Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-07
REcoNvENEs FOR SHORT sEs-
SION WHICH CONTINUES uN-
TIL MARCH 4.
MANY PROMINENT MEMBERS
SERVING LAST TERMS
Naval Program to 30 Decided Upon
Attracting Greatest Interest - Eor-
eisn Affairs to Be Subject Of Con-
sideration in senate-Trade Conn
mission to Be Organized.

Washington, Dec. 7--Congress got
back to work again today after a six
weeks rest, to what promises to be a
billion dollar session.
With crowded calendars confronting
both houses. senators and representa-
tives settled down to passing the big
appropriation bills and the administra-
ton program which the president will
outline tomorrow. in the hope that a
special session may not be necessary
after March 4.
In the house a few bills were
dropped into the hopper, some new
members were sworn in to fill vacan-
cies and several members left to at
tend the funeral of Representative
Merritt of New York.
Prayers For Peace.
The house chaplain. Rev. Harry Gou-
den. in his invocation prayed that we
may be at peace among ourselves and
with all other nations"
In the senate Chaplain Prettyman
prayed:
Almighty God, we pray that our
of peace and our influence in all the
world that Of universal brotherhood" 3
In the senate after Senators Kern
and Gallinger had been appointed to
Join the house committee to formally
notify President Wilson of the open
ing of the session. a recess was taken
until p. m.
Message to Be Read Tuesday.
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derwood. Fitzgerald and Mann to wait
upon President Wilson with Senator
Gallinger and Kern. and then reso-
luton was dopted fixing 1880 p. m.
tomorrow as the time of the joint ses-
sion with the senate to hear President
Wilson read his annual address. Then
after resolutions OF sympathy on the
death Of Representative E. A. Merritt
Of New York, were adopted. the house
adjourned at 1.09 p. m. until noon to-
morrow.
After six weeks of respite from legis-
lative grinding. during which many
participated in the political campaign.
members of both houses assembled
prepared to go on with the unfinished
business left over from the last session.
That the general appropriation bills
would be difficult to complete before
March 4 IL much other legislation were
to intervene, was the consensus Of
opinion among leaders of both dom
inant parties. What circumstances
may arise from the European war or
changed condition in Mexico may be
the deciding influence in the meeting
time of the next congress with it's new
host of republicans in the house.
Many to Retire Soon.
With the falling of the gavels in both
houses today many legislators, some
Of them prominent figures for years i'll
the political life of the nation. turn
their faces toward private life, for this
session OF congress is their last un-
less changing fortunes return to them.
Senators Root, of New York: Bur-
ton, Of Ohio; Perkins. of California;
Bristow, of Kansas; Crawford, of
South Dakota; Stephenson. of Wiscon-
Louisiana, and White, of Alabama,
democrats, will go out Of office at the
end of the session.
In the house, Representatives Under
wood, of Alabama; Hardwick, of
are serving their last terms before
congress.
retiring are: A. Mitchell Palmer. OF
and means committees: Stanley E.
Bowdle Of Ohio. will return the seat he
took from former Representative
Nicholas Longworth; Robert ]. Bulk
ley, Of Ohio: John r. Clancy, Of New
York: Robert e. Difenderfer Of Penn
sylvania: Jeremiah Donavan, Of Con-
necticut; Richmond Pearson Hobson
Of Alabama; Henry NJ. Goldfogle, OF
New York: Charles A. Korbly. OF In
diana; Robert q. Lee. Of Pennsylvania;
George Neeley, Of Kansas; Frank
T. O'Hair, Of Illinois. who will yield
back the seat he took from former
Speaker Joseph g. Cannon: John ].
Mitchell, Of Massachusetts, a member
Of the ways and means COMMITTEES;
Edward w. Townsend. Of New Jersey.
and many others. OF the progressive
organization In the house members who
will be retired include the party leader.
Victor Murdock, of Kansas: NJ. Clyde
Kelly. w. J. Hulings and Henry w.
Temple. an cs Pennsylvania: Williaal
J. Mcdonald, Of Michigan. and Williat
II. Hinebaugh. Of Illinois.
Naval Program lntsrssts.
Leaders on all sides look forwarf %
interesting developments over eae
naval and the army appropriation bills
because Of agitation resulting from the
European bills because of agitation re-
sulting from the European war. Rep
resentative Augustus p. Gardner, of
Massachusetts, has q resolution direct
ing congressional investigation into
the military preparedness Of the United
States for war.
The first calendar business before
the house today was the cotton relief
legislation urged by Representative
Henry, Of Texas, and Others who al
most prevented adjournment Of the
last session by insisting on It. The
general Understanding among members
OF both houses was that President
Wilson would press the bill for govern
mont purchass q ocean steamships:
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