The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-11-03
CONGRESS WILL
Be REPUBLICAN
increased Majority in Hoe
and Senate a Major Part Of
Election Sweep.
EXTRA SESSION EXPECTED

New. York. Nov. 3.--Republican con.
troll OF congress for another two YEA ~
win an Increased house majority and
prospective increase In the senate
was major part OF the election sweep
house was shown with complete returns
IRON only seventeen states but with
most OF the democratic strongholds re-
Eight Of the fifteen republicar s.r..
torial candidates had come in winners
today the seven others had substan !
tial leads. while In ten other states ali
OF the republican entrants were re-
ported In the van.
| For the nineteen democratic senate
seats. nine Of the minority party had
| Deen returned winners--all from south
ern states--while in the border and
western states the others were lighting
an uphill battle.
That the general republican landslide
would scat several more repubIicn n
senators was predicted confidently by
republican campaign managers, whose
claims included a majority OF eight to
publican presidential and senatorial
tickets were reported early today az
ahead In California. Nevada. Missouri,
/, Colorado. South Dakota, Idaho. Ohio
ana Washington. In Ohio. former Gov.
Frank 3; Wits. who nominated Sena-
tor Harding .at the Chicago convention,
was reported In the lead "
or the democrats. Senator Under
wood, OF Alabama. minority leader, was
reelected and Representative He1in
CHOSEN to succeed the late Senator
on the democratic side win be Repre-
sentative CarawHv. Of Arkansas, who
defeated Senator Kirby In the prirnaries
and was elected yesterday. Among the
republican leaders reelected were Sem
ators Brandegee,. Wadsworth, Dnling-
ham. Watson and Penrose.
In the house, most OF the veterans.
both republicans and democrats were
reelected. including Speaker Gillett,
now holding the record for continuous
service and elected for his fifteenth
Former Speaker Cannon. who has
served twenty-five terms. but not con-
tinuousiy, also was reelected, as were
Representative Mann Of Illinois. former
republican leader: Chairman Good. OF
the annropriations committee, and other
prominent committee chairmen
Comparatively few changes in COM
mittee .chairmanships are expected to
result In either senate or house. hut
Increase OF republican membership and
decrease Of the democratic usually fol-
lows a marked change In political
line-up.
Taxation, tariff and other fiscal
measures will remain In charge OF Sem
ator Penrose. chairman OF the senate
finance committee. and Representative
Fordney. chairman OF the house ways
and means committee. both or whom
were reelected
Even II certain republican senators
or pronounced indenendencei OF action
and views should offer opposition to the
Harding Administered ton on domestic
questions. Mr. Harding will still have
the. support Of q comfortable working
majority In the upper chamber OF the
new, the Sixty seventh congress.
Expect Extra Session Call,
II Is expected owing to pr ssing leg
islative requirements OF the country,
that President Elect Harding will cali
the new congress In special or extra
session In March or April next, or soon
after his inauguration on March A.
The new senate will convene auto
matically. In accordance with recog-
nized custom. Immediately after Mr..
Harding takes office to give considera-
tion to whatever cabinet and other an
pointments to Office he may make.
Mr.. Harding will dominate the new
senate sufficiently, II was said, to In
sure the confirmation by the senate Of
his appointees
; Senator Wadsworth. OF New York. Is
expected to continue as chairman of
the senate military affairs committee.
and. under the seniority rule Repre-
sentative Kahn NJ California, also re-