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and reconciliation among the Rcrubi-
cans in the Senate and the temporary
abandonment Of the budding progressive
movement against Penrose, were ap
parent at the opening of the session.
Pcnrose was slated for the chairman
ship of the finance committee and Sena
| tor Brandegee. strong Penrosc man.
was named by Senator Lodge. as chair
man Of the committee on committees.
which will name nominations and it was
generally understood that Borah and
his guerilla band of moderns. had
agreed to abandon their fight for the
time being.
The Republican leaders, apparently
with the belief that heavy work is
ahead. have been doing their utmost to
form united front to the administra-
tion side.
| 1t was considered significant that
Senator Borah's name appeared second
TO that of Mr.. Brandegce on the com
mittee that will direct and inspire vir-
tually all routine affairs of the Senate
majority.
COmmitiee Assignments
Republican Senate Leader Lodge to
day appointed the committee on com
mttees to majority committee assign =
ments. With Senator Brandegee. OF
Connecticut, as chairman, he named
the following senator's:
'Borah. Idaho: Sterling, South Da
kota; Curtis, Kansas; Watson, In.
! diana; Harding. Ohio; Calder, New
York johnson. California, and Kuox
Pennsylvania.
Senator Lodge also named the fol
lowing Republican steering committee
McCumbcr. North Dakota. chairman
La Toilette. Wisconsin: Wadsworth
New York; Fcrnald- Maine; France
Maryland; Frclinghuyscn. New Jersey
Kellogg. Minnesota; Mccormick. Hi
nois. and Lodge Tex officio).
The following committee on patronage
was named:
Senators New. Indiana. chairman
: Sutherland, West Virginia, and Len
root; Wisconsin.
Much Important Business
, The immediate work before Congress
the sixty sixth of the American repub
lie. is passage before July ] of sever
regular annual appropriation bills which
failed in the filibuster last March. After
= that will come consideration of tho
peace treaty and covenant of the league
of nations, and railroad, shipping, rev.
enue, woman suffrage, prohibition, army
and navy activities also are expected
With President Wilson a Democrat
the change in the political complexion
of Congress presented situation
.. similar to that during the last two
= years of former President Taft's ad
ministration, when there was Demo
, cratic House. and to President Cleve-
! lands administration, in which there
, was Republican Congress.
e The Senate which assembled today
: has forty nine Republicans and forty
! seven Democrats. The new House rol
n lists 23S Republicans, 1S9 Democrats
two Independents, one Prohibitionist
one Socialist and four vacancies (all il
Democratic districts)-a total of 435
The House division gives the Republi
cans a majority of forty six over thu
! Democrats and thirty nine over all
combined opposition.
Republican action promises, however
e to be restrained by President Wilson
veto power, as a two thirds vote i
. necessary to override veto Co opera
o ton between administration officials ant
:, the Republicans is expected on uncon
tested matters.
a Precedents Established
t Assembling of the new Congress wa
marked by the establishment of NOR
e precedents. 1t was the first time tina
t Congress had convened with Presiden
6 in Europe and his opening messag
= cabled from foreign soil. The Presi
d dents message was not to be sent t.
= Congress until tomorrow, however. ant
# it probably will make no reference t.
n the peace treaty, as Mr.. Wilson expect
n to appear personally to present tn
= treaty next month. The, President
n absence today disrupted the time
e honored custom of appointing congres
% sional committees to call at the Whit