The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-04
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OCCUPIES ATTENTION
Of OPENING CONGRESS
Continued from Page One.)

and minority leaders receive OvatiOnS
as they walk down the aisles. Gal
leries are crowded with wives and
friends of members who join in the
of hand clapping and
cheering as their favorites take their
seats; except in the senate where a
dignified calm prevails. A few for
malities mixed with a few informal
tiles always compose the first days
business and then the house as we'll
as the senate adjOurns until tomorrow
to hear President Wilson deliver his
annual address.
In accordance with the custom he
set at the beginning of his term, Pres
ident Wilson will read his address
from the clerks desk in the hall of
the house while senators and repre-
sentatives are assembled before him
on the benches. Members Of the dip
lomatic corps hear him from their
places in the reserved galleries and
members of the cabinet have specially
reserved seats on the floor. The pres
ident's message is about 1900 words
long: is purely a discussion of do
nestle issues, the state of he UNI
ion' and gives first prominence to
the railway situation.
Today's opening marks the closing
of mans monopoly of membership
in the house of representatives. In
the next congress the clerks and
the pages and the speaker will be call
ing: THE Lady from Montana"
Miss jeanette Rankin, Republican,
first woman elected to congress, is
expected to be in her seat then. She
does not sit in the present session
although many uniformed expected
to see her today-but comes in with
the new congress. When she does
arrive the house will be confronted
with revising it's own rules to give
her place on the floor.
In the senate there were three new
| members to take the oath of office.
James f. Watson, of Indiana, Repub-
lican, takes the unexpired term of the
late Senator Shively, Democrat. who
was temporarily succeeded by Thorn
as Taggart. Bert NJ. Fernald. Repub
lican. of Maine, was elected to the
vacancy caused by the death of Sena
tor Burleigh. William F. Kirby. Dem
ocrat. of Arkansas, was elected to fill
the unexpired term of the late Senator
Clarke.
While the organization fight in the
house does not come until the ass EN-
bling of the next congress. the senate
probably will see some POLITICAL gen
| eralship in the selection of a. success
sor to Senator Clarke as president pre-
tempore Senators who have theil
eyes on the majority floor leadership
made vacant by the defeat of Senator
Kern, are loath to take the Office o
pro tempore. Strangely enough thu
disposition seems to be to avoid al
Office instead of seeking it. because
senators realize that the man wh'
becomes president pro tempOre is GU
of the race for the floor Leadership
There have been some indication
that the situation might be solved b,
giving the office of president pro ten
pore to Senator OGOrman, who retire
with the end of congress. This. it i
pointed out would be compliment
to the retiring senator, and woul
leave all the candidates for the lead
ership free to enter the contest. 1t i
generally conceded that while the in
portant appropriation bills for tn
fiscal year will occupy most of tn
time between now and adjournment
much general legislation on the ad
ministration program would be urged
Committees in charge of conservatio
legislation. the Webb bill to authoriz
domestic corporations 10 maintain co
lective foreign selling agencies. tn
immigration bill and a corrupt prat
tees measure 10 limit national can
paign expenditures are certain to b
active from the beginning.