Show CHAMP CLARK AGAIN CHOSEN SPEAKER OF HOUSE AND CLARKE PRESIDES IN SENATE old time republican members back again in lower branch but i havo majority in i both washington congress assembled and organized on monday december 6 four hours work la the speaker dark returned to too chair mann returned to the leadership of tho republican minority the introduction of 2000 and resolutions lut ions many of them proposing meas urea of national defense and many anore in opposition reappearance of constitutional amendments to enfranchise women and a miniature rules fight that out with the adap alon of last years rules with a few changes in the senate practically nothing was lono except tho election of senator clarko of arkansas as president pro tein pore alce marshall was absent because of the illness of his wife aoth aousha then after sen ding a joint committee to the walto house to give official ut the opening of congress adjourned until tuesday the greatest budget of ever placed lieford any american congress in times of was brought in from tho parlous branches of the government ern ment the total being some one hun drel and seventy million dollars more than waa asked for lust year the great pait of the proposed increased expenditure Is tor tho enlarged army en danvy program and aside from working out tho problem of national defense it will bo the of congress to balao tho revenue to pay tor it old timers most of them cana ro elected after colne down before the presidential land elide of 1912 came trooping back to places in the house eager for a part in tho absorbing bustness bust of the next few months undo cannon sat on a kiench la the front row annl laughed while tho house got into lt little row over the rules and hot references to were hurled back and forth across abo dividing aisle |