Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-06
CONGRESS MEETS IN
ITS GATH. SESSION
SINCE GAvElS LAST FELL IN M0MENT0US
QUESTIONS HAVE ARISEN THOSE
BEING CAUSED BY EUROPEAN WAR.

marking the beginning Of the sixty fourth
congress.
Much important business faces the mem
ber~. Since the eavels last fell in the two
houses, many momentOu, questions have
arisen. Over>hadowing all others are
those caused by the European war. but
they do not compose the entire program
In addition 10 the questions of national
defense and revenues, which fall naturally
under the general head of preparedness.
the merchant marine and rural credit.
legislation promise to command much at
tention. Many Investigations. centering
mainly about war problem, are To be in
augurated
The first business before the house to-
day wa~ the election OF speaker South
frimhlc, The clerk. called the body to or-
der. Members then proceeded to the elec-
tlon of the speaker The democratic ma
lorlv made the reelection of Champ Clark
"t Missouri Il turc.une conclusions Rep
re~cntatlve Mapn Of Illinois, the repub-
llcan candidates. speaker, was the choice
81 the republicans for their leader
Two hundred and twenty nine demo
crat~, l9I republicans, q progre~-ivc-. one
socialist. and one independent compose. the
new house. The death of Representative
leaves one democratic "a
rancy. and reduces the democratic ma ior-
i'y to twcnty-tour. The dozen or more
republicans Of the 'old guard who went
down IN defeat three years AGO only IL b.
returned To the lower house over demo
cratic opponents last fall. formed IN in
tere~ting group. Joseph g. Cannon for
mcr speaker NJ the house and now well On
toward 80 year~ of age. stood out prom
inrntlN. VI hr finishes hI~ present term he
viii have served forty years IN congress.
Tigiit Years H. speaker Other republicans
who remained ~ home during the hast
congress 10 rrappcar today were Nicholas
Longworth of OHIO. William b. Mckinley.
w. A. Rudcnberg. William w. Wilson.
George +. Fo~~. John A. Sterling and
Charles II. Fuller of Iilliun~. Ebcnezer Hill
of Connecticut. Cyrus A. Sulowav OF New
Hampshire and Benjamin X Focht Of
Pennsylvania. Meyer London. the first
socialist elected to congress from New
York. attracted much attention
Senate proceeding, alway. are quieter
than those IN the house. A. striking n the
return of old faces to the house was the
absence of familiar countenanceS in the
senate
Senators Root of New York. Burton 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 Alasama and Camden Of Ken
tuckv. The first business was swearing in
the new senator's Most Of them already
are well known Ill political circles
Among the republicans came James W.
Wad~ worth of New York. successor IL
Elihu Root. who attracted attention ~ the
youthful speaker of the New York a.
~'sblN: Charles Curtis of Kansas. who
succeeds Bri~t"w. and Warren g. Hard
IN. "f Ohio. who succeeds Burton
Oscar w. Underwood " Alabama. FOR
mcrlv majority leader of the house. led the
new democrats other democrats whs
took the oath were james u. Phclan Of
California. j. 4. w. Bcckham of Ken
tuckv. Robert +. Brou~-ard of Louisiana.
Edwin :. Johnson nf South Dakota. and
Panl o. llu~tln.~ "t Wisconsin, The son
ate now stands democrats 56 and repuh-
lican~ 10
Tomorrow shortly after noon the hons"
and senate will III IN Joint session in the
bah 1T the house u hear President Wilson
deliver hi- annual addrc-~.