The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-12-08

| Other features of the opening of the
third and final session Of the sixty
sixth congress were receipt Of annual
appropriation estimates aggregating
i$4. 653 100000, and introduction in the
house of an unusual volume of new
oils and resolutions. Senators held
up their bills until tomorrow in accord
ance with the custom of limiting the
first day to, formal convocation.
The principal business "a -----. :.
session was to arrange for receipt %
morrow of President Wilson's opening
message. A joint committee caned up
on the president at the White House
and the latter, receiving them in the
blue room, told them he would have
"a communication tomorrow. He
did not state whether he would send
.'or read his message, but it was under.
Stood the former course would be pur.
sued.
The senate was in session twenty
five minutes and the house, notwith
standing its longer roll call only twice
as long. New members elected last
November to fill vacancies were sworn
in and adjournment taken until noon
to morrow, when both bodies plan, az
ter receiving the presidents message
to proceed to work
As usual the senate session proceed.
ed with dignified calm and the house
with boisterous confusion, The LAT.
ter's roll call was taken amid bed.
lam of Fluctuations of returning mem.
bers and conversation of members and
conversation of members and specta-
! tors.
Galleries of both bodies were jam
med and thousands of persons stood in
the halls to catch glimpses and sounds
iof the proceedings within. About the
capitol, conference of party leaders
cafe dinner parties and surging crowds
in the corridors furnished other open
1 ing session atmosphere.
Down to Work Today
The program for towmorrow's in
auguration of actual work called for
debate in the senate on the bill for
+ federal regulation of the meat indus
try, and for the launching of immi-
grafton restriction legislation in the
house The house immigration com
mittee bill prohibiting immigration for
two years was reported out today and
/ the rues committee tomorrow viii
consider rule for its immediate con
sideration, under limitation of debate.
More than $50 new bills and reso-
/ lutions were dropped into the house
! hopper today and flood of similar
proportions is expected tomorrow in
She senate. The new house measures
dealt with almost every conceivable
isubject, including proposals for repeal
Of war laws, for appropriations of mil
lions of dollars for a myriad Of pur-
poses, pensions and many measures
4 for farmers relief.
Committees of both senate and house
are to begin work Immediately on the
measure left on their calendars from
/ preceding sessions and on the new
grist. Calls for numerous committee
meetings this week were isued by
chairman today, but leaders said that
the regular appropriation bills would
have the right of way. They added
/ tina tit was hoped to pass all Of the
appropriation bills before March T.
but that considerable other legislation
would be squeezed in" 1t also was
said tina There probably would be a
short holiday recess about December
% over New Years day and that the
principal work of the session would
come after the holidays.
Arrangements also were made to
/ day for resumption of numerous con
gressional investigations suspended in
part or wholly during the recent re
4 cess.
Among early committee meetings
called was a session of the senate for
eign relations cOmmitteef for mex
Wednesday to take up a convention
with Canada dealing with military de
serters and other unfinished business
/ It was indicated that no treaties ex
cept the Colombia treaty now on tn
senate calendar would receive earl
consideration.
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