The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-04-14

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That He'll DO This 81 Msssage|
He'll Read Before Senate and
House IS Prediction Made III
Nation, 3 Capital.

first message to- congress. which he
will read personally to d Joint session
of both houses at O'Clock Tues
day afternoon
In tho afternoon he was waited up
on by a congressional COMMITTEES com
pose1 of Senators Lodge and Hitch
cock and Representatives Fordney,
Mondell and Kitchin, which presenS
ed him with a joint resolution In
forming the executive that congress
had convened and awaited any com
munication from the president
A Up to a late hour Monday the mes
sage SO eagerly awaited by the world
had not been completed by the presl-
dent. While it win be devoted large
" to a. discussion Of domestic prob
lens. it also is expected D enunciate
the principles OF the foreign policy
Of the new administration. There no
longer exists any doubt that the pres
ldent in his message definitely will
turn his back on the League OF Ma
tions and that from now on the
league issue is to be regarded as
dead.s-- $500 Isl u
As He'd Write Editorial.
The president, who never dictated
a lengthy COMMUNICATION iii his lifs.
IS following the practice, learned In
the office of the Marion Star OF. writ
ing his message in longhand Unlike
his predecessor, President Wilson,
VINO could operate a typewriter and
write shorthand, President Harding ia
writing his first message as he would
write an editorial for his paper. He
does not make notes and then die
tate the communication to one OF the
white House stenographers, but ac-
tually performs all the work of writ
Ing the message himself
1t is expected that the complete
text will go to the government print
ing office early Tuesday morning,
where special arrangements have
been made to rush it through the big
plant SO that copies will be ready for
distribution to members of congress
and the press by the time the execu
tive goes to the capitol,
STORY OF OPENING
OF 67Tt, SESSION
Washington, April 1.-THE sixty
seventh congress. called into special
session by President Harding for leg
islative combat with the after war
domestic and international problems
with which the nations is burdened
convened at noon Monday. the real
return OF the republican party to DOW -s
err like that enjoyed before the viii
soaian days.
Boosting a majority of % In the
Senate and 1853 in the House. the
republicans were able to make the
congratulations mere formalities.
Democrats Efforts in Vain.
One faint gasp from the 1872 demo-
Gratis in the lower house in an eff
fort to get change of rules that
would give the minority some stand
Ing served only to emphasize the re
publican control
I'VE simply want to establish the
fact Of whether or not the majority
considers it a sound public policy to
vest itself with the power to enact
all legislation under suspension OF
the rules ii it so DESIRES" said Rep
resentattye Pou of North Carolina.
I'VE submit that under the condi-
tons a three-fourths vote should be
required to suspend the rules
THE country at large seemed to
be willing to take this chance when
1t determined the membership of the
House in last fairs election" reioined
Representative Campbell. of Kansas
and the two thirds rule was ap-
proved
Show UP Bird.
One other attempt by the demo.
Gratis to assert themselves came in
connection with the seating of Rep.
Richard r. Bird, of Kansas who for
| some reason had filed q sworn state
| ment of campaign expenses amount :
! ing to $4,000. That amount is more
+; than $4,000 above the limit fixed in
! the corrupt policies act.
/ Representative Flood, of Virginia
| acting for the minority, presented Il.
| resolution providing for an investiga-
/; ton to determine the Kansan's right
/ to question the credentials of a rep
resentative and Representative Bird
was seated pending decision on his
supposed violation of the law
There Is precedent for the pro-
posed action protested Represent
alive Flood. I'VE have this man g
own sworn statement to the effect
that he Is a violator Of the law. /
understand that the claim is made
that he entered expenses that he
was not called upon to list but these
amount to no more than $1,000 and
still he is thousands over the legal
limit"
Some "Show' for Crowds.
The organizing Of the two houses
provided some show" for the crowds
that surged into the galleries for the
opening of the history making special
session. In the House, Speaker Gill
lett, was re- established in that post
by vote of 298 to 1872 and given the
oath of office by that distinguished
former speaker, Uncle Joe Cannon
Of Illinois, who delivered speech.
I'VE are entering upon what will
inevitably be long and important
session Of congress-" he said.
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