Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-07
Ovation in Senate
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OVatlOn In Senate
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effect last session will continue until
Mr.. Harding resigns his seat.
Mr.. Harding's address in the SEN
ate was inoresponse to an ovation
that greeted his appearance for the
opening roll call and was delivered
at the suggestion of Senator Lodge,
who called attention to the fact that
for the first time in history Presi-
dent-elect was present as a senator
Vice President Marshall seconded the
suggestion by leaving his place and
escorting Senator Harding to- the
| rostrum.
Regrets Leaving Senate
Visibly affected by the courtesy
shown him by his colleagues and by
the crowded galleries. the President
elect voiced deep regret at the sur
render Of his associations of six
years, including both Democrats and
Republicans in his tribute of affec-
ton and respect for his fellow sena-
| tors. He termed campaign charges
| of a Senate oligarchy as harmless
fiction" and declared that as Presi-
dent he would regard both Senate
and House with high esteem. but
without thought of any surrender
Of coordinate constitutional auth
| ority.
Our governmental good fortune"
he said. docs not lie in any sur
render at either end of the avenue,
but in the coordination and CO.
| operation which becomes the two in
great and truly representative
popular government. We
are racing no easy task. l am sure
| that the necessity of wise solution
will inspire us to work together, to
take common counsel, to be tolerant
OF one another and to give the best
that is in all of u.s.
All Eager to Greet Him
Applause from both sides of the
| chamber answered him and after the
brief Senate session adjourned Re-
publicans and Democrats crowded
| around him to shake his hand and
offer their congratulations. Every
where he went about the capitol he
was beseiged by crowds and scores of
| callers swarmed about his office all
/ day inethe hope Of a conference with
him.
| The president elects talks with
congressional leaders and with polit-
zeal advisers took place in the Office OF
senator Lodge, to which he went as
| soon as he reached the capitol. Among
the Senators who saw him there were
Brandegee of Connecticut, Curtis of
Kansas. Calder of New York, Watson
of Indiana, New of Indiana, and Borah
of Idaho. Will H. Hays. The Repub-
lican National Chairman, Harry M.
Daugherty, former Senator Weeks of
Massachusetts, and former Senator
sutherland of Utah also were present
at most of the conferences.
Gospel Of Understanding
| L preached throughout the cam
paign the gospel of understanding"
said Mr.. Harding tonight in explain
| ing the purpose of his visit, ''and lam
trying to put it into practice imme-
diately. / don't want these three
months to be wasted in gaining any
partisan advantage. have asked
Senators particularly TO expediate the
appropriation bills, so that none of
them shall go over to the next session
and so that we shall have the decks
clear for very lively extra session"
Asked how soon the extra session
might be expected to follow his in
auguration. he replied that it would
come very soon"
On Foreign Affairs
/ In his discussio of foreign affairs
with those who called upon him the
president elect is understood to have
indicated no definite plan for an asso-
citation of nations but to have shown
confidence that his conferences on the
subject to begin in Marion next week
would furnish basis for agreement.
| Il am trying" he said tonight, Ito
/ find line. where We can essentially
get together on matters of foreign re-
lations. / am trying to get together
with the Senate because of it's CO.
ordinate power in the ratification of
/ treaties"
! Among the domestic issues discuss
: ed in the conferences, taxation and
! the tariff were foremost. 1t is un-
derstood that, although he did not
encourage an attempt to frame tariff
legislation at the present session, he
suggested that both Senate and
/ House might well begin hearings on
! the subject to provide data for use
after March 4. He is said to have
epressed hope that budget bill would
be passed at the present session and
action upon some of the nominations
submitted by the Democratic admins
tration be delayed until the new
I Congress comes in.
| Coal Relief Measures
| Senator Calder requested that Mr..
Harding give attention to the coal
situation with view to framing re-
lief measures promptly when he be-
comes president, and several others
who called presented other problems
likely to come before the new admin
istration.
Tonight Senator and Mrs. Harding
were dinner guests of Senator and
Mrs. New and during the. evening the
coferenees with Congressional lead
ers were continued. Several more are
to be held tomorrow. but the presi-
dent-elect hopes to get some time to
work on urgent correspondence before
his train leaves for, Marion at 4 P.
NJ. How long Mr.. Harding will re-
main in his home town is uncertain,
but his preset plans are to spend
most Of December and January there.
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