| Show RETT ETT LEAD LEADS LETT FO FUR ers vers of Lafollette ollette i ind and nd Concessions in in Assignments s Stand Pat iLis ARS FAL FAIL I TO STRENGTH 3 Ot Organizes aniz s Sans t te Eighteen Members Sworn nm i ins n S Presides l T D. D C. C Dec 3 ballot for speaker- speaker f votes cast Garrett leven even of having a majority ballot Garrett went u. u Bead ad ad receiving votes as 95 5 for Gillett 17 for fop Cooper Madden a The s me group to vote for Cooper while I who Nho supported Madden on nd d ballot balot swung back to Cooper and Garrett co cono con con- o vote present while Gil- Gil from voting pt Jit became apparent during Jt the jf the fourth ballot that no would te-would receive a majority san organization n leaders defel de- de defer fel the fifth ballot until w Wi house adjourned at without having elected a a followed taking of th ir-th h h ballot on which the Gillett Garrett per o-per oper 17 Madden 5 pres pres- not ot voting 3 HINGTON ElINGTON Dec Dee 3 The The began Its first ses- ses day and before it was an and and d df the he house ouse In the new of ota a spectacular fight over overton ton of ot a speaker ittle progressive blOc made followers rS of Senator JW m refused to gup- gup Gillett GlUett for reelection a a. deadlock block- block other business had the support of ot the can Lean organization but his hell short of the tho majority Unnecessary to elect The ats voted solidly for fe Garrett of Tennessee and klof Of the progressive bloc l went to Representative of Wisconsin r negotiations to per- per election within a day or two by the Republican but as the voting went on one ere e eno no no indications of capit- capit rt the tp-the ithe the progressive bloc deor de- de or concessions in committee I tents an and changes in the I I 1 j senate side things went fore re smoothly By ent t a truce was declared In I ht ht over senate i. i after a session of three- three I si of an hour adjournment keji ken until tomorrow out of oft I t for senators who have died u e month 9 recess ITEEN FOR COOPER first ballot banot In the house hip fight Gillett received es to for Representative and 17 for Representative Representative Madden can Illinois was giver given five fiveS a S enteen who voted for were ere lenteen Browne Bowne Frear Lam Lampert am pert R p savey avey Schafer Schneider o 0 ht t 1 all of Wisconsin ID Davis s. s Keller and Knutson i ic of ot Minnesota Kvale Ivae i ident ilent ent of ot Minnesota Minnesota La I r New York I II I dir Republican North DaH Da- Da I Da-I ti H p who voted for Madden I I ng and Reid a d and Woodruff in nIl cli Republicans I Ic d for Gillett Berger it t WIsconsin voted present L G Gulett Ilett flett Garrett and Cooper be bouso bouse began to take a ballot lIot second ballot which also In an election was 5 Garrett Cooper cL Caen tn 6 C. C ballot was begun ORGANIZE house and senate the I 1 tar I promptly at 12 o'clock en eilor or Cummins of Iowa pro tern presiding S S1 colleagues and Clerk Wil- Wil Vily y fl r Page occupying the i s chair of the house pend- pend continued C nUnu d on page 2 GARRETT LEADS Continued from page 1 Ing the outcome of ot the fight tight over ove the Senate Democrats quickly perfected perfected perfected per per- their organization at a conference conI conference con con- ference Just before e assembling I I Senator Robinson of Arkansas was elected chairman of ot the tho COnference conference conference con COn- ference and party ty leader Senator Walsh of ot Montana vice chairman Senator Pittman of ot Nevada was nominated as the Democratic candidate can can- didato for president of ot the senate and Senator Gerry of Rhode Island Islam was elected r party whip Sena Senator tor King ICing of Utah was named secretary of the conference J. J Edward Halsey of ot Virginia was wo nominated by the Democrats ai as candidate for tor secretary of 01 the senate sen sea ate and John J. J Burns of ot Monticello Monti- Monti Monticello Monticello cello N. N i Y was selected as candIdate candidate candidate candi candI- date for sergeant at arms For an hour before the tho house went into session the progressive bloc had been In conference There will be ha no election oJ ot of speaker today said Representative Nelson of Wisconsin chairman oi of the group after the tho meeting He Hf reiterated that the bloc controlled enough votes to prevent the reelection reelection reelection re re- re- re election of Speaker er Gillett but declined de declined de- de