Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-12
CONCRESSA WORK
AFTER BRIEF REST
Both Houses Go Into Session
at Noon Fresh From Holt
day Vacation.
VARIETY OF SUBJECTS
CALL FOR LEGISLATION
Alaska Railway Bill Laid Before
Senate as Unfinished
Business. T.

congress got back to work again today
after holiday play spell. In the House
promptly at noon Speaker Clark raped
TOT order. and !. similar scene was en-
acted In the Senate. with Vice President
Marshall In the chair Fresh from a
vacation. which followed nine months OF
tariff and currency. members of both
houses returned refreshed and ready for
work at a new point in the democratic
administration.
For the first time since President Will
son ordered the special session last
April. Congress WAS without the over
shadowing influence of any single
dominant issue such as tariff or cur
rency reform to be fought out to the
exclusion of other business.
Wide Range of Subjects.
AS result. the work of the next few
months in national legislative halls is
Expected to cover a wide range of SUBJ
jects. .-.-.
Antitrust legislation remains as an
important factor in President Wilson's
legislative program that must be con-
sidered by Congress. but il will not dis
place other important legislation.
did the bills for tariff and currency
revisions
When Speaker Clark raped for or
membership of the House present, and
the galleries were not well filed. The
only extraordinary feature was an un-
usually large number of bills which
were dropped in the basket by the
Speakers desk
The members understood that the
District appropriation bill would be
taken up Immediately after the reading
| Of the journal, and therefore members
with other Legislation to press stayed
| a vxyav q
Few Present When Senate Opens.
The Senate took up again its labors
| with hardly a score of senators on the
| floor when the Vice President called
the body to order. Within a few min
, utes, however. a large majority of the
senators made. their appearance IN the
| chamber, among them Senator Lodge
/ of Massachusetts,, who was for many
weeks confined to his residence IN mas,
| sachusetts by a serious illness. and
| who was in the Senate today for the
| first time since his recovery.
| A flood of bills and resolutions poured
| In. Among the bills introduced was THAI
of Senator Norris of Nebraska, which
provides for the construction of a dam
| across the Potomac river above CHAIN
| bridge, for the purpose of increasing Tue
water supply of the District ana 10 on
tain power for electric light and electrlc
/ power III the blStTiCl IL !" 90 ieiN''N -
the District committee without discussion
Commissioners Report Received
The report of the District Commission
ers on the activities of the office OF tne
| auditor for the District was received ps
| the Senate.
In accordance with notice given the
Senate before the Christmas holidays,
Senator Thomas of Colorado addressed
the Senate at length on resolution An
| troduced by him, calling for the appoint
ment of a commission to take part IN an
| international conference on monetary
matters, with particular reference 10
At o'clock the Vice President laid BE-
| fore the Senate the unfinished business
which is the Alaska railway bill.