The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-07
NEW CONGRESS BEGINS
ITS WORK ON DEFENCE

I claimed. the oath was administered by
Representative Talbot Of Maryland. the
! father OF the House. who is the Oldest
| member in point Of continuous service
In the chamber.
-Four hundred and twenty-one mem-
bers responded to the roll call. and all
were sworn in by state groups by
Speaker Clark.
In the Senate the scene as usual was
more subdued thar in the House. In the
absence OF vice-President Marshall Sec
retay Baker called the Senate to order.
once In order the Senate elected Senator
Martin OF Virginia temporary President.
Mr.. Martin then Administered the oath
Of office to the newly elected Senators.
One-third. of the total membership began
terms Of service with the present session.
| Only one Of those eligible to take the
oath was absent-Senator Brady OF
Idaho. He was detained by illness.
E.scOrting New senators.
Each Senator as he came forward was
escorted by his colleague. For example.
Senator La Toilette seemed happy TO
present Cncie Ike Stephenson's successor
In the person of Paul Husting. The new
Wisconsin Senator is IA Democrat
was the editor Of a country newspaper.
senator O'Gorman presented James w.
wadsworth, Jr., who had earlier In the
day been unanimously elected secretary
OF the Republican conference.
Ohio. another significant state in the
electoral college. sent "A Republican down
In the person Of Warren q. Harding.
Republicans looking over anxiously at
the Democratic side and realizing there
was "A majority against them Of sixteen
welcomed the Republican recruits.
Atnnnu a., "a. SnnntnrS xahn TaHaiCa.l
cordial Welcome was Oscar Underwood
OF Alabama. who comes to The Senate
after a successful experience IN the
House. where he was leader. and VINO
Will step ~ once into membership on the
Finance Committee. Another contribu-
ton from the House was Senator Robert
Brotssard. who has seen many years
service from the State OF Louisiana in
the House. much of the time as a menu
Der of the Ways and Means Committee.
VIZ. Clarke In th- Chair.
After the ceremonies OF inducing into
office the new Senators Mr.. Kern offered
a resolution proposing the name OF
Senator James =. Clarke OF Arkansas for
Temporal" chairman. n Republican
side offered a substitute resolution which
carried the name of Jacob II. Gallinger.
The substitute resolution was voted
u'"H ny u slflCl pdiiN w hih "i'
Clarke Vas seated.
On motion to elect Mr.. Clarke sew
eral Democrats voted No and Mr..
Clarke turned in his chair and smiled
at this evidence OF ranking bitterness
from the recent fight In the Democrats
party conference. In taking the chair
Senator Clarke did not overlook this
incident.
The cloture struggle then came &c
the front. Senator Walsh of Mon.
tana announced that he would reserve
the right TO assert on "A future day la'
the rules OF the last Congress ver,
not applicable to the present Senat.
and that the Senate could not proceed
under them effectively until they were
readopted.
Mr.. Walsh served notice that h.
would bring up the question of clotur.
and his assertion OF the principle thai
the Senate Is not a Continuing body. .
After these preliminaries the organ
ization of the Senate was accomplishe,
in usual routine way.