Show SENATE AND HOU CALLED TO 0 sutherland of utah first senator to enter the halls of congress cannon as made speaker of the house washington dec 4 it was a fa scene at 12 today when vice president fairbanks called the senate to with two strokes of the gavel there were few changes in the membership death had taken away senators bate ot tennessee and platt of connecticut there were no changes among the senate officials the first arrival on the floor was senator sutherland of utah lie came in about 11 and a few minutes later senator heyburn appeared from that time there were arrivals in every part of the chamber the marbel room and cloak rooms in the meantime the galleries had filled the public galleries were well occupied as early as 10 the reserved galleries were opened at 1130 but the waiting crowd had taken nearly every seat within five minutes in the audience there were the families ot many senators and men in public life mrs fairbanks and her daughter sirs timmons were early arrivals they occupied the vice presidents section of the members gallery in company with friends several members of the diplomatic corps were present the first arrival being minister of panama the hum of voices ceased when the vict presidents gavel sounded and chaplain edward everett hal made th opening prayer he referred briefly to the months since the senate had been in session and to tha work before the members ha concluded by asking the senate to join with him in the lords prayer sixty eight senators responded to the roll call and the vice bounced that the senate was ready to transact business senators knox and aldrich who have recently been elected to new terms took the oath of office senator stone presented tee credentials of senator warner of missouri and senator gorman in the 0 senator carmack presented the credentials ot senator elect frazier of tennessee and th new members were sworn in the credentials of senator Tali terro of florida were presented by senator mallody senators aribon and morgan were appointed as a committee to wait upon the president together with a similar committee from the house the secretary was instructed to inform the house of representatives that the senate was organized senator bulkley then notified th banate officially of the death of senate plait of connecticut resolutions in memory of the late senator read and the senate ad journea as a further mark of respect at tomorrows session the presidents message will be received and i read |