Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-30
HARDING D|SPOSES
or C0XS OFFER
He Will Resign az Senator on
the Day Governor Davis Is
Inaugurated-Frank B. Will.
lis His Successor

Marion. o., Dec. Ex-senator Harding
President-eect. to-day interrupted his
discussion OF foreign policy and an as
ISOLATION Of nations with prominent citi-
zens to take up matters OF domestic con-
cern around which most Of the discussion
during the present week will center. He
commenced his talks on domestic subjects
to-day with Congressman James w. Good,
of Iowa, chairman Of the House ap-
preparations committee. He also talked
with Max Rabinoff, conductor of the Chit
caso Opera company on Russian trade.
To-day aiso brought forth the first
definite announcement that senator Hard
ing will resign his seat in the Senate
imn ediately upon the Inauguration OF
Governor-elect Davis and the governor
elects announcement that he will imma-
diately appoint Senator-elect Frank d.
willis to the vacancy. This was announced
by Mr.. Davis after a conference with Mr..
Harding.
Tomorrow will witness further dis
cussion of domestic questions with Sena-
tor McCumber Of North Dakota, ranking
member Of the Senate finance committee
and Oscar Straus. former secretary Of
commerce and labor.
The conference to-day with representa-
tive Good was said to have chiefly con-
cerned appropriations and q proposed
budget system. In statement issued
after the conference. Chairman Good
said ne had pointed out to Senator Hard
ing the Importance as 1t seemed to him,
Of having budget legislation passed by
the present Congress so the fiscal opera
lions Of the now administration might
be inaugurated on the budget plan.
MY suggestion" ne said, was that the
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at once and that later It might DO modi-
fed II necessary.
at is of course, highly desirable that
the policy Of the new administration be
formulated as coon as possible 20 that
Congress may conform its program to
that policy. The present Congress II maxi
ing appropriations which will run we'll
into the Harding administration, but
which Of necessity. represent the policy
Of the present, rather than tho incoming
administration.
Appropriations, Of course. are made
for the purpose Of carrying out q partic-
ular line of policy and It is therefore de-
sirable that the policy should be known
to the appropriating authorities as early
as possible"
Mr.. Good also said he had discussed
cabinet matters some with the President
elect, but was not at liberty to indicate
what they were.
Announcement of the plan for Senator
Harding to resign Immediately from the
Senate upon the Inauguration OF Cover
nor-elect Davis and Mr.. Davis an
nounced intention to appoint Immediate
iy Mr. Willis. disposes Of Governor Cox's
offer made few weeks ago to appoint
Mr.. Willis II the senator desired TO re-
sign.
Mr.. Babinoff's conference with Sena-
tor Harding to-day was said to concern
opening Of trade relations with Russia
through the great Russian cooperative
societies without giving formal recogni-
ton to the Russian soviet government
He said that opening Of trade relations
with the United States Is absolutely nee
essary II Russia Is to be rehabilitated
and to save Itself much less to make Its
proper contribution to the reconstruc-
ton OF Europe.