The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-12-09
President-El Harding Takes Seat
in Senate, Receives Ovation
and Delivers Address.
STEVENSON Introduces a Measure to
Protect the American Wheat
Growers-Other Bills.


crowded when the gavels of Vice Pres
ident Marshall and Speaker Gillette
fell promptly at noon.
Senator Harding was given a round
Of applause as he entered the senate
chamber with Senator Lodge shortly
before noon and spectators rose all
over the galleries to get better view
of him.
In short address from the floor
Mr.. Harding predicted cooperation
and friendly relations between the
white house and congress. Though
disclaiming any desire to criticise the
present administration, he declared it
one of the ambitions of his term as
chief executive to insure better team
work between the two branches of the
government. Following the speech
the senate adjourned without trans
acting any business to await a com
munication from President Wilson.
In the house on Monday the men,
bers knuckled down to business and
several measures were introduced.
A bill to protect the American wheat
growers by imposing duties of 80
cents a bushcl on wheat, $1.35 bar
rel on flour and 80 per cent ad valorem
on wheat grit and other products Of
wheat not specially provided for, was
introduced by Representative Halvor
Stevenson of Minnesota. Mr.. Steen-
erson declared that tariff on wheat
would protect American growers in
future from the dumping of the Cana
dian product on the markets of the
United States. Two other measures
were introduced by representative
STEVENSON as follows:
A resolution directing the federal
trade commission to investigate the
alleged control of grain markets of the
United States by foreign governments.
A bill providing federal regulation
Of the grain exchanges Of the country.
It provides that all exchanges shall adj
nit organizations of farmers orga-
nized on the cooperative principle and
that these farmers organizations shall
be on equal footing with other ex-
change members.
Representative Volstead of Minneso-
ia introduced a bill to repeal all war
time statutes except the trading with
the enemy, food control, District of
Columbia rent, Liberty bond and es-
pionage acts.
Favorable report on the johnson bill
prohibiting immigration into the
United States for a period of two
years was ordered by the house immi-
grafton committee. Chairman Albert
johnson of the committee said the
measure would be given preference in
the house.
Undaunted by failure to obtain i'm
mediate action in the senate on Tues
day on farmer relief legislation, pro-
ponents of the legislation announced
on Tuesday night the intention of re-
newing their efforts to bring their pro-
posals to a vote. Chairman Gronna Of
the senate committee declared the far
mer relief forces had the assurances of
enough votes to pass the legislation
and were determined to do it.
Objection of Senator Lodge of Mas
sachusetts, the republican leader, and
Of Senator Glass, democrat, Virginia,
on Tuesday blocked the pending reso-
luton directing revival of the war fl
nance corporation and the extension Of
more liberal credits to farmers by the
reserve banking system. The republi-
can leader said time had not been Civ
en- for senators to study the PROPOSE
ton and suggested that manufacturers
of New England were having the same
difficulty as the farmers in obtaining
needed credit.
President Wilson's valedictory mes
sage to congress was read in both
houses on Tuesday afternoon. Clerks
read the message, Mr.. Wilson being
absent. 1t was given preference over
other business in the house but was
treated as q perfunctory communica-
ton in the senate after routine bust
ness had been transacted. The high
points in the presidents message
were:s J.
Revision of the tax laws, with sim
plifcation Of the income and profits
taxes.
Independence for the Philippines.
A loan to Armenia.
:. Economy in government appropria-
lions and expenditures and creation of