The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-12-09
66TH CONGRESS
RESUMES WORK
Session to Continue Until Inaugu-
ration of Senator Harding.
WILSON SENDS HIS MESSAGE.
Right of Way Given 10 Appropriation
Bills in the Hope of Passing All
of Them Before
March 4.

Washington, Dec. i-PasSage Of the
annual appropriation bills and preimi.
nary work on matters to be pushed by
the new administration were expected
to occupy much of the time for the
last session of the SiXty-siXth con
gress, which began Monday, TO con.
tinue until the Inauguration of Presi
dent-elect Harding on March 4.
Wilson's Message Today.
Opening sessions were limited to the
usual formal ceremonies in the senate
and house. Today the annual message
from President Wilson was received
and congress then got down to the
real work Of the session. Receipt
from Secretary Houston of the annual
federal appropriation estimates, aggre-
eating several billions of dollars, was
one of today's scheduled events
Among the formaities on Monday
were the swearing in of Senator Car
ter Glass of Virginia, elected to fill
the uneXplred term Of the late Senator
Martin, and Senator J. Thomas Helm
of Alabama, successor to the late Sen
ator Bankhead. There were several
new house members elected to fill va
cancles also who presented themselves.
These were the only immediate
changes resulting from the November
or representatives taking their seats
until after March 4.
Both senate and house plunged
into their work, the organization
under Republican control having been
effected last spring at the first regu-
lar session of the present congress
Committees were organized, except
for few vacancies, and the house ap.
from p to 30 members under the new
house rule centrali2ing all appropri.
alton bills in one committee,
The senate's unfinished business
pending and awaiting debate with pro,
tracted discussion in prospect includes
the Kenyon-Kendrick bin TO regulate
the meat packers ard other adjmcts
of the live stock industry. The bin is
expected to he the vehicle for debate
by senators on political events, domes-
tic and foreign. The house also has
many bills waiting ON It's calendar
To Defer Tariff for Harding.
Revenue and taxation questions are
to have an early consideration of lead
ers and committees, but general senti-
ment appeared to be for deferring ac-
tion until after President Hardlngs IN.
auguration, Preliminary work on bills
to revise tariff and internal revenue
probably will be started during the
present session, however, to expedite
action at the new session.
Bills to aid agriculture, limit mmi-
grafton and for congressional reap
portionment are among those to be
taken up early this session. The house
census committee already has begun
work on n tentative reapportionment
| bin and the house immigration com.
mittee on a measure to restrict i'm.
migration.
To Continue Investigations.
Continuance of several old and the
launching of several new congressional
investigations also are planned. The
senate committee investigating housing
| conditions and the house body inquir-
ing into shipping board affairs are to
be continued, according to present
plans. The senate committee, headed
by Senator Kenyon Of Iowa, which has
been investigating political campaign
contributions and activities, is expect
ed to file its report soon. The senate
privileges and elections committees I'm
uulry into the Newberry- sena.
torial election contest in Michigan also
is pending but Is not expected to be
concluded until after the disposition OF
Senator Newberry's appeal TO the SUI
preme court from his conviction on
the charge of violating the election
| 1nuc