Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-12
Congress Down to
 Business Today
President Harding's Initial Message at Noon-Adnis- sion Win be by Ticket.

Washington, Apri 1.-The sixty-sev enth congress convened today with few departures from time-honored precedent and adjourned until tomorrow when, at one o'clock. joint session will hear President Harding deliver his, opening message.
 Appointment of committee to notify the president of the assembling of the extra ordinary 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 of today's session. The senate, which was organized by the republicans at the extra session last month. was in session only twenty minutes, but the house organization required several
 hours. Crowds of spectators thronged both senate and house galleries.
 President Harding's message tomor-
 row is to be the signal for beginning the sessions work. A great crush at the house chamber for the first appearance
 of the new executive before congress Is expected. Admission Is to be by card only and tickets were the object of lively effort today.
 The senate aso will get down to busi- ness tomorrow. when bills and resolu- tions are to be introduced and debate begun on the s25,0oo, 900 Colombian treaty. Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, republican leader, gave notice today that he would move for open discussion and himself make the initial speech in behalf of ratification. The final vote will come April 20 under previous agreement The emergency tariff bill. introduced today, is to be the first business of the ! house. Debate is to start Wednesday and leaders hope for prompt passage. Chair i man Penrose of the senate finance com mittee. said tonight that the bill aleo
 would be rushed through the senate. l Democrats, he added, were disposed to withhold discussion until the permanone tariff bill is brought in. He also an- nounced that the finance committee would l meet Wednesday to take up the internal revenue reVis1
 In the opening preliminaries today the
 overwhelming republican majorities oi |, 22 in the senate and about 110 in re mouse. worked with precision. Speaker 1 Gillett was reelected, 29S to 123, with Representative Kitchin. North Carolina X kdemGcratic fl or leader. his perfGnctory bon3oatnt Representative London, New . York, the only socialist member, voted ''prese at." The republicans also bowled oyer an attempt by Representative Flood l democrat. Virginia tJ investigate the
 election of Representative Richard E Bird. republican, Kansas who it was a.. leged spent in excess of s10,00n Tn hi! electioI. campaign in violation of the fed eral corrupt practices act
 In the senate. the republicans held of attempts to introduce bilis an1 other bus
 mess today. Senatoir Lrdge said tht ,preeedents were for gostponement untf
 after receipt of the presidents message.
 All the house committees were organize. today but the senate committees went ov
 CT because of a desire of the republican,
 to increase their representatives on thu ten principal ones. Republican senatori
 will confer tomorrow before the sessiol ' to arrange the committee sche.lueI witt
 democratic leaders planning opposition
 and criticism.
 Most of the house bill introduced to day were old measures which failed dur ing tils last congress. Anony<the meas i ures to be introduced to.ncrrow are Sen
 ator Borahs proposal for a naval dis
 armament conference between Ihc UDtte' States. Great Britain and Japan. Intro 7 duction by Senator Knox. republican Pennsylvania, of his separate peace reso lution promised tonight 10 he delayed
 few days, pending further devel1pman
 of the republican program for effectin peace. Chairman Cummins. of the senat interstate commerce committee. will in troduca tomorrow his reso o.uIiOn for a investigation of railroad affairs and plan
 to begin extensive hearings about May