The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1916-12-04
FINAL SESSION
Of FS|XTY.FOURTH
CONGRESS OPENS
Food Embargo Legislation Center
of Interest as Lower House
Convenes
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
PROBABLY TOMORROW
Several New Faces Seen in Senate
Contest on for Floor
Leader
BABE or SENATE.

BABE OF SENATE.
Washington, Dec. 4.-W. E.
Kirby Of Arkansas was the baby :
Of the United States senate when
it convened for the short session
today. He was introduced by
Senator Robinson as the man
named TO fii the unexpired term
Of the late senltor Clarke. Ap-
ptause from his senatorial col.
leagues greeted the appearance
Of the legislative infant.
Washington, Dec. 4.-Representa-
tive Fitzgerald and his threatened
food embargo legislation was the
center Of interest when the 64th con-
gress convened for its dying session
at noon today. ..,
Representative Fitzgerald started
the legislative proposals to shatter
the high cost OF living as congress
opened. Representative Fitzgerald in
troduced four plans; two for food en-
bargoes and two for regulation of cold
storage companies and reduction of
parcel post charges for transportation
of food
Some More Pork.
Congress asked for $32,O28,OOO for
rivers and harbors improvements for
the year ending June, 1913. Last
year over $4,000, ,00O.f More than q
quarter OF q million is asked for Mis-.
sissippi river improvement.
Senator Owen Of Oklahoma says
that he will Introduce bill tomorrow
TOR ths..rig;d inYestigssian ,of the i.x-'
penditure OF all money during the
presidential campaign. He intimates
there will be no immunity bath and
there may be perjury charges.
.F'it1gerald's declaration late in No
vember that he would, introduce
resolution for a. food embargo to keep
products in the United States and. re-
duce the cost of. living stirred up
political hornets nest. .& r.
Aside from the possibility Of the
embargo ITSELF, Fitzgerald's action. if
he takes it, may portend a fight be.
tween supporters OF President Wilson,
who is against an embargo. and the
Tammany delegation whose leader is
Fitzgerald.
Attitude Of Tammany.
Both members and gallery in the
house watched with interest for any
indication Of the attitude OF the Tam.
many delegation toward the Demo
cratic machine. Amy move by the,
Tammanyites would be the more sig
nilicant because they hold the balance
Of power in the house.
Representatives from west and mid.
die west farm districts were absolute.
ly alert for fractional split ON the
threatened embargo resolution. They
are opposed to it and have threatened
that il it is introduced they will COM
bat it with a retaliatory measure call
ing for an embargo on manufactured
articles such as constitute the bulk
of the expectations to- Europe from
the eastern manufacturing states.
Packed galleries greeted the savels
of Speaker Clark and Vice President
Marshall as chattering members OF
both houses, in most cases meeting
for the first time since the eventful
day in early September when they
rushed through the Adamson eight.
hour. law. turned to hear the familiar
admonitiOn to 'be in ORDER II
Little Business. -
Little business was expected today.
Interest centered principally on the
floor of the house and senate cham
bers and in the galleries. mass OF
color. it's membership made up Of
members of the White House family.
diplomats, families and friends OF con-
gressmen. and the popnlace crowding
the public galleries.
Senator Gallinger and Senator
Kern, Republican and Democratic
floor leaders, respectively, were NAM
ed senate members of the joint com.
mittee to- notify President Wilson
that congress was ready to hear him.
The house named as its members
Majority Leader Kitchin, Minority
Leader Mann and Representative Fitz-
gerald, chairman Of the appropria.
tions committee.
No time is set for the presidents
message to congress. In the last few
years this has been on the day follow
ing the cOnvening-which would be
tomorrow, probably at loo p. m.
With the prospect ola much reduc-
ed majority in the new house, or pos
sibly lineup SO close that Demo
cratic control will be in doubt, ad-
ministration leaders have laid their
plans to work at high speed in the
hope Of enacting the most important
part of their program before it is en-
dangered in the Sixty-tifth congress.
Foremost is completion of President
Wilson's railroad legislation program
left unfinished at the last session with
the passage of the AdamsOn law. The
remainder of the program. which the
president will press, includes supple
mentary legislation to prevent such
nationwide railway strike as was
threatened last summer or, in fact. a
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