The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-07
POLITICAL DIVISION
EMPHASIZES bURD En-
|0F LEGISLATIVE BODY
Increased Taxes, Bank Law
Revision, New Credit Agen-
cies Held Possible
POCKETS BULGE WITH BILLS
10 New Senators and Nearly
100 New Members Take
Oaths OF Office

o'SAA' ASS' s'W1Aue new
72nd congress convened Monday
tense with pent-up political dissen-
sion but sobered by the magnitude OF
the legislative task ahead.
Just at noon, the sharp rap of the
gavel, like the crack of q whip-lash.
called Republican senate and a
Democratic house to grapple with
tax revision, farm relief, prohibition.
and a sweeping program OF economic
relief.
While prayer and solemn ceremony
We're ushering the session in. an extrs
police guard stood outside the canitol
Wnere a crowd of several hundred un-
employed mad assembled to petition
Tor Jobs and legislation.
Inc house was the major attrac.
ZION. There a newly-elected Demo.
cratic majority rallied to elect .Iohn
n. Garner OF Texas speaker over the
York. ~ " "e"
In the senate, with Vice President
curtis presiding, the meeting was for
lew minutes only. given over to in.
quoting new members into Office and
appointment Of routine committees.
thousands Of bills were introduced
out most Of them never will be- heard
OF again. The major pieces Of leois-
lation await President Hooyer,x me-.
sage Tuesday. '
Galleries Are Filled
IN Doth senate and hor,se o.,l.r1..
women filled the sections reserved for
members families. ~
members were on the foor Of sen.
a1e ana house early, smiling ma
nandshaking. Among them were ssy-
erai former members, entitled hy r1,le
ana tradition to the floor priyileres,
IN the house, the Rev. james Ehera
montgomery paid tribute In laiG nrnv.
er to the late Speaker Iouvnrth
and asked that great wisdom and
strength" guide every member az the
new congress. The senate prayer was
oy tne Rev. q. Barney Phillips.
Immediately after prayer. the roll
was called In each chamber.
II was q long process In the ho,se
With its 1876 members turnin0 o,,t
with extraordinary unanimity for the
speakership vote.
IN the senate, So hold-oyer senators
answered the roll. The total MEM
oershtp Is So. Those newly-elected in
1851 tnen were called to the dais to
receive the oath.
Contests Arc Cited
AS Bankhead of Alabama, and Bal
ley, Of North Carolina. went forward
with the first group. Senator Short
ridge, chairman of the elections con.
m1ttee, asked for permission to read
a statement Of contests against them
and 1t was granted.
BY their victory, the Democrats
TOOK control OF the house for the first
time IN IL years. They have 219
seats TO 2l4 for the Republicans and
one Farmer-Labor. There Is one
vacancy from New Hampshire.
The speakership vote was Garner
2lS, Smell 2o7, and Schneider 5.
New Members Take Oath
sixteen new senators and nearly
100 new members of the house
presented themselves to take the
oath. Nearly all Of them were first
term Democrats. swept into office
when the 1880 election telescoped the
top-heavy Republican majorities Of
senate and house. The Democratic
recruits provided just enough to elect
Garner by the r1arrowest Of margins
and just fell short Of taking the SEN
ate from Republican control.
Trouble may be in store, at that,
FOR the senate Republicans, but It
did not show itself Monday. Some of
the insurgents want to block the re-
election of Moses Of New HAMPSHIRE
as president protein, and they are
threatening battle later in the
week. For Monday, the procedure was
In one-two-three order: the gavel rap
at noon by Vice President Curtis, q
prayer, taking of the oath BY new
senator's, appointment Of commit
tee to notify the president the senate
is in session, and recess until Tues
day.
The hundreds who waited in line
for admission to the galleries Of the
house were offered a little more for
their pains. Election Of a speaker
! was in order as soon as the opening
roll call had been completed, with
William Tyler Page. veteran clerk Of
the house, temporarily In the chair.
Gamers election over Smell Of New
York, the Republican nominee, be-
came q foregone conclusion days ago.
but gallery seats were at premium
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