Arizona republican., 1919-05-18
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 MAKE HASTE BUT. SLOWLY |S PLAN
To Take Control First Time In Eight Years Clark Chosen By Democrats for Speaker - Pittman For President. Pro Tem-Leg- islation Outlined
Republican A. p. Leased wlrel

WASHINGTON, May 17.-Plans for the converting of the sixty sixth con- gress in extraordinary session Monday noon were completed today, with re- ceipt of President Wilson's formal call and with the holding by the dominant political parties of their final organ ization conferences.
 The opening session will be devoted to the routine affairs of organization and reading of President Wilson's s cabled message.
 The principal organization feature will be the election of republicans by both senate and house. marking the passing of control from the democrats to the republicans, after being in the hands of the former for eight years. The session, according to plans of | leaders, although destined to be event ful and protracted. will get into motion | slowly, little business being planned 1 for the first week. Although the peace 1 treaty includes the league of nations covenant. it is not expected to be laid before the senate until next month Much speech making on peace sub- | jects is planned.
 I0Tee DdTIN COHltIt1GCS OiA 4lleAO LII eA
 procedure were held today. The house
 democrats met and by exclamation
 chose former Speaker Clark as their
 candidate for speaker and floor leader
 Opposition to Mr. Clark previously eX-
 pressed was not apparent at the meet l ing, as a result of conferences between Clark supporters ana opponents.
 G. o. p. Completes Slate
 Republicans of the house met tonight to complete their slate cl candidates | with leaders confident of the election next Monday of Representative Gil lett of Massachusetts as speaker, witt
 Representative Mondell of Wyoming
 as floor leader.
 The program for senate procedur,
 also was completed today, when demo
 cratic senators met in conference an( Il named a slate of officers, with Senator
 Pittman of Nevada as candidate fo
 president pro tenn. The republicans
 with Q majority of two, are expected to elect Senator Cummins of Iowa al president pro tempore.
 WASHINGTON, May 17.-Republi can members of the house, upon tn l converting of congress, propose to in [ ! StlfliIe SUCH lHNCSl4SciAicAl Ol s-biiAi AA , istration activities and expenditure since the beginning of the war. as vii
 fullv inform the people and serve tn public interest
 , This item was added to the party l legislative program by the house re < publicans tonight, at a conference ap parently devoid of factional differ
 ences.
 f The conference also went on recor as favoring early passage of legislatio y outlining a definite military policy; c : measures providing for early return c f American soldiers from overseas; c
 public oil and coal land legislation, an
 of measures to promote water powe development.
 ,, Legislation Is Planned Revision of the immigration laws an
 enactment of legislation providing fo ; deportation of undesirable aliens. als , was added to the party's legislativ
 program. The conference proposed tha
 the republican members, who will be i , majority in the new house, enact legis lation for the extension of foreig trade and the promotion of agricultur and manufacture.
 ] The items of the legislative program as previously adopted by the party , steering committee, was approved. Thi
 provides for early return of telephon and telegraph lines; adoption of tn | federal constitutional woman suffrag :, amendment; consideration of legisla ton for a comprehensive merchant ma n rine policy; budget and tariff legisla ;, ton; reduction in domestic taxation
 with immediate repeal of the "obnoS ious consumption taxes" reduction s expenditures; passage of measures }, conserve the welfare of our returnin $ soldiers, and for enactment of railroa d legislation and development of trans T portation facilities"
 f The controversy over enlargement {
 the steering committee was passe n over. in accordance with decisic t reached by party leaders prior to Il
 conference