The Washington times., 1921-04-11
WORLDS EYES
ON HARD|NGA AS
CONGRESS SITS
Nations Eagerly Await Presi-
dents Definition of Policies
+, on Eve of Message.
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES.
International News Service.

/ BY GEORGE r. HOLMES.
International News Service.
The extraordinary session of the
new Sixty-seventh Congress got
under way promptly at IL o'clock,
noon, today, when the descending
gavels of Vice President Coolidge
in the Senate and Speaker Gillett
in the House called the members
to order.
BEGIN ROUTINE WORK.
Both Houses Immediately began the
routine work of organization. swear
Ing in of new members, and ratifica-
lion of committee appointments.
Speaker Gillett was reelected in
Che House. The Democratic minority
cast it's vote for Claud Kitchin. the
floor leader, as a matter of form.
The galleries were packed with
spectators. The attendance Of men,
hers was fairly large. although there
were many absentees, Seventy eight
Senators answered to their names on
the rollcall.
After being in session but seven
teen minutes, the Senate recessed un-
I'll 2:30 p. m to allow the more
cumbersome House to complete it's
l. CONFIRMS CUMMINs.
The Senate confirmed the election
Of Senator Albert b. Cummins as
president pro-tempore, and Of George
3anderson as secretary.
On motion of Senator Lodge, OF
Massachusetts,, the Senate adopted
various routine resolutions concern
ing the notification of the House
md the President that its organiza-
tion had been completed.
Senators Lodge and Hitchcock, the
majority and minority leaders. were
appointed as the Senate representa-
tives on the joint committee which
will notify the President of Con-
gress' readiness to receive his initial
message.
1--WE arc waiting to hear from the
President tomorrow" was the way
Senator Lodge, of Massacnusetts. Re-
publican leader of the Senate, sum-
med up the legislative situation to-
day.
While the Senate was waiting upon
the House during the afternoon re-
cess, Republican Senators assembled
in groups in the Republican cloak
rooms and held informal conferences.
Democratic Senators also held in
formal pow-wows in heir cloak
1ooms.
Seldom has any Congress faced such
r. staggering array of work as con-
fronted the Sixty-seventh today. The
entire foreign policy Of the new Ad-
ministration is in the making and
must receive the Endorsement of the
new Congress; business is pressing for |
tax relief, for tariff reform, and for
o new deal in railroad matters.
These four problems alone-peace, |
taxation, tariff, and the railroads.
provide enough work to keep Congress
Susy for weeks, in the opinion of the
leaders, wholly aside from the multi
tudinous other matters, such as i'm
migration, soldier relief and apppro-
priations.
According to present plans, the
President will appear in person be-
fore joint session of the House
and Senate at 1 D. m. tomorrow to
t.eliver his message.
Not in years has there been mani
rested in legislative circles the in
tgrest in a Presidential message as
surrounds Mr.. Harding's communica-
tion tomorrow. Notwithstanding the
great number of domestic questions
sressing for solution, chief interest in
congress centers about the interna-
tsonal part of the message.
EXPECT KNELL OF LEAGUE.
President will sound the death knell |
az the Versailles League Of Nations I
tomorrow, insofar as 1t concerns the
United States. The leagues oppo-
rents are certain OF IT. the leagues |
u. oponents are prepared to accept 1t. |
whether President Harding will |
aIso sound the death knell of the |
Z, eaty itself is another matter. and |
one on which there Is considerable |
difference of opinion among Repub- |
licans and Democrats alike.
The ears Of Europe as well as |
those in this country will be turned |
toward Washington to catch the drift |
o, the new Administrators foreign |
policy 1t Is expected that represen-
tatives OF every embassy and legation !
jr Washington will be in the galleries J
when the President takes the dias
The Senate is tied up for eight |
DAYS at the outset with the long
deferred ratification of the Colombian |
treaty. BY unanimous agreement this |
must be disposed OF before the Senate
can embark on any OF the ether tasks
days of speeches and then the matter
disposed of by vote on April 10.
The House embarks at once or an
ambitious fiscal program, starting
with the emergency tariff bill, winch
was vetoed by President Wilson short
ly before he gave up the 'reins of
administration. II appears in the
new Congress under the name of the
young bill