Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-12-11
SHORT SESSION Of.
CONGRESS BEGINS
PRESlDENT-ELEcT HARDING is
FIRST TO GIVE UNUSUAL
SPEECH TO BODY.
Urges Senate to Make Remaining
Three Months of Wilson Administra-
ton Fruitful Time.-Heavy
Work Ready for Members.

Neutrality-suspicious. is again in
session, the two houses meeting ut
noon on December 6, Speaker Gillett
calling the house to order promptly at
noon, while Vice-Presldent Marshall let
his gavel fall Il moment later.
new precedent in American his
tory was established when President
elect Harding addressed the senate as
Il member of that body.
He told his colleagues in a brief, in
formal talk that while he would al
ways be mindful of the senate's place
and responsibility in the government,
he would also remember, and expect
the senate to remember, that he was
president.
Harding requested cooperation, de-
claring that it wa not necessary for
either the congress or the executive to
surrender to the other.
He also urged tie senate to make
the remaining three months of the
Wilson administration fruitful
time" instead of so much waste.
His speech was made at the sug-
gestion of Senator Lodge, Republican
leader, who asked the chair to recog-
nize the senator from Ohio"
This short session has been looked
on in prospect as rather routine ses-
sion, devoted largely to passage of the
fourteen appropriation bills. But in
dications are that it will be crowded
with other important business. Not
only will the mass of routine be ire
mendous, but there is to be consider
able foundation laying for the Sixty
seventh congress, when the Republi-
cans, in complete control of both leg
islative and executive branches of the
government, purpose an ambitious pro-
gram.
Here is some of the work which this
session will be called on to dispose of .
New Bills.
Fourteen appropriation bills.
disappointment of representation in
the house of representatives, based on
the 1920 census.
A national budget bin.
A bill to amend the Volstead pro-
hbition enforcement law to make pro-
hibition less stringent.
A bill to make the Volstead law more
stringent and to give the prohibition
commissioner a bigger force, more
money and wider powers.
A demand for sweeping investiga-
ton of prohibition enforcement
Some measure of tax revision, al
though the main program of tax and
tariff revision is to be undertaken at
the next session, according to present
plans of Republican leaders.
A soldier bonus bill
Measures to lower the cost of liv-
ing.
Proposed amendments of the rail
road law.
A treaty with Japan covering land
ownership by japanese in California
and other states.
a treaty with Colombia, settling the
old controversy over the Panama canal
and establishing American oil inter-
estS in Colombia.
Measures to improve housing condi-
lions.
Proposals to curb the power of grain
exchanges to control the price of wheat
and other grains.
"A large number of welfare meas
ureS.
In addition some new investiga-
tions doubtless will be. undertaken The
senate campaign fund investigation
committee is expected to make a par
tial report and will also continue It's
inquiry. Having asked how candidates
and parties raised the money, the
committee now will ask how they spent
1t. A final report may also be made
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