The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-20
MRS. FELTON MAY BE GIVEN PLACE BY SE CONSENT.
Illinois Woman Will Receive Oath in Lower House.
 Subsidy Fight Will
 Begin Tuesday l
Fly Associated press

eShihS Ioli, 4NONCHiDSi SoH- gress will meet at noon in special session, called by President Harding, primarily to consider the administra- tion ship subsidy bill. With only two weeks remaining until the beginning of the regular December session, 1t is expected to sit continuously until sine die adjournment, March 8.
 Efforts of Mrs. ". H. Felton of Georgia, first woman senator to ob- tain seat for day promised un- usual interest, in the customary, cut and-dried opening, routine. Whether she will be seated remains a problem awaiting developments on the senate floor. The s7-year Grand Old Lady of Georgia" was appointel by Gov ernor Hardwick of Georgia, to sue ceed the late Senator Watson.
 Walter F. George, bearing his here today accompanied by Senator Harris, democrat, Georgia He said he would not present himself in the Senate until after Mrs. Felton had an opportunity to claim the seat.
 VIII Claim Seat Tuesday
 He plans to claim his seat Tuesday
 Vice President Coolidge and Senate leaders were disposed today to seat Mrs. Felton by unanimous consent, but a single objection, it was said, probably could bar her. Leaders ot both parties were said to agree that since Senator-eiect Georges election, she has no legal right to be seated and could not receive mileage all lowances or pay, but all appeared reluctant to prevent her from taking the oath of office.
 There were reports, however, that Mir. Coolidge was being urged, in order to avoid making precedent. to rule against Mrs. Felton should she present herself.
 ssr.resident speaks Tuesday
 Neither the Senate nor House will plunge into work tomorrow. After roll calls and swearing in of new members the Senate plans to adjourn out of respect to the late Senator Watson of Georgia, and the House out of respect to Representative Nolan, republican. California, chair man of the labor committee, who died yesterday.
 fTeSlutlil 10 SNPSNNSN " address Congress in joint session Tuesday. The presidents address. It is said, will be brief and will deal mainly with arguments for the ship ping measure.
 With the Senate in a quandary over Mrs Felton's status. Mrs. Winifreo Auck will be sworn in tomorrow as a member of the House. She was elected as representative-at- large, from Illinois to succeed her father, the late Representative William E Mason Seven others elected to Ill vacancies in the House also will take the oath of office while the Senate will receive a new member, Thomas F. Bayard, democrat, victor in the election over Senator F. Coleman Dupont, republican. both for the short and long terms. Senator-elect Rrookhart republican, Iowa, who succeeds Senator Rawson, is not ex- nected to present his credentials until later.
 VIII Begin Subsidy Fight
 Both Senate and House will settle down to work after the Presidents address Tuesday, the House to fight over the ship subsidy bill, which leaders plan to bring to vote No- vsmbsr 20, and the Senate to take up unfinished and miscellaneous h,,siness of which the administration bill to lend s5.oooooo to Liberia. has the right of way.
 large number of presidential nominees are to be transmitted to the Senate early this week, with SUI rreme court and federal reserve hoard vacancies among the most inn portant to be filled. Scores of post ma sters and other federal officials, also are to be named.
 Action of the republican progress sives, or irregulars. promise to be of unusual interest in the coming in view of the call of Senator La Follettee, republican. Wisconsin, for formal conferences December 1 and preceding the regular session of Congress. The bulk of members of both Senate and House are on hand for tomorrow's opening. Vice Presi- dent Coolidge and Speaker Gil,ett are on hand, with Senator Lodge of Mas sachusetts and Representative Mon- cell of wyoming, republican leaders of the Senate and House. respectively, Senator Underwood of Alabama. democratic leader. was detained at home by illness. but he Is to arrive so,n to close his term as leader. having announced that he would not he a candidate for the minority leadership in the next Congress.
 The new session will be record breaker in at least one aspect, as if insures an unprecedented number of sessions of a single Congress. With the extra session. called in Anril. 1921; the regular session ended last September. the extra session converting tomorrow and the regular December session, the Sixty-seventh Congress will have made history in four sessions. None before ever has ~ror. fbau three