The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-06
ROUTINE BILLS AND
PREPARATORY WORK
TOOCCUPY CONGRESS
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(Ry Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-Passage of
the annual appropriation bills and pre-
liminary work on matters to be
rushed by the new administration
were expected to occupy much Of the
time for the last session of the Sixty.
sixth Congress which began today to
continue until the Inauguration of
President-elect Harding on March 4.
Sessions today were limited to the
usual formal ceremonies in the Senate
and House. Tomorrow the annual
message from President Wilson will be
received and congress then will get
down to the real work Of the session.
Receipt from Secretary Houston, Of
the annual federal appropriation esti
mates, aggregating several billions of
dollars. was one of today's events.
Days Program Arranged.
Adjournment until tomorrow out of
respect for the house members who
have died since the closing Of the last
session in June, and to await the
Presidents message. was arranged to
follow today's routine. This included
the chaplain's PRAYER. roll calls Of
membership and adoption Of resolu-
tions to notify the President and each
body of today's assembling. Senator
Lodge, of Massachusetts,, the Repub-
'l;can leader. had charge Of these reso-
lutions in the Senate. and Represent
alive Mondell, of Wyoming, still on
clutches from a recent accident, acted
similarly in the House.
These were the only immediate
changes resulting from the November
election, none of the new Senators or
Representatives taking their seats
until after March A. The session be-
ginning today, however. was the last
for many members, including promin-
Ont veterans, who retire with sine die
adjournment next March.
Consider kendrick Bill.
= The Senate's unfinished business,
pending and awaiting debate, with
Erotracted discussion in prospect, in
Guided the Kenyon-Kendrick bills to
regulate the meat packers and other
adiuncts of the livestock industry. The
bill was expected to be the vehicle for
numerous speeches and other debate
by senators on political events, domes-
tic and foreign, and many other
subjects. The house also had many
: bills waiting on its calendar.
Although all pending bills die when
Congress adiourns in March. little
present session by leaders. The ap-
preparation bills, originating in the
house, were to he given right of way
in the hope of passing all by March
and having the decks clear for other
legislation in the proposed special
session of the new Congress next
April. Many new bills and resolutions
were ready for introduction. however.
Will Follow Harding.
With general expectation that wish
es of Presidont-elect Harding and
other Republican leaders would pre-
vail regarding legislative action during
the present session. no immediate
move regarding American internation-
al relations was contemplated by the
Republican leaders. There was much
speculation today among returning
members of CONGRESS whether Presi-
dent Wilson would return the Treaty
of Versailles to the Senate.
Treaties before the Senate foreign
relations committee, without prospect
of early action, were the Polish treaty,
the proposed Anglo-American-Fre
pact. for protection of France and the
treaty with Columbia. The Austrian
treatv has not yet been submitted by
Pros dent Wilson.
Revenue and taxation questions are
to have early consideration of Senate
and House leaders and committees.
hut general sentiment appeared to be
for deferring action until after Presi-
cent Harding's inauguration. Pre-
liminary 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.