The Washington herald., 1920-12-07
CONGRESS GETS
into ACTIONON
BIGGEST TASK
Shower Of Bills and Hard
ing's Speech Mark Open
ing Of Short Session.
PEACE MOVE EXPECTED
Knox Resolution, Farm Re-
lief and immigration Of
First Importance.
PEACE MOVE EXPECTED


In a morass Of foreign and do
mestic complexities Congress turn
ed prov to the port OF ',Normalcy-
yesterday, with sails buoyant and
all aboard. including the President
to-be.
The introduction Of more than
two-score OF bills in the House was
second in importance 70 the appear
ance in the Senate Of Senator War
rem G. Harding. whose leave-tsking
as a member Of the upper branch
from Ohio was touching and hlz-
toric-
With a plea for cooperation and
Godspeed to the body with which
he had been 90 long connecUed. Ine
President-elect ended an Informal
address amid applause
Galleries were crowded at both
ends of the Capitol The swearing
in Of two Senators-Glass. OF Ntr-
ginia, and Hefin. of AIabama--and
eight Representatives was a cere-
mony of interest. besides which he
Sessions were routine. The House
session lasted nearly an hour. ana
adjourned as a mark OF respect 10
Representatives Garland and Nor
gan, who died since the previous
session. The Senate adjourned a.C-
er the address of Senator Harding.
Il
bills before the President has ex-
pressed his pleasure The appoint
ment of Senator Lodge. of Mzsss-
cnusetts ana Senator Underwood. OF
Alabama, majority and minority
leaders, respectively, and a joint
committee of the House to notify
the President that Congress had
assembled, was part OF the cus-
tomary routine.
Presidents Address Today.
The address of President Wilson.
which will be read in the House to-
day, and the probable introduction
of the Knox peace resolution. viii
be occfsionS for smother lsanDer-dsy
at thsSapitol. The President is ex-
pected TO urge the immediate re-
vision of taxes and may resubmft
the peace treaty, which was de-
feated at the previous session.
An effort will be made in the
House to obtain immediate action
on the bill to exclude immigration
for two years. which was intro
duced yesterday by Representative
Albert johnson. of Washington,
chairman of the Committee on I'm
migration. House leaders decided
to give the measure exclusive con-
sideration today.
The resolution of Senator Knox
for ending hostilities with Germany
and subsequent repeal Of wartime
legislation, and the bill providing
&C urb on the packing industry. are
chiefly important in the tentative
Senate program for TODAY
With the shower Of bills thai
marked the opening session in the
House, the pressure Of the several
measures that will make their ap-
pearance in the Senate and the de-
mands Of departments for sl.653.-
s5e.75S TO run the government for
the year 1s21-22 Congress- IS faced
by heavier demands for legislation
than at any time since the declara-
ton of war. Leaders of the House
and Senate have adopted a tenta-
tive program that calls for the
transaction of only the most routine
business until the calling Of the pro-
posed special session after the in
auguration March 4.
Regarding the Senate situation
senator Harding conferred at the
Capitol with Minority Leader Un-
derwood, Senator Sutherland Of
Utah and others and confirmed his
original stand in favor OF any legis-
lation that can be adopted for re-
lief Of conditions nationally.
Farm Relief I'm Sight.
The hearing Of the Joint Agricul-
tural Committee on means for relief
Of the farmers who are seeking
credit extension and an outlet for
expectation OF the War Finance
Corporation as a means Of providing
these measures Of relief From the
fact that several Senators and Rep
resenfstives have expressed their
determination to support the plan.
despite assertions OF Secretary Of
Treasury Houston and Gov. Harding
OF tho Federal Reserve Board ;hat
the Finance Corporation could not
be successfully restored, IL is APP
parent that Senate action will bring
proposed relief TO the farmers in
this way. or a spectacular fight viii
mark the Senate session.
Members OF the Foreign Relations
Committee were told by Senator
Harding that he is still opposed to
any association CT league OF nations
which will bind the United States
politically to any other nation. SEN
ators Calder, Fall. Curtis. Borah
Brandegee and Kenyon were among
fhosa with whom he talked over fh<
foreign policy. He invited the full
est expression Of views. He an-
nounced that his formal retirement
from the Senate would come some-
time between January 10 and Is
4 Frank b willis will be annnin A