The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-29
Speculation Rife as to
How Body Will Re-
ceive. Address.
RECONSTRUCTION
Issues Growing Out OF
War Expected to At
tract Nationwide
Interest.

Washington, Nov. .S-The pro-
gram professionally laid cut for
the corning session of congress
indicates that. i'm the three
months between December ana
March 4. both the senate ana
house will have about the busiest
time I'm history. In addition 10 inc
regular appropriation measures
which have to bc passed. there
are bound tn crop UP any number
-s,r issues growing out of the war
and the rcacc conference that
win nttvcct the public interest
First 81 ptI will come the address,
Of President Wilson 10 the con-
gry>s. which probably will Ike
delivered ON the opening day In
this address. II Is expected that
the president will tell Of his plans
for the ,s.acc conference. the rea-
sons for his gsing and the things
that fsc hopes To accomplish
while there. Tho address Is
Locked tcrvnrd to with more than
ordinary interest and speculation
aS Il, what the pre- s',icni Will say
and congress will receive ii, The
furr membership OF the senate
and ho,,st, undoubtedly will be
present when II Is delivered
After the president has gone, there
f. likely TO be some open discussion
Of his trim in both houses Senator
King, of Utah. has announced ne wiz
address the senate on the SUBJECT
shortly after the president has left.
and there may he others, IT the pres
dents going Is critized, there Will ne
rejoinders by the presidents deiehu
ere of whom there are many n hoth
senate and house
The biggest Legislative ISSUE thht
will come before the congress VIII DC
the problem of Reconstruction &na
the legislation that may be required
To make II effective. The president
has Indicated that he does not favor
tho creation Of A@special ccrnmi ss ION
hui would prefer ~ have the prob
Iems Of reconstruction worked OUT
by war boards already constituted TO
,-n he could transfer what anth-
SrIty might he needed to enable them
10 proceed.
Committed to Program
Nevertheless. the Republicans in
tlsa senata. are committed 70 pro-
gram Of creating SIX Joint eofigress-
ional committees. each or when 10
10 have direction Of all legislation on
a particular subject involving the re.
construction settlement If. by any
chance, action on the subject should
he delapsd until the new congress
comes in. the Republicans would be
able to force this program through,
although they probably would not he
able TO pass II over a veto by the
president.
The revenue bill. which has been
hanging fire in congress since carry
y MAY. will -hc before the senate
.iAxlv next week. according to The
h raj \ i
zee which has about concluded its
work on the measure The bill is due
for a PROLONGED fight in the senate
Y,arau9e of the provision fixing the
maximum amount OF revenue 20 ne
raised In the aosn collections. Those
provisions were pat into the hill ny
the solid vote Of theDemocrattc mem
hers az the committee over the orpo~
sitinp OF seven Republican mem hers
The Republicans take the position
that such p measure is UNFAIR 70 the
new congress in that II seeks to tie
the hands of the Republican majority
n year in advance Of the time when
Yhe hill becomes effectiev, They viii
Ncht the bill in the senate even To
the extent of holding up its passage
in order TO make an extra seFsioh on
congress unavoidable.
Force strict Economy
The appropriatiou measures. which,
during the, war period. We're passed
almost without question ard mereiv
upon the recommendation of the
heads Of departments. will be subject
cd ia the closest scrutiny. Both rep
resantatjves and senators are deter
r,ined TO force strict economy upon
all dcpartnents OF the government
and they will prune the appropria
f;ons in every direction wherever pos
sible.
The house committee on appropria-
tions intends to summon ali the heads
of the departments and require them
70 tell where millions that have been
appropriated may have been saved
Representative Sherley. OF Kentucky
chairman OF the committee, Will i'm
trnduce n bill to repeal all nnneces-
sary appropriations. Sherlev Is serF-
ing his last term in congress as n re
sult OF the overthrow in the recent
election, and he intends to devote
himself to enforcing retrehchmeh'
throughout the government
The issue Of government ownership
rrdoubtedly will be in the foreground
IN the coming session The INES Tor
this hattie already are being drawn
between administration officials VINO
belfeye that the railroads, telegraphs
telephones, e&pTeSs eo"i
cables now under the control OF the
government should be retained. and
those who are fatty opposed to gov
eminent ownership or control In any
Form whatsoever. The advance rumb-
linCs OF the battle have been heard
ana these are likely to break out In
An. force and volume when the con-
.riSss gets down to work
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~ Death 81 Mrs. Gates.
ks{y York. Nov. 2S.---Mrs. John w
-r.ufrS-- widow a. .Isat-a-Millian~-G Gates
Ated here today from an apoplectit