The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-07
63d Congress Likely to Have
a Very Busy Final
Session
MAY NOT FINISH
WHOLE PROGRAM
Two Houses Resumed Their
Deliberations To-day After
a Respite of Six Weeks

Washington, d. c., Dec. THE $50
Congress reassembled to-day for its third
and concluding session.
President Wilson will deliver his an
nual address in person tomorrow from
the rostrum in the hall of the House be-
fore a joint session, outlining the admin
istration program. Until that is fully
disclosed, the work which will be under
taken during the comparatively few re-
naming days in the life of this Congress,
which dies at noon March 4, remains uh-
defined, except that the usual appropria-
tion bills are likely to receive first and
chief attention. Whether the Gath Con-
gress, chosen at the November elections,
will be called in special session or will
not assemble before another year no one
can predict with certainty.
After six weeks of respite from legis-
lative grinding, during which many par
ticipated in the political campaign, mem
bers OF both houses assembled prepared
to 90 on with the unfinished business left
over from the last session. That the gem
eral appropriation bills would be difficult
to complete before March 4 if much 9TH
consensus of opinion among leaders of
both dominant parties. What circum-
stances may arise from the European
war or changed conditions in Mexico may
be the deciding influence in the meeting
time of the next Congress with its new
host of Republicans in the House.
With the falling of the gavels in both
houses to-day many legislators, some of
them prominent figures for years in the
political life of the nation, turn their
faces toward private life. for this session
of Congress is their last unless changing
fortunes return them.
Senator's Root of New York, Burton of
ohio, Perkins of California, Bristow OF
Kansas, Crawford of South Dakota,
Stephenson OF Wisconsin-all RepubIi-
'ans-and Thornton of Louisiana and
White of Alabama, Democrats, will go
,ut OF Office at the end OF the session.
In the House, Representatives Under
wood of Alabama, Hardwick Of Georgia, |
md Broussard of Louisiana are serving !
heir last terms before their elevation to |
he Senate OF the next Congress.
Among prominent House Democrats re-
iring are, A. Mitchell Palmer of Penn |
ylvania member of the WAYS and /
means committee; Stanley +. Bowdle OF |
,hio. who will return the seat he took 4
rom former Representative Nicholas
.ongworth: Robert J. Bulkley of Ohio,
ohm r. Clancy Of New York. Robert +.
Iifenderfer of Pennsylvania, jeremiah
'onavan OF Connecticut. Richmond Pear
on Hohson Of Alabama, Henry VI. Gold
agle OF New York. Charles A. korbly Of
indiana. Robert +. Lee of Pennsylvania,
gorge A. Neeley Of Kansas. Frank +. Il
Hair OF Illinois, who will yield back
he seat he took from former Speaker Jo-
,ph G.. Cannon; John J. Mitchell of Mas (,
ichusetts. q member of the WAYS and
eans committee. Edward w Townsend !
New Jersey, and many others. OF the
rogressive organization in the House
embers who will be- retired include the
,rtv leader. Victor Murdoch Of Kansas.
+ CLYDE Kelly ". y. Hulings and Henry ,
T. Temple all Of Pennsylvania; William
Mcdonald Of Michigan. and William II.
inebaugh OF Illinois
Leaders on all sides look forward 70 I
teresting developments over the naval a
ID the army appropriation bills because 7
agitation resulting from the European q
an Representative Augustus r. Gard a
r Of Massachusetts, has a resolution a.
citing congressional investigation into !,
= military preparedness Of the United 4,
ates for war. h