Evening star., 1923-12-03


The Senate democrats also held a
conference during the morning, elect
ed Senator Robinson of Arkansas as
democratic floor leader and selected a
slate OF candidates for Senate offices
j. Edward HalSey OF Virginia was
nominated as candidate for secretary
of the senate and John J. Burns Of
Monticello, \. Y, was selected as can
didate for sergeant alarms.
Democrats for Tax Cut.
Legislative issues were not discuss
ed at the democratic meeting
while we are not prepared and do
not propose at this time to assume
the responsibility which devolves
upon the majority to take the initia-
tive respecting the details of legis-
lation," Senator Robinson afterward
said, lit is expected that our. Or
ganization will stand for a material
reduction in taxes and for aggressive
measures TO effectuate retrenchment
In public expenditures"
Senator La Toilette of Wisconsin,
the recognized leader OF the pro-
gresslVe bloc. was among the alb
sentees when the role was called in
the Senate. He has been i'll for sew
eral days and probably will be un-
able to attend Senate sessions before
next week.
No Fireworks in senate.
Despite rumblings of a row to come
over organization. the first session of
the Senate passed off today without
unusual incident. A resolution offered
by Senator Lodge, the republican
leader, providing for the appoint
ment of committee to join with Il
similar committee of the House in
Notifying President Coolidge that
congress is in session and ready to
receive any communications he may
desire to make. was adopted
II there is to be a contest over the
Senate organization il will not come.
a. was said today, until after the
PRESIDENT has delivered his annual
message at joint session of the
Senate and House.
Senator Cummins of Iowa, the hold
over PRESIDENT pro tempore Of the
Senate raped the Senate to order
promptly at II o'clock. Immediately
the business of swearing in the sena-
tors elected in November, 1922, and
chosen since that time was begun
The senators were sworn In by Mr..
Cummins in groups of four, those
who took the oath being escorted to
the desk by their colleagues. Thirty
four senator's took the oath of office
eighteen of whom never before sat in
the Senate.
La FOliette Alone Absent.
The entire membership of the SEN
ate was present today with the ex-
ception of Senator La Toilette
The senators who Were spuIn in to-
day We're: Ashurst of Arizona, Bruce of
Maryland, Bayard of Delaware, Cope
land of New York, Dill of Washington,
Edwards of New Jersey. FERRIS of Mich
igan. F'ess of Ohio, Stephens OF Missis-
sippi. Swanson of Virginia, Trammell
or Florida, Wheeler of Montana. May
field of Texas. Pittman of Nevada,
Neely of West Virginia, Mclean of
Reed OF Missouri, Ralston of Indiana,
Reed Of Pennsylvania. Frazier of North
Dakota, Gerry of Rhode Island. Greene
of Vermont. Hale of Maine, Howell Of
Nebraska. kendrick of Wyoming. John
son of California, Jones OF New Mexico,
Adams of Colorado. Dale of Vermont,
and Johnson of Minnesota.
Three FIJI Vacancies.
The last three senators named fill
vacancies brought about by the
deaths of Senator Nicholson of Colo
rado, Senator Dillingham; of Vermont
and Senator Nelson of Minnesota.
Their credentials were presented to-
day and they themselves were sworn
in and Immediately afterward reso-
luttons Of regret for the death Of the
were adopted and as a further mark
of respect the Senate Immediately
In presenting the resolution ex-
the death of Senator Dillingham;, |
Senator Greene announced that for |
many years it had been the wish of |
Senator, Dillingham; that should he
not set aside a day for eulogies, as
is the usual custom.
When Senator La Follette's name |
was called as one Of those to take |
the oath Of office. Senator Lenroot |
of Wisconsin. his colleague. an
nounced that the senior senator from |
Wisconsin was unable to be present |
on account of illness.
The Senate also adopted resolutions |
providing for notifying the House !
mat 1t was ready to proceed with /
business. and providing that the |
daily meetings should be at noon un- |
til otherwise ordered
The galleries Of the Senate cham |
ber were crowded with visitors who |
had come to see the opening OF the !
new Congress and to watch the |
swearing in of the new senator's Oc- |
cupying seats in the Presidents row |
In the private gallery were Mrs. !
60 SStooidge, Miss Harlan. Mrs; John H:
boston and others. In the row set i
aside for the Vice President in the gall |
!ery were Mr.. and Mrs. Warren c. ,
Fairbanks of Chicago. the first son of ,
l.
Nine. Du Puy. !
Balloting for Speaker in the House
was delayed while the clerk went
through the long formality of calling !
the roll by states to determine !
galleries there were packed too, the
crowd extending into adjoining cor
ridors !
Representative Gillett, who holds
the House record for continuous
service of thirty years. and whose |
-e-election as Speaker the progressive
insurgents are endeavoring to delay
as a first showing of their power in |
the Sixty eighth Congress. took a seat
in the last row on the republican side |
when the gavel fell, opening the Sixty |
eighth Congress.
Representative Nicholas Longworth |
or Otio. who Is now without opposi-
ton for election as floor leader. oc-
cupied the floor leaders place while |
Mrs Longworth sat in the Presidents !
gallery. Beside Representative Long
worth at the leaders table sat Rep |
resentative William r. Greene of |
Iowa prospective chairman Of the
sentative Bertra Smell of New York,
chairman of the rules
Representative Sydney !
Anderson Of Minnesota, leader of the |
Council of the United States, and Rep
resentative Martin J. Madden, chair !.
man Of the House appropriations /
Mondell in Rear Row.
Frank W.. Mondell. who was floor
leader in the last Congress, occupied
a seat in the rear row.
Mrs Mae Nolan of California, the /
only woman member OF the Sixty |
eighth Congress. sat well down in
front on the republican side, accom-