Evening star., 1915-12-05
OF BUSINESS
AWAITS CONGRESS



en- the arm of the federal government
in dealing with attempted violation of
neutrality by any one in this country
This law will be framed to include in
the category of conspiracy organized
attempts to destroy property in the pre-
sumed interest of a foreign govern
ment.
In the House the anomaly will be pre-
sented of the titu1ar leader of the ma
jority in opposition to the prepared
ness policy of the administration. and
also opposed to some proposed methods
of raising revenue generally credited
to be favored by the administration.
He will be supported in both roles by
following of democrats.
In the Senate the democratic leader
will be i'll harmony with the admins
tration, but there will be differences
among democrats as to revenue meas
ures and the merchant marine bill
Democrats will disagree as to the ex-
tent of military preparedness, it's cost
as we'll as with the details of meeting
the expense thus entailed.
Prohibition and Suffrage.
The prohibitionists and woman suf-
fragists are to make another effort for
the submission to the states of con-
stitutional amendment migrating their
proposed reforms upon the nation.
Many changes in the personnel of the
House and Senate will be noted familiar
faces being absent. while along with new
figures will be those of statesmen who
have served in previous congresses. The
Senate will show the absence of Elihu
Root of New York, Theodore E. Burton
of Ohio. Perkins of California. Thornton
of Louisiana. Bristow of Kansas, Craw-
ford of South Dakota. Stephenson of Wis
consin, White of Alabama and Camden
of Kentucky
New senators will be Underwood Of
Alabama, Broussard of Louisiana and
Curtis of Kansas, who have served in
the House Beckham of Kentucky. John
son OF South Dakota, Phelan of Cali
forna, Husting of Wisconsin, James
Wadsworth. jr.. of New York and Harding
of Ohio
In the House. a number of we'll known
men who were defeated in the great
landslide of 1912 have come back" They
include former Speaker Cannon. who re-
turns to serve in the ranks under Minority
Leader Mann; William b. Mckinley of
Illinois, Nick Longworth of Ohio.
Ebenezer J. Hill of Connecticut, a great
Big Cy" Sulloway of New Hampshire,
Tilson of Connecticut, Rodenberg of
Illinois. Foss of Illinois. Loud of Michi-
gan. Benjamin F. Focht and Daniel F.
Lafean of Pennsylvania
Some of those who will be missing from
the roster of this House will be A.
Mitchell Palmer of Pennsylvania Bartlett
of Georgia. Ansberry, Buckley and Bowdle
OF Ohio, Fowler OF Illinois, Donavan of
Connecticut. Henry George jr. of New
York, Hobson of Alabama and Victor
MurdOck of Kansas
Method of Procedure.
The House will be called to order at
noon tomorrow by the clerk of the
10 wi 4 ha
bers, after which the body will organ
izs by the reelection of Champ Clark
as Speaker and reelection of the in
cumbent elective officers. A committee
will then be appointed to wait upon
the President with a like committee
from the Senate. and advise him that
Congress is in session and ready to re-
ceive any communication he may see fit
to make.
of the secretary of the Senate. will re-
spond to the roll call and proceed to
elect Senator Clarke of Arkansas Presi-
dent pro tempore. Vice President Mar
shall is detained in Indiana by the ILL
ness of Mrs. Marshall The Senate will
appoint committee to join the House
in notifying the President. and then
likely will go into executive session
to consider nominations made by the
President during the recess of Con-
gress.
with the expected fight over cloture
averted by yesterdays caucus, the Sen
ate will proceed with routine business
at once. The only committee changes
will be placing of new senators and
filling of vacancies
The President is expected to pro-
ceed to the Capitol Tuesday at /
o'clock and address joint assembling
of the House and Senate in the hall
of the House, reading to them his an
nuaI message to Congress. On the
Speakers rostrum Will be Champ Clark
OF Missouri and Senator Clarke of
Arkansas President pro tempore of the
Senate Admission to the galleries
upon this occasion will be, by special
card only.
The ways and means committee, act
ing as a committee on committees, will
present the democratic list of commit
tees of the House; Minority Leader
Mann will have added to 1t the desig-
nations of republicans and the House
will ratify the whole.