Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-12-07
HARDING ADDRESSES
j. s. SENATORS AS
CONGRESS MEETS
Senate Adjourns After Ad-
dress Until Message Is
Received From President,
Galleries Are Crowded

/ WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The third
and final session of the sixty-sixth
congress began today with President
elect Harding forecasting a new era
of cooperation and friendly relations
between the White House and con-
gress in short address from the
floor of the senate. Though disclaim-
ing any desire to cricitize the present
administration. Mr.. Harding declared
it one of the ambitions of his four
years as chief executive to insure
better team work between the two
branches of the government.
The speech, which did not touch on
detailed questions of policy, was de-
livered by the president-elect in re-
Spouse to an ovation that greeted
him when he went to the senate
chamber in his capacity as a senator
and answered to the opening roll call
of the new session.
Senator Harding spoke briefly and
the senate then adjourned without
transacting any business, to await
communication from President Will
son.
Harding's Speech
Senator Harding walked up to the
rostrum and after bowling to Vice
President Marshall, faced around to
his colleagues, and said:
II am pleased at this greeting by
my fellow members of the senate.
There is still greater satisfaction in
having this opportunity to say 20
you informally some of the things
in my heart which I would utter in
no other way. I recognize that I
am here today under somewhat I'M
usual circum stances, and there is a
delicacy about it that one in my po-
some form of self-effa cement which
does not seem quite possible. \
"No member of this body could
be more reluctant to leave 1t. I may
say to the senate that I came here
with very high respect for this body |
and I am leaving it with greater re-
spect than that with which I came. |
political fortunes to his liking.
should have preferred my member |
ship here to any Office a citizen may |
hold in this republic or elsewhere in
the world. -
1 like the freedom. the associa- !
ton, the patriotic sense of respon-
sibility which abides here. am |
of the greater place which |
congress holds under our constitu-
ton and particularly sensible to the |
obligations of the senate. When my
responsibilities begin in the execu-
tive capacity. l shall be as mindful |
of the senate's responsibilities as l
have been jealous of them as men,
Der, but L mean. at the same time,
to be just as insistent about the re-
sponsibilities of the executive. Our
governmental good fortune does not |
lie in any surrender at either end of |
the avenue. but in the coordination
and cooperation which becomes the
two in a great and truly representa-
tive popular government,
This brings me to the thought |
particularly in my mind Something
has been said about the senatorial
oligarchy. Of course every one here
knows that to be a bit of highly
and harmless fiction. But |
| do recognize how essential is the
helpfulness of the senate in the MAX
ing of successful administration. L
want to express today the wish of a
colleague for the confidence and the
cooperation of the members of this
body in the four years which begin
next March 4.
Il do not limit this sincere re-
quest to this side of the aisle. One
can not promise agreement in all |
things with nartv which
is sometimes mistakenly wrong, but
we mya find common ground in the
spirit of service, and / hope for that
agreeable and courteous and Oft
times helpful relationship with the
opposite side which has added to the
delights of fellow service during the
past six years.
I'VE are facing no easy task. We
have our full part in the readjusG-
ments of human affairs. after the
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