The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-06
Are Admitted to Be the Chief
Problems This Congress
Will Be Asked to Solve.

4rcss forced when II assembled ut
noon Monday.
Democratic leaders who had hoped
TO make military preparedness non
partisan question are not confident OF
success. Notwithstanding the wide
spread endorsement given President
wilson's program by prominent mem
bers and organizations affiliated with
minority parties. The chief stumbling
block is the method OF raising the
enormous revenues which viii be
needed.
Certain Republican leaders have in
dictated they are ready 10 make po-
litical capital of the Democratic dilcm-
ma should the party in power find it.
self compelled TO resort to bond is
sue or any OF the tariff measures hith-
erto condemned by them. With lead
crs OF both parties looking toward
the national campaign next fall tho
session promises TO be of unusual in
terest.
Members Arrive.
Washington was enlivcned last night
with the last Of the arriving members
of the new Congress, all of them aware
of the huge legislative tasks ahead.
The nations lawmaking bodies have
not been in session for nine months,
the longest legislative hiatus in the
last two administrations. during which
problems Of supreme Importance to
the nation have arisen.
President Wilson will outline the
salient needs of the country in per-
sonally delivered address to Congress
nft ttsht .t..-
will be organized and actual legisla-
tive grinding initiated. In his open
ing address the president is not ex-
pected to present in detailed form all
of the legislation the administration
has in mind. but as Congress proceeds
he plans TO send messages on special
subjects.
The presidents first communication
probably will concern chiefly the needs
OF the army and navy, giving especial
attention to revelations and RESPONSE
bilities growing out of the European
war and what may be done to finance
plan of preparedness TO assure con-
tinuing safety of the nation.
Still Democratic.
The new Congress is still Demo-
cratic. but so Overwhelmingly as IL
has been on previous occasions when
President Wilson addressed il. In the
senate the party has slightly in
creased majority. but political fortunes
have reduced the almost unweildy
force in the house that came in on the
Democratic landslide that elected MIR.
wilson so that now the party will have
only a majority over all OF twenty
four votes. This is regarded as mar
row margin in body composed OF
435 members. requiring a party de-
Election OF only thirteen votes to de-
feat measure.
The new House as officially CLASH
fed will consist of 30 Democrats, 1877
Republicans. six Progressives. one In
dependent. one Socialist and one va
cancy. In the senate there are fifty
six Democrats and forty Republicans.
Republican ranks In the house have
been swelled by the return OF many
familiar figures who were leaders in
the long period of Republican suprem-
acy. Among them are former Speaker
Joseph G. Cannon and William b. Nc
kinley. former chairman OF the RE-
publican legislative committee. both OF
Illinois; Nicholas Longworth, OF Ohio.
son-in-law Of Colonel Roosevelt; Will
liam A. Rodenberg. OF Illinois; Eben-
eze- ]. Hill, for years a Republican
power on the ways and means CON,
mittee, and John Q. Tilson. both of
Connecticut; George h. toss, or IlIi-
nois, former chairman OF the naval
committee: Cyrus A. Sulloway, OF New
Hampshire. former chairman OF the
pension committee. remembered rs
towering above the heads of all other
members; George w Loud. Of Mich
igan; Benjamin * Focht and Daniel
+. Lafean, of Pennsylvania and many
others. Prominent members OF Tie
SixtS-third house VINO do not re ap-
pear al this session are Oscar w. IN
derwood, of Alabama. who now is a
senator: a. Mitchell Palmer. of renn-
sylvania; Robert f. Broussa ID. II
Louisiana, who also went to the SELL
ate; Charles l.. Bartlett, OF Georgia !:
Timothy T. Ansberry. Robert j. Bick-
ley and Stanley ]. Dowdle. of Ohio,
Jeremiah Donavan, OF Connecticu;
II. Robert Fowler, of Illinois; Henry
George. Jr., Lathrop Brown. Herman
A. Metz. Frank L. Wilson, Henry ".
Goldfogle and jefferson VI. Leg, n
New York; Richmond Pearson Hob
son. Of Alabama. who had led he
fight for national prohibition: C. II.
Burke and E. W. Martin. of South Da-
kota: Victor Murdoch. of Kansas. and
many others.
New Democratic Senators.
New Democrats in the senate arc
MIR. Underwood. of Alabama: James
d. Phelan. OF California: j. C. W. Beck
ham, OF Kentucky; Mr.. Broussard. of
Louisiana; Edwin S. johnson. OF
South Dakota. and Paul o. Husting. of
Wisconsin. On the Republican side
the new senator's are Charles Curtis,
OF Kansas, formerly member; James
". Wadsworth. Jr.. of New York, and
Warren G. Harding. of Ohio. Senator's
who have retired after years OF ser
vice include Root, of New York: Bur
ton, of Ohio: Perkins, of California:
Thornton, of Louisiana; Bristow, OF
Kansas: Crawford, Of South Dakota,
and Stephenson. of Wisconsin. Others
who retired after short service are
White. Of Alabama, and Camden, of
Kentucky.
In relative Importance on the adj
ministrations legislative program the
army and navy increases in the five
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