The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-07
RS arx11xr 1SrELI1GENCER TT EsDAY, DECEMBER T. 1920

, underwood OF Alabama, the minority
! leader. This arrangement. when - d
continuation OF a pair In effect laSt SIS
: sion. will continue until Mr.. Harding
resigns his seat.
Mr. HardingS address in the sena e
was i'm response to an ovation ma
greeted his tpi'caranc" tor inc Upen i,',t'
: roll call and was delivered AT the sSH
gcstiun of Senator Lodge, OF MilsSaCnu
,cttS. the Republican leader. who cai!ea
attention TO The iuct that for the lHs'
! time III history. lrcsldent-cIect
present as 4 senator. vice ti!II ~.
MARSHALL seconded the suggestion Ds
leaving his place and escortihB oeha'o'
Harding to the rostrum. -,asv
Visibly affected by the courtesy
shown him by his colleagues anu ~
crowded galleries, the Presioenisoe ~
voiced deep regret at the surEenaeL %
his associates Of six years, lnciuu!is
both Democrats and Republicans In ms
tribute Of affection and respect LOT nLs
, fellow senators, He termed campaign
charges Of q senate oligarchy as Marin
less fictions" and declared that as Tres
idunt, he would regard both senate anu
house with high esteem. but without d
thought of any surrender OF co-ofu'NN'
constitutional authority.
Gospel Of Understanding.
The president-elccts talks win con,
SrcSsional leaders and with ms poiitic
. advisers, took place in the OHlce oil oen
, ator Lodge. where he went aS soon as nc
! reporlcd nj tn. caritol and remained
; most Of the day. Among the senators
, who saw him there Wee ErandcEcc' oi
! Connecticut; Curtis. of Kansas; calder
! uf New York: Watson. Of Indiana; Ne"
| of Indiana. and Borah. of Idaho.
: vii! II. Hays, the Repuhllcan ma
tinnal chairman: Harry NJ. pauEherly
the Harding prc-cunvrntion manager
former Senator Weeks, of Mass;,
chuscttS: and former Senator Suther
+ land. of Utah, also were present at lhos'
; of the conferences.
Il preached throughout the campaign
tn" gospel OF understanding. SAID MT
itrding tonight, in explaining inc Pur'
pose, OF his visit. and am trying u
, nut il into practice Immediately. l don
: want thrs" three months tn bc wasted y
. gaining any partisan advantage. nave
asked senator's t. expedite inc appr"'
priation bills SO that none or them Snai
20 over to the next session, and so th'i'
"" shall have the decks clear lot
very likely extra session.
Asked how soon the extra session
might be expected To follow his lnauEu
ration. he replied that the enact tlnl'
. had moi been fixed but that he Thought
il would come every SOON
Foreign Relations.
In his discussion Of foreign analrS
, nrcSident-clrCt is understood 10 nav" III
dictated no definite plan for an aSSocla
lion of nations hut 10 have shown con
tidencr that his conferences on the SUP
, iect To begin in Marion next week Woulo
furnish II bass for aEr"cmrnt.
, Il am tryin~," he SaiG tonight. I" itno
a line where We can essentially get To-
grthCr on matters of foreign relations
| am trying Ia get together with INT
= senate because If its coordinate power
. in the. ratification uf treaties.
! Guests of tho News.
Tuui.ht. Senator and Mrs. Harding
were dinner guests of senator and Mrs
New. and, during the evening. the CON
frrcnrcS with congressional leaders
we're continued Several more are to Di
held tomorrow hut the president elect
homes L. .:rr som" time to work on
urgent curr"Sn lndencc before his tram
leaves tor Marion 1T J.. m. How long
j Mr.. harding will remain in his home
! town is uncertain. hut his present plans
+ are to Sp"nd most of December ana Jan
; unrv there. \ trip to Florida or &c
I some other southern state during Feb
rl,arv is under cons Iteration. but 1t Is
unlikely that hr will come back &c
Washington before the Inauguration.