The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-20
MARKS RETURN TO POWER OF
q. o. Z. FOR FIRST TIME SINCE
BIG LANDSLIDE IN 1911.
MAY LAST ALL SUMMER
Political Complexion Similar TO That Of
End of Taft's Administration Except
Conditions Are Turned Abound: Many
Bills viii Come Before Both Houses.
Wilson'S Message Tuesday.


tive Gillett as speaker OF the house
and Senator Cummins of Iowa rs
president pro tempore of the sen.
ate.
Tomorrow both houses meet to
hear President Wilson's message,
cabled from Paris. \ flood of
speeches ON the peace treaty and
the league of nations are expected
to follow.
The avalanche of bills proposing
to undo much of the wartime legis-
lation of the democratic party start.
ed today.
Washington, May 1G.--By ma
jority of two votes, the republi
cans took control of the senate
electng Senator Cummins, presi-
dent pro tempore and defeating
Senator Key pittman of Nevada.
democrat by a record vote of AZ
to 45.
Washington, May l9-Promptly
at noon today the extraordinary
session Of congress SO, smoothly
under way. With republicans in
the majority in both branches, the
leaders plunged into the work OF
orgaa..ation.
Washington. May 19.-The recon.
congress, assembling in eX.
session at noon today under
the call issued by President Wilson
from Paris, May I, marks the return
TO power of the republicans and loss
by the democrats of control over the
national Legislative body. Organization
of both senate and house by the new
majority was today's principal business.
The immediate work before the con
gress, the siXty-siXth of the American
republic, is passage before July l of
seven regular annual appropriation
bills which failed in the filibuster last
March. After that will come consider
alton of the peace treaty and covenant
of the League of nations, and railroad.
hibition, army and navy, and much 9TH
er legislation. Many investigations, par
ticularly into war activities, also are
expected
The republicans today, for the first
time since 1911. had majorities in both
branches of congress as a result of the
congressional elections last November.
ha
score votes, but in the senate their ma.
jority is only two. raising questions, in
view of factional and other differences,
of future action.
With President Wilson democrat,
the change in political complexion of
congress presented a situation similar
to that during the last two years of
former President Taft's administration.
when there was democratic house, and
to President Clevelands administration
in which there was republican con-
gress.
The senate assembling today had 49
republicans and AZ democrats The new
house roll lists 23S republicans, 1S9
democrats, independents, / prohibit
0all in democratic districts)-a total of
435. The house division gives the re.
publicans a majority of 46 over the
democrats and 80 over all combined op.
position.
Republican action promises. however,
to be restrained by President Wilson'S
veto power as a two-thirds vote is nec-
essary to override n veto. Co-opera-
ton between administration officials
and the republicans is expected on un-
contested matters.
The session beginning today was ex-
pected to run virtually to the time for
the regular December session, which
will precede the 1920 national conven-
tions and presidential campaign.
Important house committees were to
be chosen today, but the senate repub-
Leans were not ready with their com
mittee assignments, because of the pro-
gressive fight against the election of
Senators Penrose of Pennsylvania and
Warren of Wyoming. as chairmen Of
the finance and appropriations commit.
tees respectively.
Senate leaders arranged to adjourn
today. until Thursday. to give time for
the republicans work on committees.
The avalanche of new bills and reso-
lutions incident to a new session began
today in the house, but introduction Of
senate measures went over.
Final action by the senate on the
peace treaty and the covenant of the
league of nations before July 1 is not
generally expected. although much dis.
cussing meanwhile is planned. Besides
the treaty itself, the proposed alliance
with Great Britain and France for pro-
lection of France from attack by Ger.
many promises widespread agitation.
One of the first questions scheduled
for disposition is the woman suffrage
-6qc shrdl cmfwy shrdl cmfw shrdluup
resolution proposing a constitutional
amendment. The two-thirds vote nee.
essary for its adoption is regarded gen
orally as certain in the house and rea'
sonably assured in the senate. /.