Show CONGRESS READI FOR LONG GRIND CHAMP CLARK AGAIN CHOSEN SPEAKER OF HOUSE AND CLARKE PRESIDES IN SENATE old time republican member members back again in lower dranch but democrat democrats have aavo majority in both houses washington congress assembled and organized on Sl monday anday december 6 pour four houra hours work in the house taw saw speaker dark clark returned lo 10 the chair representative mann returned to the leadership of the republican minority th introduction action ot of 2 00 bills and resolutions lut ions many of them proposing measure measures ot of national defense end many more in opposition the reappearance of constitutional amendment amendments to en franchise women and a miniature rules fight thai that flickered dickered out with the adoption ot of last years rulee rules with a few changes in the senate practically aly nothing wae was done except the election ot at senator clarke of arkansas as its i aident pro tempore vice nt at marshall was absent because of the illness of bis his wife both houses then after sending a jo at committee to the white house to give official notice of the opening of congress adjourned until tuesday the greatest budget of expenditures ever ced aced before any american con gress la in timea times of peace wo was brought in from the various branches of at the gov ern ment meat the total being some one hun bun dred and seventy million dollars more than was asked tor for last year the great rent tart part of the proposed increased expenditure is for the enlarged army an danvy program and aside from working out the problem of national defense it wilt will be the bustness busl bust of congress to raise the revenue to pay for it old timers most of at them cans rt elected reelected re after going down be foro the presidential democratic land slide of 1912 2912 came tame trooping back to lincea in the house eager eater for a part in the absorbing business of the nest next few taw months uncle joe cannon eat on am betich in the front row and laugh ed while hile the house got into ue its little row the rules and hot references to cannon lant were hurled buried back and forth across rots file divida aisle |