Democrats of the house and senate
completed their organization plans
yesterday after a week of delibera-
ton during which obstacles threat
ened to disturb a harmonious opening
were overcome. The senate democrats
agreed to make the fight for a cloture
rule party issue, and the house ma
jority found a way to take care of
the greatly increased republican minor
ity on committees without internal
dissension. Legislative issues did not
figure materially in the parliamentary
conferences, although the subjects of
national defense and extension of
American merchant marine were gen.
orally recognized as paramount in the
deliberations over committee assign
ments.
Both houses will convene at noon.
In the lower branch the first order
of business will be the election of a
speaker. When Clerk South TRIBE
calls the session to order. Speaker
Champ Clark will be nominated by
the majority (229) for reelection and
Representative Mann of Illinois will
be proposed by the republicans O9O.
Speaker Clark, whose reelection with
the other majority nominees for house
chair will recognize Representative
Frank Mondell of Wyoming. This will
signalize a demonstration for woman
suffrage, the Wyoming member having
been chosen to introduce the Susan
B. Anthony constitutional amendment
for equal suffrage as the first resolu-
ton of the new congress. The speak
er'S gallery will be crowded with suf-
frage advocates of national renown
who propose to make the occasion
memorable.
Vice President Will Be Absent.
The senate will convene with Vice
President Marshall absent owing to
the illness of Mrs. Marshall. 1t will
be called to order by Secretary Baker
and the first business will be the in
auguration of newly elected members
to be followed immedmiately by the
election of a president pro tempore
Senator James P. Clarke of Arkansas
will be elected to succeed himself, hav-
ing been nominated by the democratic
caucus last week after a fight which
had its origin in the Kansas senator S
revolt against the ship purchase bill
at the last session. Republican SEN
ators plan to nominate Senator Gal
linger of New Hampshire, who will
continue as minority leader
Struggle Over Cloture AVerted.
A struggle over cloture which had
threatened to delay organization of the
senate and possibly to interfere with
the joint session of the senate and
house to hear the presidents message
on national defense on Tuesday was
averted by the democrats yesterday
when opponents of cloture succeeded
in convincing it's champions that the
subject should be referred to a COM
mittee for nom partisan consideration.
In both houses there will be the
usual flood of new bills introduced.