Show EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS Democrats Take Possession of the House and Put Pat Champ Clark in inthe the Speakers Speaker's Chair Was Washington The The The Sixty-second Sixty congress congress congress con con- gress met in extraordinary session on Tuesday April 4 Tho The Democrats took of the house and put Champ Clark of Missouri in the sp speakers speaker's akers aker's chair In his speech accepting accepting accepting ac ac- ac- ac the honor he warned the Democratic members that the eyes of the country were upon them that the party was on trial and that it had an opportunity for the first time in sixteen sixteen sixteen six six- teen years to prove its worthiness for fora a still higher expression of con con- The political complexion of or the Sixt Sixty second second congress is as follows Senate Senate Republicans Republicans 50 Democrats 41 vacancy 1 House House Democrats Democrats Republicans Socialists 1 vacancies 2 The senates senate's opening was sedate as 1 usual And while the leadership of the he the upper branch remains in Republican can hands the change in the personnel personnel person person- nd nel was almost as marked as in the house Aldrich Hale Beveridge and others of or both the regular and progressive progressive pro pro- factions were missed d. d Republican leaders of oC the enate have announced there shall be no tariff legislation They declare they CHAMP CLARK CLARI are not alarmed at the threat of ot the Demo Democrats rats to hold back reciprocity until action acton is secured on tariff bills This difference promises to bring the he two branches into conflict A legislative leg leg- de deadlock is predicted and the length of the session seems to depend on how long the Democratic house will vill bombard the Republican senate with general legislation bills |