Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-06
66thCOngressMeets inFindSessiOnT Today
Uncertain Whether President Wilson Will Deliver His Message in Person or Send It to Congress Tuesday.

Washington, Dec. 5.-The sixty-Sixth congress will convene at noon tomorrow for its third and final session with as outstanding events, the attendance to- morrow at the senate session of Presi- dent-elect Harding and the presentation Tuesday of President Wilson's annual message.
 Senator Harding will arrive in Wash ington early tomorrow from Bedford. Virginia, where he made an address to- day, and is expected to go to the capitol at noon to answer the senate roll call. probably for the last time. Whether Sem ator Harding would make a brief ad- derss in response the. demonstration of welcome expected from his colleagues and spectators still was in doubt tonight and was dependent. republican leaders said on the turn of development tomorrow
 Another uncertain feature of the re- convenin gof congress was whether Presi- dent Wilson would deliver his message in person or send it to congress Tuesday. Opinion generally was that the latter course would be followed. There was prac- tically no information regarding. the con- tents of the message, but the belief was prevalent that it would deal with Amer ica's international relations and pressing reconstruction problems, including taxa ton.
 The final session of the present con- gress oper1 with only three months of allotted official life, ending just before the inauguration Of President Harding on March 4. and with an extra session soon afterward in prospect. Appropriation bills will constitute the principal task at thi secession Secretary Houston Of the treasury will transmit to congress to- morrow the annual budget of estimates for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1922 said to aggregate between four and five billions of dollars. These estimates will
 form the basic for the appropriation bills Except for the demonstration expected
 to attend the appearance of President elect Harding in the senate, the op- ening session promises to be brief and routine The program called only fol roll calls in the senate and house, ap' l pointment of committees to notify eacf | other and President Wilson of their con 1 venings and adjournment until Tuesdal 1 The president will receive the notification committee in person person and advise them regarding the delivery of his mes
 sage Tuesday.
 Actual work of both branches O
 congress is to begin Tuesday The us
 ual opening avalanche of bills is ex hpected tomorrow in the house and Tues l day in the senate; conSlderatlon or mlno
 miscellaneous measures on the unfinishe I business calendar probably will be start I ed Tuesday in the house and Wednesda,
 the senate fill begin debate on the Ken I yon-KendIFk bill for federal regulation I of the meat industry.
 II A tentative program of legislation. fl ! addition to the appropriation bills as e1 | pected to be determined this week by re publican leaders in conference anon themselves and with President-elec harding who will remain here over Tues
 day for brief but busy period of cour sels, legislative as well as political.
 Republican leaders predict that congres will be forced to work steadily to con plete the appropriation bills by March | In addition to these bills other legisla ton likely to be taken up include mea: : ures to repeal war legislation. Fc relief of farmers and probably few othe emergency bills Committees. howeve ' were prepared to work generally on ma ters to be considered at the extra ssssiol A full attendance of both senate an z house is in prRospect. Vice Presider Mrshall, Speaker GiIlett and all ioc
 leaders. together with most of tho men bers of both branches, had arrived . Washington tonight