Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-04-20
AND HOUSE
ARE RE0RGANIzED
Special Session of the 67th Con-
greSS Assemblies.
FLOOD HOUSE WITH BILLS
Majority Of p in the Senate and 1853
in the House Held by the Repub-
lieans-Two-T Thirds Rule
Adopted.

Washington. April 12.-The Sixty
seventh congress. called into special
session by President Harding for leg
islative combat with the after-war
domestic aud international problems
that burden the nation has convened.
With record-breaking majorities In
both houses. the Republicans spent
the day organizing in preparation for
the joint session before which the
President delivered his message EN-
bodying the administration program
for graphing with the prize collection
OF crises.
Boosting a majority of % in the
senate aud l6S In the house, the Re
publcans were able TO make the re-
organizations mere formalities. One
faint gasp from the 132 Democrats
in the lower house in an effort To get
a change of rules that would give the
minority some standing served only
TO emphasize the Republican control.
Two-Thirds Rule to Govern.
ave simply want TO establish the
fact of whether or not the majority
considers IL sound public policy Ia
vest itself with the power TO enact
all legislation under a suspension Of
the rules If IL SO DESIRE Said Rep
reSentative POu of North Carolina.
I'VE submit that under the conditions
three-fOurths vote should be re-
quired TO suspend the rules"
"rhe country at large seemed TO
he willing TO take this chance when
IL determined the membership Of the
house in last falls election" reioined
Representative Campbell Of Kansas.
and the twO-thirds rule was approved.
One other attempt by the Demo
Gratis 10 assert themselves came In
connection with the seating of Repre-
sentative Richard +. Bird of Kansas.
who for some reason had filed a sworn
statement of campaign expenses
amounting 10 $4,000. That amount
is more than 5000 above the limit
fixed in the corrupt practices act.
Representative Flood of Virginia,
acting for theN minority. presented a
resolution providing for an investiga-
ton To determine the Kansan's right
TO question the credentials of rep
resentative aud Bird was seated pend
ing a decision on his supposed viola
ton of the law.
There is precedent for the pro-
posed action" protested Representa-
tive Flood. ave have this mans own
sworn statement 10 the efffct that he
Is viOlatOr OF the law. | under
stand that the claim is made that he
entered expenses that he was not
called upon To list. but those amount
TO no more than $1,000. and still he
Is thousands over the legal limit"
The organizing of the two houses
provided some "shOw" fO- the crowds
that surged into the galleries for the
opening OF the hlstory-making special
session. In the house Speaker Gillett.
re-established I'm that post by vote
Of Dos 10 122 and given the oath OF
office by that distinguished former
speaker. Uncle Joe Cannon of Illinois.
delivered a speech.
"we are entering upon what will In
evitably be a long and important ses-
sion of congress-" he said.
House Flooded With Bills.
While the members were flooding
the house clerks with bills and reso-
buttons by the thousand as the basis
for future legislation. the details for
today's session were being arranged.
Speaker Gillett designated Represent
atives Mondell OF Wyoming and Ford
ney Of Michigan. Republicans. and
Kitchin of North Carolina. Democrat.
for the joint committee to inform the
President that congress was ready to
receive any communications he de-
sired TO submit
Perfunctory ceremonies marked the
opening session In the senate. When
the senators assembled at noon the
senate chaplain delivered the invoca-
ton, after which the clerk read the
Presidents proclamation converting
the special session. The roll call fol-