The Washington times., 1920-12-06
CONGRESS OPENED;
GALLERIES PACKED
President-EIect Harding Given
Ovation and Makes Address
to House.
CONTINUED from First PageJ

Harry c. Ransley, OF Pennsylvania; :;
and Rorcr 4. James. of Virginia.
The second session Of tn" present
Congress ended at 4 o'clock on the
afternoon Of June Z. Since then one
of the greatest political upheavais in
American history has been recorded
A new Administration and new
Congress have been chosen. but three
months will elapse before they begin
to function with the Republican
party in complete control OF the Fed
cral Government.
BEYOND the passage Of thirteen ap-
preparation bills to finance tn" dIi-
fercnt branches of the National Gov
ernment for the rs~t fiscal year,
which begins July /, 1920. compare
lively little is expected To be don" by
the present Congress during the next
three months.
Upon reconveninE tomorrow CON
gress will listen to the Presidents
message. There is Widespread spc"u-
lation as to whether tho state OF his
health will permit him to appear be-
fore Congress- in person. or whether
he viii only transmit his mctSag" by
messenger.
FLOOD OF MEASURES.
Following the reading of the rrcSi-
is anticipated. Among them will be:
A resolution BY senator Calder, Re-
publican, New York. providing for
the immediate rc-cstabli shmcnt of the
War Finance Corporation aS posi-
Bile means OF meeting In" serious busi-
ness AMI agricultural situation con-
fronting the country.
bill by senator Smoot Icpuh-
iican, OF Utah. to place AN embargo
on wool and meats.
a bill by Senator Jones. Eepublican.
of Washington, to restrict exports
and imports of morphia.
Two bills by Senator Cummins, Re-
publican, OF Iowa. one to amend the
farm loan act so as to permit the eX-
tension of short.tcrm loans to farm
ers on agricultural products; tho
other to require the Department ot
| Commerce to make Immediately avail
| able reports from commercial at
taches as 10 agricultural conditions
| in foreign countries
HELP ron FARMERS.
\ bill BY Senator hitchcock. Demo
crat, of Nebraska. to permit tn" use
! of between 500, 900, 600 and so 0OO. 600
profits earned by the Federal Reserve
Bank system in loans to farmers.
Several bills to restrict immigra-
tion. one by senator King, Democrat,
Of Utah. barring all immigrants for
at least six months.
A bill by Senator King. Democrat,
of Utah, to strengthen" the provi-
sions of the sherman antitrust act so
as to make it apply further to the
steel trust" and other corporations
in compliance with recent decisions
Of the United states Supreme Court.
A bill prepared by senator McCor.
mick. Republican, Of Illinois, provid-
ing for reorganization of the Govern
ment departments. including abolition
of the Department Of the Interior,
and creation Of two new departments,
Public Works and Public Welfare.
The Mccormick budget bill, amend
ed and repasscd by tho House last
session to meet the objections which
led President Wilson TO veto II in its
original form. Is on the Senate cal
endar, as are number OF other meas
urcs. including several special tariH
bills, known as the seven sisters"
None of these are expected 10 he acted
on during tho coming session.
Opposition to immediate restriction
Of imm grafton is threatened in the
senate senator Colt, Republican,
Of Rhode Island. declares such lcgis-
latiou should not be- hastily enacted,
aud much Of the present talk about
a flood OF immigrants is largely
hystcris.