The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-06
SIXTY FOURTH
CONGRESS IN SESSION
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bills were not introduced today. Their
formal debut awaited the presidents
message. Neither was the admins
tration ship purchase bill introduced.
but conservation bills were put into
the house hopper.
The senate was in session only
forty minutes. No bills were intro
duced. Senator Clarke of Arkansas
was reelected president pro-tempore
Vice President Marshall was not
present, Secretary Baker converting
the senate. After the swearing in Of
thirty-two senators. including nine
new members, the senate adjourned.
The house proceedings required sew
eral hours because Of the long roll
calls and administration Of the oath
to the many members.
It was Women's Day.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-Woman
suffrage demonstrations upon the con-
vening of congress today were mar
red by the 1865 Of half mile Of sig
natures-100,000 names-to the peri
ton, urging a suffrage constitutional
amendment. Frantic efforts were
made by Congressional Union leaders
to locate the missing sheets, shipped
by express from Wilmington. The
other three miles section. with AGO.
900 signatures, was borne to the capt.
| toll by Mrs. Sara Bard Field and Miss
Frances Joliffe. of California. at the
head of monster parade Of suffra-
gists.
House Resolution 1" was tho pro-
posed designation Of the suffrage reso-
luton, known as the Susan B. An
thony constitutional amendment. Rep
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chosen to introduce it, had been given
the privilege of making it the first
measure introduced In the house.
! Ending their cross continent auto
mobile tour with the suffrage petition.
| the California women were met few
blocks from the capitol by the parade
and escorted to the east steps where
Mondell. Senator Sutherland and 9TH
er suffrage congressman received
| them
Prominent suffrage workers. guests
of Speaker Clark, participated in a
great demonstration when the amend.
ment and petition were filed. A pa
rade up Pennsylvania avenue and a
reception by President Wilson this
afternoon were other features Of the
women'S day.
Need Republican Help.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. Glowing to
the necessity for republican support
for the administration preparedness
| measures, an agreement was reached
today for a non.partisan procedure
on those measures. Chairmen Hay
and Padgett of the house n Military and
naval committees have agreed to take
republican members into fullest con-
fidence in framing the bills.
| Present plans are Tor open, public
| hearings, except when high officials
may disclose diplomatic or defense
secrets which would be valuable to a
potential enemy. An extensive list OF
witnesses for the preparedness hear
ings, is being drawn for each commit
| tee.
Many War Measures.
WASHINGTON, Dec. prepared
ness and war" measures galore were
in the flood OF bills introduced TODAY
in the house. Representative Meye,
London, socialist, introduced his reso
luton proposing peace conference
of neutral nations. Government con
struction Of war munitions and their
taxation were proposed by many
Among the bills were:
| Representative Adamson. Georgia
General dam act; proposing govern
ment construction of coast guard cut
| ters for national defense uses: en-
1 largement OF interstate commerce
commission to nine members; locs.