The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-12-10
SHORT SESSION OF
CONGRESS BEGINS
PREsipENT-ElEcT HARDING 10
FIRST TO GIVE UNUSUAL
SPEECH TO BODY.
uroes Senate 70 Make Remaining
Three Months Of Wilson Administra-
4 ton a Fruitful Time.-Heavy
Work Ready for Members.

Washington.-Congres Is again In
session, the two houses meeting nj
noon on December y. Speaker Gillett
calling the house to order promptly at
noon. while vice-President Marshall LET
his gavel fall a moment later.
A new precedent In American his
tory was established when President
elect Harding addressed the senate as
a 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 1t was not necessary for
either the congress or the executive to
surrender to the other.
He also urged the 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 1t 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 IL some Of the work which this
session win be called on to dispose Of |:
New Bills.
Fourteen appropriation bills.
Reappointment of representation in
the house of representatives. based on
the 1920 census.
A national budget bill.
A bill to amend the VOlstead pro-
hibition 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 lant
ownership by Japanese in Californi,
and other states.
A treaty with Colombia, settling tn,
old controversy over the Panama cana
and establishing American oil inter
ests in Colombia.
Measures to improve housing condl
lions.
Proposals to curb the power Of grail
exchanges to control the price Of whea
and other grains.
A large number Of welfare meai
ures.
In addition some new investigs
tions doubtless will be undertaken. TIL
senate campaign fund investigator
committee IL expected to make a pa
tial report, and will also continue y
inquiry. Having asked how candidate
and parties raised the money, til
committee now will ask how they sper
1t. A final report may also be mad
on the Newberry election case.
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