Evening star., 1917-12-02
BALL OF CONGRESS
READY FOR ROLLING
Opening Day and Presidents
Address to Start Nations
Legislative Mill.
HOLIDAYS HAMPER WORK

Congress will meet tomorrow at noon
with speaker Clark calling the House to
order and Vice President Marshall pre-
siding In the Senate. President wilson
will address n Joint meeting OF the sen
ate and House Tuesday at 1890 O'Clock.
in the hall of the House. and will read
his annual message to Congress-
Admission to this function will be by
card. issued by senators and representa-
tives.
But little work of important character
is likely to be undertaken until after the
first of the year. as the holiday recess
usually commencing shortly after the mio-
die Of the month. discourages legislation.
Congress does not get into its stride until
after New Year day
Tomorrow's session of the senate VIII
be brief. II is expected. An adjourn
ment will be taken almost immeuis'eIS
after the Senate convenes out OF re-
spect to the memory of Senator Hust-
ing of wisconsin, who was killed acci-
dentally while on hunting expeoltloh.
In the House, however, the session
may run through the day. for tomorrow
the members will have an opportunity
measures, the calendar upon WhiSn
these bills have been placed pelns the
order of the day Owing to the deter
mination to put through only war leg
islation at the extra session. THESE
bills were not allowed to come up.
The interim will be utilized by SUD
committees of the House appropriations
committee to work upon the eselinatos
submitted by the Treasury Department
Of the ordinary and extraordinary e4-
penses of the government A deficiency
bill will he first prepared. to cover urseht
appropriations which have arisen In me
emergencies of the war since the great
bills OF last session were passed
General Bills Ready.
are on the House calendar and Will pro
vide material fe- consideration as the
House may determine. The Senate, oeing
a continuous body. has calendar OF
business as well as large list OF nomi-
nations awaiting confirmation.
Railroad legislation, aside from tnAt
contemplated in bills reported at the
last session. will probably be deferred
until after the holiday recess, when the
committee on interstate and foreign
commerce has reorganiZed. Chairman
Adamson will resign from Congress
after his successor has been nominated
in the fourth Georgia district. The
convention will meet December IL for
that purpose. AS soon as the nomtna-
tion is made the governor will call a
special election to be held withtn
thirty days to elect his successor.
Judge Adamson has held on to make
sure that a man thoroughly loyal to
the administration's war policie.
should be nominated. He will then
take UP the duties of the Office Of ap-
praiser of merchandise at New York.
to which he has been appointed and
confirmed.
Thetus W. Sims of Tennessee will be
chosen chairman of the committee and
soon after the first of the year will call
his committee together to outline q
policy of railroad legislation in the
Judgment of the membership.
This session will witness another effort
in behalf Of a constitutional amendment
for nationwide prohibition. and another
for national woman suffrage. Both these
subjects were held In allegiance at the last
session on the plea Of the urgency OF war
legislation. but their proponents will de-
mand their day in court early in this
session
District of Columbia legislation will be
pressed at this session. number of bills
of local importance now awaiting action
on the committees calendar. The Dis
trict committee, under the rules, is en-
titled to two days in each month for the
consideration Of its measures, but always
has to fight for its rights when the day
arrives.
The ways and means committee will get
to work in January on new war revenue
bill, prospectively another bond bill. Sem
timent exists in both houses, however. in
favor Of raising the next levy Of war
moneys by additional taxation. especially
drive at war profits.