The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-11-04
EARLY CALL
Of CONGRESS
IS EXPECTED
Control Of House Will Be
Far Easier Than The
Control OF The Senate
By J. BART CAMPBELL

BY :. BART CAMPBELL
STAFF CORRESPONDENT / N. sERvIcEl
WAS11NGTON, Nov. 4.-Repu blican
leaders began TO take stock today II
the situation in the L. S senate and
house OF representatives as forecast Ey
Tuesdays state elections. which wiz
confront the Harding administration
four months hence.
EARLY SESSION PROBABLE
In view of the vitality important
domestic and foreign problems re-
Earded As certain TO be pressing for
Immediate solution VIXEN President
elect Warren q. Harding is inaugu-
rated March {, It IS the concensps OF
opinion among republican leaders he.
probably VIII call the new the 9th
congress into special or extra session
IN March or April OF next year
CONTROL IN SENATE HARDER
Control OF the house BY the Harding
administration because of the large
republican majority obviously will be
much easier task than control o.
the senate, where. despite substantial
working majority. the calculations or
Mr.. Harding and republican leaders as
ISOLATED with him may be upset any
pendent republicans to kick over the
traces
BAROMETER FOR STORMS
The attitude assumed by the presi-
dsnt-elect toward domestic and for
eign questions in his inaugural ad-
dress. coupled with the kind OF men
le appoints to his cabinet, propably
Will prove the barometer BY which
senatorial storms will break
Certain elements among the repub-
ltcan senators may court conflict,
unless the president elect succeeds in
Welding them into a harmonious whole
willing to go along" with the various
Tolicies laid down by him.
LAFoLLETTDs POSITION
Senator LaFouette OF Wisconsin
nominally a republican. IS one OF
recognized non-partisan leanings and
Independent views. who is rarely
amendable to policies. he they repubu-
can or democratic, with which he does
not agree.
Equally liberal in his course Of
action is expected 10 be Senator elect
Z. r. Ladd Of North Dakota. elected
on a joint republican non partisan
league ticket although he made a cam
republicans organize the senate"
LADD AND BoRAH
Ladds attitude at the republican
senatorial conference at which this
organization will be effected. will be
awaited with interest by republican
leaders, who have not forgotten the
fight Senator Borah OF Idaho waged
against Senator Penrose OF Pennsyl-
Nania and others Of the other republi-
can "old guard" when the present sen
ate majority was organized two years
ego.
BRUNT ON WATSON
Borah is expected to renew his fight
: when the new senate IS organized. al
though Senator Penrose's friends re-
Gard his inability TO take an active
part in that body. IN view or his i'll
health as a not remote possibility Of
the senatorial situation. IN case Of
Penrose's enforced absence. the brunt
of the "old guard" leadership prob
ably viii fall on Watson Of Indiana
and Smoot Of Utah.
Republican leaders in sympathy with
tie old guard" are hopeful the re-
publican margin OF control IN the sen
ate VIII be sufficiently wide to pre-
vent republican senators of !ndepeud-
eat thought and action from doing any
real damage to whatever republican
program IS mapped out BY Mr.. Hard
ing and his advisers.
EFFORT FOR HARDING
A strong effort to preserve repub1i
Can harmony in congress doubtless will
be made by the president-eIec but
there are half a dozen republican
senators other than Borah LaFollette
and Ladd. who must be reckoned with
IN whatever calculations are made as
10 legislation affecting the proposed
changes in the tariff and other rev
euue laws. as well as in whatever So
luton Of the league Of nations muddIe
is attempted.
Senators Capper OF Kansas, Kenyon
Of Iowa. Nelson and Kellogg Of Min
nesota, Johnson of California, Norris
Of Nebraska, McCumber of North Da-
kota and McNary OF Oregon. are ONO
republican senators certain to have
views Of their own. progressive or
otherwise. as to how the republican
doctrine should be applied to the So
luton Of financial. commercial bus1-
ness and agricultural problems.
INTERESTING DEVELOPMENTS
on the democratic side Senator Reed
o. Missouri and Senators-elect Tom
Watson OF George. may be depended
upon to exercise their own opinions,
irrespective of party lines, while there
are 4 number of other democratic SEN
ators who are inclined when the c
casion arises to bolt the regular"
democratic organization just as several
republican senators frequently refuse
to be bound b. theirs.
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.epubiican anl democratic, is 'uad
H. ,esult n sosHe Mighty interest tns
developments auring the early months
Of the Harding administration.