Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-11
REPUBLICAN PARTY
COMES BACK AFTER
8 YEARS WAITING
Extraordinary Session OF
Congress ConveneS.
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Washington, April 1.-THE extra
ordinary session of the new 67th
Congress got under way promptly
at IL o'clock noon today. At that
hour the gaVels of Vice President
Coolidge in the Senate. and Speaker
Gillette In the House. called the
members TO order and ushered in
the new session Both houses i'm
mediately began the routine work
pf organization, swearing In new
members and ratifying committee
appointments. Speaker Gfllettee was
r,eelected in the House. The Demo
cratic minority cast it's vote for
Claude kitchin, the floor leader. as
"A matter of form The galleries
were packed with spectators in both
Senate and House as the now Sos
sion got under way. The attend
ance of members was fairly large,
although there were many absen-
tees Seventy eight senators an
swered to their names. After being
in session hut II minutes the Senate
adjourned until 80 p. m. to allow
the lower cumbersome House 10
complete its organization
Old Party Controls.
Washington, April 1l.-Govern
ment by the Republican party came
back to Washington today with the
converting of the 67th Congress in
extraordinary session. Tomorrow
for the first time in eight years
Republican president will transmit
TO a Congress that is Overwhelming.
" Republican the message of the eX
ecutiNe which Is expected TO chart
the course of administration in the
mOmentous tasks ahead. Seldom
has any Congress faced such stag
gering array of work as confronted
tho 67th today. The entire foreign
policy of the new administration is
in the making and must receive the
endorsement of the new Congress.
Business is pressing for tax relief.
for tariff reform and for new deal
in railroad matters. These four prob
lens alone peace, taxation, tarin
and the railroads provide enough
work to keep Congress busy for
weeks, in the opinion of the leaders,
wholly aside from the multitudinous
other matters. such as immigration.
soldier relief and appropriations
The new Congress will not get down
to real work until after hearing the
Presidents message tomorrow. To
days opening session was TO be de
voted largely to routine matters-thc
swearing in Of new members. T-atify.
ing committee states and the cleo
ton of officers already decided
upon.
All Watch Wilson.
Washington April 1l-As the
wheels OF Congress began 10 turn to-
day perhaps the most interested oh
server was a grey and broken man
who sat in the seclusion of his Ii
brary here Woodrow Wilson, eX-
president Of the United States. Al
though out of public office and keep
ing out of the public eye, Woodrow
Wilson is not out OF public mind.
There are many close observers
here who believe that the alert mind
Of Woodrow Wilson and the peril.
nent words of the Wilson pen may
have n greater influence IN the work
Of .he present Congress than is at
present realized. The United States
is no nearer peace today than it was
when Woodrow Wilson gave up his
residence at the White House on
March 4 last. The Harding admin
istration is apparently cognizant OF
the fact that it must make some
move toward the establishment OF
peace and that This move must he
made fairly early in the present
Congress. It is difficult problem
that the administration has and per
haps il Is with some degree of salts
faction that the former president
sits in his study watching and wait
ing for the first move Of the admin
istration.