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Show GAVELS FALL AT Sixty - sixth Congress Meets in First Regular Regu-lar Session. PRESIDENT NOTIFIED Committee Drafts An-' nouncement Instead of Visiting White House. WASHINGTON Dee. 1 The sixty- ! sixth concrosa met today in Its first regular session, which was expected to continue until Just before the presidential election next fall There was a larne attendance both in the senate and ho-is when the Ravels of Yl e President Ma.--ha!J and Speaker CJillett fell prompt.' l noon. In accord with an agreement reached between Republican and Democratic lead-era, lead-era, l 'ere the session opened the uatiaJ formality of uppolntinp a oommittsa to notif' the president that compress WCfl in session was dispensed with UecauBt of the president's Illness. A formal communication com-munication of notification was draft' I ai d dispatched Instead. Fifty-five senators answered to then-names then-names while approximately 300 members mem-bers of the house were present. The crowds in senate and house galleries, however, were smaller than usual at; an Opening session Senator I.odfie of Massachusetts the' Republican leader, presented the cus-toniar) cus-toniar) resolutions, which were? adopted adopt-ed without discussion, authorizing a . committee to noilfy the speaker of the hOUSe of the re assembling; of the senate sen-ate and fixing its daik meeting hour at noon Mr. Lodge and Senator Hitchcock, Democrat. Nebraska, were appointed by vice President afarshall to act with a house committee in dispatching a note notifying the president that con-! gresa was in session. Chairman Cummins of the senate interstate in-terstate commerce committee, announced an-nounced that tomorrow he would call tip the pending railroad bill and ask' j the senate to jtlvc It right of way until disposed of. Senator Thomas, Demo- crat, Colorado, suggested that the sen ate begin work at once on the railroad or other business, but after a session I lasting 23 minutes, the senate by a vote of 44 to 10, adopted a motion by1 Senator Lodge that the senate adjourn until noon tomorrow, when the annual message from the president Is expected expect-ed lo be received. |