Evening star., 1927-12-05
HOUSE ORGANIZES
AND BEGINS WORK
-Four Women in Membership.
LongWorth Named Speaker
Over Garrett.

With four women seated as mem
bers of the National House of Repre-.
sentatives for. the first time in his
tory. and with crowded galleries. the
House organized today and proceeded
to the transaction of business.
More than 5000 bills and resolutions
have already been presented to the
clerk of the House for consideration
at this session. ninetenths of which
are private measures.
The four woman members are Mrs.
Florence P. Kahn, California; Mrs.
Mary T. Norton of New Jersey, Mrs.
Edith Nourse Rogers of Massachusetts,
and Mrs. Catherine Langley of Ken.
lucky.
Also on the floor were many promi.
nent former members of Congress. IN.
cluding Frank w. Mondell, former
House leader. and Phillip P. Campbell,
former chairman of the important
committee on rules.
William Tyler Page, clerk Of the
House, called the assemblage to or
der, following which prayer was said
by Rev. James Shera Montgomery, the
chaplain. Mr.. Page then directed the
reading clerks to proceed with roll
call of the States, to establish
quorum This showed Alt members
of the House present.
Mr.. Page then called for nomina-
tions for the Office of Speaker. Repre-
sentative Hawley of Oregon nominated
Nicholas Longworth, and Represent
ative Greenwood of Indiana nominated
E'inis j. Garrett as the Democratic
candidate. For tellers Stobbs Of
Massachusetts, Correll of Oregon. a
new member; Bell Of Georgia and
Combs of Missouri, the "baby" of the
House, We're appointed.
The election showed that Mr.. Long
worth received 225 votes and Mr.. Gar.
rett 1877. Five members voted present,
including kvale of Minnesota and
Carrs, Farmer-Labor members; Berger
Of Wisconall, Socialist, and Longworth
and Garrett.
A committee consisting of veteran
members Of the House was appointed
to escort Mr.. Longworth to the chair.
This committee consisted of House
Leader Tilson, Chairman Madden of
the appropria tions committee, Repre-
sentatives Cooper, who has served 80
years in the House; Garrett. the mi
nority leader. and Garner Of Texas,
who is Democratic ranking member on
the ways and means committee.
Representative Thomas S. Butler,
Republican, of Pennsylvania, who has
served consecutively longer in the
House than any other member of the
present House, was appointed to ad-
minister the oath of Office to the
Speaker.
In a speech of eulogy Representa-
tive Garrett spoke feelingly of the fair
spirit that Speaker Longworth has
shown toward the minority members.
Members Take Oath.
Speaker Longworth then delivered
his address to his fellow members.
For the second time by your
voices have been chosen to be your
presiding officer" said Mr.. Long
worth. '"The Speaker of the House
OF Representatives is one of the great
governmental offices of the world. 1t
is, think, generally agreed that it is
second in dignity and Importance,
together with power and influence
upon the future of America, poten.
TALLY at least, only to the presidency.
MY study of history and my expert.
ence OF two years in this Office have
convinced me, however, that no man,
no matter how great his ability, can
be a successful Speaker unless he
gains and retains during his term the
respect and confidence of his col.
leagues.
That I have been in a measure
successful. as your reception would
seem to indicate, is DUE in a ma jor
part to the fact that have succeeded
in these two respects.
To you Of my party" he said, turn.
ing to the Republican side Of the
House, "the great majority party of
the United States, who have with
unanimity cast your votes for my re.
election to this high Office, I tender
my most profound and heartfelt
thanks. not so much for the Office it.
self. as for the evidence of your con.
ception Of my worthiness to fill it.
1 am particularly blessed to have
received the votes of gentlemen who
have been seated on my party side
of the aisle for the past four years,
but who on two previous occasions
have preferred to vote for candidate
Tor Speaker other than the one pro-
posed by the Republican majority. /
welcome your return to the Repub-
11can party, where you rightfully be-
long. ! like to row in the same boat
with that find old veteran of 100
political battles, Henry Allen Cooper,
and with Nelson and Frear and all of
you.
Addresses Democrats.
IL yOu, SSdLSu upon the present
minority side Of the aisle," continued
Mr.. Longworth, turning to the Demo.
Gratis, "to you who cast your votes
as you were in honor bound to do for
your chosen leader, 1 am no less in.
debted, because of the expression of
the esteem and confidence you gave
me at the close Of the session of the
last Congress and have repeated this
morning. If there is one cloud upon
my happiness today it is the thought
that from the next Congress, of which
i hope and expect to be a member,
the leader Of the minority, on his own
motion and by his own will, will be
absent.
During the more than 25 years that
/ have held public office I have
known, often intimately, all of the out.
standing public men of the period, but
among them all have never known a
inner character than Finis Garrett,
student. scholar, debater of the first
order, orator, a master unexcelled in
the use of the English language, pa
triot, a gentleman in all that fine old
English word implies. He possesses
all the qualities that make for my
ideal of what an American statesman
ought to be. We are entering upon a
session during which grave problems
will confront us. l hope most sincere
1y that we may be able to meet and
solve them with as little bitterness
and partisanship as possible. l hope
that while we may be widely divided
gy MIR apipionS upo, ,,,l,;ob a. I1r4 o..