The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-08
CONGRESS MEETS
AFTER A RECESS
--l-.-i
OPENING SESSIONS WERE
MARKED WITH SPIRIT OF
GOOD NATURE
THE PRESIDENTS
' MESSAGE TODAY
Message WIN Be Delivered Per-
sonally by President Before
Joint Session of House.
(By Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Congress
reconvened today after the fall re-
cess. After the introduction OF bills
ana resolutions and passage OF for
mai measures incident TO tho opening
OF new session both houses ad-
10urned to await the delivery tomor-
row OF the presidents annual meg
sage
While members discussed informal
~ the Legislative program, no definite
plans were mad for party CONFER
lehces. " These Will not be considered
until the president has been heard
from. The message will be delivered
personally by President Wilson be-
fore q; joint session in the house
|chamber at 1890 O'Clock.
Senator Kern and Representatiye
Underwood, the majority. floor Lead
era, conferred tonight with the presi-
dent. at tbeb4 White House.. Mr.. Will
son sent for them and met them sep
arately, reading to them his message,
and discussing Legislation; he desires
to be considered in addition to appro-
priation measures, which will take up
much OF the time OF the short session.
There Is nothing the president has
In mind" said Representative Under
WOOD, with which am not in accord,
and see no reason why the pro-
gram he will suggest should not be
carried out before adjournment. IL
there Is one thing that every Demo-.
cratic member OF the house-Sand
believe 1t applies to the senate as
well--has in his mind set against, 1t
is an extra session next year. do
not believe there will be any
Discussing the legislative program,
Nj. Underwood ,iotiafed tnat there
would be vote on the Hobson reso-
luton for submission TO the States
of constitutional amendment for
national prohibition.
According to both majority leaders,
appropriation bills will be rushed.
Conservation legislation, the ship
purchase bill and the house Philip
pine Independence bill are first on,
the program Of general legislation.
Senator Kern asserted that there
would be not much opposition.
The opening sessions In house and
senate we're marked with q spirit OF,
good nature. despite the recent CAM
paign which resulted in great Re-
publican gains In the house and slight
Democratic. gains In the senate for
the next congress. Members who
viii retire March were on hand.
Speaker Clark WIS given q rousi1g
ovation by Democrats and Republi-
cans. Vice President Marshall was
greeted &C 1ially and after the In
vocation permitted senators to hold
an informal reception for several
minutes before he formally declared
the senate In session.
Committee from both houses we're
sent TO the White House to notify the
president that cpngreas was In ses-
sion awaiting his pleasure.
The honse named Eppresenta atives.
Underwood, Fitzgerald and Mann to
walt upon the president with Senators
|Gai1Ingef and Kern.
Then. after resoIutionn OF aynpathy
on the death OF Represanfatiye d. A.
Merritt, oe New York. we're adopted,
Ithss house adjourned at 1903 d m.
Until noon tomorrow.
Senator-eiect sriioInes ". Hard.
wick, OF Georgia, took ilis oath or Of
/ fee tn the senate late today, He wHs
escorted 90 the vice presidents desk
bys Ills colleague, Senator Smith.