Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-06

was one of today's events. Adjourn
ment until tomorrow out of respect for
House members who have died since
the closing of the last session in June
and to await the Presidents message
was arranged to follow today's routine.
Other formalities on t0day's program
were the swearing in Of Senators Carter
Glass, Of Virginia, elected to fill the
unexpired term of the late Senator
Martin, and Senator J. Thomas Ieflin.
Of Alabama, successor to the late Scna-
tor Bankhead. Several new House men,
bers elected to fill vacancies also were
to be sworn in.
Congratulation Already Effected
Both Senate and House expect to
plunge Immediately into work tomor-
row. organization under Republican
control having been effected last spring
at the first regular session of the pres
ent Congress. Committees were organ
lied, except for few vacancies. and
enlargement Of the House apprOpria-
tions committee from twenty -one to
thirty FIVE members under the new
House rule centralizing all appropria-
tion bills in the committee.
The Senate'S unfinished business,
pending and awaiting debate, with pro-
tracted discussion in prospect. in
cluded the Kenyon Kendrick bill to
regulate the meat packers and other ad-
juncts of the livestock industry. The
bill was expected to be the vehicle for
numerous speeches and other debate by
senator's on political events, domestic
and foreign. and many other subjects.
The House also had many bills waiting
on its calendar.
Bills providing a duty on wheat and
-four imports and regulating grain cx-
changes have been framed by Repre-
sentative SteenerSOn of Minnesota. who
expected to introduce both measures to-
day, in addition to his resolution au-
thorizing the Federal Trade Commission
to investigate the activity of foreign
governments in the American grain
markets.
Duties of thirty cents per bushel on
wheat, 81 So per barrel on -four and
so per cent ad valorem on semOlina and
other wheat products are provided for
in one of Mr.. SteenersOn's bills. One
of the causes of the slump of wheat
prices, he declared today, was the dump
ing on United States markets of mil
lions of bushels of wheat and several
million barrels of -four from Canada
free of duty.
The measure designed TO regulate
grain exchanges. provides that organi
cations operating them shall admit
groups of farmers organized on the co
operative principle on equal footing with
other members and under like condi
| tions.
Women from many sections of the
| country have arrived in Washington to
join the National League of Women
Voters lobby for the furtherance OF
the Legislative program adopted by the
national league and indOTscd by ten
of the leading women's organizations OF
the country. During their stay in
Washington the women Will be enter
tanned by Mrs. Clifford pinChot.
An uncertain feature of the present
session was whether President Wilson
would deliver his message in person or
send it to Congress Tuesday. There
was virtually no information regarding
the contents of the message but the
belief was prevalent that it would deal
with America : international relations
and pressing reconstruction problems,
including taxation. There also was
much speculation among members whe.
ther the President would return the
Versailles treaty to the Senate.
Revenue and taxation questions are
to have early consideration of Senate
and House leaders and committees, but
general sentiment appeared to be for
deferring action until after President
Harding's inauguration. Preliminary
work on bills to revise tariff and in
tcrnal revenue probably will be started
during the present session, however, to
expedite action at the new session.
Continuance of several old and the
launching of several new congressional
Investigations also are planned. The
Senate committee investigating housing
conditions and the House body iuquir.
ing into shipping board affairs are to
be continued, according to present
plans. The Senate committee, headed
hy senator Kenyon, of Iowa. which
has been investigating political cam
paign contributions and activities, i,
expected to file its report soon. The
Senate privileges and elections com
mittee's inquiry into the Newberry.
Ford Senatorial election contest in
Michigan also is pending, but is not
expected to conclude until after dispo
sition of Senator Newbcrry's appeaI f.
tha Sunrpmp (Nou ri from hiu cnnviotin,.