Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 December 1907 — WORK OFtr CONGRESS [ARTICLE]

WORK OFtr CONGRESS

The“SenatP convened at 12 m. Monday. Thirteen new members were sworn in, and at 1 p. m. the Senate, out of respect for members who died since the last sesslon. adjourned. The House convened at noon, and Joseph G. Cannon was elected Speaker. One hundred and two members Were sworn-dn, and the usual lottery for choice of 'seat's for. the Session was conducted. Several hundred bills were introduced, after which the House, out of respect for departed members, adjourned.

The Senate convened at noon Tuesday, and the President’s message was received a few minutes later. Its reading occupied the time until 2 ;30 n. m. At the conclusion of the reading a message was received from the House notifying the Senate of the death of Representative Smith of Illifiois. Senators Hopkins, Hemingway and McCreary were appointed as a committee to attend the funeral. Speaker Cannon called the House to order at noon and read a message of greeting from Oklahoma’s first State Legislature. A brief recess was taken until the President’s message was received at 12:30. The reading of the message was concluded at 8:17 p. m., after which the Speaker announced the appointment of the committee on banking and currency.

Nearly the entire time of Wednesday’s session of the Senate was taken up with the introduction of bills, almost a thousand being presented. Nearly all” were considered in the last Congress, most of them being private pension bills. The President sent in the following nominations: Regis S. Post, Governor of Porto Rico; W. F. Willoughby, secretary of Porto Rico; Judson La Moure, collector of customs for North and South Dakota, and Edward S. Fowler, collector of customs for New York. The House was not in session.

The Senate convened at noon Thursday, William P. Frye being elected president pro tem. Senator Daniel got the Democratic complimentary vote. ~ resolutions of Senators Clay and Culberson calling on the Secretary of the Treasury for information concerning the recent bond issues were allowed to go over until Monday. Most of the session was taken up by the introduction of bills. The House was in session only ten minutes and transacted no business beyond agreeing to reply to the greetings of the new State of Oklahoma. Adjournment until Monday was taken by both houses.