The Washington times., 1920-11-03
President. Certain to Con.
troll Both Houses by Sub
stantial Margin.
EXTRA SESSION IS CERTAIN
Harding Will Have Full Control
Despite Any Party
insurgency.
BY J. BART CAMPBELL,
Internstio. News Service,

NEW YORK, Nov. 3.-The Repub-
lican majority in the next Senate
will be at least twelve as result Of
the unprecedented majorities given
President-elect Warren G. Harding
and other Republican candidates at
yesterdays election.
The margin by which. Republican
leaders will control the Senate will
be sufficiently wide to insure that
Mr.. Harding receives adequate sup
port for whatever domestic policies
are laid down by him. Il was de-
clared at Republican national head
quarters here.
HAS WORKING MAJORITY.
Even. II certain Republican Senators
Of pronovnced independence Of action
and WE'VE sAoul1 offsrs f1ptsitson to
the HaP3 3ihs SdsoinistsatiS S1cn ,domesl
tic questions,, Mr.. Harding viii stiil
have the support Of a Comfortable,
working majority In = the upper
|chamber Of the new. the Sixty-seventh
Congress-.
1t Is expected. owing to pressing
Legislative requirements OF the country
that President-elect Harding will
call the new Congress In special
or extra session in March or April
next. or soon after. his Inauguration
on March 4
The new Senate will convene auto
matically, in accordance with recog-
nized custom, Immediately after Mr..
Harding takes office. to give consider
alton to whatever cabinet and other
appointments to office he may make.
Mr.. Harding will dominate the new
Senate sufficiently II was said, 10
insure the confirmation by the Senate
Of his appointees.
While the Republicans will not COM
mand without support from the Demo
cratic side the two-thirds vote neces-
sary for the ratification Of a foreign
treaty or pact, Republican leaders ex-
pressed confidence that the result OF
the great solemn referendum" on the
League of Nations as constituted at
Versailles, will influence number of
Democratic Senators in their attitude
toward the Harding foreign policies.
EXPECT LEAGUE ACTION.
1t is believed by several prominent
Republican leaders who were closely
associated with MIR. Harding in the
development of his sweepingly sue.
cessIui campaign tnat ratification of
the treaty of Versailles and the
League OF Nations covenant, with
safeguarding American reservations
even more pronounced than the IA
nous Lodge ones. is not improbable
soon after the Harding Administra-
tion gets under way.
While Senator Harding Is commit
ted against the American people Ego
ing In" the League Of Nations as ad-
vocated by President Wilson, and
favors' new world association M
nations" Republican and Democratic
Senators who alike want the United
States re.established on a peace basis
as early as possible, are of the opin-
ion that the Harding Administration
will soon find a solution OF the
treaty and league muddle which will
be acceptable to foreign nations as
well as to this country.
Thirty-four Senators were elected
yesterday in th'rty-two States, two
seats made vacant by deaths being
filled In addition to the thirty-two.
or one-third of the Senate member
ship required by law.
The Republicans control the pres.
ent Senate by the narrow margin Of
one vote, because Senator Newberry.
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