Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-12-09
Woman Suffrage Leaders Occupy the
Speakers Gallery-cannon and
Mckinley Appear as Men,
bers Of Lower House.
MAKEUP OF GATH CONGRESS.


Washington, Dec. 6.-Promptly at
noon today the senate and house were
called to order, and the first session of
the Sixty-fourth congress, which gives
promise to being epoch-making, was
declared open. Both chambers were
crowded to their capacity, for virtu-
ally every senator and representative
was present, and the unusual impor.
tance that attaches to the delibera-
tions of this congress caused the gal
leries to be thronged.
At the invitation of Speaker Clark,
DR.. Anna Howard Shaw and other Off.
GERS Of the National Woman Suffrage
association occupied the speakers gal.
iery in the house, and the interest OF
these women was intensified by the
promise Of Representative Mondell Of
wyoming that he would signalize the
opening day by introducing a reso-
luton proposing an amendment to the
constitution enabling women to vote.
"come-Backs" and New Talent.
The acute international situation.
due to the world war. the question Of
adequately preparing the country FOR
defense, the problem of trying 70 turn
2 deficit into q surplus. .il.=thf nation
\ al 10oKetbooR to meet heavier OK.
penses than ever before. the presiden.
tial election year, and multiplicity
OF other important things will COM
bine to fill the session from beginning
70 end with animation.
Some of the leading roles will bo
played by history-creators of bygone
congresses-men who return from
Elba" after two years exile following
the 1918 upheaval. The chief expert
enced actor Of this class is Uncle joe
Cannon, dethroned as speaker -four
years ago, and exiled two years ago
Another of the old.time stars, Wil'iam
b. Mckinley Of Illinois, manager oi
I, the Taft campaign in 1912.
There is host of new talent. how
ever. In the house approximately ior
seats were taken by new congress
men. The senate saw few new
faces. OF chief interest among these
were Oscar Underwood, who gave W
his leadership in the house to dor
senator's toga Curtis OF Kansas
is comeback senator, being on,
OF the conservative Republicans driver
out i'm Broussard of Louisiana
moved ON the house into the sen
ate. Two of the most conspicuous alb
sentees were Elihu Root of New Yorl
and Theodore Burton of Ohio. Thei
places we're taken respectively b.
James Wadsworth and Warren
Harding, both of whom are enrolled Il
the commonly regarded conservativ
element OF the senate.
Some Big Problems.
Here are some of the problems wit
which congress is called upon to wreI
tie: National defense, tariff tinker
ing, rural credits, conservation, me-
chant marine. Ceanen's bill amend
ment, currency bill amendment. ant
trust bill amendment, the information
al situation, the far.eastern question
an embargo on arms, Mexico the Phi
lppines, Porto Rico, Haiti, the Colun
bian and Nicaraguan treaties, the s.
rious deficit In the national revenue
!. continuing the war tax, taxing nun
tions of war profits, building a
armor.plate factory, prohibition, su
irage, codiiication of the federal sta
utes, and good road building. Thei
are all on the present schedule. Mar
more entertaining questions are bour
to develop after congress gets in ~
swing.
Sentiment of a large element
the country is considered certa
to inspire some members to
new efforts for an embargo on mul
tions OF war to the allies. II SUI
a measure is introduced, as II In I
probability will be, some lively are
ments\on the neutrality question m
expected. The president is know
beJof the same mind now on Il
htion as he was last session, III
that an embargo on arms, far frC
suring the United States impartl
" In the war, would actually be In
ect violation Of true neutrality.
Indications of the bitterness
characterize the battling over
Philippine question have already be
seen in the attacks of Republican me
bers OF the insular affairs committ'
upon the, administration Of Govern
General Harrison, Democrat. appol
eC less than two years ago by Pre-
dent Wilson. Charges of mismana
a ment made In public statements
the Republicans of the insular ala
committees have been refuted
Damocratic members who have visi