dined to say how long the insurgents insurgents gents expected to hold out will Our real fight he said come later when we seek to modi y house rules Legislative issues were not discussed discussed discussed dis dis- dis- dis cussed a at meeting 11 While we are not prepared and do not propose at this time to tc assume the responsibility which devolves upon upon the majority to take the Initiative respecting the details of ot legislation said Senator RobinSOn Robinson Robin Robin- son afterward It Is expected that our organization will stand for a material reduction in taxes and for foi aggressive measures to effectuate retrenchment in public expendi expendi- tures tunes LAFOLLETTE ABSENT The transportation question Is worthy of careful study and decisIve decisive deci sive action Practical and well relief considered measures for the of conditions among farmers wit Will receive sympathetic attention Proposals Proposals Proposals Pro Pro- advanced for the adjustment of international conditions are fobe tc to tobe be disposed of without partisan partisan- ship Senator Lafollette of Wisconsin the recognized leader leaden of the progressive progressive progressive pro pro- bloc was the only absentee when hen the roll was called in the sen sen- ate He Je has been ill for several days and probably will be unable to attend senate sessions before next week The new senators and those reelected at the last lost election took oaths of of office lice Senator Cummins while the crowds which overflowed the galleries looked on Mrs CoolIdge wife of the president president dent was seated with several I friends in the presidents president's gallery Balloting for speaker In the house was delayed while the clerk went through the long form formality lity of calling the roll by states to determine determine determine deter deter- mine whether a was pres pres- ent The galleries there were packed too the crowd extending Into adjoining corridors After 1 a session lasting exactly 45 minutes the senate adjourned until tomorrow out of respect to the memory of ot senators who have died since the last session session Nelson Nelson of Minnesota Dillingham of Vermont nt and Nicholson of Colorado There here was no move for a reorganization but the Democrats having selected a full slate of candidates were prepared prepared pre pro pared later to offer otter a motion to proceed with the election of a presIdent president pres- pres Ident dent pro tern tem The Tho move probably will be postponed until after President President President dent Coolidge has delivered his annual annual annual an an- nual message r The Tho roll roU call in the tho house concluded ed nominations were made r for r I speaker Representative lve Anderson of ot Minnesota chairman of the Republican Re Re- I publican conference placed Mr GUlett Gillett Gil- Gil lett ett In nomination and Representative tive ive Halney of Illinois chairman of the he Democratic caucus nomi nominated Representative Garrett of Tennessee Tennesee Tennes- Tennes see ee as the unanimous choice of tho the Democrats The Tho namo name of Representative Cooper a leader of ot the Republican insurgents Insurgent was was was' pro pro- by Representative Browne also of Wisconsin HOUSE IN WRANGLE I There Thero was so much hubbub hubbub- dd durIng dur r I Ing lug Mr Browne's Brownes speech that he had to appeal for order a I We Ve nominate him he said not I that we expect to elect him but hut vas as asa I Ia a l protest against the rules rule o of the tho house I II Representative ne Reid ReW of Illinois presented the tho name n of c t Chairman Madden of the tho appropriations committee corn com mittel declaring he did so on his corn I own initiative and Mr Madden Immediately arose and declared he wanted the house to know he was not a candidate A concurrent resolution from the I Texas legislature asking an art additional audi addi representative In the house houseen on en tho the basis of tho 1920 was census noted by V William lam Tyler Pak Page clerk af ot the house in reading the roll of members Mr Page rage said he ho was not authorized authorized authorized author author- under any law to allow more than eighteen m members in 11 the house from Texas and would not credit therefore E. E W. W Cole announced announced announced an an- In the resolution as the nineteenth member of ot the Texas elected at large arge Action resolution must await consideration con corf- by the house Mr Page aid i I II S I I L 4 |
