Arizona republican., 1920-12-06
FINAL SESSION
 IF SIXTY- SIXTH. CONGRESS OPENS AT NOUN TODAY
Appropriations Will Be Principal Business of
 Present Session-Budget Will Reach Five Billion.
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WASHINGTON. Dec. 5.-The sixty sixth congress will convene at noon to- morrow for it's third and final session with the attendance tomorrow at the senate session of President -elect liar ding and the presentation Tuesday of President Wilson's annual message as outstanding events.
 Senator Harding was due to arrive in Washington late tonight from Bedford, Va, where he made an address today and is expected to go to his office at ths capitol about a. m tomorrow and
 noon to go to the senate chamber to Wswer the senate roll cal1s probably for tHe last time. Whether Senator Hard ing would make brief address in re sponse to the demonstration of welcome expected from his coellagues and spec tators still was in doubt tonight and was dependent, Republican leaders said. on the turn of developments to- morrow
 Another uncertain feature of the re- converting of congress is whether Presi- h@HN WI NOui0 hNilNGL HIS HlCSSdE1 in person or send it to congress Tues day. Opinion generally was that the latter course would be followed. There was practically no information regard in gthe contents of the message, but the belief was prevalent that 1t would deal with Americas international re- latlons and pressing reconstruction problems, including taxation.
 Appropriation Comes First
 The final session of the present con- gross opens with only three months of allotted official life, ending just before the inauguration of President Harding on March 4, and with an extra session soon afterward in prospect Appropria- ton bills will constitute the principal task at this session. Secretary Hous- ton of the treasury win transmit to congress tomorrow the annual budget of estimates for the fiscal year end- ing June 90, 1922, said to aggregate be- tween four and five billion dollars These estimates will form the basis for the appropriation bills.
 Except for the demonstration ex- pected to attend the appearance of Presidents elect Harding in the senate, the opening session promises to be brief and routine. The program called only for roll calls In the senate and the house appointment of committees tc notify each other and President Wilson of their convenin gand adjournmen until Tuesday. The president will re ceive the notification committees 1T person and advise them regarding th' delivery of his message Tuesday.
 Actual work of both branches of con gress Is to begin Tuesday. The usua opening avalanche of bills is expecte' tomorrow in the house and Tuesday il the senate Consideration of mino miscellaneous measures on the unfin fshed business calendar probably vii he started Tuesday in tho house an Wednesday the senate will begin de bate on the Kenyon -Bendrick bill fo federal regulation of the meat indus try.
 President Elect at Conference
 A tentative program of legislation 1 addition to the appropriation bills is be determined this week by Republica leaders in conference amoDg themselve and with President-elect Harding, wh will remain here over Tuesday for brief but busy period of counsels, leg islative as well as political.
 Republican leaders predict that cor Gress will be forced to work steadily complete the appropriation bills March 4. Committees, however, wei prepared to work generally on matter to be considered at the extra sessio
 A full attendance of both senate ar house is in prospect. Vice Presidel Marshall. Speaker GlIlett and all flo' leaders, together with most of the men hers of both branches, had arrived he t5night.