Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-03

Washington, Dec. 2.-Congress re- | assemblies tomorrow at noon for it's second war session.
 Most of the senate and house mem 1 bers tonight had arrived and all ar engagements were complete for what | promised to be another epochal and lengthy session. Increased determi- | nation of the American people for vigorous prosecution of the war to | victory was the message universally brought by the returning members. Brief Sessions Today. Brief and routine opening sessions are scheduled for tomorrow in both 1 senate and house. Immediately after conVening and appointing committees to formally notify President Wilson sion of the sixty fifth congress is in l readiness, adjournments will be taken ] out of respect to members who died during the recess-Senator Husting of Wisconsin, who was accidentally shot, l and Representative Martin of Illinois l Another feature of the opening day | will be receipt of appropriation esti- mates, aggregating many billions of mental purposes for the next fiscal year.
 Presidents Address Tomorrow. l The keynote of the legislative pro- 1 gramme, both in it's effect on war and ! domestic concerns, will be sounded I
 annual opening address to be deliv cred in the house chamber at 12.3e p. nl., at a joint session. It will be the
 presidents first appearance before 1 congress since the historic night meet l ing of April at the opening of the special session called to permit him itDto ask for the declaration of war tagainst Germany.
 l Public printers were today at work 1 on the message, the delivery of which l is awaited with unusual interest be- 1 cause of the opportunity it presents for comment upon the war accom- plishments and aims of the nation, 1 in it's relations with the allies, the up- | heavaI in Russia, the reverses of Italy and the immediate policy as to Ger
 many's allies. The message is said l to be unusually long and dealing with I many matters of international and do- 1 meStic moment A recommendation l for 8 declaration of war against Aus l tria-Hungary is not generally expect 1 ed. Other messages on special sub jectS during the session are expected 1 to follow the presidents initial state ment.
 Little Business This Week. l Unless she president recommends l further declarations of war, little bus | mess is planned this week by con- eressional leaders. A weekend recess probably will be taken to have appro-
 priation committees begin preliminary l surveys of the mammoth supply
 measures and the session is not ex- | pected to get into its stride until af- | ter the Christmas holidays. when a
 stream of appropriation bills will be | in flood. Few members expect the session to end before the fall congress
 sional elections. Senator Martin, dem | ocratic leader. today predicted that the session would last until next Au- gust at least, while many members believe it may merge with the final
 session of the sixty-ffth congress next December.
 Before the holiday recess. which Speaker Clark and others favor aban-
 doning. disposition of the national prohibition question is to be pressed. | Revenue Legislation.
 Revenue legislation will not be
 taken up immediately, but deficien- cy appropriation bill before the holi- days to care for unexpected war ex-
 pendftures is probable. The senate democrats steering committee and house ways and means committee may meet this week to discuss tentative legislative programmes, but no party caucuSes or conference for that pur- pose are planned.
 Early activities will include consid- leration by senate committees of Sen ator La Foilette's much-discussed St. Paul speech, and railroad transperta- ton problems The senate privileges and election committee will meet to-
 morrow to extend the time for it's sub investigation of the La Toilette speech. Chairman Pom creme today arranged with Former Secretary Bryan. who will be the principal witness to testify December Il. No sessions are planned mean while MT. Bryan is expected to re- peat before the committee his denial of Senator La F'ol4ette,s assertion that he knew anmImi itiUn was loaded on
 the Lusitania and pleaded with Pres ident Wilson to prevent her sailing. Transportation Questions.
 Transportation questions will be
 considered Tuesday when the New
 lands joint congressional committee resumes it's inquiry into general rail- ownership.
 In fiscal legislation congress is
 awaiting suggestions from President
 Wilson and Secretary McAdoo. The administration is reported disposed to T recommend new bond issues rather I than taxes to meet immediate needs
 Representative Ktcarfn, democratic leader in the house, upon his return
 here today, announced there would be
 no new revenue legislation attempted until along toward the middle of the session and that he expected the ses- sion to be prolonged one
 Statement by Leader kitehin-
 .-There is nothing definite about the revenue programme yet" he said q have no plan of my own yet ex- cept to work. may call the swaye and means committee fogether the last of this week to talk over and agree upon some legislative programme. It's i, too early to say anything about the :. revenue. hayaee6 tazgS Usth any