Show SHORT SESSIONS In BOTH HOUSES ON OPENING DAY After Finishing Routine Business tho Sixtieth Assemblage of Lawmakers Law-makers Adjourns Out of Re cpect to Deceased Members Washington brilliant scene characterized char-acterized tho meeting of tho Sixtieth congress on Monday In the senate and house of representatives there were notable gatherings in tho galleries galler-ies of representatives of tho official society of tho capital The coming together for tho first time of tho men who have been elected to the senate and tho houso about ono hundred of whom have not before served In congress con-gress mado the occasion ono of particular par-ticular interest The striking scenes of the day were in tho houso of representatives where the formal selection of Joseph G Cannon again to be speaker of that body and tho designation by the Democrats Dem-ocrats of John Sharp Williams as their leader were occasions for ovations ova-tions for those gentlemen The vast hall of the houso of representatives rang with tho cheers of Republicans and Democrats for their leaders and the speaker received as warm a reception re-ception from the minority as he did from his own party The appearance of William J Bryan on tho floor of tho house also was the occasion for enthusiastic cheering by the Democrats When the adoption of the rules for the government of the houso during the Sixtieth congress camo up the rules of the last congress wero opposed op-posed by John Sharp Williams and he was joined In the opposition by Democrats and by a single Republican Republi-can Mr Cooper of Wisconsin The old rules were declared to be too autocratic aut-ocratic placing too much power in the hands of the speaker but after a somewhat acrimonious discussion they wero adopted by a party vote Committees were appointed by both houses to inform the president that congress had met and was ready to reeclvet any message ho might wish to communicate Now senators and representatives i were sworn In and both houses adjourned ad-journed out of respect to tho memory of members who have died during the recess of congress |