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Show EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS Democrats Take Possession of the Houo and Put Champ Clark In the Speaker's Chair. Washington. The Sixty-second con-r con-r ss nut In extraordinary session on Tuesday, April 4. The I eti ire rats took po'.-' slen of the house and put Champ Clark of Missouri In the speaker's chair. In bis speech accepting ac-cepting the boner, lie warned the lH'tnoci attic members that the eyes of the coot trv wi re upon tlieiii; that the party was on trial, and that it bad an opportunity for the lirst time In six teen ji.iis in prove lis worthiness fof ,i Mill hi -.her expression of con tliicnce. The political complexion of the Sixty second congress Is as follows. Senate- Hepiiblicans. ait; Democrats. 41; vacancy, 1. House m-tiiocraia, 1"S; KepuMi'aiis, hi"; Socialists, 1; I infancies, '. The senate's opening was sedate as 1 usual And while the leadership ol Hie upper branch remains in ltepubll can hands, the change In the person net was almost as marked as In the . house. AUIlleh, Hale, Pevol ld':o and others of both the regular and pro , Rressivo faction were missed. I'cpiibllcan leader of the Semite aave iiiiiiounecd there shall be tu i V.rlff legislation. They declare they j I eV".-, V. r CHAMP CLARK. Is II are not alarmed at the threat of the '' DemiMTMlH to hold back reelproclti 8 until action Is secured on tariff bill Thin difference promises to brliiK the two branches into oonlllct. A l' K I latlve deadlock la predicted and th length of the iMKslon s''mti to depend on how long the lieiiMicratic hou( will bombard tho Kepuhllcan tienatf ft with general legislation bills. |
