South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-07
Fifteen Bills Apportionlng
Funds Form Principal BuSl-
ness on Calendars of Final
SeSSiO of 63rd Body.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
SCHEDULED TUESDAY
Legislative Careers of Scores OF
Members Will Be Brought to
Close and Democratic Ma
jOTity Will Be Cut.

WASH MUM Dcts 81 lC llAol
session of the esd congress was be
gun today when Vice Pres Marshall
i'm the senate and Speaker Champ
Clark in the house ordered the call
ing Of the rolls.
Vice Pres't Marshall called the SEN
ate TO order at 12:05 O'Clock.
Sen Overman of North Carolina Of
fered the first motion, providing that
the senate meet at u O'Clock daily
until further notice. This was adopt
ed as the first official act of the SEN
ate.
Sen. Kern then offered the formal
resolution for the appointment OF a
committee to notify the president that
the senate was ready 10 transact
business.
Vice Pres't Marshall appointed Sen.
Kern OF Indiana and Sen. Gallinger of
New Hampshire on the committee to
notify the president
In the house three new members
were sworn in as the first official act
in that body.
First Bills Introduced.
Bills for new pOstOftice buildings at
Boston, Mass, and Kansas City. Mo-,
were among the first introduced
Rep. Gallivan of Massac chusetts ask
ed $5,OOO,0OO for the Boston post
Office and Rep. Borland Of Missouri
proposed an appropriation of $1,000
600 for a pOstOffice at Kansas City.
Rep. Browning Of New Jersey in
troduced a bill for S71 600 oimprOve
the Camden river.
Little time was lost in prehminaries
n either house today. Except for the
handshaking and jibes Of both repub-
Hcans and democrats concerning the
results OF the last election, the bUsi-
ness Of legislating began without spe-
cial ceremony or incident. There was
not the excitement attendant upon the
cOnvening Of a new congress, when
members are sworn in for their terms.
Crowded galleries were present in
senate and house, chief interest at
tachinG, however, to the lower body,
where the membership is larger and
where there was promised a renewal
of the cottOn-relief dlibuster which
Tied up congress just before adjourn
ment in October.
The vice president, the leaders and
the rank and file Of the upper and
lower bodies seemed refreshed after
their six weeks respite from work and
there was a big attendance upon the
floors Every legislator realized that
q great amount of work is TO be
crowded into the short session and as
soon as the president delivers his an
nual message, scheduled for tomor-
row. the members will keep the wheels
OF legislation turning early and late
except for q brief recess over the
Christmas holidays.
Fifteen Appropriation Bills.
A survey of the calendar shows al
most a record breaking legislative pro-
gram. the features being as follows:
Fifteen appropriation bills must be
passed. This means that congress
must sppoTuon one billion dollars
between Dec. Z and March 4. There
will be approximately 6 working days
.n~aw
day about $17,O00,009. estimating that
the total appropriations will be at
least S1,10O. 000, 900, as compared with
$1,116, goo, 600 for the long session
just passed.
II the fight for a public buildings
bill succeeds, there VIII be 16 supply
measures and as extended fights are
Imminent over rivers and harbors. the
naval increase and the army apprO-
priauOns bill. night sessions probably
will be the rule during the short ses-
sion.
A fHbuster against any Of the ap-
preparation bills viii result in the re-
port of a special gag" rule In the
house. A cloture rule Is impossible
IN the senate.
Despite the big task attaching to
the passage OF the annual supply bills.
some time must be devoted 10 import
ant measures on the regular calendars.
PURCHASE bill, amendments 20 the cur
renCy law rural credits legislation and
Immigration legislation are matters
which members in. both houses will
ettempt 10 press
Two Bills Have Right OF Way
When the house adjourned late in
October there were pending as unfn-
ished business two bills. TO amend the
currency law and the Henry cotton
relief amendment TO these bills These
bills proposed TO permit the shifting
Of reserves from member bank TO the
federal reserve banks and 10 increase
the limit of circulation which may be
issued BY national banks against COM
mercial paper. Special rules had been
adopted 10 consider these bills and
they had the right OF way in the
house today.
The passage OF these bills was pre-
vented by the Henry cotton loan
amendment directing the placing of
1850. 200 600 IN southern banks 10 be
loaned on the cotton and tobacco
crops.
"A soon as these bills are disposed
Cf. the District OF Columbia appro-
priation bill. the first of the annual
budgets. viii be ready for report from
the appropriations committee. To Will
be followed by the legislative. execu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill.
As q result of the November cleo
uons. today also marked the BEGIN
nine Of the end OF the legislative ca
reers OF scores OF members OF tho
present congress.