Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-05-14
CONGRESS MEETS
MONDAY, MAY 10
President Wilson Issues Call for
Special Session by
" Cable.
UNABLE TO ATTEND OPENING
Advances Date Because of Uraens
Need for Passing Annual Appro-
priation Bills Which Failed in
Closing Days of Last
Session.

Session.
washington, May S.-President VIII
son issued a call by cable for a spe-
eial session of congress, to meet Mon
day. May 10.
secretary Tumulty, in making the
announcement, said it would be impos-
slDIe, OF course, for the president to
be here on the opening day. The date
nxed for the special session was much
earlier than Democratic leaders had
expected.
White House officials said that in
naming an early date for the session,
President Wilson was guided largely
oy the advice Of Secretary Glass as
10 the necessity of passing annual APP
preparation measures, which failed In
the closing days of the last session.
Text of Presidents Proclamation.
President Wilson's proclamation
calling the extra session follows:
whereas public interests require
that the congress of the United States
should be convened In extra session
at twelve o'clock noon on the nine
teenth day Of May, 1919, to receive
such communications as may be made
by the executive:
Now, therefore, I, Woodrow Will
son, president of the United States
or America, do hereby proclaim and
declare that an extraordinary occasion
requires the congress of the United
States to convene in extra session at
the capitol In the District of Columbia
on the 10Th day of May, 1919, at twelve
o'clock noon, of which all persons who
shall at that time be entitled to act as
members thereof are hereby required
to take notice.
Given under my hand and the seal
of the United States of America the
7th day Of May IN the year of our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and
nineteen and of the independence Of
the United States the one hundred and
forty-third
WOODROW WILSON, !
"By the president.
Robert Lansing, Secretary of State"
No Date for Wilson's Return.
There was no information at the
White House either as to the probable
time of the return of the president
from France or the submission of the
peace treaty to the senate, but some
administration leaders believed that
the president had called the extra ses-,
sion earlier than had been anticipated
in order that congress might perfect
Its organization and dispose of the
more important appropriation meas
ures before the treaty was ready for
consideration.
Republicans of the house virtually
have completed their organization, but
the senate has done no organization
work yet.
Organization probably will occupy
its attention for the first week of the
special session.
House Ready for Business.
The house, however, can be consid-
ing the appropriation measures In the
meantime. The supply bills that failed
In the last congress will be introduced
anew, but the secretary of the treas
ury has decided 1t win not be neces-
sary for the government departments
to submit new estimates.
Soon after the presidents proclama-
ton was made public, Senator Lodge
Of Massachusetts, the Republican lead
er, issued call for Republican con-
ference to be held May-14, for the pur-
pose of perfecting an organization in
the senate, and Representative Mon
dell, who will be Republican floor
leader at the coming session, an
nounced that a conference Of Repub-
lican house members will be held on
May II.
VIII Start Many investigations.
General expectations are that soon
after 1t meets the new congress will
begin investigations into many ques-
tons and charges made in connection
with the conduct of the war. Repub-
lican leaders, however, have announc-
ed no conclusion as TO general inves-
tigation.
The new congress will be faced with
mass of legislation, immediate action
on which will be urged by several gov
eTuneuL uepdT lineutss DeSluSc bilV
seven appropriation bills, aggregating
more than S4,000,000,000, which failed
of passage at the last session, the list
Of unpasSed measures included all re-
construction legislation, and bills de-
fining the shipping policy, general
railroad legislation and dealing with
unemployment, labor and illiteracy
nuestions.