The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-04-12
NATIONAL LEGISLATURES SETTLES
DOWN TO CARRY OUT PLANS
WITH AN OVERWHELMING
REPUBLICAN MAJORITY

Washington. April l2.--Reconstruc-
ton Of American affairs at home and
abroad is the theme of the Sixty-seventh
congress, assembling at noon Monday in
extraordinary session at the call Of
President Harding. \ vast cXpanse Of
legislation, promising TO prolong the
session confronts the new congress.
Programs of the senate ana house
for the opening Monday were confined
to organization. The work OF the new
congress, informally arranged by pre-
session conferences Of leaders, awaited
formal delneation, which will be set
forth in President Hardng's message
today. This deals principally with do
mestic affairs. tariff. internal revenue
anl other home legislation. Peace and
other international problems are sche-
duled for attention later in the session.
The special session which began Mon
day. and which will be the first Of three.
marks the return Of the Republican
party 10 complete national control. Not
since President Taft's time have the
White House, the senate and the house
and the government departments all
been under Republican rule. The senate
convenes with 80 Republicans and 81
Democrats and the house with 300 Re-
publicans ami lS2 Democrats and one
Socialist.
Pre-eminent In the extra session pro-
gram Is fiscal legislation. This includes
the Furdney emergency tariff bill. in
line for immediate action. anti-dumpine
legislation, substitution OF American
| for foreign valuations OF imports. per.
manent tariff revision. new internal
revenue tax law. the budget system
bill, and the soldiers bonus bin. Other
measures are those for reorganization
OF government departments and for
rc-classification of federal salary ans
wage scales.
Tho opening flood Of bills and rcso-
lu,ions which failed during the last
congress which adjourned March 1, last,
always begins In the house. Introduction
Of senate bills and resolutions comes TO.
morrow.
/ Most of the senate and house mem
bcrs new and cid, were present for to-
days opening Although pcrfunctory.
| the opening session always Is the mag
net FOR spectators. The senate having
organized during its special session az.
ter March 4, interest today conferred In
the house proceedings.
The house program ns carried out
Moulay follows.
~ m.-William Tyler Page. clerk,
called house to order.
Prayer by the chaplain AMI reading
by the clerk of President Harding 4
proclamation calling congress into ex.
traordinary session.
clerk Page calls the roll uf the house
by states instead or alphabetical mem
bership.
Election NJ sperkcr, Representative
Gillctt Of Massachusetts. former speak.
or. being nominated from the Rcpubli'
can SIDE and Representative kitchir
VI North Carolina from the Democratic
side.
Speaker Gillctt escorted to chair by d
committee and after being sworn In de-
livcrcd brief address.
House officers reelected and sworr
In as follows; Clerk. William Tylei
Page sergeant-at-arms, Joseph q
Rodgers. GooKcopcr Bert Kennedy
and postmaster. Fran W. Collcr-al
Republican holdovcrs.
state delegations sworn In bv Speaker
Gllleit.
Resolutions adopted appointing com
mittces to notify the president and th'
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