The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-07
Both Houses Convened at Noon for
a Short Session u Is Last OF
63rd Congress. End
March A
WORKED ALMOST
ENTIRE TWO YEARS
Passage Of Appropriation Bills.
Complications May Arise
Cotton Legislation Likely
to Figure in Session
By United Press.

BY United Press.
Washington, Dec. 7.--Wiih Speaker
Clark's resounding smash with a NAL
let big enough for croquetdn the house
OF representatives, and Vice President
Marshalls light tap with little piece
of ivory in the senate. both precisely
at noon, congress met today for a
short session which will end March 4,
1915.
This short session will be the last
one of the sixty-third congress, a con
gress that will go down in history as
one which worked almost the entire
two years Of its existence tonly one
six weeks recess except the Christ
mas vacations) and as one which put
through a number of bills which will
effect the country, in all probability
tcr generations.
The program that must be carried
out is the passage Of the appropriation
bills These must be passed. and
every short session Of congress in the
past has found difficulty in passing
them. But no congress in the past
which has gotten them through sue
cessfully has had so many perplex-ng
complications which threatened TO kill
weeks of time and prevent the pas
sage of the appropriation bills.
The most dangerous Of the immedi-
ately imminent complications is the
cotton legislation. While there IS no
change of any very radical legislation
being passed. this temper being clear
ly shown by both house and senate
just prior to the adjournment, Demo
cratic leaders feared today that the
southerners who have been making
the most noise about the cotton prob
lem will not regard their work as com
pleted to the satisfaction OF their con
s1ituents unless they make large
number OF speeches..
There are several bills for the re
lief of the cotton growers, however
One of these is the bill providing fo
lac licensing Of cotton warehouses
and their inspection. This bill passe'
the senate, with number of amend
ments, so that it included not only col
ton, but grain, tobacco, naval stores
canned salmon and several other pre-
ducts.
The attitude of the president vii
probably determine the fate of tn
ship purchase bill, so far as the hous
is concerned. There is strong oppos
ton to this measure in both houses
and. while II was admitted today tina
II would be easy enough to force
through the house by means of a rul'
there is no assurance that the presidei
could force the bill through the sci
ate in the brief time which will :
available. Opposition in the sena'
centers with these senators who al
intensely opposed to government oN'
ership as a general principle.
One of the hottest fights expect'
on the appropriation bills is that
the armament question. The Eur
pean war has. in their own mind
strengthened the arguments of bo
the little navy men and the big ma
men. The big navy men declare tn
the suddenness of this war proves e
nhatically the necessity of being pl
pared The little navy men point
the distraction Of battleships a
cruisers by submarines, and say: Nv
build battleships until we find out
there is any way to protect a bait
shin from suhmarines-all ships c.
structed along present lines may
made obsolete any day by some de'
opment in this war.
over in the senate the problem
much more difficult, owing to the
that there is no way of putting an
TO the debates on any question SO K
as any senators want to discuss
Possibilities in this direction are
fresh in the minds of senators II
the successful filibuster of Sens
Burton last session against the riN
and harbors bill.