The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-04-22
67TH CONGRESS-
READY FOR ACTION
Both Houses Organize at Rou-
tine Opening Session With
Republicans in Power.
FIRST TIME IN A DECADE
Tariff Comes Up First-knox Peace
Resolution SheIved Temporarily
While New Regime Feels
Its Way.
FIRST TIME IN A DECADE

Washington. - The Sixty-seventh
Congress convened with few depart
ures from time-honored precedent.
Appointment of committees to notify
the President of the assembling Of the
extraordinary session, reelection of
Speaker Gillett and other Republican
officers of the house, introduction of
hundreds of bills and resolutions in the
house, and organization affairs, were
the principal features.
The senate, which was organized by
the Republicans at the extra session
last month"; was in session only 20
minutes, but the house organl-
zation required several hours. Crowds
of spectators thronged both senate and
house galleries.
The senate also got down to busi-
ness, when bills and resolutions were
introduced and debate begun On the
$25,0OO,OO0 Columbian treaty. Senator
Lodge, of Massachusetts, Republican
leader, gave notice that he would move
for open discussion, and himself make
the initial speech in behalf of ratifica-
ton. He will be followed by Senator
kellogg, Republican, Minnesota, an op-
ponent of the treaty, and by Senator
Pomerene, Democrat, Ohio, and Sena-
tor Knox, Republican, Pennsylvania, in
it's support. The final vote will come
April 20, under previous agreements
to reach a vote then.
The emergency tariff bill is to be
the first business of the house, and
leaders hope for prompt passage.
Chairman Penrose, of the Senate FL
nance Committee, said that the bill
also would be rushed through the SEN
ate. Democrats, he added, were dis
posed to withhold discussion until the
permanent tariff bill is brought in.
In the opening preliminaries the
overwhelming Republican majority, of
twenty-five in the senate and about
10 in the house, worked with pre-
cision. Speaker Gillett was reelected,
29S to 122, with Representative kitch-
in, North Carolina, Democratic floor
leader, his perfunctory opponent. Rep
reSentative London, New York, the
only Socialist member voted present y
All House Committees were Organiz-
ed, but the Senate Committees went
over because of a desire of the Repub-
licans to increase theirSfepresent
on the ten principal ones.
Most of the house bills introduced
were old measures which failed dur
ing the last Congress. Among the
measures to be introduced are Senator
Borah's proposal for a naval disarma-
ment conference between the United
States, Great Britain and Japan.
Introduction by Senator Knox, Re-
publican, Pennsylvania, of his separate
peace resolution, will be delayed, pend
ing further development of the Repub-
lican program for effective peace.
Chairman Cummings, of the Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee, will
introduce his resolution for an investi-
CATION of railroad affairs and plans to
begin extensive hearings about May 1.
The present session is expected to
continue until fall
Seventy-eight senators answered the
rool call after the Presidents procla-
nation calling the extra session had
been read. Two new senators, Peter
Norbeck, of South Dakota, and HOl
o. Bursum, of New Mexico, were
sworn in by Vice-President Coolidge.
This Congress is the first controlled
by the Republicans to meet under a
Republican Administration in a dec
ade.
Nearly all of the 435 members of
the house were present for the open
ing. The crowded galleries broke in
to applause when Miss Alice NJ. Rob
ertson, Republican, Of the Second Ok
lahoma district, the only woman men,
Der of Congress, came to the floor. She
carried q bunch of red roses.