Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-04-11
MUCH LEGISLATION
TO new CONGRESS
Special Session Called by Harding
Convenes at Nations Capital
Mon2ay
tBy Associated Press)


(By Associated Press)
Washington, April 1.-The 9th
Congress assembled promptly at
at noon today for the first session
expected to continue until fall.
Except for the reorganization
of the house and the usual flood
of bills, today's meeting was
somewhat perfunctory, Congress
marking time until receipt tomor-
row of President Harding's first
annual message outlining his
views on many important prob
lens. This Congress is the first
controlled by republicans to meet
in decade.
The Senate was previously or
ganized at the special session on
March 4.
The House today reorganized
by overwhelmingly electing
Frederick II. Gillette, Of Massa-
chusetts, over Claude Kitchen,
democratic candidate for Speak
er.
Fully thousand bills and reso-
tions were introduced today.
There was no peace resolution in
the lot, this awaiting President
Harding's views.
Washington, April 1I.-Recon-
struction of American affairs at
home and abroad is the theme Of
the Sixty-Seventh congress, as
sembling at noon today in extra
ordinary session at the call of
President Harding. A vast ex-
panse of legislation, promising to
prolong the session, confrOnts the
new congress.
Programs of the senate and
house for today's opening were
confined to organization. The
work of the new congress, infor-
mally arranged by pre-session
conferences Of leaders, awaited
formal delineation, tomorrow and
Wednesday, in President Hard
ing's message. This was expect
ed to deal principally with domes-
tic affairs, tariff, internal revenue.
and other home legislation. Peace
and other international problems
were scheduled for attention later
i'll the session.
The special session beginning
today-which will be the first OF
three-marks the return Of the
Republican party to complete ma
tional control. Not since Presi-
dent Taft's time have the White
House, the senate and house and
the government departments all
been under Republican rule. The
senate convenes with 50 Republi-
cans and y Democrats and the
house with 800 Republicans and
132 Democrats, and one Socialist.
Pre- eminent in the extra ses-
sion program IS fiscal legislation.
This includes the Fordney emer-
gency bill, in line for immediate
action, anti-dumping legislation,
substitution OF American for for
eign valuations of imports, per
manent tariff revision, a new in
ternal revenue tax law, the budget
system bill, and the soldiers bo-
nus bill Other measures are those
for reorganization of government
departments and for re-Classifca-
ton of federal salary and wage
scales.
The opening food of bills and
resolutions which failed during
the last congress which adjourned
March a last, always begins in
the house. Introduction of sen-
ate bills and resolutions comes to-
morrow.
Most Of the senate and house
members, new and old, were pres
ent for today's opening. Although
perfunctory, the opening session
always is the magnet for specta
tors. The senate having organ
lied during its special session af-
ter March 4, interest today cen
tered in the house proceedings.
Few important changes i'll Re
publican organization i'll either
senate or house were i'll prospect.
Representative Mondell, Wyom
ing, continued as Republican floor
leader in the house and Repre-
sentative Kitchin, North Carolina,
returned to that position for the
Democrats. Republican commit
tee appointment was increased
and Democratic reduced on all
senate and house committees be-
cause of the Republican gains in
congress. Chairmanships mostly
remained unchanged. Under new
Isenate rules, many senate minor
committees were abolished and