The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-04-11
EXTRAORDINARY
session Of 9th
.CONGRESSOPENED
At NOON TODAY
President and Party Lead
ers Plan Introduction of
Tax Revision Bill Early
in Session
THEN COMES THE
SEPARATE PEACE
WITH VARIATIONS THE KNON
RESOLUTION WILL DECLARE
UNITED STATES AND GER
MANY An PEACE


Washington. April 1.-THE new Re-
publican administration win get under
full headway today when the Sixty
seventh American congress convenes
at noon for the extraordinary session,
called q few weeks ago by President
Harding.
The program Of the first day is ex-
pccted 10 be limited 10 the usual open
ing formalites, including the adoption
of resolutions providing for joint ses
sion ON Tuesday TO hear the presidents
address and 10 organize work.
Committees Of leaders will also br
appointed to notify thr president Of
the assembling of congress
Domestic needs. including tariff and
tax revision. are expected TO b. cmpha-
sized by President Harding Tuesday,
but he also Is said 10 be- planning a con-
siderable discussion Of international
questions. Republicans prominent in
congress received reports tonight thaf
he would state with considerable deli
niteness his attitude toward the propos-
al u establish peace with Germany by
congressional action.
Mondays program calls for readin.
IN both bodies of the presidents proc
lamation calling the extra session and
for election of officers Speaker Gillet
is TO be reelected in the house. after
the call of the roll by states.
Committee states also are to be- adopt
ed. with Representative Mondell Of Wy
oming to continue as majority leader
D. I.tf of M.Yth
Carolina, succeeding the late Champ
Clark. as minority leader
The usual opening flood Of bills and
resolutions is due n the house but not
ill Tuesday In the senate.
The first legislative achievement
promises TO be enactment of the cmer-
gency tariff bill vetoed at the last scs-
sion by President Wilson.
This is to be introduced in the house
this afternoon and reported Tuesday. 1t
| will be taken up for debate on Wednes-
day and Republican leaders will press
/ for final vote before the week end.
Senate leaders will press the measure.
/ hoping to get it into the PRESIDENT
hands by next week.
Work i'm the senate win br,in o. The
/ $25 coo 600 Colombian treaty probably
Tuesday, with ratification generally Ia.
/ dicated.
! Hundreds of nominations are expect
/ ed tu be- received this week by the sen'
/ ate from President Harding Many rr-
/ cess appointments are 10 be- included.
/ Among these Is the nomination Of for
mer Representative Esch OF Wisconsin.
To- the interstate commerce commission.
| The diplomatic list s scheduled TO be
/ headed by col George Harvey of New
I York. for ambassador 20 Great Britain.
/ Committee reorganization for the sen-
ate ns well as tho house, Is to Doe ar
ranged this afternoon, with Republican
representation greatly increased. Few
chairmanshipS n either body, however
will be affected. Dozens ol unimpofl-
ant senate committees are To be- auol-
ished.
Committee work is 20 hc begun immc.
diately ON number ot subjects IN
omding tariff and tax revision, and the
American import valuation, the ante
dumping and soldier bonus bills. To
expedite the program the senate ID.
nance committee will start hearing thi,
week ON internal revenue revision
headed 10y sales tax proposition.
Bills to establish a. budget SYSTEM
10 rpnrgani2c the government depart
mcnts. and to re-classlfy federal em-
plovcs also are to be pressed at once
While the house Is engaged largely
with fiscal legislation, the senate VIII
worl, ON the Colombian treaty ana
afterwards take up the Immigration
bin. which was vetoed at tho last ses.
sion. The Knox peace resolution ana
other proposals for bringing onou'
pcace also promise much discussion
and possibly early action. senator Knox
of PENNSYLVANIA plans 90 Introduce hi'
,ou Etquqold mo uoos uonuiosat eoued
during the first few days OF the ses'
sion.
The army and navy appropriation
bills with their huge budgets whiol
failed in the last congress- and mus
be- available hy July I. are TO be start
ed soon in the house.
Railroad affairs will be INVESTIGATED
soon by the senate interstate com
mittoe. The inquiry for which Chair
man Cummings OF Iowa will inttotuo'
an authorization resolution on Tuesday
may begin late this week Another IN
ves,igation which win continue. Is th'
senate judicial committees inquiry in''
foreign leans.
Tho Republicans will start upon th'
session with commanding nrjcrl'le'
B In both senate and house In the uppel
body there will be- 90 Republicans a
against a7 Democrats and In the hous'
100 Republicans to l32 Democrats. Al
house members will take their oath
at noon today.