On this day, 109 years ago, August 1, 1916 (July 3, 1916 in the lunar calendar), the National Assembly resumed and Duan Qirui became Prime Minister. Group photo of all members when Congress resumes. On August 1, 1916, members of the Senate and House of Representatives held an opening ceremony in the House of Representatives in Beijing. The name was the Second Ordinary Session of Congress, with 456 members of the Senate and the House of Representatives. In the venue,"members shook hands with each other and exchanged pleasantries", and they were "extremely sad and happy" about the restoration of Congress. Li Yuanhong, Duan Qirui and other cabinet members in Beijing attended. The bills submitted by the government include: (1) ratification by cabinet members; (2) Election of Vice President;(3) Amendments to various laws;(4) Formulation of the Constitution;(5) Budget for the Sixth Year of the Republic of China. Among them, the formulation of the constitution is the most important, and what people are most concerned about is the issue of ratifying cabinet members and electing vice presidents. Members of the Southern Kuomintang advocated electing the vice president first and then ratifying the cabinet members. They wanted to elect Duan Qirui as the vice president and leave the cabinet prime minister seat to Tang Shaoyi to avoid a "military cabinet." The government believes that "if the National Assembly can first recognize the cabinet for a solution, the foundation of the central administration can be consolidated." With Duan Qirui as the prime minister of the cabinet,"he will definitely be competent." Duan Qirui said: "Recently, I heard that someone outside advocated promoting Yu as vice president. I am really grateful. However, if the Army Chief does not have a successor, I am afraid that it will not be enough to control the overall situation. Even a seat as prime minister is especially important for the south to be able to grant it. Although I am unwilling to follow the lead and voluntarily avoid the path of virtuous people early, when I have no choice but to blame others for maintaining it. Within two years, the most critical moment to clean up the difficult situation will be the most critical moment. After this, it will be easier for the person presiding over it." He also claimed: "I put national affairs first, but I refused to let go so that my humble body could support it." The implication was that he was determined to serve as prime minister. Tang Shaoyi said that he insisted on resigning the foreign minister, and he had no intention of becoming prime minister. On August 21, the House of Representatives held a meeting with 413 members, a quorum. Vice Speaker Chen Guoxiang presided over the meeting and announced that the first bill of the day was the "Proposal for Consultation and Consent of Special Appointed Duan Qirui as Premier of the State Council." Li Yuanhong stated his reasons on behalf of Li Shu: "The President appointed (Duan Qirui) as Prime Minister in accordance with Article 34 of the Treaty Law, and requests for ratification. At the beginning of the founding of the Republic of China, Zha Duan made great contributions. Although he was a soldier, he had rich political experience. In the second year of the Republic of China, he served as acting Prime Minister with remarkable results. When the monarchy occurred, they strongly opposed it. When the Republic of China is restored, the overall situation depends on maintaining it. Zite was appointed Prime Minister, and Shangxi agreed." As a result, there were 407 votes in favor and 7 votes in disapproval, which was approved by an absolute majority. After the meeting, Li Yuanhong immediately sent a telegram to all provinces. On the 23rd, the Senate passed it again with an absolute majority of 187 votes to 6.