Evening times-Republican., 1920-12-06
Colleagues Extend Great
Welcome to President
Elect.
EXPRESSES REGRET
OVER RETIREMENT
Senator Says He Has Great Respect
For Senate and Announces Day of
Friendly co-9peratio" Between
White House and Capitol Has Ar
rived-Refrains From Discussing
Questions, of Policy.
Associated Press.

Ry Associated Press.
Washington, Dec. 6.-The third and
final session of the Sixty Sixth con-
gress began today with President
& Elect Harding in his seat in the SEN
ate. The galleries began to fill early
in the day and were crowded when
the gayels OF Vice President Marshall
and Speaker Giilett fell promptly at
noon.
Senator Harding was given a
round Of applause as he entered the
senate chamber, just before noon.
Spectators rose all over the galleries
70 obtain better view of the presi-
dent elect, who entered from the re-
publican cloak room with Senator
Lodge. republican leader.
Mr. Harding was surrounded i'm
ediately by a crowd of senators
who shook his hand and clapped him
on the back. The PRESIDENT elect well
coined his admirers with a broad
smile.
Senator Harding spoke briefly and
the senate then adjourned without
transacting any business to await a
from President Will
son. :.
New Era Dswns.
A day of cooperation and friendly
relations between the White House
and congress was forecast by Presi-
dent Elect Harding today in short
address from the floor of the senate.
Tho distiaimings afiyss desire to
criticize tho present administration,
Mr.. Harding declared it one of the
ambitions Of his four years as chief
executive to insure better team work
between the two branches of the,
government.
The speech, which did not touch on
detailed questions of policy, was de-
livered by the preside.et- elect in re.
SponseSfo an ovation which greeted
him when he went to the senate
chamber in his capacity as senator
and answered to the opening rol1calT
OF the new session.
Resrsts to Leave Senate
Senator Harding rose to. speak
after Senator Lodge, OF Maissachu-
sets, the republican leader, had
called attention formally to his pres
ence and asked that he be recognized
4 by the vice president
Il am pleased at this greeting by
-fellow members Of the senate" said
..r. Harding.
There is still greater satisfaction
to. have this opportunity to say to
YOU formally some of the things in
,T'y heart which I could utter in no
other way. recognize that | am here
today under somewhat unusual CIR
cumstances. and there is a delicacy
z about 1t that coe in my position can
= not escape EXCEPT thru some self-ef-
facement. which does not seem quite
possible.
mo me1-.her Of this body could be
more reluctant to leave it. may say
70 this senate that I came here with
very high respect for this body. and
am leaving it with greater respect.
III one could always direct his own
political fortunes to his liking I
4ahpuld have preferred my member.
ship here 20 any of-.'e a citizen NAV
hold In this repnbl:. or elsewhere in
the world.
1 like the freedom. the association.
the patriotic sense of Responsibilities
which abides here. / am conscious of
the great place which CONGRESS- holds
under our constitution, and partic-
ularly sensible to the obligations of
the senate. When my responsibilities
begin in the executive CAPACITY 7
shall be as mindful OF the senate's
responsibilities as have been jealous
of them)as a member, but mean at
the same time to be just as insistent
about the responsibilities Of the ex-
ec,1tive.
Our governmental good fortune
i does not lie in any surrender at either
end of the. avenue but in the co-or-
dlnation and CO. operation which be-
comes the two In greatly and truly
representative popular government"
Asks For Cooperation.
This brings me to the thought par
ticularly In mind. Something has
been said about the Senatorial OIL
garchy. OF course every one here
knows that to be a bit of highly
imaginative and harmless fiction. But
do recognize how essential is the
heipfulness of the senate in the MAX
Ing of a senate administration.
want to express today the wish
OF colleague for the confidence and
the cooperation of the members of
this body in the four years which be-
gin next March 4. do not limit this
sincere request to this side of the
aisle. One can not promise agree
ment In all things with an opposite
party which is sometimes insistently
wrong, but we may find common
ground in the spirit of service, and
hope for that agreeab BILE and court
eous and ofttimes helpful relationship
with the opposite Side which has add
ed to the delight of fellow service
during the past six years
We are facing no easy task. We
have our full part in the readjust-
ment Of human affairs after the world
tumult. We have our tasks at home.