The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-04
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forcing the "Old Guard' leaders 10 give the House opportunity to amend it's rules when a votes comes on their adoption which will be as soon as the speaker and other officers are elected.
 While declaring that the demo- crats in the House would give solid support to Representative Garrett of Tennessee, for speaker. as they dld on the four ballots today, some lead CTS of the minority party said that If the republican insurgents were seeking only to have the House given an opportunity to vote on amendments to the rules they would have no difficulty in accomplishing their purpose. The democrats. these leaders said, also desired changes in the rules and today's balloting showed that their votes, added to those of the progressives, consti- tuted majority.
 Throught the balloting for speaker today the republican insur- gents cast 17 votes for Cooper, Wis consin, one of the leaders of their movement This number of itselt constitutes the balance of power both on organization and legislation but they claimed that in addition they could command five of those who steadily voted for Madden. Ginett And Garrett.
 On the first ballot Gillett received 198 votes-ten short of a majority, and Garrett 195. On the second bal lot Gillett's total was I95, or II less than a majority and Garretts was 193.
 Pendulum Swings.
 The third ballot saw Garrett forge ahead with 1s6 votes to 195 for Gill. lett. Announcement of this ballot was greeted with wild cheers from the minority side.
 The pendulum swung back to Gill lett on the fourth and final ballot He received 197 votes, II short of the necessary majority, while Gar rett polled 196.
 Victor Berger of Wisconsin, the only socialist in Congress, took no part in the balloting, announcing on each roll call that he voted tpres- ent" Madden cast his vote each time for Gillett, who voted present" on the first ballot, but did not vote thereafter Garrett and Cooper con sistenly voted present"
 Cooper Hackers.
 The seventeen who supported Cooper were Beck, Browne. Frear, Lampert, Nelson, Peavey. Schaefer, Schneider and Voight, all of Wiscon- sin; Clague, Davis, Keller and Knut- son, republicans of Minnesota; Kvale, independent, Minnesota; Wefald. farmer-labor. Minnesota; LaGuardia, republican, New York, and Sinclair, republican. North Dakota
 The five supporting Madden were King, Michaelson and Reid, Illinois, and James and Woodruff Michigan, all republicans. On one ballot, Rep resentative Yates. republican, Illinois, cast complimentary vote for his colleague. Woodruff is secretary of the progressive bloc.
 AIS Members Present.
 A roll call by states at the out set of the House session disclosed that there were AIS of the 435 mem bers present. Of these 22O were re- publicans and 195 were democrats and three scattering. One of the 12 democrats absent on the first roll call appeared later and his vote en- abled Garrett to take the lead on the third ballot.
 The voting in the House was un- usually slow. 45 minutes being re. quired for each ballot There was some delay between votes as Clerk William Tyler Page, who called the House to order and presided, sought to restore sufficient order to en- able the tellers to hear responses from members.
 There was more than the usual confusion and milling about on the floor as many of the members greet ed each other for the first time since last March 4. Galleries were crowded
 Although their was little prospect of a parliamentary battle in the Senate the galleries there also were crowded with many unable to gain admission. Mrs. Coolidge, wife of the President, with party of friends, occupied the presidential seats.
 Senator Cummins of Iowa. the president pro tenn, called the Sem ate to order at the stroke of 12 o'clock. After prayer by the chap lain, the newly-elected senators and those returned for another term took the oath of office, which was ad- ministered by Senator Cummins. This ceremony completed, Senator Lodge of Massachusetts. republican leader, offered and the Senate adopted reso- lution providing for the appoint ment of joint committee of the House and Senate to notify the President that Congress was in ses- sion and for formal notice to the House that the Senate was ready to proceed to business.
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 Senate Adjourns.
 Resolutions on the death of Sena- tors Nelson of Minnesota. Dilling- ham of Vermont and Nicholson of Colorado, were then adopted and the Senate adjourned out of respect to their memory. It will meet again at noon tomorrow.
 Only four senators failed to att