Show SIXTIETH SESSION OF U. U S. S Formally Opened at High Noon in Presence of Immense Crowds SOLONS IN THE LIMELIGHT Both Soth Houses Transact Only Necessary Business and Adjourn rn Washington Dec Dee 2 The Tho sixtieth con congress ress opened at noon toda today attend attend- oil ed d by b tho the usual crowds in which women scored cored scorer the majority More than two hours ours before the tho doors to the galleries were unlocked for the tho admission of or spectators hundreds of people formed In n line In the corridors of the senate lne and ind the house awaiting a chanco chance to get a peep at the doings In the tho two executive chambers At 1030 o'clock when the tho to doors of tho tue galleries were thrown open there was wa a 0 rush for seats scats and before long every overy bit of oC space pace was taken by Interested men women and children to the Front No man on the floor foor o of the tho senate attracted as much attention as Joseph B. B Foraker of Ohio There Thera was a greal craning craning of nocks necks and word was passed around that the tho latest candidate for forthe forthe forthe the presidency had had arrived Mr For For- akers aker's colleagues pressed forward tc shake his hand and his greeting fron from them was of or an nn extremely cordial and am sympathetic character The Tho now sena tors came In for much attention layn ter tor of Kentucky Gu Guggenheim of Colo Coin ado lado Taylor of Tennessee the tho fiddling f governor and Stephenson of Wisconsin Wiscon Wiscon- sin sat In a 0 row in tho the last tier ter of seats on tho the Democratic side side Lafollette In la Clover I There was a smile smie on Lafollette's face tace when he ho walked to the vice presidents president's presidents president's presidents president's dents dent's rostrum with wih the tho gigantic gigantc Stephenson on his Isis arm lb Ho lo was rid of his Ills old enemy Just before noon when the house house galleries were crowded and und tho the foor floors tilled with a chattering throng o of William J. J Bryan Bran appeared It was evident that the tho word had hc been I passed that ho he was coming for th thI the minute he ho stepped upon the door there th-iro I of ot ioor from frem rm hand clapping outburst was tha hn an Democratic II members hand Then ri the 1 D yant In t. t the he galleries ri s began to to so cheer Tho The speaker had to rap for 0 order Called d to Order by Clerk Cleric AlexandeV McDowell who was vas clerk cerk of or the thc last last house and who was elected to succeed hin himself aU called cled tho the session to order at at noon Ther Then Rev Rov Mr Condon Conden Conden Con- Con den don blind tho-blind chaplain offered prayer r When thc VIce Ico President Fairbanks aUa i aU ed tho tp t 9 order the venerable chaplain a or the tho sg senate g Hale I offered f fi prayer 10 and tho tors ora oro Called for Cor or Wf ni fIrst on his feet to present the cre credentials credentials creden creden- en- en of Isaac Isac Stephenson for tor the uno- uno term of or John Julia C. C C Spooner who resigned In May ay Clay of Georgia Geor fa offered the creden- creden of or his colleague Augustus 0 O Bacon Dacon for tor another term I In of Jour Four The now elected re-elected senators cans came forward in groups of or fours tours to take th oath In the tho group were Jonathan Jonathan Jonathan Jona Jona- than an advocate of or a 0 second elective term for tor Mr Roosevelt Roose Vil VJ Ham floral Borah of Idaho B Bailey lcy of or Texas and Jam Bacon of or Georgia tho 00 last two tw having been been re In tho second group were o ol of New Jor Jersey e who sho succeeds Dryden Brown Drown of or Nebraska Crane Crano of Massachusetts Massa Nassa and Burnham of or Now Hamp Hamp- shire Crane and Burnham are In the re elected class The Tho third call cal brol brought ht Jeff Jerr Davis the Arkansas fire Jre cater eater who has hns announced that he Is going to show the senate a few Cew things s. s He lie 11 wore a n bled shirt an and a white col- col mr lar ar With him were Dixon of or Montana Mon Mon- tuna tana who succeeds Clark the copper king and Curtis Curts of Kansas who ha han has hasa king a n dash of Indian blood In his veins Tho senate Renate was In session oni onh long enough to swear In new members crud appoint the usual committees Senator Platt latt of oC New York was vas iho he first to arrive arrive ar ar- ar- ar rive nyc rive Plat He lie le was assisted ti to l is seat and was among the tue last to leavo J a Senator Allison of Iowa lown who has served enell his state Allson continuously since was wae among tho tue tardy tordy arrivals Foraker of or Ohio who launched his presidential boom last week weck was the most active man on the floor Ho Ito was wa the only senator without foor a now new fi IL ack Jck ck coat oat Elgh five Eighty t of the two ninety-two members were vere present presen t Senators Owens and Gore the tho two senators from Oklahoma will wil not be sworn in until their election b by the 1 egi re In the When tho the roll rol was led l In the te house it showed showe that 35 r out of SO members member were present present Whoa When this wn wis over Clerk McDow McDowell 1 d that nominations for speaker were in order Representative o Hepburn of IOWA ow everybody calls cals Colonel P P te was up tip In n a n second to place Mr I Cannon In nomination Ho le did so BO in a few words Then the Republicans hogan began h an lo io shout fur for or Uncle Joe Clayton of tC Alabama nominated John Sharp VI Williams lams for or tho the Democrats There was wan cheering foi for Williams at this WIlam Tire The ballot balot resulted Cannon Oi Williams Speaker Cannon delivered d a speech In which he ho appealed for an adherence to the ho fundamental principles of govern govern- men ment t Representative of or Pennsylvania Pennsyl vania the tho oldest member of or the house housen housein In n point of oC continuous service administered the oath After that the members were sworn in by tho ho speaker When the four our Democratic representatives en- en from Oklahoma appeared those of their political faith shouted loudly The Tho swearing In was delayed by tho the Installation of tho the new officers of the house Those These were Alexander McDowell of Pennsylvania clerk Henry Casson of Wisconsin sergeant arms Frank B. B Lyons of New York doorkeeper Sam Sam- itch Ions 1 A. A un of Minnesota postmaster A. A Couden of ter tel and tho the Rev Henry I Michigan chaplain Drawing ig Their Ther One Ono of the most Interesting features of or the day was the gamble for seats Before tho lottery lotery the tho timers old ai were wor honored by being accorded the le privilege c cof of selecting their seats Father of the tho louse house Dingham General who and General was vas speaker two decades Sherwood of Ohio who served in congress congress con con- gress ress 30 years ears a ago o. o with r Payne the Republican and Williams the Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic floor noor leader were the five old- old timers Then the members vacated the tho floor foor crowding Into the tho Sp space CA hack back of the cro railings A page boy folded folded blind drew numbered marbles from a 0 box and the member with tho the lucky number had his choice cli 0 ice Representative Burleson of f Texas wIle who had the honor of introducing tho the first of the bills dumped Into the hopper hopper hop hop- per drew first choice Judge Goldfogle of New York was second and antI Rodenburg Rodenburg Roden- Roden burg of or Illinois was third The Tho lottery lotery as burr continued for Cor an nn hour and a half hal and concluded when Representative e Foss of Chicago found that hl his hla marble was the thelast thelast last to come como out of tho the box |