Show r SPEGJAI l SESSION I gF CONGRESS GAllED AT NOON Largest membership in History His-tory of the House SCENE AN ANIMATED ONE Cuban Reciprocity Treaty an I Event of Importance i Crowds of Eager Spectators Throng Corridors and Rotunda of the Capitol at Washington Washington Nov Ifhe Fifty eighth Congress convened In extraordinary extraor-dinary session at nooiV today in accordance accord-ance with the proclamation President Roosevelt t for the purpose 01 enacting legislation necessary to make effective the Cuban reciprocity treaty The House assembled the largest membership in its history and the scene before the gavel fell in that body i was one of animation both on the floor in the cloakroom1 and in the lobbies and corridors The day was crisp and bright mid the Capitol building presented the appearance of a new structure with its coat of white paint and complete renovation reno-vation within CROWDS OF SPECTATORS Crowds of eager spectators both men and women thronged the corridors and rotunda of tho Capitol early in the day and the galleries to which admission was had by card only were taxed to their capacity long before the hour for assembling1 arrived Many high olllcials I of the Government left heir dcaks to I witness the opening of thu session and I I greet their legislative friends Many Htrangcrs In Washington had their first r gllmppe of Congress while the Capitol was the Mecca of the Wnshlnutonians RECEPTIONS HELD j Committee rooms which had been In t the hands of the renovator during the I recess were thrown open and many Informal In-formal receptions were held by popular chairmen With the Spcakershlp question ques-tion out of the way in the universal in 1 dorsement of Mr Cannon there was nothing to worry the legislative mind 1 and the day was given up to the sentiment senti-ment of the occasion 1 1 f HANDSOME FLORAL TRIBUTES Many handsome floral tributes to i members were borne in unusual profusion 4 profu-sion to the lobbies of both the Senate and House chambers to be placed on the desks of the members The new members of the House received their 4 Initiation to doorkeeper and House employees em-ployees and many were turned back t for Identification l because of their slight a hesitation on presenting themselves for admission Such incidents contributed to the general lively animation and good I humor of the occasion JTIrnt of importance among today events was the election oC Mr Cannon a as Speaker and the administering of theo the-o th to him by the father of the House 3 next was the swearing In of tho members mem-bers and the drawing for seats Apr A-pr > Uy compliment was paid to the leaders s lead-ers and veterans of both sides In this it connection they being permitted to ae lest their seats without drawing lots The red carnation was much in evl JD tlrca ou the Republican side fully one third of the members of the majority ii wearing the blossom on coat lapels H was only here and there that a bouton E1 mete appeared on the Democratic si elL e-lL SENATE CHAMBER n I With the galleries crowded will flu chamber ft mass of elaborate oral tributes and nearly every Senator in his seat the gavel oC lD r3 t President pro tern Frye sounded at I opt t noon today calling the Senate to utt order in the second extraordinary sen sea a i special session of the Senate following the adjournment of thu FiftysevenU Congress eliminated much of the rout rou-t Continued on Page I |