The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-03

States beside its allies will be the
principal business of the session. The
first days business was largely per-
functory, with official notification to
the president that Congress is in ses-
sion and waiting to hear his opening
address.
ONLY ROUTINE BUSINESS
Congress reassembled at noon, but
did little more than go through the
formalities of opening. In the Senats
Sir George Reid, former premier of
Australia, was a guest. A committee
was named to notify the president.
The Senate then adjourned in respect
to the memory of the late Senator
Husting.
The House session was taken up
by swearing in new members and
routine business.
A LONG SESSION AHEAD
Washington, Dec. 3.-The Sixty
fth Congress reconvened today for
it's second and ''long" session, with
the leaders prepared to stay here un-
til next autumn.
AS in the special war session which
ended October 6, prosecution OF the
war is the principal task facing the
legislators. Today's opening meeting
was as usual brief and prefunctory,
accompanied by the ordinary scenes
of a new session-handshakings and
other Fluctuations with well filled gal
leries and much mustle and confus-
ion. After appointment of commit
tees by both bodies to notify Presl-
derH Wilson and each other of their
presence for duty and fixing their
daily meeting hour at IL o'clock, the
Senate and Hous adjourned until to-
morrow out of respect to members
who died during the recess--Senator
Husting of Wisconsin and Represen-
tative Martin of Illinois.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
The keynote of the Legislative pro-
gram will be sounded Tuesday by the
president in his opening address to
a Joint session in the chamber of the
House at 1890 o'clock. 1t will be the
presidents first appearance before
Congress since the night meeting of
April End, at the opening of the spe-
cial session called to permit him to
ask for a declaration of war against
Germany.
Organization of both Senate and
House under democratic control hav-
ing been effected at the special ses-
sion. both bodies were ready to
plunge into the mass of waiting busi-
ness. Legislation, however, is not ex-
pected to get into full swing until
next. month, after the Christmas re-
Acess. although there is some agitation
to forego the holiday.
Tomorrow will come the initial
flood of bills, resolutions and peti,
tions. Among the latter are many
petitions accumulated during the re-
cess, demanding the expulsion of Sen.
ator LaFollette of Wisconsin for al
legged disloyalty. His speech last Sep,
tember at st. Paul, Minn., was consld'
cred today by the Senate privileges
and elections committee in connection
with subcommittee investigation.
General, miscellaneous legislation Is
to come Immediately before Congress
possibly including some measures
affecting this country's course in the
war in view of widespread sentiment
among returning members for decla.
rations of war against Germany's al
lies, Austria Hungary, Turkey anc
Bulgaria. Congress is expected, now
ever, to follow the views OF the presl
dent in this respect.
Appropriation measures will re
uuire much time. Fourteen genera
and probably several special suppl!
bills for the fiscal year beginning
July 1, 1915, as well as estimates o.
additional money for present wal