The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-06
HARDING I ELLIS
C0NGR ESS HE'LL
HAVE TEAMWORK
Predicts Closer Cooperation Be-
tween Congress and the
White House
NEW SESSION. OPENS
President Wilson May Deliver
Communication to Congress
in, Person
NEW SESSION OPENS

short address from the floor OF
the senate. Though disclaiming
any desiEe to criticise the present
administration Mr.. Harding de-
clared it one of the ambitions
as his four years as chief execu-
( tive to ikIure better team work
between the two branches Of the
government. The speech, which
did not touch on detailed ques- /
tions Of policy, was delivered by
the President elect in respon)e
to an ovation that greeted him
when he went to the senate cham
Der in his capacity as a Senator
and answered to the opening roll
call of the new session.
Washington, Dec. 6. The third anu
final session of fstheS 66th Congress be-
gar today with Pfesldent-elect Hard
ing in his seat in his capacity as a
member of the senate.
The galleries began to fill early in the
day and were crowded when the CAV
els of Vice President Marshall and
Speaker Gillette fell promptly at noon
Senator Harding was given around
of applause as he entered the seat
chamber just before noon. Spectators
arose all over the galleries to obtain
better view of the President
who entered from the cloakroOm with.
Senator Lodge, Republican leader.
Mr. Harding was Immediately sur
rounded by a crowd of senators who
shook his hand and clasped him on
the back. The '.President-elect well
coined his admirers with broad
smile.
Ready for President
President Wilson has not made
known whether he will deliver his
last annual message to Congress to-
morrow in person but arrangements
have been made at the capitol to re-
ceive him should he decide to resume
the custom Interrupted by his illness.
Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts,
headed committee which called al;
the White House to inform the Presi-
dent that Congress was in session
and ready to receive communication
from him. 1t xas the first meeting
between President Wilson and Sena-
tor Lodge since before the peace trea-
ty was defeated in the senate under
the leadership of Senator Lodge.
Meet in Blue Room
The President received the senators
and representatives in the Blue
to call upon him and was the first
notification from the 66th Congress
to call upon him and was the first
congressional committee, with one
exception, to be received by Mr.. Will
son since he was taken fillmore than
a year ago. T.
After Senator Harding spoke brief
Iy the senate adjourned without trans
Acting any business to await a COM
munication from President Wilson.
s. PASkAGE-,QF BILLS
Passage of the, annual appropria-
ton bills and preliminary work on
matters to belpushed by the new ad-
ministration were expected to occupy
much of the time for the last session
or the sixty-sixth Congress.
Sessions today were limited to the
usual formal ceremonies in the SEN
ate and House. Tomorrow the annual
message from President Wilson will
be received and Congress then will
get down to the real work of, the
session. Receipt from Secretary Hous
ton of the annual federal appropria
ton estimates, aggregating several
billions of dollars, was one Of to-
days events.
Adjournment until tomorrow out Of
respect for house members who have
died since the closing of the last
session in June and to await the Pres
ident's message, was arranged to fol-
low today's routine. This included
the chaplain's prayer, roll calls OF
membership and adoption of resolu-
tions to notify the President and each
body of today's assembling. Senator
Lodge of Massachusetts, the republi-
can leader, had charge Of these res
olutions in the Senate, and Rep. Mon
dell of Wyoming, still on crutches
from recent accident, acted similar
ly in the House.
Other FOrmalities
Other formalities on today's pro-
gram were the swearing in of Sena-
tors Carter Glass, of Virginia, elected
to fill the unexpired term of the late
Senator Martin. and Senator J. Thom-
as Heflin, of Alabama, successor to
the late Senator Bankhead. Several
new House members elected to fill
vacancies also were to be sworn in.
These were the only immediate
changes resulting from the NOvem-
ber election, none Of the new Sena.
tors or Representatives taking their
seats until after March 4. The ses-
sion beginning today, however, was
the last for many members, includ-
ings prominent veterans, who retire
with sine die adjournment next
March.
Both Senate and House expect to
plunge Immediately into work tomor-
row, organization under republican
control having been affected last
spring at the first regular session Of
the present Congress. Committees
were organized, except for few vac
ancies and enlargement of the House
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