The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-04

| of scores of important bills gave
promise of early converting for recon
struction legislation of the new Con-
gress in extraordinary session, in
which control passes from the demo
cratic party to the republicans.
Unusual scenes of confusion in the
final rush to complete its work ac-
companied the closing hours of Con
gress, in which President Wilson,
just back from France in his room
off the Senate chamber, hastily sign
ed many last-moment measures.
Stupendous was the record of the
Congress, which carried the nation
into and through the war and which
has been in almost continuous SEES
sion since it was called by President
Wilson in extraordinary session April
2 1917, to declare war against Ger
many. 1t appropriated $60,0O0,000,
authorized $25,00,0OO,OO0 in bonds,
and enacted countless measures for
prosecuting the war and of domestic
import The new Congress will take
up the limitless task of reconstruc-
ton problems, ratification of the
peace treaty and other vital queS-
tions, probably Immediately. after the
return of President Wilson from his
second visit to France.
Special features of the siXty-fifth
Congress were many addresses by
President Wilson, including those re-
commencing war with Germany and
Austria that of Jan. s, 1917, enun-
ciating his famous fourteen princi-
pies of peace, and those endorsing
woman suffrage, announcing the ar
mistice terms imposed upon Germany
last November and his recent detail
ing accomplishments of his work at
Paris.
There were three sessions of the
Congress. The first, extra session
met April 2, 1917, following shortly
after the turbulent and successful
Senate filibuster on the administra-
ton armed ship bill which marked
the close of the Sixty-fourth Congress,
The dramatic night address of Presl-
dent Wilson to urge war with Ger
many, which was promptly declared,
marked the opening of the extra SEES
sion. called but few weeks after
the Presidents Inauguration for
second term The session closed DC
tober G, 1917, lasting 1873 days The
second session-lasting 354 days and
the longest in the history OF the
Aerican governent-began Dec. 3,
1917. and adjourned November IL
last The third and final session
which ended today began Dec. 2 last
and was the statutory short session
of SO days.
Substantial democratic maJoritles
in both Senate and House since
President Wilson's inauguration SIX
wears ago have now passed. In the
new Congress, the Senate Will nave
40 renublicans and At democrats and
the House 23S republicans and l95
democrats, 1 ocialist, Independents
and one prohibitionist.
| Many veterans in both houses re-
tired with todays adjournment IN
tbe Senate these included Senator
Salisbury of Del, president protein
more: Lewis of ILL.,, democratic WHIP
shafroth of Colo, Thompson OF Kan
sas. Hardwick of Georgia, Hollis OF
New Hampshire, and Nardaman VI
0dississinni Golf of West Virginia.
Smith of Michigan and weeks Vi
Massachusetts. Among the prom!-
nor+ representatives whose services
ended we're Miss Jeanette RANKIN VI
Montana. the first woman elected u
the House; Meyer London OF Ne"
York. Socialist; Swager Sherley Oh
Kentucky, chairman of the approprla-
tions committee; Hayes, Calllorhl'
Heating Colorado, Powers OF Ken
tuckv Forster of Illinois, Cox Barn
hart and Dixon of Indiana; Mliler'
MINNESOTA; Borland, Missouri; PARK
err New Jersey; Gordon, Ohio; Farr'
Pennsylvania; o'Shaunessy' Khooe
Island; Slayden, Gregg and Dies lex
as; and Cooper and Stafford OF WIS
consin.
New members of the next Congress
include Senators Harrison, MISS
issippi, Harris of Georgia; Stanley
Kentucky; Capper, Kansas; Edge
New Jersey; Elkins, West Virginia
Mccormick, Illinois; Newberry, Mich
igan; and Walsh, Massachusetts.
Partisan politics, although it caused
the mandate for change from demo-
cratic control of Congress, was large