Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-19
Appropriation Bills of First
Importance in Extra
Session.
GILLETT SUCCEEDS
CLARK AS SPEAKER
Work Of Organization Goes Smoothly
to Completion, Senator Cummins
Elected President Pro Tem-First
Congress to Open With President on
Foreign Soil To Discuss Peace
Treaty and Nations League Covenant

Washington, May 19.-Promptly at
noon today the extraordinary session
of congress go, smoothly under way.
With republicans in the majority in
both branches the leaders plunged into
the work of organization.
By a majority Of five votes, the re-
publicans took control of the senate
electing Senator Cummins president
pro te.npore and defeating senator
Key. Pittman OF Nevada, democrat, by
q record vote of ~ to a..
In both house and senate, the pro-
gram we'll arranged in advance, started
off as it had been planned. Vice Pres
ident Marshall presided IN the latter
and Clerk South Trimble in the for
mer.
Elect cummins and Gillette.
The usual prayers and then the
reading of President Wilson's procla-
nation preceded the calling OF the
rolls. Then the house proceeded to-
the business of electins a speaker
Representative Gillett, OF Massachu-
setts-and the senate turned TO elect
ing a president pro tempore, Senator
Cummins, Of Iowa.
In the house the republicans affected
by electing Representa-
tive Frederick H. Gillett, of Massachu-
setts, speaker over Champ Clark Of
Missouri, speaker for the last eight
y ears.
Republican leader Lodge presented
the resolution proposing Senator
Cummins and democratic leader Mar
tin proposed Senator Pittman. On the
first roll call under the new political
ALIGNMENT all republicans except Sen
ator Cummins himself and Senator
Calder of New York who announced
he withheld his vote in recognition OF
a pair with Senator Garry Of Rhode
Island, democrat, voted against SEN
ator Pittman.
The resolution of Senator Cummlns
then was adopted viva voce. Senator
Oyerman. of North Carolina, democrat,
called to the chair, announced the re-
suit
After the republicans compieleu
their organization the senate adjourn
ed until tomorrow. y
New Members sworn IN.
The business of swearing iI new
senators was disposed of QUICKLY as
they came to the vice-presidcnts desk
in fours. In the house, where there
were greater number OF new mem
hers. it took longer. All the republican
senators were present. -Four democrats
were absent.
In the house flood of bills relating
10 scores of subjects were tossed into
\ great waste basket provided for the
occasion. AS expected, a large number
Of proposed repeal Of war taxes and
return Of public utilities taken over by
the government.
Return Of G. o. p. TO Power.
The Reconstruction" congress, as.
sembling in extraordinary session a.
noon today under the call issued b.
President Wilson from Paris May Z.
marks the return to power of tho re-
publicans and loss by the democrats OF
control over the national Legislative
body.
Organization of both senate ard
house by the new majority was todays
principal business. :.
~.
The immediate work before the cor :
gress. the sixty-sixth Of the American
republic, Is passage before July OF
seven regular annual appropriation
bills which failed In tile fillibuster
last March. After that will come con-
sideration Of the peace treaty end CO.
yenant of the league OF nations. and
railroad shipping, revenue, women
suffrage. prohibition. army and navy
and much other legislation. Many in-
vestigations, particularly into war nc :
tiyittes also are expected. b
The republicans today, for the last
time since 1911, had matorities in both
branches Of congress as u result of the
In the house they have a margin Of
'two-score votes. but in the senate
their majority Is only two, raising
questions. in view of factional and
other differences Of future action.
Z with President Wilson democrat.
the change in the political completion
OF congress presented a situation
similar to that during the, last two
years Of former President Tafts 3Ad-
minlstration when there was demo-
cratic house and to President SGieve-
lands administration In which there
was q republican congress.
Republican Majority 80.
The senate assembling today had
forty-nine republicans and forty seven
democrats. The new house role lists
2as republicans, 1s9 democratic. two
independents. one prohibitionist. one
socialist. and four vacancies Gall In
democratic districts)-a total Of 4a5.
The Ihouse division gives the republic
canS majority Of forty six over the
democrats and thirty-nine over all
combined opposition. =
Republican action promises. how
ever. to be restrained by President
Wilson's veto power al u two,th.rd$
vote Is necessary to over ride s, veto.
Corporation between administration
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