The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-07
FINAL SESSION Of
 66THCONGRESS IN
 FULL SWING TODAY
First Brief Senate Session Pro- Ceeds With Dignified Calm While House Scene of
 Boisterous Confusion
By Associated Press

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 attended by great crowds and marked by an address in the Senate by Pres 1 dent-elect Harding, as a unique and l historic feature. Senator Harding took his seat, answered his name when the Senate roll was called and made a brief address from the rostrum. l Other features of the opening of tine l third and final session of thee Sixty sixth congress were receipt of the annual es- inmates aggregating s4,s5s,OOOoOo, and in | troduction in the House of an unusual volume of new bills and resolutions Sem ators held up their bills until tomorrow | ir accordance with the custom of limit | ing the first day to formal conversation | The principal business of todays ses- sicns were to arrange for receipt tomor- row of President Wilson's opening mes sage. A joint committee called upon the President at the White House and the latter receiving them in the Blue roon | told them he would have ga communica- | ton tomorrow. He did not state whether 4 he would send read hks message. but it was understood the former course would be pursued.
 l The Senate was in session 2 minutes and the House. notwithstanding it's long CT roll call, only twice as long New members elected fast November to fill va cancies were sworn in, followed by ad- journment until noon tomorrow. when both bodies plan, after receiving the Presidents message to proceed to work.
 HOUSE IS PROSPEROUS | As usual the Senate session proceeded with dignified calm and the House with boisterous confusion The latter's roll call was taken amid a bedlam of felici- tations of returning members and con versation of members and spectators
 Galleries of both bodies were jannncd and thousands Of persons stood in the halls to catch glinnpSes and sounds Of the lproceedinss within. About the capitol, lconferences of party leaders cafe dinner parties and surglng crowds in the cor riders furnished other opening session atmosphere.
 The programme for tomorrow inaugu- ration of actual work called for debate in the Senate on the bill for federal reg ulation of the meat industry and for | the launching of immigration restriction lcgislation in the House.
 The immigration committee bill prohi- ting immigration for two years was reported out today and the rules com mittee tomorrow will consider rule for Kits i,,arredate consideration, under linn , litatlon Of dehate
 350 BILLS INTRODUCED 1 More than S5D new bills aan resOtutinns were dropped into the House hopper to-  is expected tomorrow in the Senate. TAs new House measures dealt with almost every conceivable subject including pro posals for repeal of war laws. Tor ap- propr!ations of millions of dollars for a myriad Of pensions and form or relier.
 Committees of both Senate and Houst arc to begin work immediately on the measures left on their calendars from preceding sessions and on the new grists.
 Calls for numerous committee meet I 1.xr Nl H~ men today, but leaders said that the regular appropria ton bills would have the right of way. They added that II
 was hoped to pass all of the appropria- tions bills before March 4, but that considerable other legislation would be 1 "squeezed in"
 If also was said that there probably would be short holiday recess about December P over New Years Day and that the principal work of the session would come after the holidays. TO RESUME INVESTIGATIONS
 Arrangeme also were made to- day for resumption of numerous con gresslona1 investigations suspended in part or wholly during the recent re- cess.
 Among early committee meetings called vas session of tho senate for. eign relations cominittce for next We'd restiay to take up convention with
 military deserters and other unfinished business It was indicated that no treaties except the Columbian treaty now in the Senate calendar would re- ceiye consideration.
 i Hundreds Of nominations, including recess appointments, are expected to be sent the Senate by President Wilson within few days. All are to be refer red to committees with sentiment stror., among republican leaders for
 Ntn mt in f- ments, leaving the offices to be filled by the incoming administration. Of the masses of new bills and resolu-
 tions introduced in the House today only few were of general importance. -All of them and thousands from pre-
 ceding sessions will die unless en- acted before March A.
 Among the new house measures today
 was bill by Representative Osborn
 republican,. California. to exempt aN Liberty and Victory bonds from taxa ton.
 WANTS WHEAT EMBARGO Representative Baer republican. North Dakota, introduced a resolution to provide for an immediate embargo on wheat.
 f Represe ntative Christopherson. re- publican, South Dakota, offered res
 olution to stabilize prices of all leading
 farm products. Representative Dickerson, Iowa. pro- posed a special bill to investigats ! fluctuation in prices of grain, cotton and livestock
 Representative Sinnot. republican Oregon, proposed an embargo on wool ,, Representative Ayers. democrat Kansas. proposed a constitutional amendment authorizing a majority of
 the Senate to ratfy treaties.
 Representative Langley, republican.
 Kentucky. submitted resolution re-
 questing Congress to asnounce to the world that President Wilson, in deal- ing with the Armenian question was not in any way obligating this goyeri.- ment to use it's land sea or marine
 forces finances or other resources. Representative Bland. republican. h. diana, introduced resolution to ir- yestigate relatios between the United : States, Haiti and the Dominican repub- ! lie with particular reference to conduct , of American officers.
 Identify Bond Thief
 By Associated Press
 l New York, December 6.~-Poiice today arrested Joseph Amuroso. 36 who. they said has been identified as one of four