The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-12-08
DEMOCRATS JOIN
in OVATION GIVEN
PRESIDENT ELECT
HARDING ANNOUNCES SPECIAL
SESSION MAY BE CALLED
IN MARCH

washington, Dec. 6.-To put into
practice his doctrine of consultation
and good understanding among public
officials, President Harding the theh
Ioficials, President-elect Harding spent
today at the capitol taking stock of
the legislative problems that await the
new session of congress and in turn
seeking the cooperation of congress
sionaI leaders in the tasks he viii con-
front as chief executive.
Adding a unique page to the nations
history he attended as senator the
opening of the senate an din short
address bespoke for the coming four
years a spirit of team work between
he expect sto insure the
executive to insure the highest ma
tional efficiency in public affairs at
home and abroad.
i Later, after conferences with leaders
of both senate ant" house he al-
nounced that he probbaly would call a
special session of congress soon after
his inauguration to attempt revision
of the nations tax subjects. Both ii
mis- private consultations and in his adj
dress in the senate he asked that the
three months remaining to the present
hcongress be used without attempt at
partisan advantage TO clear away rod
tine and lay the ground work for con-
stluctive Iegislations, after March T.
| Foreign relations and the League of
Nations were discussed by Mr.. Hard
ing along with domestic problems ana
possible cabinet selections in his long
string of conferences with senators and
representatives The ranking national
leaders of his part goutside of con-
gress also were present at the consul
tations, which will BE- continued most
to tomorrow.
With his departure FOR Marion tomor-
row afternoon the president-elect will
bid goodbye to actual participation in
the proceedings of the senate. although
he will retain his title and office un-
til early in the new year.
He revealed today that he had de-
tcided definitely to resign his senate
seat between January 10 and Is, when
change of state administration in
Ohio viii permit the appointment of a
Republican to succeed him.
During his,visit to tie senate today
,he arranged a pair with Senator I'm
derwood of Alabama, the minority
header. This arrangement, which is a
continuation of a pair in eject last
session win continue until Mr.. Hard
ing resigns his seat.
First in History
Mr.. Harding's address in the senate
was in response to an ovation that
GREETED his appearance for the opening
Tol cal land was delivered at the sug-
gestion of Senator Lodge of Massachu-
sets, leader and called attention to
the fact that for the first time in his
tory a president-elect was present as
a senator. vice-President Marshall
seconded the suggestion by leaving his
place and. sescorting Senator Harding
1 to the rostrum.
isibly Affected by the courtesy
shown him by his colleagues and by
crowded galleries, the president-elect
soiced deepd regret at the surrender Of
his associations of six years, morning
both Democrats and Republicans, in
his tribute of affection and respect for
his fellow senators. He termed cam
paign charges of asenate oligarchy
as "harmless fiction" and declared
that a president he would regard both
senate and house with high esteem
but without thought of any surrender
of coordinate constitutional author
ity.
"Our governmental good fortune
4 he said "does not lie in any surrender
at either end of the avenue but in
the coordination and cooperation
which becomes the two in great and
ruly representative popular govern
ment. We are facing n oeasy task. !
am sure that the necessity of wise
solution will inspire us to work to-
gether, to take common counsel, to be
tolerant of one another and to give
the best that is in all of US"
Applause from both sides of the
chamber answered him after the brief
senate session adjourned Republicans
and Democrats crowded around him
to shake hands and offer their con-
gratulations. Everywhere he went
about the capitol he was besieged by
crowds and scores of callers swarmed
about his office all day in the hope Of
a conference with him.
The president-elect's talks with con-
gressional leaders and with his po-
litical advisers took place in the of
flee of Senator Lodge, where he went
as soon as he reached the capitol and
remained most of the day. Among the
lsenators VIII osaw him there were
/ Brandegee of Connecticut, Curtis of
Kansas, Calder of New York, Watson
of Indiana, New of Indiana, and Bora
Of Idaho. Will H. Hays Republican